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Should you go pro?

poker-ships-jonathan-littleEvery time I do a webinar where members of my training site, FloatTheTurn.com, can log in and ask me questions, I find myself answering one specific question: “When should I become a professional poker player?” To hopefully avoid re-answering the same question again in the future, here are my thoughts on the subject.

Let’s assume you play $2-$5 no-limit hold’em at a local card room, which is about the stakes most people play who ask the question. …

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Tough hand from EPT Malta

ept-malta-pokerIn one word, my trip to the 2015 European Poker Tour series in Malta was “brutal”. In almost every event, I doubled up in the first two hours only to either get unlucky in a huge pot or go super card dead, eventually busting near the end of the first day. This lead to me having zero cashes in the eight events I entered. Despite the abysmal results, I am very happy with how I played and focused throughout the trip. …

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Combating a Maniac

3534The following hand is from one of my newest books, Jonathan Little on Live No-Limit Cash Games, Volume 2, The Practice. This book is a collection of 105 in-depth hand quizzes that I played at $10/$20 and $20/$40 No-Limit at the Commerce Casino. My students have told me this is one of  my best work to date. If you haven’t check it out already, I suggest you do so. Would you have played this hand the same way I did? What do you think about this quiz format? Let me know!
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When to skip hands at the poker table

33333I recently traveled to Atlantic City, New Jersey for a World Poker Tour event at Borgata and I was shocked at how many players were willing to voluntarily miss numerous hands at the table, presumably to go on a smoke break, go to the bathroom, or try to get off tilt after a tough loss. Most of these players would simply get up and stroll away from the table with no concern for the hands they were missing. In reality, these players mucked a significant amount of equity. …

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Psychological Fortitude

musclememoryHappy New Year! Strive to ensure this year is the best yet!

I recently played a World Poker Tour event at Borgata in Atlantic City. Around halfway through day two, a kid who seemed to play reasonably well lost with 2-2 versus A-9 on A-9-2 for a significant pot. He was left with a 20 big blind stack. He continued to play a solid strategy and eventually got all-in with K-K versus A-Q to bust around an hour later. A little while later near the end of day two, I watched another player who seemed to play well lose a huge pot with 10-10 versus Ad-Jd on 10d-7c-4s-2d. He was also left with 20 big blinds and proceeded to go all-in with roughly 50% of hands until he eventually got lucky to double up when he was dominated. …

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Excelling Webinars!

excelling-audiobook-pokerI am extremely excited to announce the first Excelling at No-Limit Hold’em webinar will take place on 12/3 at 7pm EST. This webinar is completely FREE. All you have to do is sign up and show up on time.

In this one-hour webinar, I will discuss one of the areas where I see amateurs make fundamental errors on a regular basis: when to value bet versus when to pot control. If you master this vital skill, you will immediately see in increase to your win rate. In this webinar, I will give you the details you need to get started towards value betting mastery! Be sure to sign up and tell your friends!

Also, I am pleased to announce that you can now get Excelling at No-Limit Hold’em in the audiobook format. This audiobook is over 20 hours long! I am incredibly pleased with the final result and I know you will be too. Amazon is currently running a promotion where you can get 2 of my audiobooks for free. Click here for full details.  Let me know what you think!

Be sure to check back next week for another educational blog post where I will show you a tool I have been using recently to work on my poker skills. Thanks for reading!

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Getting there on the river

jl cashThe following hand is from one of my newest books, Jonathan Little on Live No-Limit Cash Games, Volume 2, The Practice. This book is a collection of 105 in-depth hand quizzes that I played at $10/$20 and $20/$40 No-Limit at the Commerce Casino. My students have told me this is one of my best work to date. If you haven’t check it out already, I suggest you do so. Would you have played this hand the same way I did? What do you think about this quiz format? Let me know! …

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I am now part of Pocarr

Pocarr-twitter-profileI am excited to announce that I am now an investor in the poker backing stable Pocarr. Pocarr.com is unique in that they are more than happy to stake micro, small, and medium stakes players, as well as high stakes players. They offer a wide range of excellent training videos and webinars to help you progress your poker skills. Their set up is especially beneficial for players with a minimal bankroll who have the dedication required to succeed. …

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EPT Barcelona 2015 Video Blog

I recently had the pleasure of traveling to Barcelona to play the European Poker Tour events. This trip was tough because I ran quite poorly at poker, at least initially. I also never got on the right sleep schedule, likely because I went directly to Spain from Hawaii, which is on the exact other side of the world. It was tough! Below the video are links about my wedding and also links to a few fun hands I played in Barcelona.

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