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Dealer's Choice is the broadest mixed-game format of all: the dealer picks the game each orbit, often from a long menu that can include badugi, badeucey, the HORSE and 8-game staples, and a rotating cast of exotic variants.
The coaches below coach mixed games — including Dealer's Choice. They're ranked by their overall mixed-game reviews and shown here because Dealer's Choice is part of the mix, not as single-game specialists.
7 coaches · ranked by weighted review score
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Alex Livingston
Taking studentsUnclaimedMixed Games · HighAlex Livingston is a high-stakes mixed-games coach with experience across no-limit hold'em, PLO, and the full mixed rotation. Through Mixed Minds Poker, he teaches a theory-led, exploitative approach built around player psychology, pool tendencies, and hands from elite mixed-game tournaments.
No reviews yet - BH
Brian Hastings
Availability unknownUnclaimedNLHE Cash · HighPLO · HighMixed Games · HighBrian Hastings coaches advanced no-limit hold'em and mixed games through Octopi Poker, offering both an advanced NLHE track and a separate mixed-game mentorship. A six-time WSOP bracelet winner, most of them in stud and mixed-game championships, he's one of the most accomplished mixed-game players teaching today. He's a strong fit for players who want to grow beyond a single format into PLO and the mixed rotation.
No reviews yet$400/hr - BY
Bryce Yockey (Oracle of Omaha)
WaitlistUnclaimedPLO · HighMixed Games · HighBryce Yockey, who coaches as the Oracle of Omaha, specializes in Pot-Limit Omaha and mixed games for both cash and tournaments. A three-time WSOP bracelet winner, all in PLO and mixed-game events, he covers PLO variants, Big O, Omaha 8, stud, razz, badugi, and 2-7 triple draw, building custom solutions in Monker Solver. He's a strong fit for players going deep into Omaha and the mixed rotation.
No reviews yet$1000/hr - C"
Chris "DeathDonkey" Vitch
Taking studentsUnclaimedMixed Games · HighChris Vitch, known as DeathDonkey, is a high-stakes mixed-games coach for mid- to high-stakes cash and tournament players. A three-time WSOP bracelet winner across stud, draw, and Omaha disciplines, he teaches solver-based strategy and practical frameworks for fixed-limit games, tournament PLO, PLO8, and big-bet draw, and builds mixed-game study tools through his Lab. His coaching suits serious players ready to add the full mix to their game.
No reviews yet$500/hr - DL
Dylan Linde
Availability unknownUnclaimedNLHE Cash · HighMTT · HighMixed Games · HighDylan Linde coaches mixed games and no-limit hold'em through Octopi Poker, covering the draw, stud, and flop games most players never properly learn alongside high-stakes tournament decisions. He wrote Mastering Mixed Games: Winning Strategies for Draw, Stud and Flop Games, and backs it with a WSOP bracelet and a WPT Five Diamond title. He's a strong fit for players ready to add mixed games to their range or to sharpen multi-format tournament play.
No reviews yet$700/hr - GV
Greg Vail
Taking studentsUnclaimedMixed Games · MidGreg Vail is a Big O and PLO8 coach focused on split-pot strategy, mental game, and the professional side of poker. Through Double Suited Poker, he works with players who want structured coaching for Omaha high-low and related mixed games.
No reviews yet$300/hr - JM
Jeff Madsen
Availability unknownUnclaimedNLHE Cash · MidPLO · MidMixed Games · MidJeff Madsen coaches no-limit hold'em, PLO, and mixed games through Octopi Poker across multiple formats in a single coaching offer. A five-time WSOP bracelet winner and the 2006 WSOP Player of the Year, he broke through as one of the youngest stars in series history. His flexible, multi-format coaching suits players working on NLHE, PLO, and mixed-game fundamentals rather than a single specialty.
No reviews yet$189/hr
About Dealer's Choice coaching
It's the ultimate test of poker breadth, because you can be handed a game you barely know at any moment, and the players who thrive are those with the widest, most adaptable skill set. Specialists get destroyed in Dealer's Choice; generalists who understand the underlying logic across many games win.
A Dealer's Choice coach helps you build that breadth and, more importantly, the transferable understanding that lets you play a less-familiar game competently by reasoning from fundamentals rather than memorized lines. That means real work on the obscure games most players ignore — the draw variants like badugi and badeucey, the various stud and split-pot games — where a little competence goes a long way because opponents are usually weak there too. A good coach also teaches game-selection awareness: which games to choose when it's your call, and how to recognize when you hold an edge versus when to play cautiously. Because so few players are genuinely well-rounded across this many games, structured coaching can open up a real and durable edge.
Dealer's Choice coaching, unsolved questions
- What is Dealer's Choice in poker?
- A mixed format where the dealer chooses which game to play each orbit, usually from a wide menu that can include the HORSE and 8-game staples plus draw games like badugi and other exotic variants. It's the broadest mix in poker.
- How do I prepare for Dealer's Choice games?
- Build breadth across as many variants as possible, especially the obscure draw and split-pot games most players neglect. A coach helps you reason from fundamentals so you can play unfamiliar games competently.
- Why is Dealer's Choice so hard?
- You can be handed almost any game at any time, so specialists with narrow skill sets struggle. Success comes from well-rounded competence and the ability to play less-familiar games soundly.