Poker Coach Extraordinaire: Chris Murray aka Persuadeo P
I am a low level poker player/retiree who wanted to learn more about poker. I tried one training site which was not a good fit. I heard about Chris Murray and made an appointment to talk poker. What a life changer.
Working with Chris Murray has transformed my poker game. He is a coach who challenges you and teaches using the Socratic method of asking questions. You provide the answers. He continues until you understand the point he is making and you absorb it.
It does not involve memorization but is interactive. He assigns homework to reinforce the concepts you are learning. Everything has changed for me. Understanding game theory (at least partially!) has made me into a winning player. I have documented every session since I moved to Las Vegas two years ago.
I first became profitable at 1/3 and was encouraged to move up to 2/5. I played for this first time last fall and flourished. I have since played several sessions of 5/10 with moderate success. You can tell the difference in the quality of play at this level.
Evidence of improvement was dramatic in tournaments as well. I ran deep in a WSOP tournament and made a final table. I have never achieved anything close to this as you might imagine as the typical 1/3 player. No doubt it was impossible without the changes to my game made by Chris.
His construction course which takes several months to complete is excellent. All the tools you need for bet sizing, MDF, considerations for betting every street among other factors are covered in detail. Homework is assigned to reinforce the concepts we go over in class. Office hours are held to ask any questions about class, go over homework or hand histories.
His time spent with you during the month is extensive. He always takes the time to answer all questions and obviously cares about the studentÂ’s understanding the concepts and progressing.
I cannot recommend Chris Murray enough. The value is undeniable. Persuadeo.nl is his website.
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Really enjoyed working with Persuadeo!
When I started working with Persuadeo, I was playing mainly 10nl on Bovada and mainly playing 2-3. Most of my consumption of training consisted of memorizing tactics and trying to recite them in game. From the first session, he took a socratic approach to training (I wrote answers to questions, he responds and asks more questions, and so forth). We reasoned about the meaning of a bet and what influenced its size, the effects of position and multiwayness, among other mechanics of the game. I probably wrote at least 50-60 pages 12pt font, of these dialogues. This gave me a much more holistic view of the game, and the confidence and tools to reason about different situations and solves. I also was given guidance on hands I played and sent in footage of me playing. I had much success after this training. I made my way through 50nl and took some 100nl shots, after around 3 months of work. Also started consistently playing 2-5 and 5-5 and a bit of 5-10 and winning.
This work has been incredibly valuable to me. Some progress in poker skill is incremental. Each skill or tactic adds a bit of edge to your game. But this coaching is incredibly valuable because it gives you the tools to reason about the game on your own and become more aware of your in game thought process, in addition to leaning tools is tactics. This coaching was personally enriching in the way that a good college course is, and I have found value from it outside of poker.
