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 Goals You Must Set to Succeed in Poker

By Ryan Fee | December 2, 2016

Goal setting works. On the endless road to strengthen your poker game, giving yourself targets will help you become a better player. However, to benefit as much as possible, it is important to set goals which are both useful and achievable. To give you an idea of some effective poker goals, here’s the top five…

6 Reasons Why Live Poker is Easier Than Online Poker (That Might Be Holding You Back)

By Ryan Fee | November 4, 2016

Live poker is a lot easier than online poker. Unless you’ve never stepped foot in a casino or played a hand of online poker, you probably already knew that. But do you know why? There are a handful of reasons that online games and players end up tougher than their live counterparts. Some of these…

The Ugly Truth About Staking in Poker

By Miikka Anttonen | October 18, 2016

You’ve heard of staking. Or at least you probably have if you’ve spent any time with poker players. Over the last decade or so, poker staking has blown up, mostly in tournaments, but cash games as well. Done right, a poker staking deal can be beneficial for both parties, yet staking deals gone wrong have…

Why You Should Play More Multi-Table Tournaments (MTTs)

By Yaniv | October 11, 2016

When Multi Table Tournaments Brought the Fun Back Having recently given up poker as my full-time profession to focus on writing, coaching and growing my own poker strategy site, I have felt my love for MTTs – which had faded over the years due to the extreme time-commitment required – return in a way I…

Why Tilt Gets A Bad Rep (And How to Combat It)

By Yaniv | September 30, 2016

When speaking with poker players who are trying to improve their mindset at the poker table, the conversation generally revolves around two primary questions: Why do I tilt? How do I stop tilting? However, before we can begin exploring these questions, it’s important to define exactly what the term “tilt” means to us, since players…

Money Bubble Strategy: How to Set Yourself Up for the Win

By Jason Lee | September 20, 2016

How To Not Blow It On The Bubble Congrats! You did it! You’ve endured through days of that tournament, survived the land mines, circumnavigated all the bear traps, and scaled the chip counts. Only 100 players remain and 99 walk away with some cash money! You call an open with 87 suited, flop a huge…

About Upswing Poker Training Courses

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Founded by Doug Polk, Ryan Fee, and Matt Colletta in 2015 with the goal of helping poker players get better at the game they love, Upswing Poker has grown from a blog offering free preflop charts to the world's biggest poker training company with courses and tools for every popular game type, including cash game poker courses, tournament poker courses, Pot Limit Omaha courses, and more. Meet our elite team of pros here.