I’ve been considering poker coaching has anyone had experience with private or public/group coaching and if so was it worth it?
Is Poker coaching worth it?? This is not a simple question, or rather, it is a simple question with many variables. What are your Poker goals? What level player are you right now? Exactly what do you expect from coaching?
There is a huge amount of "information" available for free, right now. If you consider yourself a beginner, and you play
freerolls and micro stakes for fun, then I would say you can make enough improvements with "free" tools and study. You must be willing to look at your play , realistically, that sounds easy but if you read the comments on this site, you will see just how much players over value their skills or lack of skill.
Here is how I would decide, this is how I decided for myself. I was a break even "cash" player at micro's and a profitable Mtt player at micro's. So I began to study my database. I use Drive HUD with the
equity calculator, I use equilab to review all my spots, I also post my hands to some sites were people will go over the pros and cons of taking certain lines. I made up my mind and said if I ever move to mid stakes , I will join a
poker site like Upswing, mainly for access to other "grinders". I think that is the biggest benefit to coaching, is besides the coaching you join a group of people with the same goals that you have. I guess this is a long, long answer. I hope my point is taken