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WSOP Main preparation
Hey
I have satelitted into the WSOP Main. Any suggestions on books or reasonably priced courses.
Phil
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7 Replies
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Wow congrats! Let’s go!! So a few recommendations for you, from the free to the spendy.
On the free side of things, I’d recommend some of the YouTube offerings. There are quite a few playing your first main event type videos. Our own Jim Reid had a nice series in poker.org about playing at the WSOP.
I don’t know your experience level, but if you are less experienced and not wanting to spend a ton, I’d recommend Matt Matros’ book The Game Plan. I’d also recommend getting a PokerGo subscription for a month or two and carefully watching some of the action from the Main Event last year, especially the early days.
On the spendier side of things, I recommend a few courses/subscriptions. Many of our learning with partners have prep courses: Faraz Jaka Coaching, Poker Coaching, and Learn Pro Poker to name a few. There’s also, of course, GTOWizard if you want to explore theory concepts and run yourself through drills.
And finally, it couldn’t hurt to seek out a few hours of coaching if you really want to invest in yourself to take your best shot. Some of the Recing Crew provide coaching, as do some of our key partners that we’ve recently interviewed on the podcast including Ryan Laplante, Lexi Gavin, Matt Affleck, and others.
Good luck and most of all enjoy the experience!!
poker.org
The rec’s guide to the WSOP with Jim Reid: Part One
RecPoker's Jim Reid explains how budgeting and scheduling can help recreational players can get the most out of a trip to the WSOP.
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A bit of background. I have been playing recreationally for around 15 years. I was involved in a bar league/club and played regularly 1 – 2 times a week for 4-5 tears before the pandemic. Since then I have played less regularly. I have played a handful of smaller bracelet events, the Monster Stack in 2016 and 2019 which I satelitted into through PlayNow. Plus I played the Lucky 7s the last 2 years. Being in Vegas during the series is not a concern. While I have a reasonable amount of experience I have not done any real structures studying. I consume a fair amount of content, videos and podcasts, so I am familiar with most of the concepts but have no real knowledge of implementing them. I have a budget of a few hundred dollars I could spend on training.
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Hey Phlyinphil. I created a couple of MTT videos. Its not entirely suited for beginners but more for people that have played a lot of poker/advanced players. Hope you find some value in here:
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Hard to follow up on what Chris said, but here goes. Have fun! That is first and foremost. This is a bucket list item for every recreational player ever. You can go into it with nervousness, or you can go into it knowing that this will be the greatest experience you’ve ever had. There is a lot of merit in studying to prepare for the ultimate poker tournament, but I would not try to change your entire strategy. It is important to be able to rely on the strategies that got you here. So rather than completely re-invent yourself, look for ways to plug a leak here or there and remember to have fun. As Mike Sexton says “May all your cards be live and may all your pots be monsters”.
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Hey brother, I am in the same exact spot. I just won a seat via clubGG, and have similar background, but have never been to WSOP events! Super exciting to be able to go, but also a bit overwhelming!
If you run into any “must-have” prep, please follow up, because I am also looking around. I think I will take Chris’s advice on pokerGo, and maybe a MTT study from Runitonce, but I’m not sure on what’s best out there!
Best to you,
Matt
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Saw this article by Alex Fitzgerald. It’s a good read.
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Alex’s advice is spot on. I myself hero call too much on rivers-I’m working on that.
I believe the most important advice he gave was on hydration and sleep. I have my own anecdote about that.
Last year in the $600 Deepstack Championship on Day 1 I built what could’ve been the biggest stack in the whole room. But towards the end of the long day I lost most of it back. I was unable to focus and made some big mistakes. It was then that I noticed that all day I had drank only two-thirds of one of the tiny water bottles they give away. Not only that but I wasn’t getting good sleep. I was staying with my brother in Vegas and they have a parakeet that screeched every morning around 6:00 and woke me up. Expensive lesson learned.
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