Essential Pro
John Daly
In the final installment of John's Swordfish series, he uses ICMizer to discuss strategy adjustments during short-handed play and then takes us through the heads up battle that brought him to victory.
Oct. 9, 2016 | 5 p.m.
At the final table, John focuses on ICM adjustments as stack sizes fluctuate and players get eliminated.
Sept. 14, 2016 | 5 p.m.
Holding a mere 5bb, John is in desperate need of a double up to revive his hopes of a final table run.
Aug. 14, 2016 | 5 p.m.
John takes a look at the early stages of his play in a recent $30 MTT on 888
July 20, 2016 | 5 p.m.
As the session wears on, John finds himself shorthanded at one final tble, while closing in on a 2nd.
June 22, 2016 | 5 p.m.
John returns to the live play format and looks to break down the action while deep in three different tournaments.
May 29, 2016 | 5 p.m.
John discusses leading out of position postflop after calling from the blinds.
May 1, 2016 | 5 p.m.
John resumes action with a commanding chip lead four handed and looks to best fellow RIO pro Fedor Holz for all the marbles.
April 6, 2016 | 5 p.m.
John picks up the action 3 handed with a heavy focus on ICM and how to exploit the situation based on the chip stacks.
March 20, 2016 | 5 p.m.
Fresh off of two final table appearances, John breaks down both experiences taking the opportunity to discuss ICM and some of the other factors at play at a final table.
Feb. 28, 2016 | 5 p.m.
John Concludes his blind defense series with a look at some hands and putting one through PIO solver.
Feb. 7, 2016 | 5 p.m.
John continues to utilize a combination of software and examples from his own play to offer insight in to defending from the blinds.
Jan. 24, 2016 | 5 p.m.
John continues to expound upon his thoughts about blind defense, discussing the factors that influence his 3betting tendencies from the blinds.
Jan. 3, 2016 | 5 p.m.
John continues with part 2 finding he has more to say on the topic of blind defense than he previously thought.
Dec. 20, 2015 | 5 p.m.
Inspired by fellow pro Nick Rampone, John takes a look at the range of hands that players can defend in the blinds and how it may differ from the common approach.
Dec. 2, 2015 | 5 p.m.
John concludes his series with the final table, discussing the stack distribution and how he can take advantage of his chip lead.
Nov. 15, 2015 | 5 p.m.
John picks up with the AQ hand that he left off in part 1 with blinds at 1k/2k and the chip lead at his table.
Oct. 28, 2015 | 5 p.m.
John gets into the first part of a new series reviewing the 888 Monsoon tournament, a $50 buy-in that he made a deep run in.
Oct. 11, 2015 | 5 p.m.
John takes a crack at the dynamics of stack sizes and how to be aware of the implications that it has on your decision making.
Sept. 23, 2015 | 5 p.m.
Play picks up at the start of the final table with John 2nd in chips and looks to play ABC poker to maintain his leverage.
Sept. 6, 2015 | 5 p.m.
John continues to shed light on his tourney game as he grinds his way through the final table bubble.
Aug. 19, 2015 | 5 p.m.
John gets back into part 2 picking up at the end of the first break as he works his way towards the final table.
Aug. 2, 2015 | 5 p.m.
Jon begins part 1 of his new series as he works towards the final table.
July 15, 2015 | 5 p.m.
John picks up the action as the final able approaches and looks to close out strong against typical low stakes large field opposition.
June 21, 2015 | 5 p.m.
John continues to showcase his approach to Turbo MTTs and their structure.
June 7, 2015 | 5 p.m.
John continues to showcase his approach to Turbo MTTs and their structure.
May 17, 2015 | 5 p.m.
John brings us part 1 of a turbo series in which he looks to discuss how he approaches this style of MTT.
April 29, 2015 | 5 p.m.
John concludes his debut series with some analysis of the math behind set mining, as well as some thoughts on stack utility in tournaments.
April 15, 2015 | 5 p.m.
John discusses how to account for the EV of knockout bonuses in KO tourneys.
March 29, 2015 | 5 p.m.
John picks up right where he left off exploring different hands to give you an idea of his playing style and how he approaches the game.