Beginner and Low Stakes Poker Training Courses
No matter where you are in your poker journey, Upswing Poker has a course from you. Below you'll find a curated list of courses and training resources that both newer and low stakes players will find helpful for boosting their win rates at existing stakes, or making the leap up to higher levels.
For No Limit Hold'em
By Doug Polk, Gary Blackwood & More
$99 / first month(opens in new tab)
- Skyrocket Your Poker Earnings
- Delivers World-Class Results for No Limit Hold'em Players
- New Content Added Weekly
Best for Beginners
By Uri Peleg
$499(opens in new tab)
- Transform your game with Uri's simplified approach
- Years of poker coaching distilled into simple, actionable strategies
- Outmaneuver different types of opponents and game dynamics
For Pot Limit Omaha
By Dylan Weisman
$99(opens in new tab)
- Quickly Become a Winner at Pot Limit Omaha
- Easy to Understand Training for Online and Live
- Discover Common Player Tendencies (and How to Exploit Them)
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Beginner Strategy Articles
$500,000 Poker Champs Tournament (ft. xQc, Sodapoppin, Alexandra Botez)
Eight of the biggest names in the live streaming world compete for a $500,000 prize pool on ClubWPT Gold this month, and you can watch all of the action from your favorite creator’s channel. Poker Champs brings together eight content creators for a heads-up tournament unlike any poker event you’ve ever seen. The winner walks…
Daniel Dvoress Wins Three Triton Titles as Modern Tournament Mastery Launches
Daniel Dvoress picked a pretty good time to have one of the best tournament runs of his career. With Modern Tournament Mastery launching on Upswing Poker, Dvoress has spent the last few weeks doing the best kind of promotion possible: winning some of the toughest poker tournaments in the world. His run at the Triton…
The Biggest Mistakes Hold’em Players Make in PLO Tournaments (and How to Fix Them)
PLO tournaments have one of the biggest edges in poker. Prize pools are growing, fields are soft, and on the surface the game looks like Hold’em with two extra cards. That last assumption is exactly why the fields stay soft. Two-time bracelet winner Dylan Weisman recently sat down with Brad Owen, one of the most…
Pot Odds Explained and How to Calculate Them
Pot odds are a fundamental part of poker and it’s important to learn how to calculate them. Don’t worry though, they are easy to learn. I hesitate to even call it a formula. We have you covered with a step-by-step process with examples and a reference table. Whether you are new to pot odds or…
Poker Hands by Rank – Texas Holdem Poker Hand Rankings
When learning how to play poker, you’ll want to know the poker hand rankings, simply what beats what. Poker Hand Rankings Royal Flush A♦K♦Q♦J♦T♦ Straight Flush T♥9♥8♥7♥6♥ Four of a Kind J♦J♣Jâ™ J♥K♦ Full House A♥A♣A♦9â™ 9♣ Flush Aâ™ Jâ™ 8â™ 4â™ 3â™ Straight 9♥8â™ 7♣6♦5♣ Three of a Kind 7â™ 7♦7♣K♦Q♣ Two Pair 9♣9♦6♣6â™ Q♥ One Pair A♦A♥Kâ™ 9♦4♥ High Card Aâ™ J♦8♣6â™ 2♥ Free Download…
Push Fold Charts for Poker Tournaments, Plus More Advanced Strategies
Note: Updated February 2026. For the original article and charts scroll to the bottom. In the mid-2010s, the emergence of push-fold charts resourced the poker tournament world with a money-printing, easy-to-execute, short-stack strategy. Today, push-fold charts have their place in relevant formats like SNGs and Spin-N-Goes. However, in MTTs, things have really changed. In today’s…