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Faraz Jaka coaches tournament players through VIP packages, custom multi-day bootcamps, and one-on-one training, including travel-to-you sessions. A WSOP bracelet winner and former WPT Player of the Year with nearly $10 million in live earnings, he brings a long, high-level tournament resume to his coaching. The format suits committed students who want immersive, personalized work rather than a course.

Listed with Ultimate Poker Coaching, Guy Taylor (TaylorMadePoker) is a tournament coach who pairs poker strategy with a background in sports and performance psychology. He works mostly with MTT and live players on the mental game and competition preparation, alongside hands-on hand-history and footage review.

Katie Stone offers private poker lessons through Octopi Poker for women, amateurs, and beginners who want an approachable way into the game. A longtime pro, LearnWPT instructor, and World Poker Tour commentator, she focuses on fundamentals, live-poker confidence, and study habits rather than solver-heavy theory. She's an ideal first coach for newer players, and also offers separate poker-industry consulting.

Lex Ligtenberg is a poker mindset coach listed with Ultimate Poker Coaching, with a background in sports and performance psychology. He works with tournament and live players on confidence, tilt control, and building sustainable performance routines around the game. His coaching is a fit for players whose technical game is solid but whose results suffer under pressure.

Mateo Pedro is a bilingual English- and Spanish-speaking poker coach listed with Ultimate Poker Coaching, with a long no-limit hold'em background across live and online cash games. His coaching centers on fundamentals, game selection, and the move from GTO baselines to exploitative play. He's a natural fit for cash players, including Spanish-speaking students who want coaching in their first language.

Will Givens coaches tournament players on MTT decision-making, hand reading, live table dynamics, and turning real hand histories into study plans. A WSOP bracelet winner with more than $3 million in live tournament earnings, he draws on a career spanning more than a decade. He's a strong fit for players who want to convert study into sharper decisions at the table.