The Poker Coaching Podcast with Jonathan Little - podcast cover

The Poker Coaching Podcast with Jonathan Little

Jonathan Littlejonathanlittlepoker.com
Welcome to The Poker Coaching Podcast, hosted by Two-time WPT Champion and Player of the Year, coach, and 14-time best-selling author Jonathan Little. This podcast is a mix of in-depth strategy content and inspirational life advice, including episodes of Weekly Poker Hand, A Little Coffee, and Little Poker Advice. Connect on twitter @JonathanLittle. Get your free trial membership to PokerCoaching.com today!
Last refreshed:
Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.
Download Metacast podcast app
Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

WPH #420: ACES vs KINGS For $456,700!!!

When pocket aces are up against pocket kings you know a huge pot is going to brew, especially when you are playing over 275 big blinds deep! This huge cash game poker hand took place on the Hustler Casino Live stream where the players were playing extremely high stakes cash game poker with the blinds at $100/$200/$400/$800! Make sure you are 3-betting with your strongest hands especially when playing deep stacked poker, do not get tricky and trappy before the flop. It is hard when you run into s...

Aug 10, 20228 min

Aram Zobian Discord AMA May 2022!

Hey everyone, check out the Ask Me Anything that Aram Zobian did for all of our Discord users which is avalaible above or on our podcast feed over at Spotify & iTunes! Aram is the most recent addition to the PokerCoaching roster and a long-term tournament crusher. He is also a master of exploitative poker & has over $7M in tournament cashes including a final table at the 2018 WSOP Main Event! You will need to download iTunes to view it. Here is the iTunes link: iTunes AMA Here is the Spo...

Aug 06, 202257 min

WPH #419: A Huge MISTAKE Cost Him $90,000! [High Stakes Poker]

Garrett Adelstein a regular on the Hustler Casino Live show finds himself in a huge pot against businessman Michael. Michael makes a huge mistake that might just cost him $90,000! Garrett Adelstein is the largest winner on the Hustler Casino Live stream having amassed over an incredible $1,000,000 in profit since the start of the high stakes poker stream. His loose and aggressive playing style means that he finds himself getting paid in big spots when he has big hands! Because of his image other...

Aug 05, 202211 min

WPH #418: How To WIN $115,000 With Pocket ACES

Matt Berkey wakes up with pocket aces in this high stakes poker cash game on the Hustler Casino Live stream. How much value can he get in a multiway pot? Berkey only has 56% equity on the flop so he needs to thin the field as quickly as possible but a sticky recreational player has top pair and decides to raise. This turns out to be a huge pot on this poker live stream! The flop is a good one for Berkey’s pocket aces as there are no strong draws available so he should definitely be continuing to...

Jul 30, 202212 min

How To CHIP UP In POKER Tournaments | A Little BRÈINFÚEL with Jonathan Little 7-25-2022

The ability to acquire more poker chips is the only thing that keeps you alive in a poker tournament. Eventually, you are going to need to pull more chips into your chip stack if you hope to make the final table. Being able to run deep in poker tournaments starts with studying the best poker tournament strategies. Even if you go card dead, if you are properly prepared you can take on any live or online poker tournament. Texas Hold’em can be a brutal game sometimes, especially when you are card d...

Jul 25, 202254 min

WPH #417: Poker PRO BLOWS UP In A HIGH STAKES Tournament [partypoker Premier League]

This hand showcases the infamous Luke ‘__FullFlush1__’ Schwartz as he navigates his way through a star-studded lineup that includes: Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Roland De Wolfe, Vanessa Rousso and the villain in this hand – David Benyamine. The hand took place during partypoker’s Premier League that was a series of SIt & Go’s (SNGs) that players would battle out for points to get a spot at the final table. Luke Schwartz is known to not hold back at the poker table as he uses crazy speech...

Jul 20, 20228 min

WPH #415: How To Extract MAX VALUE Against RECREATIONALS [WSOP Main Event]

“This is one of the most important spots in No Limit Hold’em” – Matt Affleck Playing in the World Series Of Poker Main Event you will find a huge mix of poker players ranging from top poker professionals to complete recreational players. In this hand PokerCoaching coach Matt Affleck talks about why he does not bet on low flops when multiway as the UTG player. He also explains why choosing a small bet size is a good poker strategy to deny equity from overcards for a hand that might be vulnerable....

Jul 06, 202214 min

WPH #414: Pocket ACES vs A TINY BET [$25,000 High Stakes Poker Tournament]

In this Weekly Poker Hand, we see an incredible line taken with pocket rockets ( nickname for pocket aces) in the Super High Roller Bowl Europe series. On this final table Liviu Ignat wakes up with the pocket rockets in the HJ and Danny Tang defends his big blind with a suited connector. The board runs out pretty unfavorable for Ignat but he is facing such a tiny bet on the river. Can he find the correct fold? The Super High Roller Bowl is a festival that every aspiring tournament poker player w...

Jul 02, 202210 min

Master A SHORT STACK In POKER Tournaments | A Little BRÈINFÚEL with Jonathan Little 6-27-2022

Throughout a poker tournament, it is quite common for the eventual tournament winner to lose a significant amount of their chips at some point during their run. Rarely will you win every flip and coast your way to the final table, to be a winning tournament poker player you must be effective and comfortable playing with a short stack . When playing short stacked, it can often feel like your back is against the wall as you get bullied by big stacks. Regardless of how many big blinds you have, poi...

Jun 27, 2022

WPH #413: DON’T Bluff Like THIS With Next Gen Poker

“I want to be internet famous so I call!” – This is probably a good sign at the start of a hand that your opponent will not be folding! Frankie from the Next Gen Poker finds himself in a tough river spot and decides to go for a brave bluff against a very jolly opponent who wants to feature in his poker vlog. These poker players in Texas like to play large pots and do not often like to fold! Be very selective with who you plan to bluff because sometimes you will find players that will just never ...

Jun 22, 20228 min

WPH #412: Pocket KINGS Facing An OVERBET With Johnnie Vibes

Johnnie Vibes has pocket kings and faces a large overbet on the turn in this cash game at the Hideaway Poker Club in Texas. His opponent announces at the beginning of the hand that he wants to ‘make the vlog!’ Could this be a tell of a huge incoming bluff? When you have an overpair to the board it should mostly be a beautiful feeling. What about when you are facing an almost 2x pot shove on the turn? Vibes correctly identifies the strength of his opponent’s hand and makes a great fold. I talk ab...

Jun 18, 20229 min

Tournaments vs Cash Games – Which Should YOU Play? | A Little BRÈINFÚEL with Jonathan Little 6-13-2022

The name of the game may always be Texas Hold’em, but how a profitable poker player approaches poker tournaments as opposed to cash games differs greatly. Today, I discuss the differences between tournaments and cash games, and share with you all that you need to know to decide which variation to specialize in. It wouldn’t make sense for a tournament poker player to study cash game preflop charts and solvers, and it certainly wouldn’t be in a cash game player’s best interest to experiment with p...

Jun 13, 202252 min

WPH #411: Phil IVEY In A HUGE COOLER With $5,000,000 On The LINE!

Phil Ivey is no stranger to the poker spotlight having amassed over an incredible $35,000,000 in live poker tournament winnings during his career. In this Weekly Poker Hand he faced off against another highly accomplished poker professional in Nick Petrangelo. They are battling in the $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl which is the largest buy-in tournament that runs on a regular basis. With $5,000,000 on the line for 1st place every decision carries huge value! Petrangelo burns all of his time ext...

Jun 11, 202210 min

How To STUDY Poker EFFECTIVELY | A Little BRÈINFÚEL with Jonathan Little 6-6-2022

PokerCoaching.com coach Matt Affleck says “For every hour you spend at the poker table, you should spend an hour studying away from the table”. While putting time into your poker study can be effective, you won’t see the full benefit unless you know how to study poker effectively. To study poker effectively, you must utilize materials that engage you through active learning. For a lot of aspiring poker players, simply reading a poker strategy book is not enough to retain and implement new concep...

Jun 06, 20221 hr 3 min

WPH #410: RAMPAGE Poker BATTLES The World’s BEST Players

In this Weekly Poker Hand Rampage Poker finds himself battling against recent Super High Roller Bowl winner and high stakes tournament crusher Jake Schindler. Rampage Poker is taking a shot in a big poker tournament in the PokerGO Studio, Las Vegas as he finds himself also sat at a table with poker professionals Daniel ‘KidPoker’ Negreanu and Johan ‘YoH ViraL’ Guilbert. In this particular hand Rampage finds out why it is difficult to compete with these high stakes poker tournament crushers as Ja...

Jun 04, 20229 min

WPH #409: Daniel NEGREANU’s MASTERCLASS In BLUFFING [Old School vs New School]

Daniel ‘KidPoker’ Negreanu faces a very strange min bet on the river by Ali Imsirovic. In this video I discuss the poker strategy you should use when facing min-bets and how to counter them! Negreanu stands the hand by raising preflop with pocket eights and Ali Imsirovic defends the big blind. The hand plays out fairly straightforward from there until they both reach the river and then Ali decides to min-bet for just over 10% pot! Daniel Negreanu is known to be a great live poker player as he us...

May 31, 202210 min

WPH #408: Pocket ACES Facing An OVERBET For Lex O Poker

There is no sweeter feeling in poker than to be dealt pocket aces when playing in a deep stacked cash game! This is exactly the situation that poker vlogger Lex O poker finds himself in playing at the Wynn Poker Room in Las Vegas. What makes this poker cash game hand even more exciting is that he faces a preflop 3bet from a villain who then decides to call his 4bet. There is already $1,000 (100 big blinds) in the pot heading to the flop! It is always important to recognize who your opponent is a...

May 20, 202210 min

How To Play DRAWS [Poker STRATEGY] | A Little BRÈINFÚEL with Jonathan Little 5-16-2022

You can’t expect to flop the nuts every time. Often when you hit a straight or flush, it will come on the turn or the river. While it is easy to play a made hand, it is important to study how to navigate draws that have the potential of eventually “getting there”. Today, we will discuss draws, and how to properly play them in various spots. Whether flopping an open-ender with suited connectors or having a gutshot and flush-draw with ace-five suited, the separation is in the preparation when it c...

May 16, 2022

Brad Wilson Discord AMA May 2022!

Hey everyone, check out the Ask Me Anything that Brad Wilson did for all of our Discord users which is avalaible above or on our podcast feed over at Spotify & iTunes! You will need to download iTunes to view it. Here is the iTunes link: iTunes AMA Here is the Spotify link: Spotify AMA PokerCoaching.com has grown and now offers top-level coaching from myself, Jonathan Jaffe, Matt Affleck, Faraz Jaka, Michael Acevedo, Lexy Gavin, Tristan Wade, Alex Fitzgerald, and Evan Jarvis! If you’re looki...

May 12, 20221 hr 3 min

WPH #407: MrBeast DESTROYS Phil Hellmuth In This Poker Hand

MrBeast is no stranger to the spotlight having amassed an incredible 94,000,000 subscribers on YouTube. This time however he finds himself playing poker against one of the all-time greats – Phil ‘The Poker Brat’ Hellmuth. In this hand Phil Hellmuth wakes up with the hand that helped him win his first ever World Series Of Poker Bracelet back in 1989 when he won the WSOP Main Event! Will this hand prove as lucky for him today as it was back then? This high stakes poker cash game was filled with ma...

May 11, 202210 min

MrBeast, Ninja, Hellmuth & Dwan – MADNESS At The Poker Tables | A Little BRÈINFÚEL with Jonathan Little 5-9-2022

Despite being poker’s best, Tom Dwan and Phil Hellmuth couldn’t have anticipated the action when they came face-to-face with YouTube and Twitch royalty. MrBeast, Ludwig, and Ninja, GOATs in their own right, made their way to the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles to not just challenge durrrr and the Poker Brat, but to also compete against fellow content creators. Six figure stacks, 7-2 offsuit all-in’s, and even a potential angle, this live stream truly had it all as industries collided. Maniacal pok...

May 09, 20221 hr 2 min

WPH #406: MrBeast, Ninja, Hellmuth & Dwan – MADNESS At The Poker Tables

Despite being poker’s best, Tom Dwan and Phil Hellmuth couldn’t have anticipated the action when they came face-to-face with YouTube and Twitch royalty. MrBeast, Ludwig, and Ninja, GOATs in their own right, made their way to the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles to not just challenge durrrr and the Poker Brat, but to also compete against fellow content creators. Six figure stacks, 7-2 offsuit all-in’s, and even a potential angle, this live stream truly had it all as industries collided. Maniacal pok...

May 09, 20221 hr 2 min

WPH #405: $25,600 STRADDLE? MrBeast Creates CRAZY Action!

Have you ever played in a game that has a $25,600 straddle on? No? Me neither! But this is exactly what happens when some of the most popular YouTubers and Twitch Streamers decide to battle it out at the poker tables on Hustler Casino Live! Alexandra Botez, MrBeast, Ninja, Slime, xQc, Ludwig, Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan & Alan Keating all played on the HCL live stream for almost 9 hours and stacks were flying left, right and centre! In this high stakes cash game Alan Keating lost over $1,000,000...

May 04, 202212 min

World Poker Tour – OLD SCHOOL POKER HANDS | A Little BRÈINFÚEL with Jonathan Little 5-2-2022

For nearly twenty years, the World Poker Tour has been an established and respected entity in the poker world. While poker tournaments continue to draw players, few have been able to replicate the prestige and history preserved by those hosted by the WPT. Poker players from all over the world consistently gather to compete for not just millions of dollars, but to add their names amongst some of the game’s best. The longevity of long established professional poker players like Erik Seidel and Doy...

May 02, 20221 hr 2 min

WPH #404: Pocket KINGS In A TOUGH SPOT [WSOP MAIN EVENT]

In this hand I channel my inner Phil Hellmuth and use his white magic in the World Series Of Poker Main Event! It’s always a great feeling being dealt pocket kings on the button in the WSOP Main Event. After I decide to raise preflop I face a 3bet from the small blind who had been playing very straight forward throughout the day. My spidey-senses were tingling and I decided to just call, which according to James Romero is GTO solver approved! From there the poker hand gets very interesting and i...

Apr 27, 202210 min

Jonathan Little vs Jonathan Little | A Little BRÈINFÚEL with Jonathan Little 4-25-2022

my toughest opponent yet: myself! Today, I complete hand quizzes featured on PokerCoaching.com, based on actual hands I have played in past poker tournaments and cash games. Will I find any new holes in my poker game? I guess you, myself, and Jonathan Little from the past will find out! Improving as a poker player requires finding weaknesses in your game and studying to correct them. Often fixing your game starts with attempting new forms of study. At PokerCoaching.com, we offer a variety of mat...

Apr 25, 20221 hr 11 min

WPH #403: Poker PROFESSIONAL Makes A SOUL READ

Jason Koon is one of the best tournament poker players in the world and this video is a rare treat that gives us an insight into how poker professionals process their decisions at the tables! After talking it through he makes an amazing soul read and ultimately makes the right decision! This poker hand comes from a final table at the PokerGO studio in Las Vegas. Jason Koon is put to the test for his entire tournament life by another poker professional, John Riordan. Jason Koon finds himself in a...

Apr 22, 202210 min

WPH #402: Phil HELLMUTH DESTROYS Recreational Player

Love him or hate him, Phil Hellmuth aka The Poker Brat always provides entertainment at the poker table! In this hand from the Hustler Casino Live High Stakes Poker Cash Game he’s put in a tough spot by a recreational player! Phil Hellmuth is no stranger to battling in high stakes cash games on live poker streams and although he has a tough decision to make he is in his element as he starts talking to his opponent. When he works through the hand out loud he realizes what he needs to do and proce...

Apr 13, 20229 min

A SNEAK PEEK Into PokerCoaching.com | A Little BRÈINFÚEL with Jonathan Little 4-11-2022

For poker players looking to increase their win-rate and become more profitable at the table, https://pokercoaching.com provides members with materials designed to not just instruct you but engage you. Our site features a team of over 15 professional coaches experienced in helping players achieve their goals. Whether a sit & go grinder or a cash game player looking to move up stakes, our site has the tools you need to produce winning results! The Tournament and Cash Game Masterclasses on Pok...

Apr 11, 202250 min

WPH #401: BATTLING For $200,000 At A FINAL TABLE!

High Stakes Tournaments are a BATTLE! This hand that I played from a recent PokerGO Final Table shows exactly that. You have to be willing to fight hard for pots, apply pressure when needed, and really go for it when you’re the chip leader at a big final table! Players that treat the final table of a tournament just like other stages are making huge errors! This is because there are huge ICM considerations. In this video, I’ll talk about how ICM effects my strategy and how if you’re not ready to...

Apr 09, 202210 min
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android