Private Poker Coaching
Specializing in no limit holdem tournaments
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Master the MTT
Step up your game
Elite poker coaching by Donald Manns
Poker coaching is a service where an experienced poker player, often a professional or someone with significant expertise, provides personalized guidance and training to help others improve their poker skills. It typically involves teaching strategies, analyzing gameplay, and offering advice tailored to the student’s level—whether they’re a beginner learning the basics or an advanced player refining their techniques.
Coaching can take various forms, such as one-on-one sessions, group classes, or even online courses. A coach might review your past hands (hand history analysis), teach you about position, pot odds, bluffing, reading opponents, or managing your bankroll. Some coaches use tools like software to break down stats, while others focus on the psychological side, like staying calm under pressure.
It’s popular because poker’s a mix of skill and luck, and while anyone can play, getting good takes study and practice. Coaching speeds that up by giving you direct feedback from someone who’s already cracked the code. You’ll find it offered through platforms like Upswing Poker, Run It Once, or even individual pros on sites like X, where they might advertise or share tips.
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What my clients say
Before I met Don, I was getting back into poker during the lockdowns of 2020 and was completely new to MTTs. I had formal coaching in the past for HUNL, so I tried to apply a similar learning structure to myself with the goal of learning how to play MTTs - it didn’t go so well. I was a losing and break-even player. I tried to identify my own leaks and improve on my own, but as time went by, my results were tanking. I knew that I needed help.
After talking about poker with Don just a couple of times over the internet, there was a definitive upswing in my results. I told him about my poker experience, what I thought I was doing well, and what I thought I needed help with. He was able to help with everything I needed while also having the foresight and analytical ability to identify specific adjustments I could make in my game that immediately increased my profits. It’s a satisfying process akin to a surgical investigation of poker logic and reasoning.
Beyond his invaluable poker knowledge, Don’s passion for mental fortitude, self-awareness, and performance psychology provides a strong foundation for understanding not only poker strategy, but ourselves (as well as our opponents) as humans. Empathy and many other skills are useful on and off the felt. The value of these ideas extends far beyond poker and into our day-to-day life.
I am now profiting online in MTTs and my understanding of the game is completely different from before. My confidence has grown while playing the game, as well as in other aspects of my life. I would recommend Don’s coaching to any aspiring or seasoned poker player looking to improve at tournaments.
- Kainan
SN: “ChronaldMcdonald” on global
I was on a downswing and struggling with very specific parts of my game so I decided to invest in some coaching.
I had played with Don, both online and live, knew his game ,and felt like he could help me address these leaks.
We reviewed some spots I felt I was repeatedly struggling with and Don was able to quickly identify and explain in no uncertain terms where the holes in my thought process and execution were.
We only worked together for a few hours but I came out of it with the clarity to make some changes that rapidly began to improve my results .
If the time comes when I need more coaching I would certainly use Don again.
Highly recommend..