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With more than $6.3 million in live tournament winnings, another $1 million online, two World Poker Tour titles and WPT Player of the Year honors, Jonathan Little has easily established himself as one of the top poker pros on the circuit over the last decade.

The 31-year-old Little has won 13 live poker tournaments during his career, including events at stops such as the Festa Al Lago Classic, the Five-Star World Poker Classic, EPT Prague, the Lucky Hearts Poker Open, and The Million Dollar Heater.

But perhaps even more impressive than his long list of poker accolades, is the army of up-and-coming poker players he is forming behind him thanks to his tireless efforts as a poker educator. Little has written 11 poker strategy books in total, including the Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker series, the Jonathan Little on Live No-Limit Cash Games series, the Strategies for Beating Small Stakes Poker series and Positive Poker: A Modern Psychological Approach to Mastering Your Mental Game.

His latest release, Jonathan Little’s Excelling at No-Limit Hold’em brings together 18 of the greatest poker experts, including Phil Hellmuth, Mike Sexton, Olivier Busquet, Ed Miller, Scott Clements, and many more to discuss all aspects of the game.

Card Player caught up with Little between tournament stops to talk about his poker career, how training others helps him keep his own game sharp and how Card Player readers can improve their game with his Excelling at No-Limit Hold’em webinar series.

Card Player: You’ve established yourself with your series of books, webinars, columns for _Card Player_, Twitch streaming, and so on as one of the most consistent and popular poker educators in the business. What do you enjoy about teaching people to play better poker?

Jonathan Little: I have always enjoyed helping people who have the desire to improve themselves, whether it be at poker or life. I realize that I would certainly not be where I am today if it was not for the immense kindness and generosity of numerous players who were willing to help me out when I first started playing 13 years ago. I strive to be as helpful to my students as my mentors were to me. 

CP: What have you been working on lately besides playing poker?

JL: A few years ago, while playing at a European Poker Tour stop, I realized that I have the unique opportunity to discuss poker with many of the best players in the game. I also realized that most amateur players never have that opportunity. I decided to figure out a way to bring the discussions the pros have on a day-to-day basis to the players who need that information the most, those who are doing everything in their power to improve.

I set out to find world-class players who are experts in their specific niche of poker and asked them to write between 20 and 50 pages on their subject of expertise. The result was Excelling at No-Limit Hold’em, an awesome 500-page book filled with wisdom from some of the best players and mindset experts in the world. I couldn’t be happier with it!

CP: Why should players participate in unique learning opportunities such as your Excelling at No-Limit Hold’em webinar series?

JL: Today, perhaps the most useful resources to poker players who are trying to improve their skills are training videos and live webinars. Training videos are great because they let you see exactly how the video producer thinks. Webinars are even better because, in addition to seeing what the video producer is doing, you get to ask questions in real time. Of course, webinars can be recorded so they can be replayed for people who cannot attend live.

I am currently hosting a series of 18 free, one-hour webinars in conjunction with my new book, Excelling at No-Limit Hold’em.

Card Player readers can sign up for this webinar series by clicking here!

This webinar series provides the viewers a unique opportunity to learn poker in the comfort of their homes from world-class players and mindset experts about their subject of expertise for free. I only wish I had this opportunity when I first started playing! I am honored to be in the position to offer this webinar series to players who want to take their games to the next level.

CP: How has your own poker game improved as your commitment to poker education has expanded?

JL: I constantly strive to improve my poker skills. I realize that if you are not progressing at a faster rate than your opponents, you are falling behind. I discuss poker with some of the best players in the world on a regular basis and work hard to develop sound strategies using various poker training programs.

When I am not traveling the high-stakes poker tournament circuit, I spend a large portion of my time coaching students, writing books, and developing interactive webinars. By constantly thinking about and discussing poker with players of various skill levels, I am forced to fully understand every aspect of the game.

CP: Can you describe how your corresponding webinar series works and what poker players can expect to learn from these sessions?

JL: Each month, one of the authors from Excelling at No-Limit Hold’em, along with myself as the moderator, will host a free one-hour webinar. In addition to the monthly free webinar, each author will also host a more in-depth four-hour webinar.

I decided to present my own webinars first to set the tone and provide an example to the other authors of the high quality that my students have come to expect. My free webinar discussed when to value bet and when to pot control. The corresponding four-hour webinar discussed how to properly think about hand ranges versus various types of opponents.

Ed Miller went second. His free webinar discussed live no-limit hold’em cash games as a war of information. His four-hour webinar outlined how to use the information you gather from your opponents in live cash games to get extremely out of line in order to blatantly exploit their mistakes and maximize profits.

Jared Tendler went third. His free webinar outlined his proven strategy for eliminating tilt, which many viewers found to be incredibly enlightening. His four-hour webinar was actually a workshop where he analyzed numerous tilt profiles that the webinar attendees submitted. This allowed the attendees to get immediate feedback and advice on their specific problems that they can immediately put into use.

I am excited to continue hosting these webinars every month. Each free webinar has been viewed by over 2,500 people, with each new one getting more viewers than the last. If you aren’t taking part, you are missing out.

CP: How and why did you choose the players you did for your book and webinar series?

JL: When deciding on which pros to get involved in the book, I only asked a select group who I respected and wanted to work with. Fortunately, enough of them replied and let me know that they would love to be part of the project.

For each author’s subject, I allowed them to write and teach about whatever topic they were passionate about. I know that when I am passionate about something, I tend to do extremely good work. I hoped the authors would do the same, and they didn’t disappoint.

Here are a few of the many chapters in Excelling at No-Limit Hold’em:

Lower Buy-in Tournament Strategies, by Chris Moneymaker
My Strategy for Success, by Scott Clements
An Overview of Poker Tells, by Zachary Elwood
Range Analysis, by Alex Fitzgerald
Short Stack Strategies: Old School Versus New School, by Phil Hellmuth and Liv Boeree
Tackling the Final Table, by Jonathan Little
Playing Heads-Up, by Olivier Busquet
Mental Toughness: The Ultimate Psychological Edge, by Dr. Patricia Cardner

As for the webinars, I have again given the authors free reign to discuss whatever topic they are passionate about. I am excited to see what the future brings!

CP: How do you keep your own game sharp and what advice can you offer _Card Player_ readers to do so?

JL: I currently spend most of my time discussing poker with my friends, coaching a wide range of students, working with various poker programs, and studying training videos.
I strongly suggest everyone find a group of poker-playing friends who desperately want to get better at the game. Schedule a regular time to talk poker with them each week. If the topic of conversation frequently veers away from poker, you should probably find a new group. You can also post hands and concept questions on poker forums. Since the major forums now tend to provide an environment that is not conducive to learning, I set up a small forum at my poker training site, FloatTheTurn.com, for humble, dedicated students of the game who want to improve their skills.

I also coach a wide range of students at PokerCoaching.com. Some of them are beginners while others are world-class experts playing the highest stakes. In order to explain poker to players of various skill levels, I must fully understand what I am teaching. When I wrote my first book, Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker, I found holes in my general strategy that I had to work on (namely, I played poorly from the blinds and I did not respond well to extreme aggression). After pinpointing these flaws and working hard to correct them, these situations are now some of my strengths. If you think about every single aspect of the game, you will likely find areas you can improve. My students’ difficult questions force me to continuously improve.

I strongly suggest everyone spend a significant amount of time learning from poker training videos, or even better, highly interactive webinars. My webinar series for Excelling at No-Limit Hold’em provides a rare opportunity to learn poker from some of the best players in the game in real time for free. By learning from the best players in the game, you will discover numerous facets of your strategy that can be improved.

You must realize and accept that getting good at poker takes a lot of hard work and diligent study. If you think you can master the game by simply showing up to the casino once a week, you are in for a rude awakening. It is far from easy, but that’s a good thing because if it were easy, everyone would be great and you’d have a hard time rising above your opponents. If you devote the time and energy that poker demands, you will eventually become a winning player in your games.

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