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thejericho2 Poker Coach: Quick Facts
Everything you need to know about the coach in one card.
Facts on this card come from the Run It Once course bio and from what thejericho2 says on camera across the Red Line Mastery lessons. We do not publish anything he has not said himself, and we don’t guess at his real name.
Who he is
Who Is thejericho2?
A Run It Once Elite pro who learned aggression the hard way.
thejericho2 is a high-stakes No Limit Hold’em cash game professional who has spent years battling at stakes up to NL5K. Run It Once describes him as one of the toughest mid- and high-stakes regulars in the game, a long-time Run It Once Elite instructor and a coach who has worked with dozens of players.
$1M+
cash game winnings
$25/$50
highest stakes
100s
training videos
131
videos in his flagship
On camera he is direct, funny and openly confident. He calls Red Line Mastery the best complete poker course he knows, then hands the verdict back to the viewer: “You can be the judge of it.” He also coaches the way he teaches. Several times in the course he says he has gone through students’ databases to find their leaks, for example players folding far too many hands to 4-bets, and the course’s structure follows the mistakes he sees most often.
His home turf is online 6-max cash. The live plays in his course run on GGPoker and PokerStars, from 200NL Rush & Cash and 200NL Zoom to 500NL and 1kNL regular tables, and he says he grinds up to 2kNL.
Career
From NL2 Nit to NL5K
The path that shaped how thejericho2 coaches.
Start
NL2, 24 tables, full ring
A self-described nit relying almost entirely on showdown winnings.
Grind
About a million hands at NL50
Roughly 0.5 bb/100 after moving to 6-max. “I was a slave to the board.”
Wall
Stuck between 100NL and 200NL
15 to 20 shots at 200NL, most of them lost in the first session.
Turn
One summer to change his style
He studies the fearless regs, starts raising, calling down and bluffing, and the red line keeps his graph afloat.
Peak
500NL, 1kNL, 2kNL, then NL5K
The red line style wins at 500NL to 2kNL; at 5kNL he reports a break-even red line.
What makes him unusual as a coach is that he did not start aggressive. In the course he talks about being “nitty” with risk, money and people as well as at the tables, and says that exploring the red line style in 2017 and 2018 changed his life away from poker too: more sociable, more open, less afraid to spend. His own summary: “Nitty at the tables, nitty in life.”
Why it matters to you
A coach who was always aggressive can tell you what to do. A coach who used to be a nit can tell you why you aren’t doing it yet, and that is the gap most stuck regs need closed.
The full, step-by-step version of this story, with the numbers from each stage, is in our Red Line Mastery index review.
In his words
His Coaching Philosophy in 7 Quotes
Taken from the Red Line Mastery transcripts, with the lesson each one comes from.
“So it’s basically 50% of your winnings.”
thejericho2 · Lesson 1.1
His case for studying non-showdown winnings, the red line, as seriously as made hands.
“When you know GTO, that’s when you can deviate.”
thejericho2 · Lesson 1.1
Exploits only work once you know the baseline. His core is solver-based; the deviations come second.
“I was a slave to the board.”
thejericho2 · Lesson 2.3
How he describes his old showdown-only game: no made hand, no money.
“No risk, no money.”
thejericho2 · Lesson 11.2
On getting money in with low equity and being at peace with it when it goes wrong.
“I don’t think you need a HUD to play online poker.”
thejericho2 · Lesson 11.5
He dropped his HUD in mid-2019 on a friend’s advice and never went back.
“Improvise, adapt, and overcome.”
thejericho2 · Lesson 14.3
What he tells every student about a game whose meta never stops changing.
“The biggest recipe for success is hard work and putting in the reps. Trust the process.”
— thejericho2, lesson 14.3 Am I Still a Nit?
How he works
How thejericho2 Studies Poker
The four-step review loop he uses himself and gives to his students.
This is the routine he teaches in chapters 11 and 12 of Run It Once Red Line Mastery. If you want to build the same habit with a solver, start with our guide on using PioSOLVER in real games and the GTO Wizard courses guide.
Courses
Courses With thejericho2
His full flagship, the mini-course where it started, and the Run It Once libraries that include his training.
Flagship · 131 videos · 56 hours
Run It Once Red Line Mastery
His own full course on non-showdown winnings: 14 chapters covering preflop, flop and turn aggression, calling, a 22-video river chapter, 18 blind vs blind lessons, 4-bet and multiway pots, exploits against weaker players, the mental game, solver review routines and 12 live-play videos from 200NL to 1kNL.
Red Line Mastery course page · Red Line Mastery index review
Where it started · 10 episodes
Red Line Mastery: the original mini-course
His first, compact take on the red line, released before the full course: cold 4-bets, flop 3-bets in 3-bet pots, turn raises, defending against 4-bets and flop check-raises, river bluff-catching and overbet bluffs, plus his “one spot per week” study routine. A fast way into his ideas; the full edition above is the complete system.
Run It Once library
Run It Once Elite & Essential Holdem 2025
Run It Once’s 2025 Hold’em library, where thejericho2’s training sits alongside videos from the school’s other Hold’em pros.
Run It Once library
Run It Once Elite Holdem 2024
The 2024 Elite Hold’em collection from Run It Once, one of the yearly libraries that feature thejericho2.
Run It Once library
Run It Once Elite NLHE Poker Training 2023
Elite No Limit Hold’em training from 2023, for players who want the earlier archive of Run It Once’s cash game content with him.
Run It Once library
Run It Once Monthly Elite Calls
Recordings of Run It Once’s Monthly Elite Calls, another place to find thejericho2 alongside the school’s Elite instructors.
Which thejericho2 course should you start with?
| Your goal | Start with |
|---|---|
| Fix a losing red line and move up to 500NL+ | Red Line Mastery |
| See his ideas applied at the table | Red Line Mastery, chapter 13 Live Plays |
| Get a quick taste of his red line ideas first | Red Line Mastery mini-course (10 episodes) |
| Study the newest Run It Once Hold’em content | Holdem 2025 |
| Build a deep Elite Hold’em archive | Elite Holdem 2024 + Elite NLHE 2023 |
| Learn from several Elite pros at once | Monthly Elite Calls |
| Own everything from the school | Run It Once Mega Bundle |
| License type | FOREVER LICENSE on every option |
All of them are in the Run It Once courses category, alongside the rest of the school’s catalog.
Watch & listen
Watch & Listen: thejericho2’s Red Line Ideas
Our video and podcast made from his course.
Red line poker in 85 seconds
The core idea of his coaching in one short video: blue, red and green lines, and why a showdown-only game stalls above 200NL.
Podcast: Fix Your Poker Red Line
A deep dive into his course and his story on the Elite Poker Guide podcast.
Fit check
Is thejericho2 the Right Coach for You?
His style suits a specific kind of player.
Learn from him if you…
- ✓You play online 6-max NLHE cash and want to move up
- ✓You win at showdown but lose the pots you don’t show down
- ✓You want a coach who explains the transition, not just the end result
- ✓You like solver-based play with practical deviations
- ✓You play GGPoker Rush & Cash, PokerStars Zoom or regular tables
Look elsewhere if you…
- ✕You are brand new and need the basics first
- ✕You play tournaments, PLO or live cash
- ✕You want to stay at 100NL without studying
- ✕You want pure population exploits with no GTO base
Other red line voices on Elite Poker Guide approach the topic differently. Saulo Costa treats a poor red line as a symptom of specific leaks in The Redline Blueprint, and Robmaf builds plans per opponent in the Redline Ninja Course. For the theory behind all of them, read blue line vs red line vs green line.
EPG editor’s take
Pick thejericho2 when you want breadth and a coach who has lived the switch from nit to aggressive reg. Pick a narrower red line course when you already know which leak you need to fix.
FAQ
thejericho2 Poker Coach FAQ
Quick answers about the coach and his courses.
Who is thejericho2?
thejericho2 is a high-stakes NLHE cash game professional and long-time Run It Once Elite instructor. He has played up to NL5K ($25/$50), has more than $1M in cash game winnings and has recorded hundreds of training videos.
What is thejericho2’s poker course?
His flagship is the full Run It Once Red Line Mastery: 131 videos in 14 chapters, about 56 hours, on winning more pots without showdown. It grew out of his earlier 10-episode Red Line Mastery mini-course.
What does thejericho2 teach?
Aggressive, solver-based 6-max cash game poker with a focus on the red line (non-showdown winnings), plus the calling side of the game, blind vs blind play, exploits against weaker players, the mental game and a hand review routine.
What stakes does thejericho2 play?
He has played up to NL5K. In Red Line Mastery he says he grinds up to 2kNL, mostly 200NL to 1kNL, and his live plays cover GGPoker and PokerStars from 200NL to 1kNL.
Does thejericho2 use a HUD?
No. He has played without a HUD since mid-2019 and recommends that every player try it for at least a week.
How do I get his courses on Elite Poker Guide?
Digital files, crypto payment only. Fast delivery is handled manually after payment confirmation, and download links remain available for 7 days, so save your files locally. See how to pay and the active coupons.
FOREVER LICENSE
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