Elite cash game coaching for live and online.

Over the years, I’ve worked with dozens of students who have gone on to compete at the highest levels of the game—many of them winning millions in streamed and televised cash games.

Notable students include:

Manuel Bucher – Sunday Million champion, $200/400 heads-up specialist

Wayne Heung – Over $3M in Triton earnings, $1M bi cash games

Wolfgang Poker – $1M+ in earnings and the #1 poker content creator on YouTube

I've also coached countless endbosses at card rooms across the U.S. and more $5/$10 online crushers than I can name. If you play in California, Texas, on Bovada, or on GG, chances are you’ve faced someone who trained with me.

My coaching approach is built on one core principle: understand the mechanics of theory, identify how opponents deviate from GTO, and apply multi-street exploits to maximize EV across the game tree. If you want shortcuts or surface-level advice, this is not for you.

Coaching is $1,100 for one month of coaching. This includes four lessons and direct access to ask unlimited questions within the month. Lessons MUST be used in that time period.

Serious applicants only. Please do not apply unless you are ready to begin and fully committed to mentorship.

Lastly, I am autistic and direct in how I communicate. I give clear, honest feedback—some students find this uncomfortable. If you prefer a more filtered or gentle coaching style, I recommend seeking a different mentor.

The Clearest Path to High Stakes

  • System That Makes Millions

    Multiple poker millionaires and dozens of six-figure winners started with 1-on-1 coaching at the low stakes. Some of their testimonials are below!

  • Great Theory and Mass Data

    Lessons are deeply based in game-theory and supplemented with millions of hands of data, giving you a sophisticated understanding of how to beat all opponents across all limits.

  • Step-by-Step Program

    A syllabus refined over years of coaching meant to give you only the most important concepts with none of the solver noise, friendly for even new students.

Student Blurbs

Quotes from students who won at least $100,000 during coaching.

Alvin was an instrumental coach in my growth from being a losing small-stakes player to a winning high stakes regular. After working with him, I won the sunday million on Pokerstars!

--Manuel Bucher $20k-40k HU specialist


Alvin is extremely knowledgeable about poker and very generous with his knowledge of the game. He is quite adept at parsing the findings of mass data and solvers alike. With regard to the development of practical yet sophisticated simplifications—which is a necessary skill for beating the games today—Alvin is among the best in the poker space.

--Harris Smith, $10/20 online

Working with Alvin has really grounded my game in both bedrock theory and applicable exploits. The coaching has fully grown my game and I find myself getting more value, running better, more winning bluffs, and just generally feeling extremely comfortable in the games I’m playing.

--Noah Schwartz, $10/20+ live

“Working with Alvin has helped me tremendously and there is no one else I would rather have as a mentor/friend/coach. When I came to Alvin, I was playing mostly 5/10. Within ~9 months he helped me reach 25/50+. My understanding of theory & exploits is on a completely different level than 9 months ago. Alvin is the real deal for anyone thats serious about leveling up.

-- Kenneth "GlobalKenny" Hirose, 25/50+ live