What Our Students Think

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  Loic

  I booked five sessions with Mr. Thiago. Due to our different time zones, he manages to coach me even if it's late for him. I really appreciate that.  Thiago is very knowledgeable due to his experience as a player and his team BBZ. It is good for us students who want to improve our game with modern theories. I send my hand histories, and we work through different spots. We question all my non-optimal play, and there is a lot of it. He first voiced his opinion, explaining why it was stupid and what I was thinking, and then proceeded with some solver analysis. He mastered this tool, no doubt. His thought process is that "it's better to be 50% right than 100% wrong." This is why Solver is important because he will teach you how to navigate different scenarios as both an aggressor and a defender. I enjoy the fast pace because this is what deliberate practice is all about; you want your session to be intense and challenging. My advice for future students is: gather your hand histories. Maybe get your database analysis first to know your weaknesses. Ask in advance which part of your game you want to work on. Listen more than you try to speak, but ask many questions. Don't be afraid to paraphrase what the coach said with your own words, and he will correct you if you are wrong. Record your coaching session. Thank you, Thiago. All the best, brother!
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  Jake Brickman (BBZ Academy Co-Manager)

  Thiago is a pleasure to work with as a player. He provides a lot of value to the team talking hands with other players and giving advice to the newer members that join. Thiago is a model student of the game and anyone would gain value from working with him.
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  Shane

  

  Absolute brilliant coach, one of the best out there! I have used Mathias for many years, up to date he would be my number one choice/go to. Since taking my sould grind to Euro sites 4/5 years a go, Mathias has helped me improve in so many areas of the game and I am a 100% confident he can do this for the vast majority that are willing to listen and work hard.

  Screenshot below of the last 4/5 years' results of which I believe Mathias has played a big part in this.

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  Elliott Peterman

  Really great coach and been crushing games for a long time
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  Adrian

  Great coach and great person. Have used many times through the years, one of the best out there.
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  Emil

  Had a one-hour (cash game) coaching session. Even though we had limited time, it was apparent that John had made a lot of effort to make it count. I have sent him my hand history beforehand, and he had prepared the list of things on which we need to work on, notes etc.. I definitely got a lot of value from our session and would highly recommend John to anyone who is looking for a friendly and very helpful poker coach. 10/10 :-)
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  Andy

  I recently approached John for some coaching, I felt like I had a lot of leaks in my game and getting exploited quite often. So far, John has been excellent! Helped me to understand where the leaks were and also how I should go about in fixing them. We've only had a few sessions so far but I've really enjoyed them and feel like he's helping me move in the right direction.
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  Kyle Johnson

  I've now had several coaching sessions with Thiago and they have been exactly what I was looking for and what I need. He is very knowledgeable, professional and courteous. It's difficult to find quality coaching that is also affordable so finding UPC has been a game changer for me. Highly recommended.

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  Nische Ka

  Had a few sessions with James. Nice dude, knows a lot about Poker. It helped me to understand the game more and the pricing was fair as well.

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  Rohan

  Low stakes player. Started working with James in 2020 when my ipoker account was €1200 in the red. Within a year of working with him for 1/2 times a month, I turned that into +€10,500. (no big win, just lots of consistent small wins and final tables). That was all down to him. I always used to struggle to get into the money online, let alone win 200/300 player fields. His knowledge of the game is incredible. If I actually studied outside of our calls I'd be doing a lot better. Chatting with him changed my whole thought process on how to analyse hands. Only wished I'd be more proactive outside of the sessions as I'm sure there is so much more I could achieve with his help.