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Josha Matthewman, who plays as SteelBreeze, is a UK professional and poker coach listed with Ultimate Poker Coaching, focused on online MTTs with a cash-game background. His coaching leans on database and hand-history analysis to tighten study routines and ICM decisions, and he also runs small-group sessions. It's a fit for online tournament players who want structured feedback on their own play.

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.

Maria Ho coaches tournament players on live judgment, table awareness, and the mental game, the read-and-adjust skills solvers can't teach. A four-time WSOP Main Event "Last Woman Standing," WPT champion, and Women in Poker Hall of Famer, she's also one of the game's most recognizable broadcasters. Her coaching is a strong fit for live MTT players who want to sharpen in-the-moment decision-making and composure.

Matt Hunt is a professional poker player and tournament coach who works one-on-one through PokerFluency. His sessions emphasize personalized study, hand-history review, solver work, and decision-making, aimed at players who want a tailored plan for improving their tournament results.

Ryan Laplante coaches tournament strategy, PLO, and NLHE fundamentals through Octopi Poker, in a two-hour Protential coaching format. A WSOP bracelet winner and game-theory specialist who founded LearnProPoker, he works across both hold'em and Omaha. The two-hour session suits players who want direct, structured strategy work over course content alone.

Sam Laskowitz coaches tournament players through Octopi Poker, with a focus on MTT decision-making, final-table pressure, and exploitative adjustments. A former lawyer who broke onto the high-roller scene with a 2023 NAPT Las Vegas High Roller title, he rose fast against top competition. He's a fit for mid- and high-stakes players sharpening their late-stage tournament game.

Shannon Shorr coaches tournament players through Octopi Poker on MTT decision-making, study structure, and late-stage tournament pressure. A two-time WSOP bracelet winner with Poker Masters and U.S. Poker Open titles, he's been one of the most consistent tournament pros of the past two decades. The coaching fits players working to sharpen their edge against tough fields.

Stephen Chidwick coaches high-stakes tournament players through Octopi Poker, working on the decision process, ICM, and exploitative reads that hold up at the top buy-ins. Two WSOP bracelets and a place among the highest earners in tournament history are the short version of why to listen. He's best suited to advanced MTT players who have the fundamentals down and want to sharpen elite-level judgment.

Thiago Dias is a Brazil-based tournament coach listed with Ultimate Poker Coaching, specializing in low- and mid-stakes MTTs and sit-and-gos. His coaching builds GTO foundations and ICM-adjusted strategy through hand-history and database review, and he works well with players still finding their footing.

Tristan Wade coaches tournament players through Octopi Poker under his Cre8ive Coaching listing, a 90-minute session focused on practical strategy and exploitative adjustments. A WSOP bracelet winner with years of experience across poker training and live tournaments, he pairs playing experience with a teaching background. It's a fit for tournament players who want hands-on strategy review and study direction.

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.