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

5 Tips for 4-Betting That Every Aspiring Pro Should Know

By Kenneth Goddard | October 13, 2017

A single 4-bet pot can make or break a session. Putting lots of chips in the pot early is not for the faint of heart. When you apply the right strategies, however, you’ll earn your opponents’ respect and win more money. Today we’ve prepared 5 tips from high stakes pro Ryan Fee that will put…

5 Skills That Will Boost Your Live Poker Earnings

By George Mathias | October 6, 2017

Listen up, live poker players! You might technically be playing the same game as your online counterparts, but live poker is a very different animal, and it requires a very particular set of skills for success. I’ve picked out 5 live poker-specific skills to share with you today. Some of these capitalize on common mistakes…

4 Skills That Will Help You Win More Money From the Blinds

By George Mathias | September 26, 2017

Your strategy from the blinds will have a huge impact on your winnings. It’s an indisputable fact that you will lose in the long-term from the blinds. After all, you are forced to commit money to the pot regardless of the hand you’re dealt. When you add in the blinds’ positional disadvantage and account for…

Becoming a Pro Poker Player: 7 Things to Consider First

By Ben Ward | September 19, 2017

If you love playing poker and are any good at it, you’ve probably dreamed about ditching your current job and taking it up full-time. It’s a tempting proposition, after all. Who doesn’t want do what they love for a living? Be warned, though: poker is a demanding job that’s not for everyone. If you are…

How to Bluff with Flush Draws Like a 3-Time Bracelet Winner

By George Mathias | September 15, 2017

Not all flush draws are the same. This may seem like an obvious point, but it is one that draws attention to a more fundamental concept: different flush draw spots demand different strategies. We’re about to take a look at 3 example hands in which our Hero holds a flush draw. Each of these were…

6 Essential Tips for Dealing with Downswings in Poker Tournaments

By George Mathias | August 15, 2017

Downswings hurt no matter what poker format you play. But downswings in poker tournaments are the stuff of nightmares because variance increases as more players enter a tournament. Avid players of large field tournaments will experience incredible highs–like winning a WSOP bracelet–and devastating lows–like losing for months on end. If you are running bad in…

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