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Elliot Roe is a mental game and performance coach who helps poker players master tilt, pressure, and mindset, with a background in hypnotherapy. He wrote the bestselling A-Game Poker and has worked with many of the game's top high-stakes players. His coaching, course, and mindset audio sessions fit players whose biggest leak is between the ears, not in the strategy.

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.

Jared Alderman offers private one-on-one poker mentorship built around a player's actual game rather than generic study advice. He works through hand-history and live session review, mental-game coaching, and a custom improvement plan that targets where execution breaks down under pressure. He's a fit for serious mid- and high-stakes players who already study but want help turning that work into better decisions.

Jared Tendler is a mental game and performance coach who works with poker players alongside traders, golfers, and other elite performers. He wrote the widely read The Mental Game of Poker 1 and 2 on tilt, confidence, and emotional control, and coaches players on focus, motivation, and repeatable performance under pressure. His work fits anyone whose results swing more on emotion than on strategy.

Jeremy Ausmus coaches high-stakes tournament players through Octopi Poker, focused on MTT decision-making, ICM, and the exploitative adjustments that turn deep runs into wins. Six WSOP bracelets put him among the most accomplished tournament players in the game. He's best suited to serious MTT players working on high-pressure, late-stage spots.

Johan Schultz-Pedersen coaches advanced tournament strategy through Octopi Poker, with a focus on solver-informed study and exploitative adjustments. A WSOP bracelet winner and co-founder of Octopi Poker, he's known as a detailed strategic thinker. His coaching is aimed at players who already have a solid foundation and want higher-level review of tough tournament decisions.

John Bradley, who plays as WhatA298, is a longtime professional and poker coach listed with Ultimate Poker Coaching, working across tournaments, cash games, and sit-and-gos. His coaching leans on database and population analysis to find the leaks in a player's game and rebuild post-flop decision-making from there.

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.

Kevin Rabichow is a poker coach and content creator working across heads-up no-limit hold'em, 6-max cash, and tournament play. A former Run It Once coach, he now produces strategy material and a heads-up course under his own brand. He's a good fit for players who want one coach comfortable in both cash and tournament formats.

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.