Have you considered upgrading your skills with an Upswing Poker training course?
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Upswing Poker Courses -- FAQs
To help you make the right decision and get as much value as possible, this section contains the answers to the most frequently asked questions about Upswing courses. These questions are:
♥ What game type does this course cover?
♣ Who teaches the course?
♠ Who will benefit most from taking this course?
♦ What exactly is inside the course?
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Mini training course that breaks down how the pros approach postflop strategy in plain English--no complex poker speak.
What game type does this course cover?
No Limit Hold'em cash games and tournaments, both live and online.
Who will benefit most from taking this course?
Beginners and players looking for a refresher on modern postflop strategy. This includes:
- Live players who play $2/$5 or lower
- Online players who play 25NL or lower
- Live tournament players who play $500 buy-ins and lower
- Online tournament players who play $26 buy-ins and lower
What exactly is inside the course?
40 minutes of video content, and most videos are accompanied by text content outlining the strategy. The course concludes with an exclusive Play & Explain video featuring Doug Polk in which he demonstrates the strategy you just learned in the course.
Extensive training course that is updated every month with new videos and resources.
What game type does this course cover?
No Limit Hold'em cash games and tournaments, both live and online.
Who will benefit most from taking this course?
- Live players who play $10/$20 or lower
- Online players who play 600NL or lower
- Live tournament players who play buy-ins over $200
- Online tournament players who play $215 buy-ins and lower
What exactly is inside the course?
- 85 learning modules each covering a different poker topic.
- 156 Play & Explain videos with the coaches demonstrating the Lab strategy.
- Downloadable resources including HUDs, filters, reports, and more.
- In-depth preflop ranges for open-raising, vs open-raise, vs 3-bet, and cold 4-bet, with different ranges for tournaments, live cash, and online cash.
- BONUS: All members gain access to our exclusive community: Upswing Poker Engage.
Who teaches the course?
Doug Polk and Ryan Fee were the sole coaches when the Lab first launched, and they've since added active pros and specialists to cover other game types:
- David "MissOracle" Yan - Well-rounded crusher of cash games and tournaments
- Gary "GazzyB" Blackwood - Scottish cash game pro
- Fried "mynameiskarl" Meulders - Online Zoom cash game specialist
- Daniel "dougiedan" McAulay - Elite cash game player and heads-up specialist
- Hristivoje "ALLinPAV" Pavlovic - Tournament specialist
- Ryan "PokerWithRiske" Riske - Online cash game beast
- Tim "NossyJ" Jenkins - Online cash crusher
Parker "tonkaaaap" Talbot (high stakes tournament streamer) and "Piano Mike" Finstein (live poker boss) have made content for the Lab as well. As have cash game players Daniel "DANMERR" Merrilees and Jason McConnon.
Game-changing course made for serious live cash game players who want to win the max on the physical felt.
What game type does this course cover?
Live No Limit Hold'em cash games
Who teaches the course?
Nick Petrangelo
What is poker vlogger Brad Owen's involvement?
Brad Owen is Nick Petrangelo's student, and you get to learn alongside Brad in the course.
Who will benefit most from taking this course?
- Live cash game players at all stake levels
- Online cash game players who want to transition to live games
What exactly is inside the course?
20 hours of live poker strategy videos backed by Nick's in-depth research and decade of experience playing at the highest levels.
5 hours of "Coaching Brad Owen" videos in which Nick helps Brad improve his game. You essentially get to sit in on their private coaching sessions.
Preflop charts for almost every live poker situation. This monster collection of 4,808 ranges took Nick and his team over 250 hours to create.
Advanced training course made for cash game poker players who want to gain a massive edge on their opponents
What game type does this course cover?
No Limit Hold'em cash games
Who teaches the course?
Uri Peleg
Who will benefit most from taking this course?
All online and live cash game players. Tournament players will benefit from learning the general exploits as well.
What exactly is inside the course?
- 25 hours of exploit strategy videos backed by Uri's battle-tested approach.
- Private group access where you can ask questions and discuss hands with Uri Peleg and your fellow members.
- Bonus #1: The Late Position Steal App that helps you build customized open-raising strategies to counter your opponents.
- Bonus #2: Instant access to 539 preflop charts (solver generated) that would cost hundreds of dollars to buy.
A revolutionary preflop tool for Pot Limit Omaha that shows you how to play any starting hand with two clicks.
What game type does this tool work for?
Pot Limit Omaha cash games and tournaments, both live and online.
Who will benefit most from using this tool?
Pot Limit Omaha players looking for a shortcut to a better preflop strategy.
The Pot Limit Omaha 101 course that can help any poker player feel comfortable and confident playing the great game of PLO.
What game type does this course cover?
Pot Limit Omaha cash games and tournaments, both live and online.
Who will benefit most from taking this course?
- Live players who play $5/$10 or lower
- Online players who play 600PLO or lower
- Live tournament players who play $400--$10,000 buy-ins
- Online tournament players who play $215 buy-ins and lower
What exactly is inside the course?
8+ hours of PLO training content that makes the complex game much simpler.
Comprehensive training course based on cutting-edge Pot Limit Omaha strategies and research.
What game type does this course cover?
Pot Limit Omaha cash games and tournaments.
Who will benefit most from taking this course?
Pot Limit Omaha players looking to take their game to the next level, or No Limit Hold'em players who are interested in playing PLO.
What exactly is inside the course?
- 36 hours of PLO theory and training videos.
- 21 quizzes to cement your understanding.
- Private group access where you can ask your coaches questions.
Who teaches the course?
Chris Wehner and Dylan Weisman
Advanced training course for poker tournaments with cutting-edge strategies explained by one of the world's best players.
What game type does this tool work for?
No Limit Hold'em tournaments, both live and online.
Who teaches the course?
What exactly is inside the course?
Long answer: Check out our Winning Poker Tournaments Preview & Walkthrough here.
Short answer:
- Nick's personal Preflop Mastersheet, which contains 250+ charts for 6 different stack depths.
- 14 hours of video from Nick discussing tournament strategy and dynamics.
- 13 hours of hand analysis covering hands from a $25k WCOOP, $10k SCOOP, $1M One Drop, and more.
Who will benefit most from taking this course?
- Live tournament players who play $400 buy-ins and higher.
- Online tournament players who play $11 buy-ins and higher.
- Cash game players who want to hop in and dominate tournaments.
Advanced tournament training course with a strict focus on hand and session review -- no solvers are used in the course content.
What game type does this tool work for?
No Limit Hold'em tournaments, both live and online.
Who teaches the course?
What exactly is inside the course?
Long answer: High Stakes MTT Sessions Course Walkthrough.
Short answer:
- Themed Play & Explains covering spots most players misunderstand (4 hours).
- High Stakes Session Review (10 hours).
- First-to-Last Hand Analysis of Two High Stakes Tournaments (5 hours).
- Live Play (3 hours).
Who will benefit most from taking this course?
- Live tournament players who play $400 buy-ins and higher.
- Online tournament players who play $11 buy-ins and higher.
- Cash game players who want to hop in and dominate tournaments.
What game type does this course cover?
No Limit Hold'em cash games, both live and online.
Who teaches the course?
Alex "Kanu7" Millar
Kanu7 is an online poker legend and one of the biggest-winning cash game players of all time.
What exactly is inside the course?
Long answer: Check out our Advanced Cash Game Strategy Preview & Walkthrough here.
Short answer:
- 36 hours of cash game video content backed by Kanu7's thorough research and decade-long career.
- Private group access where you can ask Kanu7 questions and discuss hands.
- BONUS: 286 solver-generated preflop charts for three different stack depths, all accessible in second with an easy-to-use browser application.
Who will benefit most from taking this course?
- Live cash game players who play $2/$5 and higher.
- Online cash game players who play 25NL and higher.
Extensive training course covering every aspect of heads-up No Limit Hold'em.
What game type does this tool work for?
No Limit Hold'em heads-up cash games and sit and gos.
Who teaches the course?
Doug Polk, who has reached the top of the heads-up food chain.
Who will benefit most from taking this course?
Note that this course is not just for heads-up players because understanding wide-range situations applies to all forms of poker.
- Heads-up cash and HUSNG players who play $25 buy-in games or higher.
- Online and live cash game players who want to improve at shorthanded play.
- Tournament players who want to be prepared for heads-up and shorthanded play.
What exactly is inside the course?
I could tell you, but wouldn't you rather have Doug show you? Watch the video below. (He shows the course around 5:16.)
Note that this is a slightly outdated walkthrough. We have since added downloadable preflop ranges, downloadable heads-up math, and several videos.
Comprehensive mixed games training course covering 5 of the most common and important game types.
What game type does this course cover?
- Razz
- Stud
- Stud 8 or Better
- Omaha 8 or Better (fixed limit)
- 2-7 Triple Draw (fixed limit)
Who teaches the course?
Jake is a feared mixed game specialist with over $1.4 million in online winnings on PokerStars alone.
Who will benefit most from taking this course?
- Live Omaha 8 or Better players who play $4/$8 and higher
- Live mixed game players who play $4/$8 and higher
- Online mixed game players who play $1/$2 and higher
We also highly recommend this course for any poker player looking to transition to mixed games.
What exactly is inside the course?
Again, I think it's better I let the instructor of the course show you around.
Exclusive & Comprehensive Short Deck Training to Help You Achieve Huge Win-Rates.
What game type does this course cover?
Short Deck Hold'em.
Who teaches the course?
Kane Kalas
Who will benefit most from taking this course?
- Short Deck Hold'em players of all stakes and skill levels.
- No Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha players who want to learn a winning Short Deck strategy.
What exactly is inside the course?
- 10 hours of Short Deck theory content.
- 17 hours of "Play & Explain" videos.
- Preflop Mastersheets that show you how to play any hand at 50 Ante and 100 Ante stack depths, as well as heads-up.
