Chasing Poker Greatness

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 limping UTG. Plans change and Jon flops top pair, weak-ish kicker. What do you do when villain puts a whole ass bet into us and the fish? Jon breaks down his thought process behind whether to call and if he should eventually go for thin value with a hand this susceptible.The next poker hand up for review is another 4-Bet battle of the blinds with our guy Jon holding Pocket Jacks in the small blind. Some people say it's the missed value that haunts you the most when you try to go to sleep at night after a session. Is this gonna' be one of those times? Let's find out!***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrle...AND SCROLL DOWN TO GET THE NUFFLE COURSE FOR FREE!00:00 Tactical Tuesday Episode 114Intro00:26 Coach Brad Wilson & Poker Pro Jon Chai enjoy each other's friendship for a few seconds 00:56 Discussion of this week's poker strategy theme, which is Jon's love affair with flush draws and turning pairs into bluffs01:33 Hand No. 1: Kd Jd (hero) in the big blind vs. villain in the small blind (2-Bet pot, 1000NL) 13:00 Join the CPG Wolves! (application info below) 13:56 Hand No. 2: Jd Jc (hero) in the small blind vs. villain in the big blind (4-Bet pot, 1000NL) 21:11 Outro: go to chasingpokergreatness.com for more!These hands and a sick hype voiceover for the CPG Wolves can be found on today's episode of Tactical Tuesday! For more free poker training videos, visit our archive of now over 100 Tactical Tuesday videos on our website at https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-poker-training/#tactical-tuesdayFor the most groundbreaking, solutions-based poker courses you will ever find, you need to get yourself to the Chasing Poker Greatness website and start clicking around: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/Preflop Bootcamp: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#preflop-bootcamp-poker-courseFish In A Barrel: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#fish-in-a-barrel-and-feeding-frenzy-poker-coursesNUFFLE (Neutralizing Flop Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nuffle-neutralize-flop-leads-poker-courseWant NUFFLE for free? Click here: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nuffleNUTTLE (Neutralizing Turn Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nuttle-neutralize-turn-leads-poker-courseURRLE (Neutralizing River Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nurrle-neutralize-river-leads-poker-course --***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrleJoin the CPG Wolves! The CPG Wolf Program is a close-knit brotherhood, hell bent on one thing only: Chasing Poker Greatness. Powered by bleeding edge Wolf strats and led by Coach Brad and his lieutenants, CPG Wolves are systematically prepared for almost any spot they’ll encounter on the green felt. If you want to plug into an elite team and have a step-by-step game plan to help you realize your full poker potential, you can apply now. Space is limited and the pack is only as strong as its weakest member. So only the hungriest, grittiest, and most driven will be accepted into the program. Applications are open at cpgwolves.com!Follow Chasing Poker Greatness on social media! Chasing Poker Greatness on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CPGPodcastChasing Poker Greatness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasingpokergreatness/ Chasing Poker Greatness on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqgThDa8bRtDuO1mBoGatrw Chasing Poker Greatness on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChasingPokerGreatness/

28 Feb 202321min

This week Andrew Brokos (@thinkingpoker) is back on the podcast to engage in a conversation with Peter and Duncan on a wide range of topics including his impressive 2nd place finish on ACR's main event that attracted 1600 people.The trio also explores meaningful charity, good intentions in problem solving and exposure to different and potentially uncomfortable ideas. Andrew is the author of over a dozen books including the highly praised Play Optimal Poker series as well as the most recent Essential Poker Concepts series (https://www.thinkingpoker.net/poker-books/).He is also the co-host of the very popular and long-lasting thinking poker podcast which he is currently co-hosting with Carlos Welch (https://www.thinkingpoker.net/category/podcast/). If you have any comments/questions, you can visit the online platform, Greatness Village: https://greatnessvillage.com/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/2OkN8Yt

24 Feb 20231h 7min

Check 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 might hero call in some circumstances but not others. Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 114.Our first poker hand up for review is from 1000NL, and features Jon holding Kh Js in the big blind and flat calling a button open from a reg. Jon hits a whole lotta' nothing on the flop, but is this really a board that villain should be betting? Let's eff around and find out.The next online poker hand up for discussion is a 4-Bet battle of the blinds with our guy Jon holding onto Ace King of spades in the small blind. Again we flop a whole lot of high card and don't improve. How do we proceed out of position?***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrle...AND SCROLL DOWN TO GET THE NUFFLE COURSE FOR FREE!00:00 Tactical Tuesday Episode 114Intro00:27 Coach Brad Wilson & Poker Pro Jon Chai say hello to the poker world01:23 Discussion of this week's poker strategy theme, which is Jon's love affair with flush draws and turning pairs into bluffs01:37 Hand No. 1: KhJs (hero) in the big blind vs. villain on the button (2-Bet pot, 1000NL)12:28 Join the CPG Wolves! (application info below)13:26 Hand No. 2: AsKs (hero) in the small blind vs. villain in the big blind (4-Bet pot, 1000NL) 26:38 Outro: go to chasingpokergreatness.com for more!These hands and a sick hype voiceover for the CPG Wolves can be found on today's episode of Tactical Tuesday! For more free poker training videos, visit our archive of now over 100 Tactical Tuesday videos on our website at https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-poker-training/#tactical-tuesdayFor the most groundbreaking, solutions-based poker courses you will ever find, you need to get yourself to the Chasing Poker Greatness website and start clicking around: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/Preflop Bootcamp: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#preflop-bootcamp-poker-courseFish In A Barrel: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#fish-in-a-barrel-and-feeding-frenzy-poker-coursesNUFFLE (Neutralizing Flop Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nuffle-neutralize-flop-leads-poker-courseWant NUFFLE for free? Click here: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nuffleNUTTLE (Neutralizing Turn Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nuttle-neutralize-turn-leads-poker-courseNURRLE (Neutralizing River Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nurrle-neutralize-river-leads-poker-course --***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrleJoin the CPG Wolves! The CPG Wolf Program is a close-knit brotherhood, hell bent on one thing only: Chasing Poker Greatness. Powered by bleeding edge Wolf strats and led by Coach Brad and his lieutenants, CPG Wolves are systematically prepared for almost any spot they’ll encounter on the green felt. If you want to plug into an elite team and have a step-by-step game plan to help you realize your full poker potential, you can apply now. Space is limited and the pack is only as strong as its weakest member. So only the hungriest, grittiest, and most driven will be accepted into the program. Applications are open at cpgwolves.com!Follow Chasing Poker Greatness on social media!Chasing Poker Greatness on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CPGPodcastChasing Poker Greatness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasingpokergreatness/ Chasing Poker Greatness on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqgThDa8bRtDuO1mBoGatrw Chasing Poker Greatness on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChasingPokerGreatness/

21 Feb 202326min

Peter and Duncan are joined by the very articulate Ben Kushigian to discuss all things technology when it comes to poker.What are some limitations and dangers of our current available software and what areas can we hope to get meaningful improvements in the future? Ben (@ben_kushigian) is a computer science PhD candidate at the University of Washington who is currently interested in using and improving existing technology (such as solvers, hand databases etc) to make learning poker easier.If you have any comments/questions, you can visit the online platform, Greatness Village: https://greatnessvillage.com/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/2OkN8Yt

17 Feb 20231h 10min

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, however, and Jon's brought 10 (Yes, TEN) hands from his little black book to try to convince Coach Brad that it's not him, it's ALL OF US who can't see the value in the eight high flush draw with a heart of gold that comes home every night at 4am.Will Jon see the error of his ways and finally swipe right on a nice pair of Kings that can take care of him? Or will he keep looking for love in all the wrong Aces? Find out in Toxic, err, Tactical Tuesday 113.***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrle...AND SCROLL DOWN TO GET THE NUFFLE COURSE FOR FREE!There's too many hands to list this week, so just strap in for some rapid fire rejection as Coach Brad brings the tough love as always.00:00 Tactical Tuesday Episode 113 Intro00:29 Coach Brad Wilson & Poker Pro Jon Chai welcome you and your extended poker family to the show01:37 Discussion of this week's poker strategy theme, which is Jon's love affair with flush draws and turning pairs into bluffs03:00 Turning a bunch of pairs into bluffs16:17 Join the CPG Wolves! (application info below)17:15 Chasing a metric ton of flush draws27:59 Outro: go to chasingpokergreatness.com for more!These hands and a sick hype voiceover for the CPG Wolves can be found on today's episode of Tactical Tuesday! For more free poker training videos, visit our archive of now over 100 Tactical Tuesday videos on our website at https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-poker-training/#tactical-tuesdayFor the most groundbreaking, solutions-based poker courses you will ever find, you need to get yourself to the Chasing Poker Greatness website and start clicking around: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/Preflop Bootcamp: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#preflop-bootcamp-poker-courseFish In A Barrel: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#fish-in-a-barrel-and-feeding-frenzy-poker-coursesNUFFLE (Neutralizing Flop Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nuffle-neutralize-flop-leads-poker-courseWant NUFFLE for free? Click here: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nuffleNUTTLE (Neutralizing Turn Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nuttle-neutralize-turn-leads-poker-courseNURRLE (Neutralizing River Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nurrle-neutralize-river-leads-poker-course --***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrleJoin the CPG Wolves! The CPG Wolf Program is a close-knit brotherhood, hell bent on one thing only: Chasing Poker Greatness. Powered by bleeding edge Wolf strats and led by Coach Brad and his lieutenants, CPG Wolves are systematically prepared for almost any spot they’ll encounter on the green felt. If you want to plug into an elite team and have a step-by-step game plan to help you realize your full poker potential, you can apply now. Space is limited and the pack is only as strong as its weakest member. So only the hungriest, grittiest, and most driven will be accepted into the program. Applications are open at cpgwolves.com!Follow Chasing Poker Greatness on social media!Chasing Poker Greatness on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CPGPodcast Chasing Poker Greatness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasingpokergreatness/Chasing Poker Greatness on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqgThDa8bRtDuO1mBoGatrwChasing Poker Greatness on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChasingPokerGreatness/

14 Feb 202331min

This week Peter and Duncan have the pleasure to talk to the great Andrew Brokos (@thinkingpoker) about a variety of topics that range from good faith disagreements all the way to the meaning of life.Andrew is the author of over a dozen books including the highly praised Play Optimal Poker series as well as the most recent Essential Poker Concepts series (https://www.thinkingpoker.net/poker-books/).He is also the co-host of the very popular and long-lasting thinking poker podcast which he is currently co-hosting with Carlos Welch (https://www.thinkingpoker.net/category/podcast/).If you have any comments/questions, you can visit the online platform, Greatness Village: https://greatnessvillage.com/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/2OkN8Yt

10 Feb 20231h 20min

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 PokerStrategy.com: https://www.pokerstrategy.com/poker-software-tools/equilab-holdem/***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrle...AND SCROLL DOWN TO GET THE NUFFLE COURSE FOR FREE!Our first online cash game poker hand brought to us by Jon Chai is from 1000NL, in which Jon finds himself opening with A5s -- one of his favorite "aggro" hands with which he happily and routinely uses to increase his VPIP / adrenaline. While versatile as a starting hand, what happens when you get the river with top pair and a 5 kicker... when villain jams? Watch Jon try to cobble together enough equity to call when Coach Brad whips out the ultimate dreamcrusher: Equilab.We find ourselves with A5s again in hand number 2, with Jon opening on button and calling a 3-bet from the small blind. We get a favorable flop, but a very unorthodox play from villain leaves Jon scrambling for equity calculation justification before putting it all in yet again. Does villain have enough weak combos to keep their range equity low enough for us to get it in? The numbers never lie when you run them through Equilab. THE EIGHTH COMBO WILL SHOCK YOU.00:00 Tactical Tuesday Episode 112 Intro00:25 Coach Brad Wilson & Poker Pro Jon Chai welcome all y'all to the show01:04 Discussion of this week's poker strategy theme, which is using Equilab for range construction andt calculating hand equity to justify bluff catching02:11 Hand No. 1: Ac5c (hero) in the small blind vs. villain UTG (3-Bet pot, 1000NL) 20:37 Join the CPG Wolves! (application info below)21:34 Hand No. 2: Ad5d (hero) on the button vs. villain in the small blind (3-Bet pot, 1000NL)31:55 Outro: go to chasingpokergreatness.com for more!These hands and a sick hype voiceover for the CPG Wolves can be found on today's episode of Tactical Tuesday! For more free poker training videos, visit our archive of now over 100 Tactical Tuesday videos on our website at https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-poker-training/#tactical-tuesdayFor the most groundbreaking, solutions-based poker courses you will ever find, you need to get yourself to the Chasing Poker Greatness website and start clicking around: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/Preflop Bootcamp: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#preflop-bootcamp-poker-courseFish In A Barrel: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#fish-in-a-barrel-and-feeding-frenzy-poker-coursesNUFFLE (Neutralizing Flop Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nuffle-neutralize-flop-leads-poker-course Want NUFFLE for free? Click here: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nuffleNUTTLE (Neutralizing Turn Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nuttle-neutralize-turn-leads-poker-courseNURRLE (Neutralizing River Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nurrle-neutralize-river-leads-poker-course -- ***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrleJoin the CPG Wolves! The CPG Wolf Program is a close-knit brotherhood, hell bent on one thing only: Chasing Poker Greatness. Powered by bleeding edge Wolf strats and led by Coach Brad and his lieutenants, CPG Wolves are systematically prepared for almost any spot they’ll encounter on the green felt. If you want to plug into an elite team and have a step-by-step game plan to help you realize your full poker potential, you can apply now. Space is limited and the pack is only as strong as its weakest member. So only the hungriest, grittiest, and most driven will be accepted into the program. Applications are open at cpgwolves.com!Follow Chasing Poker Greatness on social media!Chasing Poker Greatness on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CPGPodcastChasing Poker Greatness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasingpokergreatness/ Chasing Poker Greatness on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqgThDa8bRtDuO1mBoGatrwChasing Poker Greatness on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChasingPokerGreatness/

7 Feb 202334min

This week Peter and Duncan have Dr Alex "Doc" Chaurran as a guest in the show to share her incredible story of extreme adversity but also inspiring perseverance.She discusses the lessons she learned both from and applied to poker while she addresses some really interesting sophisticated questions from the listeners. Doc is a twitch streamer (under the moniker: QueenOfDiamonds) a lead instructor at pokerpower (@joinpokerpower) and she maintains an active social presence on twitter (@DrAlexChauran) and the village (https://greatnessvillage.com/).If you have any comments/questions, you can visit the online platform, Greatness Village: https://greatnessvillage.com/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/2OkN8Yt

3 Feb 20231h 9min