If you’re serious about honing your poker skills, becoming a member of the PokerCoaching.com community is an essential step. The platform offers videos that build upon the fundamentals found in the 10-article series of MTT Poker Basics articles that I published here at Cardplayer Lifestyle, taking your understanding of the game to the next level. Let’s explore how some of the standout videos from PokerCoaching.com reinforce and expand on these foundational concepts.
Learning Preflop Ranges
In Jonathan Little’s 3 Key Preflop Exploits in Large Field Tournaments, you’ll learn to move beyond simple preflop charts. In this video, Little investigates the most exploitable spots that are often found in soft larger fields full of various tight, aggressive, or “fishy” players. It is a natural next step after mastering preflop in theory, as discussed in MTT Poker Basics.
WATCH: 3 Key Preflop Exploits in Large Field Tournaments by Jonathan Little
READ: MTT Poker Basics: Learning Preflop Ranges
Playing Button vs Big Blind
Matt Affleck’s video, WSOP Preparation – Button RFI, is a 90 minute primer on all aspects of opening hands from the late position. The video is excellent for those diving into their study as it mixes PIO solver strategy solutions with Affleck’s experience in exploiting weaker WSOP fields. This video does include material related to playing versus the small blind, but rest assured it is the perfect place to start for one of tournament poker’s most common scenarios.
WATCH: WSOP Preparation – Button RFI by Matt Affleck
READ: MTT Poker Basics: Playing BTN vs. BB
Small Blind Fundamentals
In Playing from the Small Blind [Postflop], Matt Affleck explores the tricky nature of playing out of position from the small blind. Here, Affleck breaks down the postflop strategy into clear steps of understanding the preflop ranges, response to c-bets, and the biggest mistakes from the general population. Affleck is one of PokerCoaching’s long-tenured coaches that proves time and time again his experience is invaluable for students.
WATCH: Playing From The Small Blind [Postflop] by Matt Affleck
READ: MTT Poker Basics: Small Blind Fundamentals
Adjusting in Multiway Pots
Jonathan Jaffe’s Mastering Multiway Pots In Tournaments is a must-watch for players who love hand histories. Jaffe does a fantastic job of breaking down situations where equity is broken down between opponents. He notes exploits and tendencies that he finds in both low and high buy in fields, helping the audience learn from his experience and see the game through his eyes.
WATCH: Mastering Multiway Pots In Tournaments by Jonathan Jaffe
READ: MTT Poker Basics: Adjusting in Multiway Pots
Short Stack All-In Strategy
In Short Stacked GTO Preflop Strategy, founder Jonathan Little puts on a clinic in short stack strategy. As is PokerCoaching standard, the video goes to great lengths to explain the difference in strategy across stages of the tournament and against various player types. Little goes on to examine many specific charts to follow across multiple stack depths, which are available to PokerCoaching members as an evergreen resource.
WATCH: Short Stacked GTO Preflop Strategy by Jonathan Little
READ: MTT Poker Basics: Short Stack All-In Strategy
Single-Raised Pots Out of Position
Jonathan Little returns to explore the complexities of playing out of position in USPO Review with Justin Saliba. His breakdown of Saliba’s play during a final table in the PokerGO Studio offers insight into how elite Vegas regulars are playing this tricky scenario in high pressure situations. The video examines Saliba’s specific hand histories, giving the audience access to his thoughts in the moment as well as his reflections on the plays with Jonathan Little.
WATCH: USPO Review with Justin Saliba and Jonathan Little
READ: MTT Poker Basics: Single-Raised Pots Out of Position
Understanding Board Textures
In When to Continuation Bet Based on Board Texture, Jonathan Little explores a variety of board textures and how they and your position should impact postflop strategy. The video serves as an excellent primer to free resources like Equilab, as Little demonstrates how understanding your range advantage on certain boards can help you lean on your opponent. This video will help you take the leap forward in playing your range, not your cards.
WATCH: When to Continuation Bet Based on Board Texture by Jonathan Little
READ: MTT Poker Basics: Understanding Board Textures
Conquering 3-Bet Pots
Matt Affleck provides another excellent overview with 3 Bet Pots as the Aggressor, an 80 minute deep dive into the complexities of announcing you have a strong hand. As always, Affleck provides a detailed guide to the situation at hand based on game theory principles. This video is a recent addition, meaning Affleck takes advantage of PokerCoaching’s latest feature PeakGTO, which allows users to explore their options through pre and postflop decisions. Check this one out for a guide to the new feature along with the aggressive raising strategy.
WATCH: 3 Bet Pots as the Aggressor by Matt Affleck
READ: MTT Poker Basics: Conquering 3-Bet Pots
Running Deep with ICM
In Postflop ICM as the Chip Leader, Chris Brewer begins his series on ICM as part of the PokerCoaching Tournament Domination course. This first video wastes no time getting right into the action, focusing on Brewer’s own play online as the chip leader at a GGPoker final table. It’s a great introduction showing how you can apply pressure to middling stacks that must fight to outlast the shortest. And it only serves as Part 1 of 13 in Brewer’s series on Postflop ICM strategies.
WATCH: Postflop ICM as the Chip Leader by Chris Brewer
READ: MTT Poker Basics: Running Deep with ICM
Winning the Tournament in Heads-Up Play
Finally, Shannon Shorr’s analysis of heads-up play gives you a peek behind the curtain of his play in a PokerGO Studio final table. Shorr focuses on the dynamic of playing outside the box against recreational players when in live tournaments. When these players reach heads up, they are far less experienced, and Shorr demonstrates how and when to crank up the aggression to put our opponents in a world of hurt.
WATCH: Heads Up Play in Live MTTs by Shannon Shorr
READ: MTT Poker Basics: Winning the Tournament in Heads-Up Play
Take Your Game to the Next Level
Joining the PokerCoaching.com community is a fantastic first step to moving beyond tournament basics. Each video highlighted serves as a powerful extension of the concepts introduced in beginner strategy articles, offering deeper analysis and practical application. PokerCoaching’s tight roster of experienced players is only outmatched by their ability as talented coaches, sharing their knowledge with the audience easily. If you’ve appreciated the MTT Poker Basics series, there is no question that PokerCoaching would be an excellent video library to take your game to the next level.
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