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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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)

NOT READY FOR A COURSE?

Beginners that aren't ready to invest in a full course just yet can start here on their poker training journey

Free

Really, it’s free! 8 easy-to-read charts. This is the most efficient and quickest way to improve your poker game!

$7

Get the crash course that will help you make highly profitable poker decisions that translate to more money in your pocket.

Looking for something else?

We have more courses and tools made by top poker pros, including for more niche game types like mixed games and short deck.

Beginner Strategy Articles

What is a Flush? And How Should You Play Flushes?

By Dan B. | October 9, 2020

Making a flush can often result in winning the pot in a game of poker. One of the stronger hands you can make, the flush ranks fifth in the poker hand rankings, behind the royal flush, straight flush, four-of-a-kind, and full house. A flush consists of any five cards that are all the same suit.…

10 Poker Infographics That Will Help Your Game

By Patrick Harvey | September 24, 2020

Infographics are a fun and effective way to learn, which is why we’ve created numerous infographics throughout the years. Today’s article is an aggregate of 10 of the most bookmark-worthy poker infographics that we have created. Starting with beginner-friendly topics, the infographics get more advanced as you scroll. Be sure to download the ones you…

How to Play Ace-Queen Offsuit in Cash Games (Preflop Advice & 6 Postflop Tips)

By Dan B. | September 22, 2020

Some hate it, some love it. Ace-Queen offsuit is one of the most polarizing hands in poker. While it is one of the best starting hands in the deck, it can also be relatively difficult to play compared to strong starting hands. In this article, we will be covering: How to Play Ace-Queen in Common…

How I Won €151 From Fedor Holz (Hand Analysis)

By Tomas Molcan | September 18, 2020

Fedor Holz, at the age of 27, is already one of the biggest legends of the game.  The German native ranks eighth on the all-time money list with $32,556,377 in career live tournament earnings in addition to two World Series of Poker bracelets. But not many do know that his early career was propelled by…

4 Valuable Pieces of Poker Tournament Advice for Beginners

By Patrick Harvey | September 15, 2020

You’ve played your A-game for hours and you made some hands when you needed to. Now, it has finally happened: you’re at the final table eyeing the biggest score of your life. In order to make more moments like this happen for you, I dug through Upswing Poker’s library of tournament articles to pull out…

The Ultimate Guide to Squeezing in No Limit Hold’em

By Dan B. | September 1, 2020

The “squeeze” play — 3-betting preflop versus a raise and one or more callers — was once a staple of TV poker. Players used to be much more likely to just call raises before the flop, which presented many squeezing opportunities for aggressive players. Squeezing is a less frequent part of the game nowadays, especially…

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