Author name: Jonathan Little

Texas Hold’em is a relatively simple game at first sight, and it all starts with your preflop cards, whose proper selection will set you up for the rest of the hand.  Playing too many starting […]

With a few months of 2024 already behind us, we have had a chance to see quite a few massive live tournaments play out, with many more to come before the year is over.  By […]

Ever since poker has been played, a debate has been raging among players – is poker a game of skill or luck, and can you actually be a guaranteed winner at poker based on your […]

As much as all of us here at Pokercoaching.com love coaching and learning, we of course also love playing. Peak summer poker season is upon us, and that means it’s PLAY TIME! Some of you […]

Losing is a part of poker, whether you are the best player in the world or a recreational player who plays the game occasionally with their friends. If you have never gone through a bad […]

Poker is a social game and one that’s often played by as many as ten players at the same table, all wagering real money on the outcome of the game. While the rules of poker are […]

If you have watched poker on TV over the past decade or more, you have probably seen poker players make all sorts of strange deals at the table, many of which are not part of […]

Sit and go poker tournaments used to be the bread and butter of online poker players. While they are no longer as popular, sit and goes are still a great way to get started with […]

5 Card Stud poker is one of the oldest poker games out there seemingly invented during the Civil War, and it has been played ever since.  Over the years, 5 Card Stud evolved into 7 […]

Ever since online poker first launched in the early 2000s, the possibility of getting cheated was one of the biggest fears shared by poker players across the globe.  Indeed, online poker has created many opportunities […]

In 2003, when Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker main event, nobody could have possibly foretold the seismic effect it would have on all of poker. Certainly David Peters, a high-school student at […]

The feeling of getting away with a bluff is certainly one of the best you can experience at the poker table, but bluff catching with the right call with a fairly weak hand and catching […]

Poker tournaments have changed a lot over the years, and the introduction of online poker has certainly had a massive impact on the way tournaments are played. Online poker operators have introduced countless different tournament […]

Many online poker players find themselves riding an emotional roller coaster during a poker session, experiencing euphoria with every win and disappointment with every loss. However, to truly excel in the game of poker, it’s […]

While many modern players focus heavily on mastering betting frequencies and sizes on different board textures and mimicking poker solvers in other ways, old-school players were focused almost entirely on making reads, and finding tells […]

Knockout tournaments have been around for a long time, but the format has evolved quite a bit in the last few years, with progressive knockout becoming even more popular than regular knockout tournaments. Progressive knockout […]

If you first encountered poker from movies like James Bond, there is a good chance that some of the things you saw on screen were wildly unethical but presented in a good light by the […]

Pocket queens are always beautiful to look down at at the poker table, especially when the flop doesn’t provide any kings or aces. Even when you get to play them as an overpair, it’s still […]

Getting dealt the best cards is the simplest way to win at poker, but with up to nine players at the table, holding the best hand is not always possible. For that reason, players must master […]

The very best players in the game have a wide range of plays and skills at their disposal, but some come into play more often than others.  Value betting is certainly at the very top […]

While rebuy poker tournaments have become somewhat rare in the live poker arena, online poker sites still offer plenty of rebuy MTTs these days. The format used to be extremely liked up to a few […]