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

Why You Are On A Downswing

By Ryan Fee | March 11, 2016

Variance is very good at tricking the human brain. Things that seem unlikely, highly improbable, or impossible happen all the time, whether in poker, in the weather report, or even in a professional basketball game. The highly improbable occurred recently in the National Basketball Association. The Golden State Warriors lost to the Los Angeles Lakers…

Does A Good Poker Face Matter?

By Ryan Fee | February 17, 2016

“So, do you have a good poker face?” When I meet people casually and strike up a conversation about poker, they always ask this question. In my experience this is the leading misconception about the game: whether or not I smile  during a hand will not determine if I win or lose. It is truly not…

How To Play Winning Poker

By Doug Polk | November 16, 2015

It doesn’t matter if you’re a recreational card player who enjoys a game once a month, or an aspiring pro spending hours grinding out profits every day… But I’m guessing you always knew truly successful players do something different than the rest. Some say it’s ‘natural instinct’… Others put it down to years of practice… practice……

How To Use Your Opponent’s Ego Against Them

By Matt Colletta | October 27, 2015

Check your ego at the card room door. Language is a powerful tool, and it can be used for or against you. Do you ever let ego affect the way to speak to others at the table? Your words often reveal truths about yourself, for better or worse. Consider Jordan, who suffers greatly from his ego…

Pro Tip: Don’t Always Continuation Bet

By Ryan Fee | October 23, 2015

Many players new to poker learn that if they raise preflop and continuation bet the flop, they can often times win the pot right there. This is a very straightforward and simplistic approach to how to play the game. The problem is that when players do this as they are still learning the game, they…

Pro Tip: Never “Raise For Information”

By Ryan Fee | October 23, 2015

When I sit down at a poker table there are some mistakes I’m guaranteed to see. Raising for information is one of the most common one, especially among amateur players.  Let’s take a look together at a very common situation: Middle Position raises. Cut off calls. We call on the button with [KQ]. Blinds fold. Flop [Ks-5s-4h] Middle Position bets. Cut…

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.