Poker term

What is Upswing in poker?

Upswing

The opposite of downswing, an upswing is a period of winning more than is expected. “I’m on a 15 buy-in upswing over my last 2,500 hands.”

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Aaron Barone Won $1 Million in 5 Years. Now He Joins the Upswing Poker Team The newest member of the Upswing Poker coaching team brings 15+ years of experience from the online poker grind. You might know Aaron ‘abarone68’ Barone from his Twitch channel, where the poker pro regularly streams mid-stakes tournaments to his 16,000 followers. Aaron has traveled the world and played on every imaginable poker site, building a… Mentions Upswing 10× 9 min read Upswing Lab 2.0 Digest (Jan 22, 2026) Welcome to the first Upswing Lab 2.0 Digest of 2026. Hope the year is off to a good start. We’re approaching 4,000 people on the Upswing Discord overall, and the Lab 2.0 group is a good chunk of that. Lab 2.0 members get access to private groups where coaches and members discuss hands, lessons, and… Mentions Upswing 6× 4 min read Upswing Lab 2.0 Digest #3 Welcome back to the Upswing Lab 2.0 Digest where we update you on new lessons, strategy discussions in the members-only Discord groups, and more. Some highlights for this edition include a new node by Uri Peleg in the Lab 2.0 Mastery Path, 3-Bet / 4-Bet Pots, new Max Exploit Academy lessons, new play & explains,… Mentions Upswing 5× 5 min read ClubWPT Gold Acquires Upswing Poker Redwood City, CA, August 1, 2025 – ClubWPT Gold today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Upswing Poker, a leading brand in the poker education space known for launching game-changing training products, including the Upswing Lab. The acquisition will integrate Upswing Poker’s suite of poker training resources with ClubWPT Gold, a top online poker site… Mentions Upswing 11× 3 min read How Upswing Member Andrea Sager Made a WSOP Final Table Andrea Sager purchased an Upswing Poker Lab membership in December 2023. Six months later, she found herself at the final table in the $1,000 Ladies Championship at the 2024 World Series of Poker. Sager finished ninth for a $14,242 payday, the biggest cash of her career so far. The timing of that result is no… Mentions Upswing 9× 5 min read Master Common Poker Exploits With This New Upswing Lab Module! Upswing Lab coach and all-around crusher Tim Jenkins is back with an easy-to-watch module on exploiting your opponents!  In this module, Tim shows Upswing Lab members the top exploits he’s used to make hundreds of thousands of dollars throughout his poker career. Whether you think your opponents are too aggressive, too passive, call too much,… Mentions Upswing 6× 5 min read
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