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Jonathan Little and Brock Wilson may both be top poker coaches for PokerCoaching.com and great friends, but at the poker table, that’s just business! During a high-stakes poker tournament at the 2024 PokerGO Tour U.S. Poker Open, Wilson decides to float Little’s flop bet with evil intentions. Those plans come to fruition on the turn when he raises Little’s double barrel with pure air. He could get fired for this!

When you’re out of position and bet the flop with a strong, mostly polarized range like top pairs, overpairs and strong draws and your opponent just calls, a blank turn is usually a good situation to continue betting. A medium sized bet of around half pot works well here. The goal is to apply pressure to your opponent’s marginal poker hands, like small or medium pocket pairs and overcards.

Jonathan Little ‘FieryJustice’,’Jcardshark’, ‘JonLittle’ is in the top 200 on the all time money list with over $9,300,000 in total live poker earnings. He has 2 World Poker Tour (WPT) titles, both of which were for over $1,000,000. He won the WPT Season VI (2007-2008) Player of the Year award. Jonathan is a 40 year old professional poker player from the U.S.A. He is also the founder of PokerCoaching.com.

Brock Wilson is a professional poker player from America. He has over $10,600,000 in live poker tournament earnings, putting him in the top 200 worldwide. His biggest cash of $619,536 came in 2018 at the partypoker MILLIONS World Bahamas, where he finished second in a $25,000 No Limit Hold’em – MILLIONS Super High Roller event. He is also a coach at PokerCoaching.com.

The 2024 U.S. Poker Open was the sixth edition of the USPO, a series of high-stakes poker tournaments held at PokerGO Studio at the Aria Hotel & Casino. The series ran from April 8th-17th, with 8 scheduled poker events culminating in the $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em tournament finale.

$10,000 – 2024 PGT U.S. Poker Open Event #4 – Results

1st: Jonathan Little ‘FieryJustice’, ’Jcardshark’, ‘JonLittle’ – U.S.A. – $226,800
2nd: Harvey Castro – U.S.A. – $145,800
3rd: James Collopy ‘Mr_BigQueso’ – U.S.A. – $105,300
4th: Sam Soverel ‘ApesSonIMHO’ – U.S.A. – $76,950
5th: Wayne Nowak – U.S.A. – $56,700
6th: Isaac Haxton ‘philivey2694’ – U.S.A. – $40,500

🔍 Preflop:
Jonathan Little raises to 45,000 from the cutoff with 87 of diamonds and Brock Wilson calls on the button holding KQo. After the small blind and big blind fold, the two professional poker players head to the flop.

💾 Flop – 7c 5d 2c:
Little flops best with his suited connector as he hits top pair with a backdoor straight draw and backdoor flush draw. He makes a continuation bet of 60,000 from out of position and Wilson calls with no pair, and just two broadway overcards with a backdoor flush draw.

💣 Turn – 2h:
A board pairing 2 of hearts on the turn improves Little to two pair, sevens and deuces. He fires a second barrel of 90,000 and is met by a raise to 225,000 from Wilson, who has no pair or draw. Will Little fold against Wilson’s pressure? Will he call and decide what to do on the river, or will he shove all in for Wilson’s total stack of 495,000? Stay tuned to the end of this poker video to see what happens!

Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!

You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!

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WPH #573: Mariano Poker Gets OWNED!!!

Even for professional poker players, knowing the best way to extract maximum value from an opponent after flopping the nuts can be difficult. Popular poker vlogger Mariano Poker flops top set during a high stakes cash game at the Lodge Card Club and tries his best to entice JWIN Poker into taking a stab at the pot. However, JWIN does not take the bait and ends up hitting a miracle river. Will Mariano be able to get away from his disguised set, or will he regret slow playing such a monster?

On the turn, when you are in position and the stack to pot ratio is small, you need to decide which hands to bluff with and which hands to check. Generally, you should choose hands with lower equity heading to the river, such as gutshot straight draws rather than hands like flush draws. When you face a check shove with hands that have fewer outs to improve, you can fold more comfortably compared to hands that have a strong chance of winning on many river cards.

Mariano Grandoli also known as Mariano is an American professional poker player born in Argentina. He regularly features on the Hustler Casino Live stream. He also has a popular poker YouTube channel with over 170,000 subscribers. Since 2021 he has played over 188 live streamed cash games and has won over $2,000,000.

Jay Nguyen or JWIN as he is more commonly known, is an American professional poker player. He regularly plays on The Lodge live streams and he usually plays all the way up to $50 – $100. He also has a popular YouTube channel with over 11,000 subscribers where he produces poker vlogs. JWIN is also a brand ambassador and coach for PokerCoaching.com. Since 2020, JWIN has played on more than 143 live streamed cash games and has won over $130,000.

In early 2022, poker professionals Doug Polk, Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme joined forces to acquire a controlling stake in The Lodge Poker Club & Card Room, which happens to be the largest poker establishment in Austin, Texas. This exclusive poker club, accessible only to its poker members, boasts an impressive array of amenities, including over 80 poker tables of cash games and poker tournaments, operating around the clock. Additionally, The Lodge provides an inviting ambiance with 40 large-screen TVs, allowing poker club members to enjoy sports entertainment while playing poker or while relaxing in the cozy waiting area. The live poker stream includes commentary from Skull Mike and Slick Rick, who have been long time regulars at The Lodge. They provide viewers with strategic insights, complemented by a perfect blend of humor. Lodge Card Club has bought San Antonio’s largest poker room, Rounders Card Club, which opened in July 2024. The new Lodge Card Club San Antonio will relocate to a larger space to host bigger poker tournaments and events. Chaz Gill, known as Big Daddy Chaz, will join Doug Polk, Andrew Neeme, and Brad Owen as a partner to help meet the local poker community’s needs.

🔍 Preflop:
With an $800 triple straddle on, JWIN raises to $1,800 from the button with T9 of spades. After the small blind folds, Mariano Poker 3-bets to $8,500 with pocket kings from the big blind. Both straddles fold and JWIN calls with his pretty suited connector.

💾 Flop – Kc Jh 2h:
Mariano flops the nuts with top set and decides to make a small bet of $5,400. JWIN has a gutshot straight draw to the dummy end of the straight so he chooses to call.

💣 Turn – 4c:
The 4 of clubs on the turn is a complete brick, although it does introduce a second flush draw. Mariano decides to slow down with his set of kings as he checks. JWIN is happy to check behind with his straight draw to realize his equity and they head to the river.

🌊 River – Qs:
The river is disastrous for Mariano as he now has the third nuts, losing to two possible straights. However, he realizes he should be extracting some more value from his three kings, so he fires out a small bet of $3,800. JWIN has hit his miracle on the river, after thinking for a few moments, he decides to shove all in for $22,900 with the second nuts. Will Mariano be able to get away from his flopped monster, or will he end up doubling JWIN up? Stay tuned until the end of this poker video to see what the poker vlogger does.

Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!

You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!

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WPH #572: Rampage Poker Is CLUELESS!!!

Popular poker vlogger Rampage Poker often finds himself in dicey situations during his cash game sessions, and this high stakes poker hand at the King’s Lounge during the World Series of Poker is no exception. Rampage is involved in a huge pot from out of position with one of the toughest hands in poker to play, pocket jacks! Facing a lot of aggression from his opponent, Rampage Poker is clueless as to what to do next. Will he punt it off with his pair, or will he show the poker world the correct way to play them?

When your range is supposed to be stronger than your opponent’s and you face a raise after a continuation bet in a 3-bet pot, you must determine what type of hands your opponent is likely raising with. Are they holding super strong hands like sets and high equity draws or trashy hands such as gutshot straight draws? Some opponents may even have medium strength hands like top pairs. If you believe your opponent’s range consists primarily of strong or trashy hands, then just calling with hands like overpairs is generally the best way to proceed. This way, you are either way ahead and want them to continue bluffing, or you are way behind and can reevaluate on later streets.

Ethan Yau, a.k.a Rampage, is a popular YouTuber and poker player. He has over 310,000 subscribers on YouTube and has won over $2,700,000 in live poker tournaments, including a $900,000 win in a 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) High Roller at the Wynn. Since 2021, Rampage has played on over 58 live streamed cash games and has won over $1,100,000.

The King’s Lounge at Bally’s (now Horseshoe Las Vegas) is an exclusive area for high stakes poker players and VIP guests during the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Located in the Bally’s (now Horseshoe) casino, the poker lounge offers a luxurious, comfortable environment with amenities such as comfortable seating, personalized service, and a more private setting away from the main poker room. It’s a place for poker players to relax, socialize, and enjoy refreshments between events. The King’s Lounge is often associated with high rollers, making it a prestigious and coveted spot during the WSOP.

🔍 Preflop:
The villain raises to $125 from the cutoff with a mystery hand before Rampage Poker opts to 3-bet to $500 with his pocket jacks. After the big blind folds, the villain calls and the two poker players head to the flop.

💾 Flop – 9h 7c 4h:
Rampage still has an overpair with his pair of jiggities on the flop, so he chooses to fire a continuation bet of $400. The villain makes a very small raise to $1,000 and Rampage just calls with his overpair.

💣 Turn – 9s:
The board pairing 9 of spades on the turn means Rampage is now behind any top pair that took this particular line on the flop. He checks, and the villain continues with their aggression by firing out a bet of $1,500. Will the popular poker vlogger fold, or will he put his foot down and check raise all in for $6,000? Stay tuned to see if Rampage makes a punt or the perfect play!

Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!

You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!

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WPH #570: Is This The END For Mariano Poker???

Short handed cash games are always destined to produce some insane action. Well, if you add an aggressive poker vlogger like Mariano Poker into the mix, then the chance of something crazy happening seems inevitable. Mariano finds himself with just a gutshot straight draw on the flop, facing a check raise from Charles Yu. Will Mariano be able to lay down seven high, or is this the end for Mariano Poker? Is he about to take a page out of his buddy Rampage Poker’s playbook and punt off almost $100,000?

When playing very deep stacked poker and considering a 4-bet preflop, it is advisable to use a suited ace or king. With these cards you will block some of the strongest parts of your opponent’s range, such as pocket aces, pocket kings and ace king. Additionally, when called, these hands often flop top pairs or very strong flush draws, making them easier to navigate postflop.

Mariano Grandoli also known as Mariano is an American professional poker player born in Argentina. He regularly features on the Hustler Casino Live stream. He also has a popular poker YouTube channel with over 170,000 subscribers. Since 2021 he has played over 185 live streamed cash games and has won over $1,800,000.

Charles Yu is a Chinese poker player and investor who regularly plays on the Hustler Casino Live stream at the highest stakes. Charles has also made appearances on other cash games, such as on High Stakes Poker, Bally Live and World Poker Tour. Since 2021, Charles has played on over 97 live streamed cash games and has won over $750,000.

Hustler Casino Live is a full-scale, high-value poker production. Close to a million dollars was spent transforming the casino’s high limit poker room, the Crystal Room, into the set of this new state-of-the-art live poker show. Hustler Casino Live looks more like coverage of a TV broadcast sporting event and appeals to those beyond the poker community. Unscripted and unedited, they host regular poker streams such as ‘Max Pain Monday’ and ‘Thirsty Thursday’. Some of the most notable poker players to have appeared on the show are Phil Ivey ‘The Tiger Woods of Poker’ ‘RaiseOnce’, Tom Dwan ’durrrr’, Phil Hellmuth ‘The Poker Brat’, Chris Moneymaker, Doug Polk ‘WCGRider, Garrett Adelstein ‘Gman’, Tony Guoga ‘Tony G’ and many more.

🔍 Preflop:
Playing short handed with just three players at the poker table, Mariano raises from the button with 76 of clubs to $500. After the small blind folds, Charles 3-bets to $2,000 from the big blind with AK of hearts. Mariano 4-bets his suited connector to $5,500, and Charles opts to just call with his premium starting hand, which is already 40% of a royal flush.

💾 Flop – 8h 4h 3d:
Charles checks after flopping the nut flush draw and two overcards with big slick. Mariano fires a continuation bet of $8,000 with just a gutshot straight draw. Charles takes the most aggressive route with his draw, check raising to $25,000. Will Mariano let go of his weak draw, or will he try to represent a big pocket pair or a draw himself by shoving for Charles’ remaining $64,400? Stay tuned until the end of this poker video to see what the poker vlogger does!

Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!

You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!

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WPH #569: Does Brad Owen HATE Money???

One of the world’s most popular poker vloggers, Brad Owen decided to take a shot at a massive high-stakes cash game in the famous Bobby’s Poker Room inside Las Vegas’ Bellagio Hotel & Casino. Does Brad Owen hate money though because in this hand, Brad decides to triple barrel bluff against a somewhat loose and splashy opponent. Will Brad get the bluff through or will his opponent catch him with his hand in the cookie jar and leave Brad tilted and stuck for thousands of dollars?

When playing very deep stacked poker in cash games or tournaments, you should make your preflop 3-bets and squeezes larger. This forces your opponents into difficult spots preflop and prevents them from getting the right implied pot odds to call. The same applies when you will be playing a poker hand out of position either on the flop, turn, and river.

Brad Owen is a WPT ambassador and co-owner of The Lodge Card Club in Texas, he is a very successful YouTube poker vlogger with over 765,000 subscribers. His YouTube channel has had over 175,000,000 views. Primarily a cash game poker player Brad has started playing more live poker tournaments since the start of 2022. His lifetime total live poker tournament winnings are over $990,000. His biggest cash for $152,266 came in December 2023 where he finished 7th in the $50,000 WPT Alpha8, during the WPT World Championship at the Wynn, Las Vegas. Since 2022, Brad has played on over 29 live streamed cash games and has lost over $180,000.

The Bellagio poker room is a stylish 7,000 square feet space that houses 40 tables and two high limit areas, the most prominent of which is the Legends Room – an exclusive two-table enclave named to honor poker’s greatest players. This room was previously known as Bobby’s room, named after the legendary poker player Bobby Baldwin.

🔍 Preflop:
Villain 1 raises from under the gun to $200 with K9 of spades and Villain 2 calls from the hijack with a mystery hand. Brad decides to squeeze & 3-bets to $1,400 from the small blind with AQ offsuit. Villain 1 likes his suited king and calls, while Villain 2 folds and they head to the flop.

💾 Flop – 8c 5h 3c
Brad completely misses the flop and is left with just two overcards and a backdoor straight draw to the wheel. However, he continues his preflop aggression by firing a continuation bet of $1,400. The villain decides to float the flop out of position with his own two overcards and a backdoor straight draw.

💣 Turn – Kh:
Despite the king of hearts on the turn not improving Brad and leaving him with just one overcard, it is a good card for his overall range. He fires a second barrel of $3,500. The villain has turned the best card in the deck, as he has now made top pair. He calls Brad’s bet, and they head to the river.

🌊 River – 4c:
A few straights come in on the 4 of diamonds river and Brad must decide whether to give up on his bluff or not. He can either check or put his opponent to the ultimate test by shoving all in for their remaining $8,250. What will the OG poker vlogger do? Stay tuned until the end of this poker video to find out!

Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!

You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!

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WPH #568: NO WAY Did Andy Stacks Just Do THIS?!?

Heads up poker is seen by many as the purest form of poker, just two poker players battling it out where there can be only one winner and one loser. During the heads up part of GGPoker’s Game of Gold, Andy Stacks and Josh Arieh battled it out, each vying to crush the other. No way did Andy Stacks just do this after he finds himself with top pair on the river facing a bet from Arieh! Will Tsai make the correct call or do something that shocks his teammates railing backstage?

When you are considering betting with a poker hand like middle pair on the flop, it is generally better to bet when your hand is vulnerable to being outdrawn. If you flop a pair of eights on an ace high flop, many overcards on the turn could improve your opponent’s hand. However, the higher your second pair, the less inclined you should be to bet for protection, as fewer turn cards are likely to improve your opponent.

Andy Tsai or “Andy Stacks” as he is more commonly known in the poker world is a popular professional poker player originally from Taiwan who currently resides in Los Angeles, United States. Over the last decade, Andy Stacks has established himself as one of the most recognizable poker faces on live poker streams playing regularly on ‘Hustler Casino Live’ and ‘Live At The Bike’. Andy is known for being an ambassador for GGPoker. He has a very calm and quiet demeanor at the poker table and was given his nickname “Andy Stacks” as he always has huge stacks of chips when playing in live cash games.

Josh Arieh is a professional poker player from America. He has won over $12,500,000 in live poker tournaments, putting him in the top 150 on the all-time money list. He has 6 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and finished 3rd in the 2004 WSOP Main Event, the year that Greg Raymer ‘Fossilman’ won.

Filmed in Seoul, South Korea and hosted by experienced poker broadcaster Ali Nejad, Game of Gold combines high stakes poker with survival reality TV. Over the course of the 12 episodes, the sixteen participants competed across various poker formats, including Sit & Go’s, Heads-Up games, Indian Poker and a standard tournament poker game.

The poker players on the show included Daniel Negreanu “KidPoker”, Jason Koon, Fedor Holz “CrownUpGuy”, Kevin Martin, Kyna England, Josh Arieh, Daniel Cates “Jungleman”, Lukas Robinson “RobinPoker”, Nikita Luther, Charlie Carrel “Epiphany77”, Johan Guilbert “YoH ViraL”, Olga Iermolcheva, David Williams, Andy Tsai “Andy Stacks”, Michael Soyza, and Maria Ho.

Round 2 was the heads-up team battle part of the show – there were 4 teams with three players on each team. After one match, the losing team would put up their next poker player. After one team had lost 3 matches, they would be eliminated to the losers bracket with the winning team advancing to the winners bracket. The 3 players on the losing team from the losers bracket would be eliminated from the show.

The final six players competed in a winner-take-all format Sit & Go (SNG). This was unique as it meant there was no Independent Chip Model (ICM) pressure on any of the poker players.

Game of Gold Results
1st: Maria Ho – U.S.A – $456,000
2nd: Daniel Cates ‘Jungleman’ – U.S.A – $0
3rd: Johan Guilbert ‘Yoh Viral’ – France – $0
4th: Fedor Holz ‘CrownUpGuy’ – Germany – $0
5th: Kyna England – U.S.A – $0
6th. Josh Arieh – U.S.A – $0

🔍 Preflop:
Josh Arieh raises to 160,000 with Q8o from the button, which is also the small blind during heads up poker. Andy Stacks calls with A3 of clubs as they head to the flop.

💾 Flop – Ad 8d 4d:
An ace high monotone hits and Stacks flops best with his suited wheel ace, making top pair with a backdoor straight draw. He checks, and Arieh checks back, opting not to continuation bet with his pair of eights which is currently middle pair.

💣 Turn – 2c:
Stacks picks up a wheel draw on the 2 of clubs turn. He checks with his pair of aces again and Arieh fires out a delayed continuation bet of 120,000 with his second pair.

🌊 River – 6s:
The 6 of spades changes nothing for either player, and Stacks checks for the last time with top pair and a weak kicker. Arieh bets 300,000, possibly looking to extract some value with second pair, but he doesn’t realize he’s value owning himself. Surely, Stacks will just flick in the call and take down the pot – or will he? Stay tuned until the end of this poker video to find out what Andy Stacks does!

Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!

You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!

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WPH #567: A PUNTING Masterclass by Rampage Poker!

The poker stand up game has caused many people to lose thousands of dollars just trying to avoid paying the loser’s tax. Well, this poker hand during a cash game at Resorts World Las Vegas is no different. Rampage Poker and his opponent are the last two players in the game yet to win a hand, all is on the line to not be the ‘loser’! This seems like the perfect opportunity for a punting masterclass by Rampage Poker. However, will Rampage be able to get his opponent to fold fourth pair, or will Rampage’s bluff get picked off?

When thinking about bluffing, it is important to incorporate bluffs into all of your lines postflop. Even lines that scream value, such as bet check bet, it is crucial to have both bluffs and value bets in this line so that your range remains balanced. This will stop your opponents from exploiting you by overfolding when you take this line of bet check bet, if you only ever do it with value, since they will know you never bluff in this way.

Ethan Yau, a.k.a Rampage, is a popular YouTuber and poker player. He has over 320,000 subscribers on YouTube and has won over $2,800,000 in live poker tournaments, including a $900,000 win in a 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) High Roller at the Wynn. Since 2021, Rampage has played on over 67 live streamed cash games and has won over $1,000,000.

The Resorts World Las Vegas poker room features 30 poker tables offering a variety of No-Limit Texas Hold’em (NLHE) or Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) cash games and daily poker tournaments. With modern amenities like automatic shufflers, chip runners, USB charging ports, and luxurious seating, this poker room caters to all players. The dedicated high stakes poker section offers an exclusive experience, while food delivery and premium cocktail service add to the luxury.

🔍 Preflop:
During the stand up game with Rampage and his opponent being the last players remaining, Rampage decides to raise from the button to $100 with a speculative 74o. The villain in the small blind calls with 87 of hearts and they both head to the flop.

💾 Flop – Ks 8d 5s:
The villain checks after flopping middle pair with a backdoor straight draw. Rampage decides to put out a continuation bet of $200 with just a gutshot straight draw. The villain calls and they head to the turn.

💣 Turn – 9s:
The 9 of spades on the turn completes straights and flushes. The villain checks again, having been downgraded to third pair, but now has picked up his own gutshot straight draw. Rampage chooses to fire a second barrel of $450 with his own draw. The villain still doesn’t believe the story Rampage is telling, so he calls and they head to the river.

🌊 River – Td:
The river is the ten of diamonds and the villain checks again with what is now fourth pair. Rampage realizes he has to bluff to avoid losing the stand up game, so he unloads the clip, firing a third and final barrel of $1,200. Will Rampage’s audacious triple barrel bluff get through, or will Rampage’s opponent make the hero call and give Rampage another punt that he can add to his collection? Stay tuned to the end of this poker video to see what happens!

Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!
You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!

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WPH #566: What A CRAZY PUNT Into QUADS!

Being a professional poker player doesn’t always mean you just have to make insane bluffs or crazy hero calls — it also involves extracting maximum value from your opponents when you have the nuts! During a cash game at The Lodge Card Club, JWIN Poker flops quads while playing against a recreational player named John, and what a crazy punt into quads John makes!

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Jonathan Little’s 100 Essential Tips To Master No Limit Hold’em breaks down key strategies to crush low stakes poker cash games and tournaments. It covers fundamental concepts like hand selection, aggression, and bet sizing while teaching players how to exploit common mistakes. Ideal for beginners and intermediate poker players, the book helps refine decision-making and develop a more profitable approach.

When deciding whether to continuation bet with certain poker hands, it’s important to consider protecting your checking range. This ensures that checking back doesn’t always signal to your opponents that you have a weak or medium-strength hand. If you never check back very strong hands that you’re unwilling to fold, your opponents can exploit you by leading the turn with their entire range after you check behind on the flop.

Jay Nguyen or JWIN as he is more commonly known, is an American professional poker player. He regularly plays on The Lodge live streams and he usually plays all the way up to $50 – $100. He also has a popular YouTube channel with over 11,000 subscribers where he makes poker vlogs. JWIN is also a brand ambassador and coach for PokerCoaching.com. Since 2020, JWIN has played on more than 142 live streamed cash games and has won over $110,000.

John is an amateur poker player and is introduced as a Lodge regular, this was his first time on the Lodge Poker Club live stream. Since 2022, John has played on 2 live streamed cash games and has lost over $2,000.

In early 2022, poker professionals Doug Polk, Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme joined forces to acquire a controlling stake in The Lodge Poker Club & Card Room, which happens to be the largest poker establishment in Austin, Texas. This exclusive poker club, accessible only to its poker members, boasts an impressive array of amenities, including over 80 poker tables of cash games and poker tournaments, operating around-the-clock. Additionally, The Lodge provides an inviting ambiance with 40 large-screen TVs, allowing poker club members to enjoy sports entertainment while playing poker or while relaxing in the cozy waiting area. The live poker stream includes commentary from Skull Mike and Slick Rick, who have been long-time regulars at The Lodge. They provide viewers with strategic insights, complemented by a perfect blend of humor. Lodge Card Club has bought San Antonio’s largest poker room, Rounders Card Club, which opened in July 2024. The new Lodge Card Club San Antonio will relocate to a larger space to host bigger poker tournaments and events. Chaz Gill, known as Big Daddy Chaz, will join Doug Polk, Andrew Neeme, and Brad Owen as a partner to help meet the local poker community’s needs.

🔍 Preflop:
Slicer looks down at K6 of hearts from under the gun+1 and raises to $75 before JWIN decides to 3-bet to $250 with pocket nines from the hijack. John cold calls with QJo in the big blind and Slicer throws his cards into the muck. JWIN and John head to the flop.

💾 Flop – 9s 9d 8c:
John flops a gutshot straight draw, that he doesn’t want to hit, on the paired flop as JWIN has flopped the nuts with quad nines! John checks and JWIN puts out a standard continuation bet of $125. John calls with his draw and two overcards.

💣 Turn – Qh:
The most obvious straight with jack-ten comes in on the Qh turn. John leads out for $300 having now paired his queen, whilst still having a gutshot straight draw. JWIN chooses to raise to $1,000 with four nines and the action is back on John, who is drawing dead. Will John make the correct fold and lay down his top pair, or will he think JWIN is bluffing and stack off into the nuts? Stay tuned for this entire poker video to see what he does!

Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!

You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!

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WPH #565: This Is An INSANE Hand! [Mariano Is SHOCKED]

The Hustler Casino Live stream always delivers massive pots lots of entertaining poker players. One regular player on the show to always deliver is the action man himself, Action Dan! Dan finds himself with just queen-high in a 5-bet pot against poker vlogger and cash game grinder, Mariano. However, this is an insane hand and Mariano is shocked! By the river one of these two looks like a poker end boss, while the other seems totally insane!

When you are playing games that induce action like the bounty game, stand up game, nit game, 7-2 game or the squid game, you have to be more careful when betting with your entire range in scenarios where you are going to have more bluffs than usual. To win these games you need to bluff more often, and therefore you will often get called by a wider range of hands from your opponents.

Mariano Grandoli also known as Mariano is an American professional poker player born in Argentina. He regularly features on the Hustler Casino Live stream. He also has a popular poker YouTube channel with over 170,000 subscribers. Since 2021 he has played over 182 live streamed cash games and has won over $1,800,000.

Dan Kwon or ‘Action Dan’ as he is known by on stream, is an entrepreneur from Toronto, Canada who has made multiple appearances on the Hustler Casino Live stream. Since 2023 he has played over 27 live streamed cash games and has lost over $870,000.

Hustler Casino Live is a full-scale, high-value poker production. Close to a million dollars was spent transforming the casino’s high limit poker room, the Crystal Room, into the set of this new state-of-the-art live poker show. Hustler Casino Live looks more like coverage of a TV broadcast sporting event and appeals to those beyond the poker community. Unscripted and unedited, they host regular poker streams such as ‘Max Pain Monday’ and ‘Thirsty Thursday’. Some of the most notable poker players to have appeared on the show are Phil Ivey ‘The Tiger Woods of Poker’ ‘RaiseOnce’, Tom Dwan ’durrrr’, Phil Hellmuth ‘The Poker Brat’, Chris Moneymaker, Doug Polk ‘WCGRider, Garrett Adelstein ‘Gman’, Tony Guoga ‘Tony G’ and many more.

🔍 Preflop:
Lex O calls from the hijack with 76o before Mariano decides to isolate him with a raise to $400 from the cutoff holding A4 of spades. Rampage 3-bets to $1,600 with AQo, which Patrick cold calls out of the small blind with the same hand, AQo. Action Dan 4-bets to $6,200 with QT of diamonds and Lex O folds. Mariano puts in the rare 5-bet to $13,000 with his PeakGTO solver approved suited wheel ace. Rampage and Patrick fold, but Action Dan calls to see a flop.

💾 Flop – Jc Jh 3d:
Action Dan checks the flop with just queen high, a backdoor straight draw, and a backdoor flush draw. Mariano puts out a small continuation bet of $7,400 with a backdoor wheel draw, and Action Dan calls.

💣 Turn – 6s:
Neither player picks up a backdoor draw on the 6 of spades turn and Action Dan chooses to float again with just queen high, as he check calls a bet of $11,000 from Mariano, who still has the best hand with ace high.

🌊 River – 3c:
A double board pairing 3 of clubs on the river means Mariano will win the pot with ace high. Action Dan checks for the last time and Mariano unloads the clip with a third and final barrel by shoving all in for Action Dan’s remaining $24,950. Surely, Action Dan has to let go of his hand, as he even loses to some of Mariano’s bluffs. However, he didn’t get the name Action Dan for being nitty! Stay tuned to the end of this video to see what he does!

Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!

You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!

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WPH #564: This Is SO AWKWARD!!!!

Some people will never hit a royal flush or even a straight flush throughout their entire career. However, Slick Ric doesn’t need to worry about that as during a cash game on Hustler Casino Live, he manages to river a straight flush against Big John and Dylan. Unfortunately for Big John, he has the ace-high flush and looks destined to get stacked. But will John even realize his hand can be beaten on the river. This is so awkward for him!

When playing in multiway pots, it is generally advised to use small bet sizes. No player will often have the full nut or range advantage, so smaller bet sizes allow you to bet with a slightly wider range of poker hands and more frequently. However, in live poker, it can be profitable to deviate from game theory optimal (GTO) poker strategy since you want to build the pot and poker players tend to call more often than they would online.

Eric Chang ‘Slick Ric’ is a professional poker player from Texas, USA. He has a successful Instagram page reporting on his poker journey which currently has over 270,000 followers. Chang has over $190,000 in live tournament earnings, with his largest cash of $52,880 coming from a sixth place finish in a $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event at the PokerAtlas Tour in Dallas. Chang has been coached by PokerCoaching founder Jonathan Little and the series is available right now to all PokerCoaching.com’s Premium members!

Hustler Casino Live is a full-scale, high-value poker production. Close to a million dollars was spent transforming the casino’s high-limit poker room, the Crystal Room, into the set of this new state-of-the-art live poker show. Hustler Casino Live looks more like coverage of a TV broadcast sporting event and appeals to those beyond the poker community. Unscripted and unedited, they host regular poker streams such as ‘Max Pain Monday’ and ‘Thirsty Thursday’. Some of the most notable poker players to have appeared on the show are Phil Ivey ‘The Tiger Woods of Poker’ ‘RaiseOnce’, Tom Dwan ’durrrr’, Phil Hellmuth ‘The Poker Brat’, Chris Moneymaker, Doug Polk ‘WCGRider, Garrett Adelstein ‘Gman’, Tony Guoga ‘Tony G’ and many more.

All players post a $25 ante in this game, but the player on the button posts $50. Action starts to the left of the button (small blind), and players need to cover the $50 ante to enter the pot.

🔍 Preflop:
While playing the ante game, Dylan calls from the small blind with A9o before Big John raises to $300 out of the big blind holding AKo. Linglin calls from under the gun with KJ of spades as does Slick Ric from under the gun+1 with 76 of hearts. Fadi calls from the button holding JTo, which prompts Dylan to come along, and they head to the flop five ways.

💾 Flop – 9h 8h 3h:
The monotone flop sees Dylan check first after flopping top pair. Big John decides not to continuation bet with his two overcards and the nut flush draw. Linglin checks with just a backdoor straight draw before Slick Ric puts out a bet of $800, having flopped a flush and an open ended straight flush draw with his suited connector. Fadi folds his open ended straight draw and jack high flush draw, but Dylan calls with just a pair of nines. Big John comes along with the ace high flush draw and Linglin folds.

💣 Turn – 5s:
The three players see a 5 of spades fall on the turn. Dylan and John check, having not improved as Slick Ric fires out another bet, this time for $2,500 with his flush. Dylan doesn’t believe the story Slick Ric is telling and calls with just one pair. Big John calls with his overcards and heart draw.

🌊 River – Th:
The ten of hearts on the river is disastrous for Big John as he improves to the ace-high flush while Slick Ric hits a ten high straight flush! Dylan checks as his pair of nines is now beaten by a lot of poker hands. Big John checks as well, perhaps wary of monsters under the bed and a possible straight flush. Slick Ric fires out a near pot-sized bet of $11,000 with the second nuts. Dylan quickly folds, and the action is on Big John with just $4,375 remaining in his stack. Will Big John be able to get away from the ace high flush or will he pay to see that he is on the wrong end of a brutal cooler? Stay tuned until the end of this poker video to find out!

Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!
You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!

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