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Chasing Poker GreatnessTop 4 Poker Tips That Will Change Your GameDiscover the top 4 poker tips shared by Brad Wilson and Jon Chai, designed to improve your strategy, decision-making, and overall poker skills. Whether you’re playing cash games, tournaments, or online poker, these expert tips can take your game to the next level!2024-11-2613 minChasing Poker GreatnessGuess Villain's Hole Cards First and Win Coach Brad's MoneyIn today's episode of Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and Jon breakdown a couple of a hands Jon recently played on WSOP.com at $100 NL and give you a chance to join in the fun and games by attempting to guess what Villain had. The first folks to guess Villain's hole cards in hand 1 and hand 2 will win $50. Good luck!2024-03-1213 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #160: 4-Bet Pots in Difficult Spots! (Early Position Poker Strategy) [Increase Your Winrate]Last week the boys reviewed 4-Bet pots in a loose configuration (blind vs. blind), and now we're doing the same, but better! I think? It's 4-Bet pots in a TIGHT configuration, as Jon has submitted to the jury for consideration his early position 4-Bet hands to see if Coach Brad approves or disapproves of his life choices.Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 160!***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrle***LIVE CASH PREFLOP BOOTCAMP IS OUT NOW!*** We're thrilled to announce our first live...2024-01-3029 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #159: it's small blind... VERSUS BIG BLIND!! (Facing Poker 3-Bets)THE CAPS ARE LOCKED FOR THIS EPISODE OF THE TACTICAL TUESDAY POKER YOUTUBE PROGRAM.Alright I can't handle it anymore; I'm going back to normal... and ya' know what else is pretty normal? Getting 3-Bet by the big blind when you decide to stick your poker nose out and open a pot from the small blind.Those dang big blind villains always think they have the positional advantage until the end of days and they sure do act like it (through their aforementioned 3-Bet privilege).BUT IT'S TIME FOR THE TURNED TABLES TO ROTATE...2024-01-2346 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #158: How To Use Equilab (How to Calculate Poker Equity)We're revisiting Equilab again on Tactical Tuesday to calculate the all-important share of equity when making decisions at the poker table. Join us to see how close poker pro Jon Chai's judgments are to optimal as the boys review some tough spots from the poker database on this week's installment. Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 158!***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrle***LIVE CASH PREFLOP BOOTCAMP IS OUT NOW!*** We're thrilled to announce our first live cash poker course:https://chasingpokergreatness.com/live-cash-preflop-bootcamp-poker-course/2024-01-1641 min
Chasing Poker GreatnessThe 2024 New Year's Raiseolution! (HUGE $40k POKER GIVEAWAY) [Over 100 Prizes & Dozens of Winners]Go to https://chasingpokergreatness.com/newyears to enter!What's your New Year's Raiseolution??Chasing Poker Greatness has partnered with friends of the CPG Podcast to bring you a MASSIVE $40,000+ value giveaway just in time to make 2024 the year you resolve to raise up your winrate and crush it at the poker tables!Featuring POKER COURSES, COACHING, SOFTWARE, and more from:Chasing Poker Greatness, PLO Mastermind, Range Trainer Pro, Poker Headrush, Intuitive Tables, Dr. Tricia Cardner, & Reading Poker Tells!Over 100 prizes and dozens of winners. Everyone who enters gets a free course...2024-01-1201 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #157: ALL or NOTHING! The Mechanics of Poker BLUFFING (Live Cash Poker)Jon's battling it out in the live cash game streets in sunny Las Vegas, and he's developed a love affair for Ace Queen lately (flopping a full house will do that) that's he's bringing to the Tactical Tuesday show for review with poker pro Coach Brad Wilson.Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 157!***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrle***LIVE CASH PREFLOP BOOTCAMP IS OUT NOW!*** We're thrilled to announce our first live cash poker course: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/live-cash-preflop-bootcamp-poker-course/***...AND...2024-01-0925 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #156: CRUSH Your Next Online Cash Game! (Poker Strategy from the Button)We're all well aware of Jon Chai's flush draw addiction and thin value shenanigans. But what about maximizing positional advantage when playing from the button? Does he know when to set the trap when he's ahead, and apply enough pressure to take down the pot when he's behind?Poker coach and mentor Brad Wilson has high praise for Jon in today's poker strategy episode, in which he declares to the poker world that Jon is his most winningest student when playing from the button. So we're in for a new year's treat as we witness Jon the positional...2024-01-0224 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #155: How To Crush Multiway Pots In No Limit Texas Holdem!"One of the unconquered frontiers of No Limit Holdem" is probably the best way to describe multiway spots in online poker. Poker pro Jon Chai's words ring true, as we discover on this week's episode.Christmas comes early as we "present" 4 hands for your enjoyment. It's multiway madness in 2/5 fast fold online poker... Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 155!***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrle***LIVE CASH PREFLOP BOOTCAMP IS OUT NOW!*** We're thrilled to announce our first live cash poker course:...2023-12-1245 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #154: The Number 1 Toughest Decision(s) in 3-Bet Pots (Online Cash Poker)Yes, the title of this week's Tactical Tuesday poker strategy show contains an intentional misnomer. And that is because, in all of poker's 3-bet pots, there is not a single "Number 1" toughest spot -- there are multiple spots that are equally tough, and many of them are frequent occurrences, as poker pro Jon Chai has arrived to tell us.Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 154!***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrle***LIVE CASH PREFLOP BOOTCAMP IS OUT NOW!*** We're thrilled to announce our...2023-12-0530 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #153: So You Flopped A Set... Now What?? (Fast Fold 500NL Poker)It's easy to flop sets in No Limit Texas Holdem Poker when your name is Jon Chai. All you have to do is buy into a Fast Fold 500NL game and the virtual chips drop from the sky into your stack.None of the above is factually accurate, but in the rare instance that you do flop a set in No Limit Texas Holdem, the next two cards to come can have a pretty big impact on whether you find yourself holding a clear value hand, or surprisingly something resembling more of a bluffcatcher, depending on the runout...2023-11-2841 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #152: Playing 3-Bet Pots in No Limit Texas Holdem Poker (Online Cash Game Poker)So we've got a good starting hand preflop. Something like Ace Jack suited or the sexy Ace King suited. Worthy of a 3-bet, no doubt, but it's still not a pair. We play our hand the best we can, but what happens when a 3-bet pot becomes a 3-bet problem?The first step toward solving a problem is admitting you have one. While poker pro Jon Chai is still trying to make progress in his daily Flush Draws Anonymous meetings, his problems in 3-bet pots are just as addictive.We've staged another intervention and we hope...2023-11-2137 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #151: To Raise Or Not To Raise... That Is The Poker Question (Epic Value Strategy)So you're playing No Limit Texas Holdem and your "one time" finally happens. For the first time in the last 48 months of grinding, you flop a set. You've already booked an AirBnB during peak season in Valuetown.But then the turn and river come out, shifting those pesky equities and changing the nuts out on us when we were so cozy and warm on the flop. We have a good hand, but when -- and maybe even "should" -- we raise? Are we always getting called by better? Do we blow the villain off of their bluffs by...2023-11-1437 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #150: The Poker Coach Becomes the Poker Student... Brad Back in the No Limit StreetsTryouts for the CPG Wolves CFP are OPEN for a limited time (a few more days)! Just listen to the episode for more details!Genghis Wilson has been on the sidelines for the past few years... scheming, teaching, plotting, planning, mentoring, philosophizing, and a few other mental activities aimed at cultivating the CPG Wolves team and building courses. But has this life of luxury away from the front lines made him... soft??It's time to find out if he's still "got it". The poker turntables have turned a full rotation and Coach Brad has stepped back...2023-11-0735 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #149: Tales From The Cufoff! Bet Sizing in 3-Bet Pots with Value & Spooky BluffsWant a free poker course from CPG? Just scroll down below to get it!It's a special Halloween episode of Tactical Tuesday, for which Coach Brad has spent weeks developing the unofficial title of the episode... TALES FROM THE CUTOFF *spooky organ music*. These river spots are so scary that we don't even need any costumes or Halloween graphical overlays to this episode.Jon is putting in work again in the harrowing online streets where the miserable demons reside, and he's bringing his forces of blessed bet sizing against the spooky stations of evil. All the...2023-10-3130 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #148: More Tough River Spots at Higher Stakes Online Poker (No Limit Texas Holdem)Want a free poker course from CPG? Just scroll down below to get it!They say most of your money is saved preflop. Or maybe we just made that up. But where is most of the money made? Well, naturally that's going to be in the spots where the pots are largest and the leverage is larger-est. We're talking about the old man river, friends. How do we get value when we want it? How do we get folds when we need them? How to trap, how to defend?Good thing Jon Chai is out there...2023-10-2433 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #146: How to Play Pocket Aces in No Limit Texas Holdem Poker (The "Tricky" Way)Want a free poker course from CPG? Just scroll down below to get it!Alright, now that we've gotten all of that boring, responsible, winrate-determining preflop nonsense out of the way last week, it's time to give the people what they want:I'm tallking about SEXY ACES, baby! Three times in one show! *RIC FLAIR WOOOOOO!.wav*But we didn't come here to "win a small pot" with pocket aces, which is what normally happens. Jon's decided to get TRICKY WIT IT and play them a bit unorthodox. Nothing bad ever happens when you...2023-10-1036 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #145: A Preflop Poker Masterclass... Okay, It's Only 3 Hands But Still Pure GoldWant a free poker course from CPG? Just scroll down below to get it!Normally each Tuesday, our poker boys focus on hands with a lot of postflop fireworks across all three streets, since those naturally make for the most interesting discussions on Tactical Tuesday. But all this time, they've basically been lying to you and your family about one simple rule of poker. And they're ready to finally confess this week by admitting that preflop decisions are the most important part of the game.Preflop problems become postflop problems; it's that simple. But how do...2023-10-0328 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #144: It's a Trap! How to Avoid Poker Traps & When to Spring Your Own (No Limit Texas Holdem)Want a free poker course from CPG? Just scroll down below to get it!Sometimes poker is not as easy as just putting chips in the middle and hoping people call when you have a better hand. It's in these unique situations that we must get creative to get value. Enter: TRAP STRATEGY 2023 with Jon Chai.But there are two sides to the trap coin. One must always realize that for every time they are the trapper, they could themselves become the... trapee... is that a word? Let's find out on Tactical Tuesday 144!***FREE...2023-09-2643 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #143: When To Play For Your Entire Stack in No Limit Texas Holdem (Must Have Spades)Want a free poker course from CPG? Just scroll down below to get it!When deciding what area of poker study you should focus on, it's never a bad idea to prioritize the situations in which all of the money is at risk. And so poker pro Jon Chai has brought a measly 2 hands for the evaluation and hopefully... approval? of poker coach Brad Wilson.Do we just flip a coin? Go with our gut? See which side of the Oreo the cream sticks to? There's a lot of factors that determine whether or not you...2023-09-1930 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #142: Difficult Spots In 4-Bet Pots (How To Navigate Low Frequency, High Impact Situations In NL Texas Holdem Poker)When something happens at such a low frequency, how are you supposed to get better at it when you don’t get many reps in the situation? The boys are back to illuminate the infrequent, yet crazy important world of 4-Bet Pots. It has a massive impact to your winrate, so listen up!Jon has brought 4 hands with or without incident (no spoilers) for Coach Brad to ridicule, applaud, and generally dissect. Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 142!***LIVE CASH PREFLOP BOOTCAMP IS OUT NOW!*** We're thrilled to announce our first live cash poker course:https://chasingpokergreatness.co...2023-09-1243 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #141: Jon Goes Whale Hunting! When To Adjust Your Poker StrategyIt doesn't happen often, but when it does, you best be ready for it with your sharpest harpoon in hand. We're talking about WHALE HUNTING. The kind of whale that cares more about killing their boredom than preserving their big blinds. They didn't sign on to fold, people, so let's give them 'em action!But what happens when a sea of Ahabs all spot the same whale? The natural order is disrupted... everyone's range is widened... it's multiway madness as every captain steers their ship toward the Big Blind Beluga.How should you adjust your strategy...2023-09-0531 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #140: Trapping With Pocket Aces & Kings (Guaranteed To Never Backfire*) *Not a GuaranteeAces and Kings are pretty easy to play preflop... right? Just rip it in and hope villain has something to stack off with. But wait... what does villain do with their bluffs and light 3-bets then? Oh right, they just fold and you never get their stack.Jon's come a long way since pre-COVID and always 5-bet jamming Aces preflop, and he's added some pretty ingenious traps to his arsenal. As we see today, the random degenerate player pool of Ignition is only so happy to oblige.Coach Brad is along for yet another rollercoaster ride...2023-08-2937 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #139: "What's The Best Way To Get All The Money In?" High SPR Value Betting in PokerWe've done value betting episodes before, but his one is a bit different. This week we examine the spots where you have thick value on the river, but there's just one problem... the SPR is pretty high and it's difficult to see how you can pile it all in and get called.So what's the best way to get all the money in and get maximum value when you have nutted hands on the river? Spoiler alert: it's not as easy as dialing it up to "all-in".Coach Brad is here to see what poker prodigy...2023-08-2243 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #135: How to Play Multiway Pots vs. Fish in Poker (Rule 1: Don't Call Them Fish)Tactical Tuesday is cleaning up its "bad boy" image this week and we're trying to come up with newer, more respectful ways to refer to unstudied, instinctual poker players who are not as good at poker as Jon Chai.I said "trying" to come up with newer terms, correct? Because while we tried, we failed. They just do so many fishy things! There's no better way to describe it, so we're done trying.Jon has brought 3 hands this week, and they just so happen to be multiway pots against fish in our favorite game: No Limit...2023-07-2534 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#133 Tactical Tuesday: How To Play Small Pocket Pairs In Poker... Multiway (What Could Go Wrong?)Fresh off of playing large pots with pocket nines, Jon has learned the error of his ways and returns this week to play even larger pots with... pocket fours?? And... he's doing it mUlTiWaY?? AND!! IN LIVE BOMB POTS!!???Looks like we're going off the rails on this fours-ey train for Tactical Tuesday 133. Let's see how much money Jon... wins?As a reminder, we've partnered with GTO Wizard, where you can start learning for free. Click this affiliate link and help out CPG at the same time: https://gtowizard.com/p/chasingpokergreatness***LIVE CASH...2023-07-1138 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#132 Tactical Tuesday: How To Play Pocket Nines In No Limit Texas Holdem Poker (An Attempt Was Made)Middle pocket pairs are somewhat of an imperfect science in the never-frustrating game of No Limit Texas Holdem. Pocket Nines are specifically right on that borderline of a great starting hand preflop, but... how them nines look after all 5 community cards come out?Jon's back this week with just such situations for our collective poker study -- three of them, to be exact. While he's still in recovery from his flush draw addiction, he's decided to at least focus on things that are real and have showdown value this week. Whether or not he will resist overplaying them...2023-07-0431 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#131 Tactical Tuesday: Flush Draw Fetish Confessions: How to Play Flush Draws and Avoid Rock BottomThe first step toward solving a problem is admitting that you have one. We don't know when it got out of control, or why we didn't stage an intervention sooner, but Jon and his flush draw fetish have finally reached a breaking point. We've since taken away the keys to his Ignition (account) and forced him to seek help for this addiction. Please help us help Jon in Tactical Tuesday 131...As a reminder, we've partnered with GTO Wizard, where you can start learning for free. Click this affiliate link and help out CPG at the same time: https...2023-06-2741 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#130 Tactical Tuesday: The Big Slick Bible: How To (And How Not To) Play Ace King in Cash Game Poker"Ace King is just a drawing hand" they said... but WTF does that even mean? And try telling that to a Fish.Jon is back this week, desperately pleading with Coach Brad to help him off the ledge as he finds himself playing for stacks with everyone's favorite Ace High hand. Should he have folded preflop? Should he call down when things go sideways? Are we supposed to answer a question with a question? Anything goes in Tactical Tuesday 130.As a reminder, we've partnered with GTO Wizard, where you can start learning for free. Click this...2023-06-2042 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#129 Tactical Tuesday: Tom Dwan vs. Doug Polk in the Hustler Casino Live Million Dollar GameIn celebration of the launch of CPG's Live Cash Preflop Bootcamp, Tactical Tuesday is all about live cash poker this week... Decidedly high stakes live cash poker... for (in Dr. Evil's voice) one MILLION dollars.Hustler Casino Live played host to quite the hand recently, featuring live cash poker legends Tom Dwan and Doug Polk. Having played a little bit of live cash poker themselves, Coach Brad and Jon Chai weigh in with their thoughts on how it all went down.It's a bit of a different format this week, and we're not going to apologize...2023-06-1339 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#128 Tactical Tuesday: Bluffcatching For Stacks in Online Cash Game Poker ("It DOES Matter!" - Brad)We've finally found an offramp from value betting month here at Chasing Poker Greatness, but is it possible that Jon's only transitioning to bluffcatching mode because it's an even thinner way to battle for stacks in the online cash poker streets?With 3 hands to review, does Coach Brad go 3/3 in disagreeing with Jon's decisions to bluff catch for many online dollars? Let's catch around and find out in Tactical Tuesday 128!As a reminder, we've partnered with GTO Wizard, where you can start learning for free. Click this affiliate link and help out CPG at the same...2023-06-0638 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#127 Tactical Tuesday: Jon's Newest Secret Weapon: The Bet, Check, Bet Value Betting LineYes, it's another episode on theme for value betting month at CPG. But this time it's with a twist -- Jon's been in the lab digging deeper into the data... mixing chemicals in beakers and doing things with Bunson burners and he's emerged from these possibly unethical experiments with the discovery of a new weapon for his arsenal that he's been irresponsibly deploying out in the field: the fabled Bet / Check / Bet value bet line.Does Coach Brad approve? Does he ever? These questions and more in Tactical Tuesday 127.As a reminder, we've partnered with GTO...2023-05-3026 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#126 Tactical Tuesday: Go Thin to Win! More Thin Value Betting Strategy to Add to Your Poker GameIn what is becoming quite the theme / cry-for-help lately, Jon has returned with... Jack Deuce suited (?) to find out if he is still addicted to value betting too thinly. Obviously the answer is yes, but to what degree? What sizing should he find on the river on equity-shifting runouts?Coach Brad intervenes to make sense of it all as Tactical Tuesday brings 3 hands containing more thin value betting tips -- just in time for summer.For the most groundbreaking, solutions-based online poker courses you will ever find, you...2023-05-2338 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#125 Tactical Tuesday: Performing Poker Punt Postmortems with GTO Wizard (Thin Value Betting)Welcome friends, enemies, and frienemies, to this week’s episode of Tactical Tuesday, in which we evaluate thin value betti—… actually, no. We’re just punting out here. Come and watch the carnage.But as part of any responsible poker player’s session postmortem, at least we’re finding out just where it all went wrong. And so we turn to GTO Wizard to evaluate just how thin is too thin, and we get a glimpse behind the simulation curtain to find alternate lines that could have saved and earned so many more big blinds.To check out GT...2023-05-1646 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#124 Tactical Tuesday: Is Online Poker Different Than Live Poker? Yes. Yes It Is. Sanity Check on Tactical Tuesday 124Jumping back and forth from dimension to dimension isn’t easy on a man’s mental state. After months in the cushy, money-printing live cash streets of Las Vegas, Jon Chai has foolishly navigated back to the lawless, degenerate, soulless pit of online poker and it’s been... very hard to keep sane in this new harsh reality.And so we’ve called in our last hope, Witch Doctor Coach Brad Wilson, to do dive into Jon’s inner fearscape, and perform a sanity check on these fever dream hands that he’s been repeating hypnotically in the corner of a...2023-05-0935 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#123 Tactical Tuesday: Bluffcatching in Live Cash Poker and a Holdem Bomb Pot Bonus (Gutshot Fail)Four liners to a straight... it's the stuff of nightmares when you're the type of insane asylum escapee who calls large river bets from a "reg" with a flopped bottom pair in a 4-Bet pot.Yes, we're talking about poker pro Jon Chai and his epic quest to bluffcatch every villain on God's green earth with the slimmest of holdings. We've got 3 hands this week after a brief hiatus last week... are we going to reset the clock and set it back to ZERO days without incident? Or is this madman crazy like a fox and expertly orchestrating...2023-05-0239 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#122 Tactical Tuesday: Is This The First Poker Stand-Up Game Strategy Guide Ever??The Stand Up Game... Where did it come from? Why is it a thing? The answers to those questions don’t matter, but the strategy behind playing it sure does. We didn’t aim to release the first Stand Up Game strategy guide, but it’s possible we just did?Jon somehow got himself into a very interesting spot where he was heads up with the last remaining “stander”, and things get complicated right quick when there’s different incentives for pushing equity in a pot with the bounty hanging overhead.What’s the fastest way to sit down in...2023-04-1845 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#121 Tactical Tuesday: WTF is a NUFFLE? And Other Poker Strategies vs. Donk Bets (#3 Will Shock You!)Donk bets…. A scourge to online poker, and to humanity as a whole. What motivates a Fish and/or Reg to dabble in these dark arts? We’ll, we don’t really know. Frankly we don’t want to know. It’s a market we can do without.But what we do know is the data behind donk bets. You’ve probably heard Coach Brad nag us for years now about NUFFLE, NUTTLE, and NURRLE… these are the courses developed from Mass Data Analysis to combat this very problem of Fish donk betting the flop, turn, and river.Whi...2023-04-1135 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#120 Tactical Tuesday: Small Size River Bluffs in Poker... Do They Ever Work? (Don't Try Unless Pro)No need to check your audio device for potential defects -- we can confirm that Jon is indeed bluffing... small (?) on the river this week. These spots do exist, we're told, but where are they? And how often does the small size bluff actually get through?Poker pro Jon Chai and Coach Brad Wilson are back this week, and with yet again more than 2 hands to review. It's Tactical Tuesday 120... go small or go home!For the most groundbreaking, solutions-based poker courses you will ever find, you need to get yourself to the Chasing Poker Greatness...2023-04-0436 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#119 Tactical Tuesday: We're 3-Bet Jamming Flops for Fun Out Here (Poker Solver Approves?)LEAKED CLASSIFIED WOLF STRATS INCOMING on this episode of Tactical Tuesday, in which Jon has been sweatin' to the Solvers with the CPG Wolves CFP elite to develop a Bet / 3-Bet strategy postflop for when these clown world villains try raising our flop bets.Doing his best to further desensitize the entire poker world to the significance of the all-in bet, Jon has brought FIVE hands (I know; this is a disturbing trend when we exceed 2 hands for consecutive weeks. I don't even know what's real anymore.), yes FIVE hands where he just will-nill throws all of his...2023-03-2821 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#118 Tactical Tuesday: River Raise Redux! Value & Bluff Spots in SIX HANDS from 500 Zoom & 5/10 NLJon continues to slave away in the 500 Zoom mines as part of his CPG Wolves R&D, and he's emerged from those murky depths with triple the amount of our normal haul of hands for review. Sometimes he has a pair, sometimes he doesn't. Sometimes he has thick value, sometimes he has garbage air bluffs. Is this... balance?? [butterflymeme.jpg] Let's see if Coach Brad can make any sense of it. Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 118.For the most groundbreaking, solutions-based poker courses you will ever find, you need to get yourself to the Chasing Poker Greatness website and...2023-03-2136 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#117 Tactical Tuesday: Hands from 500 Zoom Online Poker & The Biggest Pot of Jon's Poker CareerBe sure to get a free poker course in the description! So Jon's been hard at work in the lab doing 500NL Zoom Play & Explain videos for the CPG Wolves Coaching For Profit poker stable, and he's selected two spicy hands for us to review before we get into the main course, which is a live cash hand he played at pretty high stakes. But he has Aces, so everything should work out fine. Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 117, friends and family of Chasing Poker Greatness.***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for...2023-03-1432 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#116 Tactical Tuesday: How to Find Bluffs in Your Opponent’s Range & When to Invent Some of Your OwnWhen you’re in the midst of a bit of a downswing, well, nobody ever got out of it by folding, did they? That’s where Jon’s head is at the week as he tries to pry victory from the jaws of negative variance by considering a big call with a great bluff catcher in one instance, and then deciding to turn yet another pair into a bluff in another. Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 116 on YouTube dot com, friends.The first poker hand we have for your review comes from the streets of 1000NL and finds Jon with P...2023-03-0732 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#115 Tactical Tuesday: When To Go For Thin Value In Poker... And When Not To (No Limit Texas Holdem)Free poker course details in the description! Jon's back again this week, showing massive dedication calling in from the road with some great teachable spots in thin value betting. But how thin is too thin? As always, Coach Brad brings the sobriety and we reset the clock until next week. Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 115, where we're playing online poker and making friends along the way.The first poker hand in question is from 1000NL, and Jon is holding Kd Jd in the big blind and decides to defend against the small blind apparently trying to iso a fish...2023-02-2821 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#114 Tactical Tuesday: No Limit, No Pair, No F's Given. Calling Bets with High Card in Texas HoldemCheck the description below for a free poker course! This week's episode is a masterclass in skepticism, as we join Jon amidst his online poker exploits for a pair of hands in which he's faced with bets across multiple streets but fails to connect with the board. "Bluff catching without a pair" is not for the faint of heart, as we'll soon see.So what's a young crusher to do when the dealer won't help you out? Call anyway, of course. Let's follow Jon and Coach Brad's thought process as they isolate reasons and rationale for why one...2023-02-2126 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#113 Tactical Tuesday: How to Play Flush Draws & Turning Pairs into Bluffs (Again) (Online Poker)For Valentine's Day, we love you so much that we're offering a free poker course in the description below! For this week's poker training, love is in the air, but definitely not the good kind. Welcome to the first episode of Toxic Tuesday, where we've staged an intervention of sorts to make Jon face the hard facts that his love affairs with turning pairs into bluffs and chasing every flush draw with a pulse is causing him to lose money and preventing him from finding true love in this game of poker.All's fair in love and war...2023-02-1431 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#112 Tactical Tuesday: Using Equilab To Calculate Equity in Poker (We Play A5 Suited Aggressive)For your free poker course, just read the description below! For this week's episode, we revisit good 'ol reliable Equilab to drill down on calculation of hand equity in some all-in spots where Jon calls it all off with hands that obviously don't beat all of villain's range. But can he find enough combos in post-hand review using Equilab to feel good about the calls? Or does Coach Brad help Mr. Chai find some calculation recalibration? See how Join us for episode 112 and find out how to use this valuable tool!Equilab is a free poker tool from...2023-02-0734 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#111 Tactical Tuesday: Then vs. Now - Poker Bluffing Strategy Revisited for 2023 (Online Poker)Find out how to get a free poker course below! SCRIPT FLIP INCOMING: This week's show format has been turned right on its head as we finally make good on Coach Brad's previously broken promises -- for which he still hasn't apologized -- to revisit some old hands from yesteryear, when Jon Chai was but a wee lad trying to scratch two big blinds together and find his way in this poker world.Upon revisiting hands from all the way back in 2021 (a simpler time when Barbara Walters and Angela Lansbury were still entertaining us all), Coach Brad...2023-01-3132 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#110 Tactical Tuesday: Playing Suited Connectors in 3-Bet & 4-Bet Pots (Cash Game Online Poker)Find out how to get a free poker course below! This week's journey into the realm of Tactical Tuesday poker training series sees CPG's Coach Brad Wilson and co-host Jon Chai critique two cash game poker hands played by Jon, this time playing suited connectors in 3-Bet and 4-Bet pots. It wouldn't be an episode of TT without jams on both hands, and sure enough we're faced with exactly those decisions for the entirety of the chips. Coach Brad enhances his powers with the magic of edibles to *checks notes*... agree with Jon? What's in those things? ***FREE POKER COURSE...2023-01-2422 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#109 Tactical Tuesday: Bluff Catching in Cash Game Poker: When Is Ace High Better Than an Overpair?Do you want a free poker course? Click below!Our newest installment in the Tactical Tuesday free poker training series features CPG Founder and Coach Brad Wilson with co-host Jon Chai as they dive into yet another pair of online cash game poker hand breakdowns focusing this time on bluff catching spots against the all-too-common all in jam by adventurous villains. With upper range hands in both situations, should Jon ever find a fold? And what about the properties of blockers when facing large river bets? ***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker...2023-01-1728 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#108 Tactical Tuesday: Playing 4-Bet Pots as the Preflop Raiser | Cash Game Online Poker StrategyThis week's free poker training video features Coach Brad Wilson and co-host Jon Chai with more online cash game poker hand breakdowns focusing on 4-Bet Pots as both the PFR (Preflop Raiser) and the PFC (Preflop Caller).Jon puts himself into position to play for stacks, but as always, Coach Brad begs the question of whether the road taken leads to the most value.***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrleOur first poker hand is from 1000NL where Jon finds...2023-01-1031 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#107 Tactical Tuesday: Poker Lessons in Hand Reading and Recognizing Opponent's RangeAs for this week's free poker training video, Coach Brad Wilson and co-host Jon Chai are back for 2023 with more online cash game poker hand breakdown content for your enjoyment and high level poker learning. Poker pro Jon Chai rings in the new year with two hands for review this week; each with unconventional action and of course inflated pots (it is Jon, after all) from the 1000NL online poker streets.***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrleTo learn more about the Free...2023-01-0438 minChasing Poker Greatness#37 Philosophical Friday: Artificial IntelligenceThis week, the highly articulate Peter Bemingham fills in for Brad Wilson and joins Duncan Palamourdas to discuss the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the modern world but also on poker in particular.What are the basic ingredients of AI and where is it headed? What are some things to be excited about but also some concerns to be cognizant of? Join us to find out!To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly...2022-12-161h 00
Chasing Poker Greatness#104 Tactical Tuesday: Coach Brad Cashes for $60,000 + CPG Wolves Retreat RecapOn this week's episode, Coach Brad and Jon recap last week's Wolf Retreat to Cherokee, North Carolina where Coach Brad played the WSOPC Main Event and finished 7th. Afterwards, Brad and Jon go over two pivotal hands from Brad's deep run.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2022-12-1341 minChasing Poker Greatness#31 Philosophical Friday: OutburstsThis week Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas discuss public outbursts and other extreme emotional behaviors in poker. Are they desirable and entertaining or just an inevitable fact of an otherwise highly stressful game? Is letting out steam a lazy response to an uncontrolled instinct? What are our responsibilities as poker players that can contribute towards a better experience as a whole?To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrel2022-10-0152 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#94 Tactical Tuesday: Trusting Your IntuitionOn this week's episode, Coach Brad and Jon break down two hands that Coach Brad recently played during his monthly PokerCoaching.com stream. Both times Coach Brad had a feeling in his gut that swayed him to deviate from "standard play." Will Coach Brad's gut lead him astray?To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2022-09-2725 minChasing Poker Greatness#28 Philosophical Friday: Are Coaches Worth It?Join Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas in their discussion on coaching.What makes for a good coach or student and how can one get the most out of it?Does a coach need to be a better poker player than the student?Do they even need to be good at poker?Tune in to find out.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop...2022-09-021h 01Chasing Poker Greatness#26 Philosophical Friday: SpiritualityThis week Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas have a discussion on spirituality, consciousness and self-awareness.What exactly are those things, how can they be cultivated and to what extent can one use them to improve their poker skills?To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2022-08-191h 05Chasing Poker Greatness#25 Philosophical Friday: Going BrokeJoin Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas as they discuss the concept of going broke playing the game.How bad is busting one's own bankroll really? Is it inevitable? And what are some practical considerations to successfully draw the line between smart and detrimental risk-taking?To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2022-08-1258 minChasing Poker Greatness#23 Philosophical Friday: Is initiative a Mirage? (Part 2)In this week's installment of Philosophical Friday Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas resume their discussion on initiative from where they left it last week.They attempt to carefully reach at the source of their disagreement and articulate it as clearly as possible.Will they reach disagreement compatibility this time around?Tune it to find out!To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize...2022-07-291h 14Chasing Poker Greatness#22 Philosophical Friday: Is Initiative a Mirage? (Part 1)In this week's installment of Philosophical Friday, Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas investigate the validity and relevance of Initiative in poker, from two different perspectives.Is having the betting lead an intrinsic strategic component of the game or is it another of poker's many illusions?Join us to find out!2022-07-221h 07
Chasing Poker Greatness#83 Tactical Tuesday: Coach Brad Donks The TurnOn this week's episode, Coach Brad and Jon take a look at two hands from Brad's recent PokerCoaching.com stream where he tried donking the turn.2022-06-2832 minChasing Poker Greatness#19 Philosophical Friday: Poker Entitlement (or Entitlement in Poker)Join Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas in this week's philosophical discussion about entitlement. Should poker players be entitled to good results after they put in the effort? What can we learn from life in general and how does variance and uncertainty fit in the big picture?To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2022-06-2444 minChasing Poker Greatness#18 Philosophical Friday: Emotional IntelligenceThis week Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas explore the role of emotions at the poker table. What is Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and how does it relate to poker? How relevant is it to today's pattern driven games and is it possible for one to cultivate it properly? Tune it to find out!To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2022-06-1754 minChasing Poker Greatness#17 Philosophical Friday: The Mystery of IntuitionJoin Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas in their conversation on arguably one of the most mysterious traits of poker players, intuition. Crediting the villager George for his excellent suggestion, the philosophical duo tries to define the concept, argue for its necessity, discuss its applicability to poker and ultimately investigate how it can be cultivated to improve win rates.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https...2022-06-1057 minChasing Poker Greatness#16 Philosophical Friday: Handling UncertaintyThis Philosophical Friday Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas following a suggestion from villager Ben are diving into the world of uncertainty. What is its role in poker and could it be eliminated or at least mitigated? More importantly, how can it be used to our advantage? Tune in to find out!To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2022-06-0356 minChasing Poker Greatness#15 Philosophical Friday: The Art of QuittingJoin Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas in this week's episode of Philosophical Friday as they discuss a subtle yet very crucial concept: quitting. Is quitting an easy way out or a valuable tool? How does one find the right time to employ it and if they do what are some potential benefits?To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2022-05-2742 minChasing Poker Greatness#14 Philosophical Friday: Fun vs ProfitabilityThis week Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas try to identify the two main incentives behind playing poker: namely having fun and being profitable. Are the two mutually exclusive? Are they at odds sometimes? If so, how does one find the proper tradeoff? Tune in to find out.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2022-05-2137 minChasing Poker Greatness#13 Philosophical Friday: Poker AmbassadorsThis week Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas are joined by Humberto Jimenez to discuss the impact of the ever more popular poker streams when it comes to promoting the game as well as the role that poker professionals play in that regard.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2022-05-131h 08Chasing Poker Greatness#12 Philosophical Friday: Life Lessons From Poker SessionsIn this week's installment of Philosophical Friday, Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas summarize some of the lessons they learned from poker that apply to everyday life. From people skills, risk and money management, all the way to creating a business and dealing with Uncle Jimmy (aka he who shall not be named) this podcast has it all.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit...2022-05-0656 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#75 Tactical Tuesday: Reviewing Coach Brad at 5/10 OnlineThis week’s episode features two (and a half) hands that Coach Brad himself played at 1knl on his monthly PokerCoaching.com live stream.2022-05-0331 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#69 Tactical Tuesday: Coach Brad and Jon Make a BetOn this week's episode of Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and Jon decide to switch up the format. Jon presents two hands where he fired a river bluff and Coach Brad has to guess which bluff got through and which one didn't. If Brad guesses correctly, Jon pays $100 and vice versa if Brad guesses incorrectly. See if you can figure out which bluff got through and which one got picked off and who wins the $100!New CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize...2022-03-2228 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#66 Tactical Tuesday: Coach Brad Plays A Live TournamentYou read that right folks. Last weekend Coach Brad made a rare appearance at a live poker tournament. On this week's episode, after playing the WSOPC Main Event at Cherokee for 3 days straight, Coach Brad details his experience and shares his thoughts on the live tournament grind.2022-03-0145 minChasing Poker GreatnessCPG Wolves #2: A Rough Start for the Poker CFPCoach Brad wanted nothing more than the Wolves to shoot out of the gate on fire, but in December 2021 the Wolves lost 2 bb/100 over 80k hands...What went wrong & what lessons can be learned from this setback? How do Coach Brad & Jon feel about the future of the Wolves program moving forward?Find out now in today's episode.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a...2022-01-2133 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#59 Tactical Tuesday: Bluffing On 4-Flush RunoutsCoach Brad and Jon break down a couple hands where Jon decided to bluff a 4-flush river. Tune in to find out what Coach Brad thinks about Jon's decision to bluff and his bluff sizings.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2022-01-1129 minChasing Poker GreatnessCPG Wolves #1 - Coaching For ProfitsToday's episode features some pretty big news: After spending countless hours honing his private coaching skills and building out data-based training courses, Coach Brad is throwing his hat in the Coaching For Profits (CFP) arena.So if you've ever been interested in going behind-the-scenes of an upstart CFP operation or are wondering what Coach Brad's prototypical candidate for a Wolf is, do not miss today's episode.And if you'd like to apply to be one of the first 5 CPG Wolves (3 slots are already filled) visit https://CPGWolves.com.To learn more about the Free...2021-11-1035 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#188 Jan Fisher: Poker Was like WHAT in the 80’s?!Today’s guest on CPG is a legend of the game who has experienced the evolution and transformation of the poker world first hand over the past 40 years… the indomitable Jan Fisher.I’m not gonna lie to you, this is a hard intro for me to do because the following conversation shifted the paradigm in which I view the legends of poker in the 70’s and 80’s.As it turns out, most of the folks I idolized as an 18 year old kid aspiring to be a professional poker player were unimaginably abusive to both dealers and their...2021-10-221h 07
Chasing Poker Greatness#47 Tactical Tuesday: Coach Brad Plays 1kNLThis week's episode features two hands from Coach Brad's monthly cash game stream for PokerCoaching Premium members.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2021-10-0548 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#45 Tactical Tuesday: Bluff Catching On The RiverOn this week’s episode, Coach Brad reviews two hands where Jon found himself on the river twice with nothing but a bluff catcher. Find out whether Coach Brad thinks Jon should have called or folded!To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2021-09-2140 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#42 Tactical Tuesday: Coach Brad vs. Jon: Episode 1Last Thursday, during a live streamed cash game session, Coach Brad fired up a couple tables of 1kNL and was coincidently placed at a few of the same tables occupied by Jon. Unbeknownst to both student and coach, they battled each other in the anonymous games of Ignition, only realizing that they had played each other during a hand review session days later. Hit play to find out who came out on top in this Coach vs. Student showdown!To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew CPG...2021-08-3134 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#170 Carlos Welch: Homeless Poker Player Wins WSOP Bracelet, Uses Winnings to Buy House for NOT HimselfToday’s guest on CPG is one of the most prolific CPG guests and, of course, one of my personal favorites, the always incredible Carlos Welch.And because I know Carlos is so great, today’s show is a very special one indeed because the man has recently claimed some brand-spanking-new hardware:He scooped Event 8 in the 2021 WSOP Online poker series for $124k and claimed his first WSOP gold bracelet.If you’re new to CPG or somehow missed the earlier episodes with Carlos (Which, if you did … you’ll be serving yourself well by going b...2021-08-201h 00
Chasing Poker Greatness#169 Justin Saliba: A Rising Poker StarToday’s guest on CPG is Justin Saliba, who just took down the $5,300 High Roller WSOP online event for a tidy little $253k as well as a gold bracelet.Justin first came onto my radar less than a year ago as my PokerCoaching.com liaison and I’d love to tell you I knew all about his immense poker talent straight away, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.As a matter of fact we barely even discussed poker because, for some silly reason, I just assumed he was some dude who scheduled and planne...2021-08-181h 31
Chasing Poker Greatness#39 Tactical Tuesday: Turning pairs into bluffs...good or bad?On this week's episode Coach Brad and Jon break down two hands from $5/$10 online where Jon decided to turn a pair (or pairs) into bluffs. Is it ever good to turn pairs into bluffs? If yes, what would be an appropriate situation? Press play to find out Coach Brad's thoughts on these questions!To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit...2021-08-1042 min
Chasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #38: When Should You Slow Play Aces and Kings?On this week's episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands that Brad played where he decided to slow play pocket aces and pocket kings preflop. Coach Brad explains when and why he thinks its more profitable to slow play these monster pocket pairs rather than try to get all the money in before the flop.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop...2021-08-0343 min
Chasing Poker Greatness#159 DGAF: Cue the Montage - On the High Stakes Poker Comeback TrailToday’s CPG brings back good friend, renowned high stakes vet, the host of “Sessions”, and founder of poker apparel brand PokerRags DGAF.And these days, apparently, he is back to GAF which is absolutely music to my ears.So if you love comebacks, crazy journeys, self-examination, brutal honesty, and the pursuit of excellence in the world of POKER, today’s episode will be right up your alley.But before you dive into today’s episode I wanted to let you know you can check out all the current CPG courses at chasingpokergreatness.com/courses. 2021-07-141h 20
Chasing Poker Greatness#144 Dara O'Kearney: Co-Host of Award Winning Poker Podcast "The Chip Race" & Best Selling Poker AuthorYoooo, welcome my friend to another episode of the “Chasing Poker Greatness” podcast! This is your host, the founder of Chasing Poker Greatness, Brad Wilson. Today’s guest is one I am SUPER pumped to welcome back onto CPG, the always thoughtful and articulate author of Poker Satellite Strategy & PKO Poker Strategy… the Co-Host of the award winning poker podcast “The Chip Race”... none other than Dara O’kearney. Dara is a lot of things. He’s a former Irish international ultra marathon-runner turned poker pro, an educator, a stable runner with past CPG guest D...2021-05-211h 38
Chasing Poker Greatness#143 Carlos Welch: Co-Host Thinking Poker Daily, MTT Beast, & Back to Being HomelessWelcome back my fine feathered friend to another episode of the “Chasing Poker Greatness” podcast. I’m your host, founder of Chasing Poker Greatness, Brad Wilson. Today the one and only Carlos Welch is back for the third time on CPG and I couldn’t be more thrilled! Don’t tell Andrew Brokos over at the Thinking Poker podcast but I’m secretly dreaming Carlos will reach out to me about being a regular co-host of CPG. He’s just the kind of dude that, once you get to know him, you wanna spend as much time w...2021-05-191h 31Chasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #25: Multiway Flop Leads With Coach BradCoach Brad finds a multiway flop donk bet on two separate occasions and gets raised BOTH times. On this week's episode, find out how Coach Brad deals with this rare situation and why he decided to lead the flop in the first place.New CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2021-05-0439 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #22: Coach Brad Preps Jon For His Return to Live PokerOn this week’s episode Coach Brad answers a handful of questions that his student Jon prepared in anticipation of his return to live cash.New CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2021-04-1329 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #14: Hands From Greatness VillageOn this week's Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and his student Jon take a look at a couple of hands posted in Greatness Village. The first hand features Coach Thomas choosing to take an unorthodox line from the big blind against the button at 500NL. In the second hand, a villager raises preflop, bets the flop and the turn with a combo draw and arrives at the river with absolutely nothing. Tune in to find out whether you should be bluffing or giving up in those situations. If you'd like to potentially get one of your hands...2021-02-1635 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #13: Facing an Exotic Line with an Overpair & Maximizing Profit vs. FishiesTactical Tuesday goes back to its roots on this week's episode with a pair of hand breakdowns brought to you by Coach Brad and his student Jon. The first hand comes from a recent $5/$10 session on Ignition where Jon faces an unexpected turn donk in a 3bet pot. The second hand is one posted in the hand history review section of Greatness Village by one of Coach Thomas' students. If you'd like to potentially get one of your hands reviewed by Coach Brad on Tactical Tuesday sign up for the VIP Newsletter at: https://chasingpokergreatness.com...2021-02-0934 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #12: Online Poker's Perception vs. RealityTactical Tuesday brought to you by https://chasingpokergreatness.comOn this week's episode, Coach Brad and his student Jon discuss Jon's perception of online poker before Jon began playing online in the summer of 2020 and how those perceptions have changed as Coach Brad has guided Jon up through the stakes. Find out how someone who was initially terrified of playing $200NL is now crushing $1000NL just 6 months later and what you can do to improve your poker game to have similar results.To support Chasing Poker Greatness, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/VIPNew CPG...2021-02-0230 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #11: Multiway Postflop Donks in the $1k NL Cash Game StreetsOn this week's episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad is rejoined by his student Jon as they examine two more hands played by Jon at $5/$10 on Ignition. Coach Brad and Jon pick apart two spots where Jon tried the seldom recommended "donk bet." Will Jon's bets live up to their nickname or are there actually situations in which a "donk bet" is the correct play? Find out now in Episode 11!Preflop Bootcamp: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/bootcampVIP Newsletter: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/VIPNew CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp2021-01-2626 minChasing Poker Greatness(Not So) Tactical Tuesday #10: Mindset, Risk Aversion, & Mental ToughnessIn this week's (Not So) Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad & Coach Thomas tackle mindset and risk.What does it mean if you're too risk averse or too risk inclined? How aggressive should you be with your bankroll? Can being too nitty actually hold back your progress?Coach Brad & Coach Thomas share their thoughts as well as some behind-the-scenes stories of their personal poker journeys.To join the CPG private community where you can interact with the CPG coaches as well as access exclusive content, visit https://chasingpokergreatness.com/VIP and join the VIP newsletter.2021-01-1939 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #7: Finding Unnatural Bluffing Opportunities at Online $1K No LimitOn today’s show, Coach Brad and his student Jon will take a look at two hands that Jon recently played at $5/$10 6-max cash on Ignition. Jon tries to take advantage of a pair of spots on the turn that he believes are underbluffed by his player pool and more importantly are spots Jon believes his player pool perceives as underbluffed. Identifying and exploiting spots that the population you play against perceive as being underbluffed is one quick way you can work more bluffs into your game and boost your winrate.To join the CPG VIP Newsletter: https://ch...2020-12-2933 minChasing Poker GreatnessTactical Tuesday #4: Live High Stakes (w/ a Pop Star Cameo)In today's episode Coach Brad and Coach Thomas break down some memorable hands from Coach Brad's high stakes live poker career.Hand #1 is a $7k pot played against an absolute crusher and Hand #2 is a $30k+ whopper played against a famous pop star.Enjoy.To join the Chasing Poker Greatness VIP Newsletter visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/VIPNew CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2020-12-0838 minChasing Poker Greatness#72 Brad Wilson: Jennifer Shahade Turns the TablesJennifer Shahade takes the reins and turns the tables on Coach Brad.Enjoy.New CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt2020-08-041h 32
Chasing Poker Greatness#18 Jennifer Shahade: Team PokerStars, Author, Podcaster, and SpeakerIn this episode, I’m going to be speaking with one of the hardest working human beings to ever step into the world of poker, Jennifer Shahade.Jennifer has a list of credits, accomplishments, and accolades that most people could only dream of achieving and she doesn’t appear to be anywhere close to stopping anytime soon.Before poker, she first showed her impressive talent for strategic games in the world of chess. She became a National Master at the age of 16 and was the first female to win the US Junior Open. She has won two...2019-12-061h 25
Chasing Poker Greatness#13 Matt Staples: PartyPoker Team Online & Future World #1 Twitch StreamerWelcome back to the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast. This is your host, Brad Wilson, and today I’m sitting down for a conversation with Twitch superstar and mid-stakes tournament grinder Matty Staples.Spending nearly all of his time playing in online tournaments, Matt is currently a member of Team PartyPoker. By his own estimation, about 99.9% of his tournament poker career has been streamed live online as he’s played.Matt generally streams mid-stakes but has been known to test his skills in events with buy-ins as high as $500 and $1000 as well. This past May he t...2019-11-191h 09Chasing Poker GreatnessTRAILER: Daniel "Jungleman" Cates, Matt Berkey, Jack Laskey, Maurice Hawkins, and Matt StaplesSupport the show by visiting: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/resources"I’m Daniel Cates and I’m Chasing Poker Greatness.""Hello, I’m Jeff Gross and I am Chasing Poker Greatness.""This is Matt Staples and I’m Chasing Poker Greatness."Chasing Poker Greatness Online: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/Trailer for the upcoming poker podcast, "Chasing Poker Greatness"! The show premiers with episodes 1-5 on Friday October 18th. If you're looking for a clear path to poker success from some of the brightest folks in the game, take a moment...2019-10-0904 min