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Cre8ive Coaching is personalized poker training led by professional player Tristan Wade. Each session is conducted online and tailored to your experience level, goals, and game format.
Whether you play tournaments, cash games, or both… We’ll build a strong foundation of preflop and postflop strategy, study real hands, analyze ranges, and identify optimal plays and exploitative opportunities for any situation. Tristan uses poker software and hand history reviews to support your development, along with guidance on mindset, bankroll management, and navigating the poker space.
The goal is to help you understand the game at a deeper level, make better decisions, and grow with confidence.
Custom poker coaching that fits your game, your goals, and your grind: Cash or tournaments.
With Tristan’s support, you’ll learn to use advanced poker training tools and understand the strategy and math that separate good players from great ones.
Personally tailored for every student based on their needs.
Solidify no-limit holdem fundamentals (cash and tourneys).
Master the mathematics behind the game.
Learn how to play all stages of a poker tournament.
One hour of one-on-one poker coaching with Tristan through Skype/Zoom. He will work on specific topics you choose, or provide his own lesson/hands to review together to learn your game and start the coaching session from there.
This usually consists of four, one and a half hour sessions, where Tristan will cover a myriad of topics throughout a tournament or cash game setting. The student can pick specifics to work on,
Go through stages of a tournament with Tristan, while he quizzes you to understand your game and teaches different strategies and fundamentals within each aspect of the tourney.
Tristan Wade (aka “Cre8ive”) is a seasoned professional poker player, writer, and coach, boasting over $2 million in live tournament earnings and another $3 million online, totaling over $5 million in career MTT winnings. He’s a World Series of Poker bracelet winner and captured a WSOP Circuit Main Event title, along with two other WSOP Circuit ring victories.
Trusted as an instructor at PokerCoaching.com, Tristan excels at breaking down complex concepts from solver outputs and range construction to math and mindset fundamentals. With a degree in psychology and more than fifteen years of one-on-one coaching, he leverages his professional insight to help players refine strategy, elevate decision-making, and accelerate learning.
WSOP bracelet winner with over $5 million in career MTT earnings and elite-level tournament experience.
Committed to helping players grow with personalized coaching rooted in real-world professional success.
Specializes in No-Limit Hold’em, teaching advanced strategies for both tournaments and cash games.
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Tournament Training guides you through every stage—from building your stack early on, adjusting tactics mid-game, mastering bubble phase decisions, to conquering final table dynamics with advanced strategy.
Engage in tailored sessions via Skype or Zoom, focusing on your specific needs. Tristan reviews hands you’ve played
Develop the psychological resilience required for poker. Learn techniques to manage tilt, build confidence, and maintain focus under pressure
Gain proficiency in essential poker tools like PioSolver, Holdem Manager, and PokerTracker. Understand how to analyze your statistics, identify leaks
Participate in group coaching sessions and community events. Share insights with peers, engage in live Q&As, and enjoy giveaways, challenges, and study group access.