Jonathan Little is not only an accomplished poker player, he's one of the most prolific coaches and authors in the game. In fact, he even contributes weekly strategy articles right here on PokerNews.
Well, Little has some words of wisdom for those buying or selling action in this summer's online bracelet events.
Angel "chromeking" Lopez opened for 600 from early position and Jason "LuckDuck" Lawhun called from late position. Action was on "TheNutLow" who three-bet to 1,762 on the button and they were called by Lawhun after Lopez folded.
The flop came 
and Lawhun check-called "The NutLow's" 3,500 continuation bet to see the 
appear on the turn.
Both players checked and the 
completed the board on the river. Lawhun lead out for 4,125 and "TheNutLow" called only to fold after Lawhun showed 
to win the hand with the spade flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,607
20,843
|
20,843 |
|
|
26,602
11,602
|
11,602 |
|
|
18,430
18,430
|
18,430 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 120/240
Ante: 30
After a 
flop, Ted "olmuggins" Ely was all in from the big blind and was called by Brandon "Horus" Eisen from the hijack.
Ted "olmuggins" Ely: 
Brandon "Horus" Eisen: 
Ely flopped two-pair that held after the 
turn followed by the river completed the board to secure his much-needed double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,471 | |
|
|
11,372
-3,628
|
-3,628 |
While the summer is usually reserved for players coming into Vegas for the World Series of Poker, one of the benefits of the online events is that players from New Jersey can participate without having to travel across the country.
One such player is John Allan Hinds, who is playing from the Garden State under the screenname “Beastro.” In fact, he was kind enough to send us the following photo of him in action (while watching the TV show Survivor).
Hinds is a poker pro with $691,665 in live tournament earnings, including a career-best $262,574 for finishing 20th in the 2015 WSOP Main Event. In 2012, he won a WPT Borgata Poker Open $400 side event for $68,871, and in 2017 also cashed the WSOP Main Event finishing in 255th place for $40,181.
All told, Hinds has 21 WSOP-related cashes totaling $422,061, though he’s still in search of his first victory. He came close last month with five WSOP.com Season Finale Online Circuit cashes – including a sixth-place finish in the $320 Double Stack for $9,174 – but only time will tell if he can get it done here in the July bracelet events.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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15,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
"JACKKASH" opened for 485 from late position and called "King_Tubby" three-bet jam of 2,240 from the big blind.
"JACKKASH": 
"King_Tubby": 
"JACKKASH" was ahead with their made hand and improved wth the 
flop.
The turn gave "King_Tubby" some life drawing to broadway but the board completed with the 
on the river giving "JACKKASH" a full house and "King_Tubby" bought a new 15k stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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28,765
28,765
|
28,765 |
|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
"GGGdmits10" opened for 160 from early position only to have Marvin "mkarlins" Karlins, also known as "The Duckman," three-bet to 800 from the hijack.
"Rap_DeViLL" called from the big blind, "GGGdmits10" came along, and it was three-way action to the flop, which fell 
.
Two checks put action on Karlins and he put out a pot-sized bet of 2,480. That did the trick as both his opponents folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,812 |
"bestintheworld" opened for 360 from late position and "ScojoPoker" defended their big blind to see a 
flop.
"ScojoPoker" lead out for 360 and was called "bestintheworld".
The appeared on the turn and "ScojoPoker" lead out once again for 720, "bestintheworld" called.
Both players checked the river and tabled their hands. ''
"ScojoPoker" rolled over for the straight but it was no good as "bestintheworld" won the hand holding 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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38,079 | |
|
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25,713 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 80/160
Ante: 0
