I flop two-pair playing 3-handed and play my hand straightforwardly and aggressively. Everything is going according to plan until my opponent check-raises the river. Would you make the call?
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Weekly Poker Hand #124 Read More »
In October 2016, my Global Poker League team, the Las Vegas Moneymakers, were sitting at the bottom of the America’s division despite my best efforts and winning record. With only three weeks of play remaining in the season, we needed to win all three games of our weekly heads-up match to not be mathematically eliminated from payoff contention. We were told that we would face Phil Galfond, one of the biggest winners in all of poker. I was away on a vacation when I got the news, walking through the streets of Budapest with my wife, and told her that whoever was put in to play Galfond was going to get murdered. A few minutes later, our team manager Chris Moneymaker texted me and told me that I was going to be our team’s savior. All I could think was “It looks like I am going to be the one who gets murdered!” …
Learning from my mistakes in the Global Poker LeagueRead More »
Learning from my mistakes in the Global Poker League Read More »
I get a lucky river (and a lucky river mistake from my opponent). Have you ever overplayed a flush when the board was paired like this week’s opponent?
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Weekly Poker Hand #123 Read More »
This hand is from the $10,000 buy-in Bellagio cup event that takes place near the end of the WSOP. The field is usually quite soft because many pros are still in the WSOP main event, or so worn out from the series that they skip this tournament. This event is effectively acts a “last chance” high roller tournament. Day 1 did not start off too well for me. After grinding up my 40,000 starting stack to 60,000 by winning lots of small pots, I lost a big hand with A-A versus J-J in a 4-bet pot when my opponent rivered trips. This left me with 30,000. …
Taking a Trip to Valuetown Read More »
This interview originally appeared on the FloatTheTurn.com blog.
Albert: Jonathan, rebuy tournaments, where players could re-enter immediately after busting out, right at the table and in the same seat, or purchase more chips when they were short, were popular 10 to 15 years ago. But now, they have largely been replaced by re-entry tournaments, where you can re-enter, but will be assigned a new seat, and where you cannot add-on chips when you get short stacked. …
My thoughts on re-entry tournaments Read More »
My opponent, who was clearly on tilt, made a huge mistake and handed me a pile of chips. Have you ever punted a stack like this week’s opponent?
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Weekly Poker Hand #121 Read More »
The following extremely interesting hand example is featured in my book Jonathan Little on Live No-Limit Cash Games, Volumes 2: The Workbook. It took place in a live $10/$20 no-limit hold’em game. Leading up to this hand, I had been fairly loose and aggressive, although certainly not crazy.
I raised to $60 out of my $8,000 effective stack with 2c-2d from second position at an eight-handed table. Only the Hijack, a loose, aggressive guy, and the Small Blind, a tight, aggressive kid, called. …
Folding a set on the turn Read More »
I had a strong read that my opponent was bluffing. The only problem was my hand was quite weak.
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I recount the highs and lows of the 2016 PokerStars Festival New Jersey, including grinding lots of tournaments, streaming on Twitch, and playing the Chad Brown charity tournament. I also share the sights and sounds of the CHOP Charity event. Amie got all-in with the nuts versus Phil Hellmuth! Watch to see how it turns out for her.
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PokerStars Festival New Jersey Video Blog Read More »
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