Interactive Coaching

Many people read books or watch videos to improve their poker skills. I have done that before but I felt that it was not very effective, especially without someone there to explain certain things, or answer my questions. So I have created a new interactive coaching series.

Everyone needs a helping hand

HOW IS IT DIFFERENT?

First of all, you are not reading a book. I will explain a certain concept and give you some challenges. It might be questions, hand analysis, quiz, etc. After you have done the exercise, you will email it back to me, together with any questions you may have. I will PERSONALLY respond with what I think is the best answers, together with my comments of your responses, and a quick analysis of your skill level, strengths and weaknesses and what you need to improve on.

WHY ME?

Well any pro isn't going to take their time to answer your questions. I am not a top level pro but I do think my fundamentals are strong enough to give you a great lesson. My focus is on how you can APPLY the skills in your next game and see instant results. It took me months before I started to understand what I read from poker books. My way saves you that process. By explaining it to you in detail and answering your questions directly.

WHAT TO EXPECT?

Expect to spend at least 2-3 hours on each topic. I don't want you to just read. I want you to think, and methodically answer the questions and quizzes. Expect to see things differently at the end of the course. I expect you to say "wow, I didn't think of that before".

HOW MUCH IS IT?

USD 15 per topic!
I will split this series into manageable chunks on specific topics. The first topic is on RANGES. The amount of time I will be spending on responding to your answers and answering your questions, I think USD 15 is way too cheap. But I love poker and I love helping others so I do get non-monetary satisfaction from it too.

HOW TO JOIN?

Just drop me an email at Happyriverpoker@gmail.com with the following information.

- Name
- Country
- Brief background of your poker career

I accept PayPal, Skrill or cash deposits.

Latest update and reflection

Earlier this year I set myself a goal of at least 10 cashes and possibly a title or two. We are now 3/4 into the year so it's time for a review.

I started the year strong in January but February I played quite bad at the Red Dragon and APPT Korea. I had flashes of brilliance where I think I pulled off some super moves but I had flashes of stupidity where I jammed 30bb into the stone cold nuts. After that I played less, only occasional cash games and a couple of small tournaments. In July I played at the APT Vietnam Series. Like I said in my previous post, I played badly and deserved to lose. Only after that I turned my game around and started to see some positive results. So I think I am on the right track again but I cannot become complacent or lose my discipline.

Poker players are secretly structural engineers as well

So far this year I have cashed 5 times, including 3 final tables where I won one tournament. I probably played 25 tournaments already this year so my hit rate isn't impressive. But with so many events still left in the year and I'm in the best state of mind all year, I think I can still hit my 10 cash target.

When can I get a brick like this in USD?

I have developed a deep respect for MTT professionals. It is truly a grind, more so than cash games. Despite outlasting over 1200 players and cashing the recent APPT Manila Main Event, I felt dejected and worn. Because if you don't finish in the top 0.5% of the field, it feels like a failure. The mental conditioning of tournament pros need to be much stronger in order to do this day in day out. And for those who are dreaming of playing tournament poker for a living, it's not as fun as you think.

Outlasted 1200 players in a 1300+ field but still felt sad :(