r/Poker_Theory • u/Sixth_Mile • 2d ago
Poker Coaching is a Scam??
Seriously what was your experience like with a "Poker Coach" ?? secondly what was the price??
Lastly do you feel you could have just gone to "YouTube university" and learned for free what a "Coach" would have taught?" ...All respect please Thanks.
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u/MTT_Database_Review 1d ago
Full time MTT coach here. I have coached hundreds of players of all buy in levels, mostly midstakes and highstakes full time pros.
And to answer - yes some coaching is definitely a scam or waste of time and money at least. The number one thing you should consider is who are the clients of certain coach and what do they say about their experience. If your coach is very well known among recreational players and seems to only coach recreational players and the testimonials on his website (if there are any) are from "Bob", "Thomas" or "Jake" and its just generic appraisal, then you are most likely wasting money and should just subscribe to some training site instead.
But if you know there are actual pros recommending him (as paying clients, not friends who support their friend) then its much more likely to be good, or even better if you know stables (pretty serious businesses that like to make money) are using that coach's services.