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

The 5 Best Poker Strategy Articles of 2021

By Mike Brady | December 30, 2021

If you want to crush your poker games in 2022, read on. These 5 must-read articles published on the poker strategy blog will prepare you to dominate the tables in 2022 and beyond. I included something for everyone, regardless of your skill level (#5 is introductory, #2-4 are intermediate, and #1 is relatively advanced). (I…

The 5 Best Poker Hand Reviews of 2021

By Mike Brady | December 25, 2021

If you like expert poker hand analysis, you’ve come to the right place. The Upswing Poker team is constantly on the lookout for interesting hands to review. When we stumble upon a great one, we analyze and publish it on the poker strategy blog. This is a list of the 5 most notable/interesting/thought-provoking hands reviewed…

How to Play King-Jack Offsuit in Cash Games (Preflop & Postflop)

By Dan B. | December 21, 2021

King-Jack offsuit (KJo) is one of those hands that looks super strong to newer players. That’s why Daniel Negreanu calls it “the rookie hand” —  it’s easy to overplay KJo and many players make mistakes with it. But after reading this article, you will be better prepared to win more (or lose less) money when…

The Final Hand of the 2021 WSOP Main Event (Analysis)

By Mike Brady | November 24, 2021

High stakes poker pro versus fearless amateur… It’s a matchup that happens daily on poker tables around the world. But it usually doesn’t happen with the World Series of Poker Main Event title and $8,000,000 on the line. In the final hand of the No Limit Hold’em championship, German pro Koray Aldemir held a slight…

We’re Slashing Prices for Black Friday & Cyber Monday [25% Off]

By Patrick Harvey | November 18, 2021

Have you considered upgrading your poker skills with one of Upswing’s best-selling courses? It’s time to get off the fence because we’re slashing prices by 25% for Black Friday! Every course and tool on the site will be 25% off, including the Upswing Lab, Nick Petrangelo’s tournament courses, Alex “Kanu7” Millar’s advanced cash game course,…

How a Top Live Poker Crusher Deals with Six-Figure Losses

By Patrick Harvey | October 27, 2021

Unless you’re an absolute sicko, you probably hate losing money. But if you play poker regularly, it’s impossible to never have stretches during which you lose a significant amount of money. Learning how to emotionally handle losing is one of the many factors that separate the elite players from the rest. And one of those…

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.