HEADS-UP For $230,000!! [Jonathan Little vs Alex Foxen]

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HEADS-UP For $230,000!! [Jonathan Little vs Alex Foxen]

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Jonathan Little was on the cusp of winning the trophy at a $10,000 buy-in PokerGO Cup event, with only one player standing in his way. That player happened to be Alex Foxen, currently one of the most decorated tournament players in the world. As the stacks dwindled and fewer big blinds remained in play, Little would have to put on a preflop masterclass to unsettle his opponent and take home the title!
When playing heads-up in a tournament, it is important to be aware of whether there is a big blind ante (BBA). With a BBA in place, the small blind has to put in an extra 0.5 big blinds to win 3 big blinds, meaning that the small blind should be playing 100% of their hands.
Jonathan Little ‘FieryJustice’,’Jcardshark’, ‘JonLittle’ is in the top 150 on the all time money list with over $8,800,000 in total live earnings. He has 2 World Poker Tour (WPT) titles, both of which were for over $1,000,000. He won the WPT Season VI (2007-2008) Player of the Year award. Jonathan is a 38 year old professional poker player from the U.S.A. He is also the founder of PokerCoaching.com.
Alex Foxen ‘bigfox86’ is a 32-year-old American professional poker player and is a regular at the highest stakes poker tournaments in the world. He has over $32,000,000 in live tournament earnings putting him in the top 20 on the all time money list. He has 1 World Series Of Poker (WSOP) bracelet from the 2022 $250,000 No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller for $4,563,700.
The PokerGo Cup was a series of eight No-Limit Hold'em poker tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $10,000 - $25,000 played from January 25 to February 3, 2024 and held inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
$10,000 - 2024 PokerGO Cup Event #3 - Results
1st: Jonathan Little U.S.A - $229,500
2nd: Alex Foxen ‘bigfox86’- U.S.A - $148,750
3rd: Dan Shak - U.S.A - $106,250
4th: Jesse Lonis ‘Dangerous22’ - U.S.A - $76,500
5th: Daniel Weinand - Canada - $59,500
6th: Brock Wilson ‘HelloMyMan’- U.S.A - $42,500
7th: Daniel Negreanu ‘Dnegs’, ‘KidPoker’ - Canada - $34,000
🔍 Hand 1 Preflop:
With blinds at 75,000/150,000 and a 150,000 big blind ante, Alex Foxen is first to act on the button, or small blind in heads-up play. He opens to 375,000 with K9 of clubs. Jonathan Little looks down at AQo in the big blind and raises to 4,050,000, which is enough to put Foxen all-in. Foxen folds his suited king, and Little drags in the pot uncontested.
🔍 Hand 2 Preflop:
The blinds are now 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 big blind ante. Jonathan Little starts by raising from the button to 2,475,000 with KTo. The raise is enough to put Alex Foxen all-in. He looks down at K2o and calls to put his tournament life at risk.
💸 Flop - 8c 7d 6s:
The connected flop is great for Little, who picks up a gutshot straight draw. Foxen needs to hit a deuce or some kind of running board pair to split the pot and stay alive in the tournament.
💣 Turn - 8s:
A board-pairing 8 of spades on the turn means that Foxen can chop the pot with a seven or six on the river. Little, on the other hand, will be hoping that one of these cards or a deuce doesn’t come, so that he can lift the trophy and take home the lion's share of the prize pool.
🌊 River -
Want to find out if Little manages to hold with his king-high and win this PokerGO Cup event? Then stay tuned to the end of this poker video!
Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!
You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!
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@PokerCoaching 4 ай бұрын

What is the worst hand YOU would have called in both hands if you were Alex Foxen? 🦊

@joshuasiktar4105 2 ай бұрын

KJ suited, A10 suited, AQo, Pocket 8s

@mesparza6971 2 ай бұрын

Q9, congrats on win J Little!!! His muscles couldn’t help him there 😂

@YTSparty 2 ай бұрын

This begs the question, have you ever thought of getting your wife involved in Poker like Alex did?

@drugsrbad475 2 ай бұрын

How are you doing this WSOP? How many cashes/ how much in the green thus far? Congrats JL! 1st hand: I’m not sure if I’d fold or call in that situation. But I wouldn’t do great post flop against you or foxen, so I’m likely throwing in the chips with K9s.

@yoniker83 2 ай бұрын

ATo,A8s,KTs,any pp. just a gues i never studied hu

@francescoiadicicco1266 2 ай бұрын

So basically Mr. Little is the closest thing to GTO we have on Earth. 🤖

@killanige 2 ай бұрын

I like the way you told'em, "You're in really bad shape, hahaha." 😂😂

@douglaspranger4593 2 ай бұрын

Congrats Jonathan. Super happy for you especially against such an admirable opponent

@PokerCoaching 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate it, Douglas!

@patg9698 2 ай бұрын

Really nice to meet you at SW in Vegas, congrats on your win!

@hobomillionaire 2 ай бұрын

Well played JL, great win 👌

@PokerCoaching 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@brianfloyd2279 2 ай бұрын

We typically learn hand reading from a full ring game down to heads up, but this is backwards. If players were taught heads up hand reading first then expand to three handed, etc, up to full ring, ur hand reading skills will be far above others. Think about it...most hands, even in cash, are intended to be played heads up to minimize variance.

@RoganBits 2 ай бұрын

I play a lot of JSNG which is basically heads up. I also play heads up; and have like 10-20x wins as i do losses. I'd be calling you with AKo/s, any pocket pair, and depending on how you've been playing I'd open up to Ax o/s with any kicker; but a7o or better is pref. The pocket pairs I call you with depend on my stack; your stack; and blinds. The Ax combinations are added to aggro players. That said; GTO probably says different and says something more like AA/KK/QQ/JJ/TT and AKs -> ATs + A2 -> A5s (it likely skips A6s -> ATs for calling that all in). It may even drop the lower range of Ax suited. The Ax offsuits are likely limited to either AK/AQ or AK -> AJ. I'm not sure I see a world where solver says to go in with ATo against > 20bb all in. Don't know; and I play crap stakes, so the most I can win in the JSNG's I play are $200 for jackpot; and usually $2 per win. So keep in mind; my ranges are wider to reflect a softer field.

@busomite 2 ай бұрын

That’s a good day at the office. Congrats!

@PokerCoaching 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@madamkirk Ай бұрын

Congratulations 🎊

@PokerCoaching Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@wigi49 2 ай бұрын

Without looking at charts, the answer to your min call, I said higher suited connectors... whaddya know?

@leslieandclash7030 2 ай бұрын

so 25bb HU the only hands that open jam are 22 and 33? How is that not exploitable?

@newstandardaccount 2 ай бұрын

I was surprised to hear you say you jam wider than what the charts suggest - GTO bots are hyper aggressive and I guess the inference I'm drawing from Foxen is that he thinks you are jamming tighter than GTO would suggest. Short stacked tournaments aren't usually that interesting to me, but what IS interesting is preflop. Preflop strategies when you're short stacked, especially with multiple players behind with varying stack sizes are so dynamic. Enjoyed the content and congrats on your victory!

@gesus.christ99 2 ай бұрын

GTO is hyper aggressive BUT the solutions are perfect if you call wide in a lot of scenarios, and our dumb human brain that doesn't want to handle big risks with marginal hands is going to fold too much