Learning to fold: a WPT illustration
Jonathan LittleMar 12, 2020
By Jonathan Little While I feel like I have a fairly solid grasp on how to play fundamentally sound poker, I have found that I have been calling a bit too often with...
Maximizing marginal hands
Jonathan LittleFeb 07, 2020
By Jonathan Little I recently 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...
Don’t be afraid to go for full value
Jonathan LittleNov 04, 2019
By Jonathan Little The following hand took place early in Day 1 of the $3,500 buy-in Borgata Poker Open WPT main event. I was pleased to find myself at a table that...
Playing Slowly
Jonathan LittleSep 20, 2019
By Jonathan Little I am frequently amazed at how slowly some poker players play. Assuming you are a winning poker player, you make some amount of equity per hand you are...
Giving up a little value
Jonathan LittleJul 23, 2019
By Jonathan Little In cash games, you should usually strive to extract every little bit of value that you can, but in tournaments, you should often pass up on small...
Dealing with Disappointment
Jonathan LittleMay 24, 2019
By Jonathan Little Quite often, when playing the major tournament circuit, you’ll find yourself with no chips at a final table despite recently having a decent shot...
Exploit your opponent’s tendencies
Jonathan LittleMar 19, 2019
By Jonathan Little While a high amount of your profit, especially in soft or small buy-in tournaments, will come from getting maximum value from your strong hands,...
Leading usually does not make sense
Jonathan LittleJan 19, 2019
By Jonathan Little I recently witnessed a hand in a $1,000 buy-in poker tournament that illustrates a few mistakes that many amateurs make on a regular basis. With...
Top five mistakes amateur poker players make
Jonathan LittleNov 18, 2018
By Jonathan Little In this article, I am going to share with you five mistakes most amateur players make on a regular basis. If you stop making these mistakes, you will...
Checking for value
Jonathan LittleSep 18, 2018
By Jonathan Little This hand I was told about from a $500 buy-in tournament clearly illustrates an important concept you must master if you want to succeed at poker....