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I need your help with my next book

111I recently hosted a live webinar (click the link for a FREE 31 minute video) where I discussed and analyzed my play from a few sessions of live $1/$2 no-limit at Borgata. During these sessions I did quite well by getting blatantly out of line and exploiting my opponents’ specific tendencies. Since this webinar was so well received, and Strategies for Beating Small Stakes Poker Tournaments is constantly the #1 Kindle book, I have decided to make a new book about the strategies I used to crush the small stakes cash games. …

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Finding folds at the WSOP

wsopThose who know my game well know I don’t particularly like to fold reasonably strong hands. While being a bit of a calling station works well against most good, aggressive players who almost always have at least some bluffs in their ranges, against weaker opponents who play blatantly straightforward and rarely bluff, calling down with good, but not amazing, hands can get you in a ton of trouble. …

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Jonathan Little on Live No-Limit Cash Games, Volume 2

jl cashI am excited to announce that my newest book, Jonathan Little on Live No-Limit Cash Games, Volume 2, is now available. While Volume 1 explained my default strategies and how to approach the game as a professional, Volume 2 presents 100 difficult hand situations that I played over the course of an intense four-day poker trip to Los Angeles. …

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Maximizing marginal top pairs

ace-queenheartsIn December of 2014, I had the pleasure of traveling to Prague for both the World Poker Tour and European Poker Tour events. Compared to the players in the United States, European players are generally much more aggressive. The following hand, from a €1,000 buy-in event, beautifully illustrates how to take advantage of these aggressive players without opening yourself up to losing a bunch of chips when they happen to have a premium hand.

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Strategies for Beating Small Stakes Poker Tournaments

2013 World Series of Poker $10K Main Event Final TableI am pleased to announce my book, Strategies for Beating Small Stakes Poker Tournaments. One of the most asked questions I receive on a regular basis is something along the lines of “I know you can teach me to beat decent players who play in a reasonable manner, but how do you suggest I beat overly bad players who play in small stakes tournaments?”

(for cash games, check out Strategies for Beating Small Stakes Poker Cash Games) …

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