John A
Poker Zion Coach
Silver Level
By the way, if you do want a coach, let me know. I know most of them out there extremely well. I've been around for a pretty long time now. I know the good ones, and who you can actually get good value from.
I don't coach micro/small stakes for money myself. Only mid/high stakes now a days, but I know several people I can connect you to. And coaching is worth it if you can afford it. I'd say 99.35% of the absolute best players in the world have had coaching at some point in their poker careers. And it's for a reason. Successful people understand how to invest in themselves, and they do it wisely. It's what separates them from the rest of the pack in poker and life.
I don't coach micro/small stakes for money myself. Only mid/high stakes now a days, but I know several people I can connect you to. And coaching is worth it if you can afford it. I'd say 99.35% of the absolute best players in the world have had coaching at some point in their poker careers. And it's for a reason. Successful people understand how to invest in themselves, and they do it wisely. It's what separates them from the rest of the pack in poker and life.
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paulsmall007
Visionary
Silver Level
Try finding a player that u like there strategy and game style and read there book, no better way to learn than play as much as u can. I read negreanus book and it had a lot of basics but some solid info here and there same wi Phil hellmuths book, If u have twitch on Xbox/ps4/pc there is pros playing all day long and watch them for free, Doug Polk is on there, slot of people stream Barry green stein , Vanessa selbst, negreanu, elky
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Adict
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Why did you decide not to coach micro/small stakes? Was it because the money is not worth the effort?
This is actually good advice. I am not very well connected to the poker community as much as I would like too. The only poker pro's I know are the "celebrity(?)" ones. I've never been on twitch before, I'm going to try to look em up by name.
John A
Poker Zion Coach
Silver Level
Exactly. I can make way more just playing. But I do some free coaching on cardschat here to help CC out and to promote my brand. We have a lot of good people in here, so I'd highly recommend it as a first step since it won't cost you anything and you can make some poker friends and learn from the group.
https://www.cardschat.com/forum/cash-games-11/polished-poker-vol-i-study-group-227214//index126.html
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Adict
Enthusiast
Silver Level
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nygmen2007
Visionary
Silver Level
I am not a fan of the coach, because I like to read, and i think there is no different information that a coach can give, except for hearing it instead of reading it and absorbing it. Everyone has their own niche, and I guess to each there own...
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ekgbeat
Legend
Bronze Level
+1
OP, there is a lot of free / low priced material that will give you a solid baseline for being a winning player at small stakes. I think there are even some good resources for mid stakes. At the high stakes, you have to either pay for coaching, have a group that plays high stakes and will talk hands with you, and or find someone in the high stakes world that will swap your mid stake action for coaching (essentially the same as paying for coaching with better value +EV).
87shorts
Visionary
Silver Level
poker coaches are for elite players or people that are trying to become an elite player. for people that just play a few hours a day there is enough info on youtube and twitch and countless websites for the average player to absorb in my opinion. as long as your always learning and thinking and adapting you don't really need a coach
Amanda A
Legend
Bronze Level
I like to read and play and learn from my mistakes as well as watch others play poker on TV. I just think people have individual styles with poker. I want to develop my own not try and do it someone else's way. Having said that I could see how a coach could help train you to keep track of the pot size in a live game and calculate your pot odds etc. I know I should be doing this, but sometimes I'm a little lazy 
rohankamble9
Rock Star
Silver Level
there are many poker school available online that are absolutely free... i would suggest first learn from this free material... Buy some books related to poker strategy... and the most important is to play as much as possible..Because you can learn poker in a day, but to master poker it takes a life time
cellait
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Remember that if someone wants something and fight for that desire you can reach it. The internet has a lot of content, our CC forum has a lot of content, read, study and good luck! On the other hand, if you feel safer and think you learn easier, why not? Good luck!