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

Pro View: Tom Dwan’s Queen-Ten Bluff on High Stakes Poker

By Ryan Fee | October 22, 2015

Anyone remember that crazy Tom Dwan bluff on High Stakes Poker season 5? It’s is one of the most famous hands of poker played on TV ever. This hand and many like it have led to many players having warped ideas of how poker works. CAUTION: Don’t […]

The Must Have Poker Tool

By Ryan Fee | October 21, 2015

This poker tool is a game changer. Figuring out what hands are strong and what hands are weak is the first strategic concept poker players should learn. As poker players we are constantly assessing how strong our hand is in both an absolute and relative way. Sometimes this is easy to do intuitively. Often times…

The Top 7 Reasons to Defend Your Big Blind

By Ryan Fee | October 19, 2015

(Art by Ben Wooten) Sometimes I feel like my big blind is under attack from a fire breathing dragon… How many times have you looked down in the big blind at yet another weak hand? You just wanted to get some good hands and try to win a big pot. Now you are in the big…

Are You a Poker Hoarder?

By Ryan Fee | October 18, 2015

Hoarders Syndrome: the need to collect things whether it be books, trash, or emotion. We hoard incidents in our mind which change our perception on the world. Triggers Many poker players suffer some form of Hoarders Syndrome due to the painful emotional trigger of losing money. The memory of the past loss frequently becomes associated…

5 Reasons to SHUT Your Big Mouth

By Matt Colletta | October 13, 2015

“Wow you got your money in great there, nice suck out fish!” Ever hear this or similar tirades from a player who looks like his head is going to explode? Me too! Don’t be that guy; it will hurt your image and your wallet. Here are some ways in which the comment above can have…

Good Bankroll Management is Critical to Poker Success

By Doug Polk | October 12, 2015

“The lack of money is the root of all evil.”  – Mark Twain I would go as far as to say that the Poker version of this, is that bad bankroll management decision making is the root of a lack of money. Maybe that’s a stretch, but the importance of good bankroll management cannot be…

About Upswing Poker Training Courses

Our mission is to provide poker players of all skill levels with the strategies, tactics, and tools they need to accomplish their goals.
 
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.