Jonathan Little: From Magic the Gathering to Two-Time WPT Champion

Connor Richards
Editor & Live Reporter U.S.
Hosts:
Connor Richards @CRichards1995
Guests:
Jonathan Little @JonathanLittle

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 22nd episode, Connor speaks with poker coach Jonathan Little about the early days of online poker, Magic the Gathering, dealing with downswings, winning the 2007 WPT Mirage Poker Showdown and 2008 WPT Mashantucket Championship, recent victories in the PokerGO Studio and balancing poker and family.

Little also talked about running PokerCoaching.com, the qualities of a good poker coach and mentoring high-stakes pro Justin Saliba.

This interview was filmed at the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) festival at Resorts World Las Vegas.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Jonathan Little by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Timestamps

TIMETOPIC
0:00Intro
1:05Getting into poker
4:45Playing online w/ Shannon Shorr
7:14Building a bankroll & early downswings
10:5007-08 WPT run
15:33Poker coaching
19:23Other poker coaches
20:25Mentoring Justin Saliba
25:44NAPT Las Vegas
28:55Balancing poker and family
30:30Poker Hall of Fame
31:41Book recommendation
33:32Advice for younger self
35:05Favorite life lesson from poker
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Connor Richards
Editor & Live Reporter U.S.

Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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