Don't be afraid to invest in good coaching or a course. I've used coaching, online training sites, and online courses. Never regretted a penny I've spent. I play live mixed games and coaching has really helped me tweak my game from time to time. Study on your own, but use a coach to help identify weaknesses in your game/thought process. It pays for itself.
It's better to start learning poker yourself. Try to start by getting information from free poker resources and playing chips. Over time, you will already look for a coach, if you decide to improve your poker skills.
AlbieTross said:
Well said Albie. Until you have tried all the free learning tools that you can find all over the place, especially here on CC, an idea of a professional coach is a bit unnecessary.
I have advice from one of our Poker Guru's here on CC, and he has been a very good coach, and showing me where I do/ do not play situations correctly. Until you have been playing a while, and struggled with certain situations, you will not know what you need help with.
Go to this area of CC, ------> Learning Poker where you will find loads of help with your game, once you have searched, read, commented on various things, you will understand a bit more about your game, and then, and only then, should you seek a "poker coach". I do not believe you could contact anyone, with the question "How do I play poker?" that is too broad a subject.
Good luck.
There are people who are self-taught, personally the site PokerStarter very much helped me to master the game itself. And as for the coach, I would like to work at some professional poker player (to find out what exactly leads him to success), I would be very interested to know about this 🙂
I read literature that professionals advise, I watch free lessons from different coaches. Now I'm enrolled in free online courses. If they significantly improve my game, maybe I'll sign up for paid courses to this same coach. But for now I want to take everything that is free on the Internet.:icon_stud
MarcusEraPoker said:
I had two live limit holdem coaching sessions ~10 years ago with a poster whom I respected on another forum. We played a couple of sessions together (Bellagio + Commerce) and discussed my hands afterwards.
It was a good experience overall as I learned 3 or 4 concepts that I hadn't thought of before. He also felt I was playing below my skill level and encouraged me to start taking shots in bigger games. That was a nice confidence booster.
Just be sure that the "coach" you hire is a true professional. There are many losing players out there charging beginners who don't know any better, $100+/hr for poor advice.
i hear something about poker samurai. they are couch player . people can find them on instagram they post many picture theyr student making FT. i hear they choose player who they want to coaching(not sure). i get invite by them on IG and wanna get couching bye them but sadly no money to pay. btw its only 1 dollar for begin.
No interest in a poker coach.I mean if they were good enough to coach then wouldn't they be winning a heck of a lot and be famous enough that they wouldn't have time to coach.Or for that matter even want to coach anyone else in his/her style.
