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WPH #529: Doug Polk Is DEVASTATED!!!!!!!!!!

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Doug Polk’s version of the octagon is the Lodge Card Club in Texas and he is always involved in crazy & wild hands at his home stomping ground. In this video you’ll find an incredible battle as he faces off against entrepreneur and fan favorite – Tesla. Both players happen to river a flush, but after Tesla shows one of his cards, Doug is baffled as to what he should do!

When you are playing against overly loose-aggressive players, you should do your best to be patient and wait to make a hand to stack them. You do however have to be willing to call down lighter with a hand such as top pair against these types of players over multiple streets. Do not be disheartened or tilted if they happen to make a quirky two pair or straight, as it can be hard to assign normal Game Theory Optimal (GTO) ranges to them when they are playing close to every hand.

Doug Polk ‘WCGRider’ is the owner of The Lodge Card Room along with Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme. Doug has over $9,500,000 in live tournament earnings and 3 World Series Of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, including a win in the 2017 $100k Super High Roller for $1,600,000. Since 2014 he has played over 100 times on live streamed cash games and is up over $300,000.

James, also known by “”Tesla”” is an American amateur poker player and entrepreneur who lives in Panama City Beach, Florida, USA. This was his first appearance on The Lodge Live Stream. James is currently down over $740,000 from 3 live streamed cash games and has only played at The Lodge Card Club.\\

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 members, boasts an impressive array of amenities, including over 80 poker tables of cash games and 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.

The Lodge Live Stream has had a variety of different poker players coming to play on stream, these include; Doug Polk ‘WCGRider’, Alex Foxen, Dan Cates ‘Jungleman’, Ben Lamb, Bill Perkins, Brad Owen, Andrew Neeme, and Nik Airball.

🔍 Preflop: Doug raises to $2,500 from the cutoff with Q9o. Bulldog calls from the big blind with A6 of clubs and Tesla calls from the under-the-gun straddle with Q2o.

💸 Flop – Qd 6h 3d: Bulldog checks with his middle pair. Tesla also checks after flopping top pair and a backdoor flush draw. Doug flops a pair of queens himself with a better kicker and a stronger backdoor flush draw. He continuation bets for $2,500 and receives a call from Bulldog. Tesla then check-raises to $10,000. Doug calls with the best hand before Bulldog throws away his pair of sixes as two of them head to the turn.

💣 Turn – 8d: The 8 of diamonds on the turn brings in the flush and gives both players a backdoor flush draw. Tesla continues his aggression from the flop by firing out a pot-sized bet of $30,000. Doug calls as they both see a river.

🌊 River – 7d: A fourth diamond appears on the river, giving both players their flush. Tesla fires out again, this time for $75,000 with the worst hand. All Doug has to do is slide in the call, and he will win a pot of over $200,000. But what Tesla decides to do next is insane! Stay tuned to the end of this poker video to find out and let me know what you think!

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 #528: He SHOCKS Everyone By Doing THIS!

When you think about a nit at the poker table, who comes to mind? I doubt any of you thought of former WSOP Main Event final runner-up David Williams! During GGPoker’s Game of Gold in South Korea, Williams finds himself holding two pair and faces a bet on the river from one of poker’s most formidable overlords – Jason Koon. But will Williams manage to make the right decision and call?

As the preflop raiser, you should be careful with continuation betting on medium connected boards when playing against the big blind. Their range will hit that board more frequently which means you will face a higher amount of aggression through check-raises. This puts your holdings that have over cards in a tricky situation and will often mean you need to fold a decent amount of equity.

Jason Koon ‘JAKoon1985’ is a 38 year old professional poker player from America. He has over $56,000,000 in live tournament earnings putting him in the top 5 on the all-time money list. He has 1 World Series Of Poker (WSOP) bracelet from the 2021 $25,000 Heads-Up Championship event. He was also a GGPoker Ambassador for almost 3 years up until 2024.

David Williams is a professional poker player from America. He has over $9,300,000 in live tournament earnings putting him in the top 140 on the all-time money list. His largest cash of $3,500,000 came from the 2004 WSOP Main Event where he narrowly lost out on his first bracelet as he lost heads-up to Greg Raymer ‘Fossilman’. Two years later he captured his first WSOP bracelet after winning the 2006 $1,500 7 Card Stud event for $163,118.

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.

In Round 1, a four-tier Sit & Go poker format, each team (spades, diamonds, hearts, and clubs) put a poker player into a separate round of four-handed poker action, with Game of Gold coins on offer for finishing first, second, third, or fourth. The rounds increased in the amount of coins that were offered, until the fourth ‘mystery’ round, where no-one knew how many coins were on offer. The team with the least Game of Gold coins at the end of all four Sit & Go’s would be eliminated.

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: David Williams raises to 160,000 from the button with KJo. After the small blind folds, Jason Koon defends from the big blind with a dominated JTo, and they head to the flop.

💸 Flop – 8s 7c 3h: Koon flops two overcards and a gutshot straight draw. He checks from out of position and Williams fires a continuation bet of 150,000 with his two broadway cards and backdoor straight draw. Koon calls as they both head to the turn.

💣 Turn – Js: The J of spades on the turn is disastrous for Koon as he has hit top pair but is out-kicked by Williams. He checks and Williams decides to exercise some pot control by checking back.

🌊 River – Kh: The king of hearts on the river is an overcard to Koon’s pair of jacks. However, this doesn’t scare him as he takes the betting lead and fires out a bet of 480,000. Williams has improved to a disguised backdoor top two pair. But what will the WSOP Main Event runner-up do? Fold? Surely not! Be a nit and just call, or put in the raise? Stay tuned to 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 #527: How To BULLY As The CHIP LEADER!!!!

Being at the final table of a $25,000 buy-in PokerGO tournament in Las Vegas is likely a dream situation for every poker player. PokerCoaching coach and founder Jonathan Little found himself in that exact situation with $450,000 awaiting the eventual winner! Knowing when to pressure your opponent is crucial to pick up chips throughout the final table and here Jonathan Little demonstrates exactly how to do just that! .

When you are the biggest stack at a final table, you often want to use frequent aggression with smaller bet sizes. This allows you to build the pot to put your opponent all-in by the river. It also forces a competent opponent to overfold, because they will know that they are likely going to be facing bets on multiple streets.

Jonathan Little ‘FieryJustice’, ’Jcardshark’, ‘JonLittle’ is in the top 150 on the all time money list with over $8,800,000 in total live 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 38 year old professional poker player from the U.S.A. He is also the founder of PokerCoaching.com.

Justin Zaki is a professional poker player from the U.S.A. with over $5,300,000 in live tournament earnings, putting him in the top 330 on the all time money list.

The 2024 PokerGo Cup was a series of eight No-Limit Hold’em poker tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $10,000 – $25,000 played from January 25 to February 3, 2024 and held inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

$25,000 – 2024 PokerGo Cup Event #8 – Results

1st: Jonathan Little U.S.A – $453,750 2nd: Justin Zaki – U.S.A – $288,750 3rd: Justin Saliba ‘Jsaliba2’ ‘JustGTO’ – U.S.A – $192,500 4th: John Riordan – U.S.A – $137,500 5th: Seth Davies – U.S.A – $110,000

🔍 Preflop: In a blind-on-blind encounter, Justin Zaki limps in from the small blind with A7o. Chip leader Jonathan Little checks from the big blind with 84o and they both head to the flop.

💸 Flop – 5h 3s 3c: Zaki’s ace-high is still best on the five-high flop. He checks with two overcards and a backdoor straight draw. Little fires out a bet of 60,000 with eight-high and a backdoor straight draw. Zaki calls and they continue to the turn.

💣 Turn – 9d: The 9 of diamonds on the turn completes the badugi board. Zaki checks again with the best hand. Little doesn’t pick up any backdoor draws but decides to check it back.

🌊 River – Qc: The Q of clubs doesn’t improve either player’s hand. Zaki checks, surely hoping that he can get to showdown cheaply. Jonathan knows his eight-high will be second best if he checks behind, so he decides to bluff and fires out a bet of 150,000 for half-pot. Zaki is an experienced poker player and knows that Little, as the chip leader, can apply a lot of Independent Chip Model (ICM) pressure on him at this final table. But can he find the correct call with just ace-high? Stay around to 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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The WSOP WRAP-UP [MAIN EVENT CONTROVERSY]! | A Little Poker with Jonathan Little 7-29-2024

The WSOP has ended, so let’s wrap up some of the wildest hands, craziest stories, Main Event controversies, and everything else! To join the $2,000 PokerCoaching Freeroll on CoinPoker, sign-up here: https://pokercoaching.com/freeroll

The main event controversy began with a photo of a well-known top pro, showing preflop charts on HRC to Jonathan Tomayo while he was heads-up in the WSOP Main Event. Do you think things like this should be allowed?

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WPH #526: Savage SLOWROLL Leaves Him DISGUSTED!

Dan Cates also known as Jungleman has proven himself as one of the most formidable online poker players in the world. However, he is known to grace the live tables and in this hand he found himself in the cash game streets on the Lodge Card Club stream in Texas. He is battling against stream regular and action player Taras. Jungleman finds himself in a bit of a predicament after he value bets an overpair on the river only for Taras to turn over his cards and show the winning hand whilst he contemplates his decision. Will Cates be able to talk him into folding the winning hand?

On the turn, when the board is extremely connected and wet, you should look to use large bet sizes such as a pot sized bet or an overbet. A lot of rivers will change the board texture which may not allow you to bet again with hands that were previously strong value hands. Charge your opponents more for them to draw to their straight or flush.

Dan Cates also known as Jungleman and w00ki3z is a 33 year old from the USA and is regarded by many as one of the best poker players in the world both online and live. He has played in all the high stakes poker cash games around the world for many years. He has over $12,000,000 in live tournament earnings, putting him in the top 80 on the all time money list. He famously won the World Series Of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 Players Championships (regarded as one of the hardest poker tournaments to win) in 2021 and again in 2022. Since 2012, Cates has played in over 68 live cash game streams and is down over $1,450,000.

Taras is an amateur poker player living in Texas. He has been a regular at The Lodge for a long time and will play stakes from $5/$10 up to $400/$800. He is known to be very talkative at the table. Since 2022, Taras has played in over 20 live cash game streams and is up over $800,000.

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 members, boasts an impressive array of amenities, including over 80 poker tables of cash games and 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.

The Lodge Live Stream has had a variety of different poker players coming to play on stream, these include; Doug Polk ‘WCGRider’, Alex Foxen, Dan Cates ‘Jungleman’, Ben Lamb, Bill Perkins, Brad Owen, Andrew Neeme, and Nik Airball.

🔍 Preflop: With the $200 straddle on, Viper limps in with AKo from under the gun +2. Dan Cates raises to $1,000 from the button with pocket jacks. After the small blind folds, Taras decides to 3-bet to $3,400 with 94 of diamonds. Viper calls with his big slick, and Jungleman calls with the jiggities.

💸 Flop – Th 9h 9c: Taras out flops his opponents with trip nines. He fires a continuation bet of $4,500. Viper folds ace king, but Jungleman sticks around with his overpair and they go to the turn heads up.

💣 Turn – 6c: The 6 of clubs on the turn introduces a second flush draw and brings in a possible straight. Taras fires a second barrel of $15,000. Jungleman calls again and they head to the river.

🌊 River – 5c: The backdoor flush comes in on the 5 of clubs river. Taras slows down and checks with his trip nines. Jungleman attempts to extract some value with his overpair to the board. He bets $21,500 for just under half-pot. Taras doesn’t call straight away; instead, he turns his cards over to try and get a read from the online poker legend. Jungleman then starts to talk to Taras in an attempt to get him to lay down the best hand. But will it work? Stay tuned to the end of this 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 #525: Doug Polk NEEDLES Tom Dwan!!!!!!!

Poker players all around the world used to watch Tom Dwan battle it out online at the nosebleed stakes back in the Full Tilt Poker era. Now, on the Hustler Casino Live stream, Dwan is playing against the former No. 1 heads-up player on the planet, Doug Polk. Dwan finds himself on the river with a bluff catcher, facing a great bet size from Polk. Will Polk’s speech play help him get his bluff through?

When you are playing against strong players who will often follow Game Theory Optimal (GTO) strategies, it is important to remember that these players will be able to find bluffs in almost all situations. When you have a hand that blocks some of their medium-strength value hands or beats their bluffs you should call more often than you would against someone you perceive to be a recreational player.

Tom Dwan also known as durrrr from his online days is a 36 year old American professional poker player. He is a favorite poker player for many around the world as they would watch him battle in the highest stakes cash games on Full Tilt Poker before poker’s Black Friday hit & he is known for his fearless style and crazy bluffs. He was a regular on Poker After Dark and High Stakes Poker. Today, Tom is mostly known to play in high stakes private games in Asia. He is also often seen on the Triton poker tour playing in the largest buy-in poker tournaments in the world. He currently has over $6,800,000 in live tournament earnings which puts him in the top 250 on the all time money list. Since 2008, Tom Dwan has played on over 210 live cash game streams and has won over $4,000,000. He is ranked in the top 2 biggest live cash game winners ever as reported by TrackingPoker. Doug Polk ‘WCGRider’ is the owner of The Lodge Card Room along with Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme. Doug has over $9,500,000 in live tournament earnings and 3 World Series Of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, including a win in the 2017 $100k Super High Roller for $1,600,000. Since 2014 he has played over 105 times on live streamed cash games and is winning over $180,000.

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.

This was from the first day of the 2024 edition of the highly anticipated Million Dollar Game, which had a $1,000,000 minimum buy-in. The game was streamed for four evenings straight and featured an array of professionals and businessmen competing against one another. The players included: Doug Polk, Tom Dwan, Alan Keating, Santhosh Suvarna, Peter, Hook, Brandon Steven, Stanley, Rahul, Steve, Texas Mike, Rahul, and a mysterious guest called Thomas.

🔍 Preflop: Tom Dwan raises to $3,000 from the cutoff with JTo. Doug Polk 3-bets to $10,000 from the button with 87 of spades. After the small blind and big blind fold, Dwan decides to call and the two of them head to the flop.

💸 Flop – As Tc 5d: Dwan flops second pair and a backdoor straight draw to Broadway. He checks, and Doug decides to check back after flopping only a backdoor straight draw and backdoor flush draw.

💣 Turn – Ac: The board-pairing ace of clubs on the turn improves Dwan to two pair. He checks for the second time, and Doug fires out a delayed continuation bet of $17,000 with no pair and no draw. Dwan calls with the best hand as they head to the river.

🌊 River – 5s: Another 5 on the river double pairs the board. Dwan checks with his pair of tens. Doug is now playing the board with aces and fives and a ten kicker and can only win by betting. Will the former number 1 heads-up player in the world attempt to bluff Durrrr out of this pot, or will he check back and give up? Stay tuned to 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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My 5 BEST Preflop Tips to CRUSH Online Cash Games

If you want to do well in online cash games, you must focus on the fundamentals! While there are many crazy poker game variations online, the most important part of online cash games is the preflop strategy. Without a sound preflop strategy, no amount of skill can make up for the losses!

You make pre-flop decisions for every single poker hand, which makes them extremely important. If you make mistakes preflop, you will compound these mistakes by making more on the flop, turn, and river. In online cash games, you see many more hands per hour than at a live table. This means that missing out on little bits of value could cost you a fortune in the long run!

Preflop poker is not about memorizing exact ranges and trying to replicate it perfectly! It’s about having good fundamentals and good preflop mechanics! You’ll learn when to 3-bet, call, or fold, as well as specifically how you should be thinking before the flop to avoid making mistakes on future betting rounds!

Preflop Cash Game Tip #1 – What Hands Should You Raise In Poker Preflop Cash Game Tip #2 – How To Approach 3-Betting Preflop Cash Game Tip #3 – How To Increase Your Aggression Preflop Cash Game Tip #4 – When To Fold AK & Pocket Jacks Preflop Cash Game Tip #5 – How To Play Different Positions In Poker

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WPH #524: Will POCKET ACES Lose Over $500,000????

Linus Loeliger is one of the most feared cash game players in the world have consistently dominated the highest stakes both online and in the live arena. In this hand, we follow the action from Loeliger’s opponent Handz’s point of view. Handz chooses to slow-play the best Texas Hold’em starting hand, but he finds himself in a tough spot with pocket aces after Loeliger unloads the clip. Will Handz’s sneaky play work out well for him, or will his aces get cracked?

When you are deciding whether to slow play pocket aces, it is advised to do so when the stack-to-pot ratio is shallower. This keeps your opponents’ bluffs in and ensures that you are unlikely to fold on almost any flop. It also helps keep your range balanced, as you are not only calling with medium-strength hands but also with the strongest preflop hand in poker.

Linus Loeliger ‘LLinusLLove’ is a professional poker player from Switzerland. He has over $7,600,000 in live tournament earnings putting him in the top 200 on the all-time money list. His biggest cash of $3,900,000 came at the 2022 $200,000 No Limit Hold’em – Coin Rivet Invitational, during Triton Cyprus he finished runner-up to PokerStars sponsored professional Sam Grafton ‘SamSquid’. He has been one of the best online cash game players in the world for many years. Loeliger is known by his online nickname ‘LLinusLLove’. Since 2019, Linus has played on over 12 live streamed cash games and is up over $600,000.

Handz is an American poker player and investor known for his frequent appearances in high stakes cash games on Hustler Casino Live. He has openly attributed the majority of his wealth to fortunate & well timed investments in cryptocurrency and other ventures. Since 2022, Handz has played on over 15 live streamed cash games and is down over $1,300,000.

Triton Poker was founded in 2015 by Paul Phua and Richard Yong; their aim was to attract a healthy mixture of recreational poker players and seasoned poker professionals. Part of what makes the Triton Series so special is that it’s open to a wide range of poker players – not just a select few. They envisioned Triton as a series of poker events providing excellent entertainment value for audiences passionate about poker. Some of the most famous poker players to have appeared at Triton events have been Phil Ivey ‘RaiseOnce’, Tom Dwan ‘Durrr’, Patrick Antonius ‘The Finn’, Michael Addamo ‘imluckbox’, Chris Brewer, Jason Koon ‘JAKoon1985’, Tony G, Dan Cates ‘Jungleman’, Doug Polk ‘WCGRider’, Stephen Chidwick ‘stevie444’, Linus Loeliger ‘LLinusLLove’, Isaac Haxton ‘philivey2694’, Mikita Badziakouski ‘fish2013’, Timofey Kuznetsov ‘Trueteller’ and many more.

This invitation cash game took place between August 4th – 10th, 2024 at the Maestral Resort & Casino – Budva, Montenegro. Some of the players to feature included: Phil Ivey ‘The Tiger Woods of Poker’, Linus Loeliger, Elton Tsang, St Wang, Andy Ni, Aaron Zang, Handz, Paul Phua, Elizabeth Chen, Tony Guoga ‘Tony G’, Dan Cates ‘Jungleman”. Rob Yong, Mikhail Petrov, Tan Xuan and Joe Zou.

🔍 Preflop: With a $4,000 straddle on, Handz raises to $10,000 with pocket aces from under the gun +1. Elton Tsang calls from the big blind with pocket sixes and Linus Loeliger 3-bet squeezes from the straddle to $50,000 with a mystery hand. Handz decides to slow play his pocket rockets and just calls. This allows Tsang to set mine with his pocket pair and they head to the flop three multi-way.

💸 Flop – Qs Jh 5d: Loeliger is first to act and fires out a continuation bet of $40,000 with his unknown hand. Handz just calls with an overpair and a backdoor straight draw to Broadway. Tsang, with his pair of sixes now has third pair after two overcards appear on the flop correctly finds the fold. Loeliger and Handz head to the turn heads-up.

💣 Turn – Tc: The ten of clubs on the turn doesn’t introduce any backdoor flush draws, but it does bring in some straights. Loeliger continues with a second barrel of $75,000. Handz picks up a backdoor straight draw and has blockers to ace-king for the nuts. He calls, and they head to the river with almost $400,000 in the pot.

🌊 River – 5s: A board-pairing five of spades on the river doesn’t slow Loeliger down. He moves all-in for $202,000 with his mystery hand. Will Handz make the call with his underrepped and disguised overpair to the board? Stay tuned to the end of this poker video to find out and to see what the online poker cash game wizard has!

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 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 #523: HELLMUTH is STUNNED!!!!! [Blow-Up INCOMING!]

Receiving praise from one of the most decorated and well known poker legends could be a dream for many aspiring poker players. Streaming superstar Ninja finds himself on the receiving end of a rare Phil Hellmuth compliment after slow playing ace-king in a massive pot against fan favorite Alan Keating. But does Ninja’s trap win him the pot as well as Hellmuth’s accolades?

When playing against opponents who you perceive to be weak and passive , it can often be a good play to isolate them with big raises from the blinds with some speculative holdings. Recreational players usually limp their weak hands and raise with their strong hands, this allows you to play very straightforwardly against them by exploiting them whenever they show weakness.

Alan Keating is a well known cash game player often playing in the biggest live cash games and private games around the world, he has become more of a regular on the Hustler Casino Live stream. He has become extremely popular amongst poker fans partly due to the fact that he wins and loses millions of dollars always carrying a smile on his face! Since 2019 Alan has played in over 25 live streamed cash games and is down over $3,200,000. He is currently in the top 5 for amount lost in live streamed cash games.

Richard Tyler Blevins or better known as Ninja, is a 32 year old American online streamer, YouTuber and professional gamer. Ninja began streaming as a competitive Halo 3 player. His momentum grew dramatically when he switched to playing Fortnite Battle Royale in late 2017. He has the most followed Twitch channel with over 19,000,000 followers & currently has over 23,900,000 YouTube subscribers.

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.

This special creator’s game featured the likes of Mr Beast, Ninja, Ludwig, XQC, Alexandra Botez, Tom Dwan, and Phil Hellmuth.

🔍 Preflop: With a $400 straddle on, MrBeast limps in from under-the-gun+2 with 62 of hearts. Tom Dwan calls from the hijack with 85o. xQc calls from the cutoff with A2o. Winner of 17 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, Phil Hellmuth calls from the button with J8o. Ninja is in the small blind with AKo and chooses to call rather than raise. This brings in Alexandra Botez with T7 of clubs before Alan Keating raises to $7,400 with 76o from the under the gun straddle. This forces folds from MrBeast, Tom Dwan, xQc and Phil Hellmuth. When it gets back to Ninja in the small blind, he just calls the raise before Alexandra Botez folds her suited two-gapper, and two of them head to the flop.

💸 Flop – Ac Qh 6s: Ninja flops top pair top kicker with big slick. He checks, and Alan Keating fires out a continuation bet of $3,000 with just bottom pair. Ninja instantly check-raises to $10,000, much to the amusement of the other players. Keating, who never fears playing a huge pot, sticks around with a call.

💣 Turn – 8d: The 8 of diamonds on the turn doesn’t improve either player. Ninja checks again, perhaps hoping Keating will fall for the trap and continue bluffing. But will Keating go for an audacious bluff after another overcard appears to his pair of sixes, or will he sniff out Ninja’s tricks and check back to see a free river? Stay tuned for this entire poker hand to see what Keating will do!

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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 #522: Another PUNT By Rampage Poker???

Rampage Poker can’t help himself from blasting away whenever he senses weakness from his opponents. Whilst playing in a cash game at The Wynn, Rampage finds himself overbetting the river with a blocker to the nuts. Will he get away with it, or will he get his hand caught in the cookie jar and add another epic punt to his resume?

You should use overbets as one of your bet sizes for bluffs and strong value hands. When your opponents face overbets, they are put in uncomfortable and tricky situations that they are not used to. They have to risk a lot compared to what they usually face in their normal games, where people generally bet much smaller.

Ethan Yau, a.k.a Rampage, is a popular YouTuber and poker player. He has over 300,000 subscribers on YouTube and has won over $2,400,000 in tournament earnings, including a $900,000 win in a 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) High Roller at the Wynn.

The Wynn Las Vegas is a luxury resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, USA. It was opened in April 2005 and is named after its developer, Steve Wynn. The casino is known for its high-end amenities, exquisite design, and a focus on providing a luxurious experience for its guests.

The Wynn Poker Room is well-known for its upscale atmosphere, providing a great poker experience for all poker players. The poker room at The Wynn offers a variety of poker cash games and poker tournaments, with different stakes to cater to all poker players.



The WPT World Championship Festival usually takes place at the end of the calendar year and brings out many great players such as Phil Ivey, Dan Cates, Mikita Badziakouski, Dan Smith, Isaac Haxton, Brad Owen, Andrew Lichtenberger ‘LuckyChewy’, Chris Moorman ‘Moorman1’, Ben Heath, Daniel Sepiol, Artur Martirosian, Ren Lin, Kristen Foxen, Alex Foxen, Joe Cada, and many more.

🔍 Preflop: With blinds at $20/$40 the Villain opens to $100 from the Hijack. Rampage Poker calls with ATo from the big blind and they head to the flop.

💸 Flop – Qc Jd 5d: The queen-high two diamond flop gives Rampage a gutshot straight draw to broadway. He checks and the villain fires a continuation bet of $150 and Rampage makes the call with ace-high and his draw to the nuts.

💣 Turn – 8h: The 8 of hearts on the turn now upgrades Rampage’s hand to a double gutshot straight draw, as any nine or king will give him a straight. He checks and faces a second barrel of $260 from his opponent. This time Rampage check-raises to $1,000 using his ten blocker to represent the nut straight, whilst still having some equity if he does get called. His opponent makes the call, and they head to the river.

🌊 River – 3c: The 3 of clubs on the river is a total brick for Rampage who misses his double belly-buster straight draw and is left with just ace-high. As we all know, Rampage isn’t one to give up on a bluff and he fires an overbet of $3,300 into a pot of around $2,500. Will his opponent make the call, or will Rampage get away with another monstrous bluff? Stick around to the end of this poker video to find out!

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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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