PokerCoaching.com has long been one of the most trusted names in poker training, offering players at all levels access to strategy insights from some of the game’s top minds. With Black Friday right around the corner, the site is rolling out not just their traditional “biggest sale of the year”, but a completely revamped learning experience and the highly anticipated Tournament Masterclass. Featuring lessons by Jonathan Little, Justin Saliba, and Brock Wilson, the Masterclass represents the most comprehensive tournament training PokerCoaching.com has ever released — combining world-class instruction with cutting-edge interactive study tools.
To learn more about the new course, the updated platform, and what players can expect from PokerCoaching.com’s upcoming promotions, we caught up with PokerCoaching founder Jonathan Little for a behind-the-scenes Q&A.
Interview with Pokercoaching.com Founder Jonathan Little
PokerCoaching.com has offered tournament training for years, but the new Tournament Masterclass is being described as your most comprehensive course ever. What sets it apart from previous offerings?
The purpose of the Tournament Masterclass is to teach you how to approach every tournament situation such that you can come up with the best decision. Pretty much every situation you will encounter in poker tournaments will be taught in numerous 10-minute long videos so the content is easy to learn. In the new Tournament Masterclass, we also explain numerous new heuristics we have developed to help students play difficult spots correctly, such as how to play from out of position as the preflop raiser, which involves a decent amount of checking and check/raising.
The Masterclass is “powered by PeakGTO.” Can you explain how this integration enhances the learning experience for students?
After each lesson, you can train the spot being discussed over and over again until you master it.
You, Justin Saliba, and Brock Wilson make for quite a coaching trio. How did you decide which coach would handle which parts of the Masterclass, and what unique perspectives do each of you bring?
The three of us all have a strong understanding of GTO strategies and are excellent at explaining it to our students. Justin and Brock handle the most complex GTO sections while I handle the rest.
You’re also updating the PokerCoaching.com experience with a refreshed design and improved navigation. How long has this redesign been in the works, and what kinds of changes can longtime users/students expect to notice right away when they log in?
We are always working to improve PokerCoaching.com to make it the best it can be. The PokerCoaching experience update is all about simplifying the platform and making it easier for students to find the content that matters most. We are unifying key features and training materials into a single, more intuitive experience. Longtime users will notice a cleaner layout, improved navigation, and a more streamlined way to access courses, quizzes, and study tools. In future iterations, content discovery will take center stage as we make it even easier for players to explore new material and track their progress.
One thing that stands out about PokerCoaching.com is the interactive learning model. How do the new tools and drills inside the Tournament Masterclass build on that philosophy?
PeakGTO has been fully integrated into the new Tournament Masterclass so you can practice the situation you just studied until you fully master it.
For players who may already have some experience with GTO study tools, what’s the biggest advantage of doing that work within the PokerCoaching platform versus using separate software?
PeakGTO aims not just to show you the GTO strategy, but also to explain it in a way such that you can easily implement the GTO strategy at the table. I recommend all students go through the Drills of the Day in order to get comfortable with lots of common spots with feedback from our coaches.
Your Black Friday promotion will once again include a 5-Day All Access Pass before the sale officially begins. For someone who has never done any sort of poker study before and would like to use the opportunity to give it a try, in what ways would you recommend that they use the time to get the best value out of the free trial?
I recommend everyone start going through the Tournament Masterclass. This will give you a good idea of what PokerCoaching.com has to offer while also improving your skills at a fast pace.
Conclusion
Whether you’re a casual player looking to level up or a serious grinder preparing for your next deep run, PokerCoaching.com continues to evolve with the modern game. Between the launch of the Tournament Masterclass, the upgraded site experience, and the upcoming Black Friday promotions, there’s never been a better time to explore what one of poker’s most respected training platforms has to offer.
For more details — and to take advantage of limited-time Black Friday offers — visit PokerCoaching.com.
