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

4 Do-or-Die Tournament Situations Explained

By Curtis Knight | March 9, 2018

The situations heavily impacted by Independent Chip Model (ICM) are truly where money is won and lost in tournament poker. You can crush an entire tournament and then make an ICM-punt at the final table that costs you all the expected value you grinded to build. Today we’ll discuss 4 of the most important situations…

3 Tips to Help You Maximize Your Winnings with Overpairs

By Ben Ward | March 6, 2018

How do you play overpairs after the flop? “Play ‘em fast,” someone told me years ago. “If you don’t, you’ll miss out on value.” Despite its simplicity, this is generally good advice. The idea, of course, is to get maximum value from what’s presumably the best hand. But nothing is simple in poker. In this…

Bluffing in Poker Explained (by Doug Polk)

By Doug Polk | February 13, 2018

Is there anything more satisfying than a successful bluff? Bluffing is life in poker, but not all players feel the same about it. Some players think very conservatively about bluffing. From their point of view, opponents who bluff are taking unnecessary risks. While it’s true that some players bluff too much, there are also many…

Sizing Your C-Bets: 3 Factors You Must Consider

By George Mathias | February 2, 2018

Most players know that c-betting is a basic part of postflop strategy, but many struggle with knowing what c-bet size to use. C-betting stands for continuation betting, which is a bet by a player who was the aggressor on the previous street. Even very competent players fumble their c-bet sizes. For instance, many live players…

How to Choose a Poker Room Where You Can Maximize Winnings (and Happiness)

By Ben Ward | January 26, 2018

For many poker players, picking a live poker room is as simple as choosing which decor they like the most. But for serious players, what’s most important is which poker room gives the best return on their time. Of course, as with most things in poker, this is difficult to quantify. Unlike online players, live…

3 Poker Tools Every Tournament Player Should Use Daily

By Ben Ward | January 12, 2018

Poker tournaments have gotten noticeably tougher over the past few years, and they’re getting tougher every day. In order to stay ahead of the curve, serious tournament players habitually analyze and improve their strategy. There are still some winning players that refrain from studying, but it’s only a matter of time until they’re surpassed by…

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