Reviews for Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker, Volume 1 Little does an exemplary job of analyzing situations and giving sound advice in an easy-to-read writing style that keeps you turning the pages. Gamingtoday.com Jonathan Little’s book may well be the best tournament poker book written since Harrington’s. PokerQ4.com Here is the penultimate sentence in Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker: “If you become lazy, you will be left in the dust.” Memorize, grasp, understand, use the information Little offers, you’ll be the one kicking up that dust. Jack Welch, Pokerheadrush.com This book is a blend of analytical and common sense. For people who want to be competitive in MTTs as currently played, I think that Little’s book is essential. Thegoodgamblingguide.co.uk This book may not be a break through book in the history of poker writing, but it has all the masala to get you going and reach heights. After all this book comes to you by someone who has already been there, seen it and done it all! Go Grab it! Pokerstarus.com Jonathan Little is one of the premier tournament poker players in the world today. I personally have learned so much from him and you can too. Shannon Shorr Reviews for Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker, Volume 2 The second installment of two-time World Poker Tour Champion Jonathan Little’s tournament poker strategy books is now available, and the poker world has been wondering if Volume 2 will be able to live-up to the expectations and reach or surpass the very high-bar set by Volume 1 of Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker. Well I’m here to tell you that Volume 2 of the series is every bit as good as Volume 1. After reading Volume 1 of the series I made the bold prediction that Little’s tournament books would supplant the Harrington on Hold’em series as the go-to source for tournament poker, and I have to say that after reading Volume 2 I feel this prediction is a foregone conclusion. Steve Ruddock, Pokernewsboy.com I think the second volume provides a plethora of pertinent and interesting in‐ formation that would appeal to both new and existing readers of Little. Chad Holloway, Pokernews.com First published in 2013 by D & B Publishing Copyright © 2013 Jonathan Little The right of Jonathan Little to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmit‐ ted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, photocopying, recording or other‐ wise, without prior permission of the publisher. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 978 1 90446 895 0 All sales enquiries should be directed to D&B Publishing: e-mail: [email protected]; website: www.dandbpoker.com Cover design by Horatio Monteverde. Printed and bound by Versa Press in the US. Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Notes on the Scoring System 1 $25,000 WPT Championship Hand 1 Bad flop with little equity Hand 2 Good flop with lots of equity Hand 3 Tricky turn card Hand 4 Weird turn spot Hand 5 Big river decision Hand 6 Representing the nuts Hand 7 Tough river spot Hand 8 Tricky flop decision Hand 9 Flopped flush Hand 10 Facing a continuation-bet Hand 11 Scary turn Hand 12 Valuetown Hand 13 Fearing aggression Hand 14 Cold-call of your reraise Hand 15 Big pot Hand 16 Facing turn aggression Hand 17 Another set Hand 18 Going to Valuetown Hand 19 Tricky flop situation Hand 20 Middle pair in a big pot Hand 21 Finding value Hand 22 Standard pre-flop situation Hand 23 Avoiding trouble Hand 24 Tricky spot Hand 25 A-K against the tilter Hand 26 Good flop, bad river Hand 27 Tricky turn spot Hand 28 Continuation-bet size Hand 29 Double gutshot Hand 30 Bad flop Hand 31 A flush! Hand 32 Facing a maniac Hand 33 Post-flop against a shortstack Hand 34 Round two vs. the shortstack Hand 35 Looking for a set Hand 36 Extracting Value Hand 37 Top pair Hand 38 Facing flop aggression Hand 39 Going for value Hand 40 Tricky spot Hand 41 Facing a button raise Hand 42 Small mistakes Hand 43 Applying pressure Hand 44 Thinking about ranges Hand 45 Aggression from a tight player Hand 46 Bad flop for Q-Q Hand 47 Rockets Hand 48 Turning a strong hand Hand 49 Applying pressure pre-flop Hand 50 Going for value Hand 51 Fun river Hand 52 Blind versus blind Hand 53 Tough spot Hand 54 Continuation-bet Hand 55 Going for it Hand 56 Poor flop Hand 57 Attacking the aggressor Hand 58 Pressure Hand 59 Flopped monster Hand 60 Tough flop Hand 61 Inducing $1,000 WSOP Event Hand 62 Decent draw Hand 63 Getting in Hand 64 Flush draw Hand 65 Nice turn Hand 66 Dry flop Hand 67 Pot control Hand 68 Grinding the shortstack Hand 69 Facing an all-in Hand 70 Facing a calling station Hand 71 Squeeze? Hand 72 Tough river Hand 73 Top pair Hand 74 Tricky turn Hand 75 Fun turn Hand 76 Facing a maniac Hand 77 Tough flop Hand 78 Flop decision Hand 79 Blind battle against tight kid Hand 80 Fun turn spot Hand 81 Facing a flop lead Hand 82 The trap Hand 83 Late position brawl Hand 84 Facing a tilter Hand 85 Monster Hand 86 Blind battle against a tiny stack Hand 87 Thievery Hand 88 Tricky situation Hand 89 Button aggression Hand 90 Near the bubble Hand 91 Flopped nuts Hand 92 Fantastic odds Hand 93 Facing a strong player Hand 94 Check-raise Hand 95 Pot control Hand 96 Common button situation Hand 97 Getting action Hand 98 Standard shortstack situation Hand 99 Trying to build a stack Hand 100 Decent odds Hand 101 Tiny all-in Hand 102 Shortstacked Hand 103 Shallow-stacked Hand 104 Tough spot with a shortstack Hand 105 Facing a nit Hand 106 Shortstack situation $2,500 WSOP Event Hand 107 Ace magnets Hand 108 Blind skirmish Hand 109 Multiway Hand 110 Control Hand 111 Fun turn Hand 112 Getting maximum value Hand 113 Paying attention Hand 114 Trapping Hand 115 Gathering info Hand 116 Standard flop play Hand 117 Good turn card Hand 118 Lots of options Hand 119 Bad flop Hand 120 Getting tricky Hand 121 Facing a cold 4-bet Hand 122 Facing a 3-bet Hand 123 Numerous tricky spots Hand 124 Bad flop Hand 125 Dealing with an all-in Hand 126 Facing a crazy guy Hand 127 Pressurizing a shortstack Hand 128 Terrible flop in a multiway pot Hand 129 Taking the initiative Hand 130 Caution Hand 131 Nice flop in multiway pot Hand 132 Lots of action Hand 133 Missed flop Hand 134 Top set Hand 135 Tricky post-flop situation Hand 136 Blind skirmish Hand 137 A shortstack on the bubble Hand 138 Fighting a bully Hand 139 Getting aggressive Hand 140 Big decision Hand 141 Stealing Hand 142 Premium hand Hand 143 Good odds Hand 144 Tricky pre-flop spot Hand 145 A bit out of line Hand 146 Shortstacked Hand 147 Not as good as it looks Hand 148 Facing a nit Hand 149 Good odds Hand 150 Early position battle Conclusion