Performance coach for poker players

How to play your A-game more consistently.

Your best poker is already in you. I help you build the mental game, structure and routines that bring it to the table, session after session.

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Up or down

Winning or losing, poker will test you.

The nature of poker challenges every player. Without the right preparation, it gets much harder.

In more than 1,000 sessions with professional players, I’ve seen the same thing: the mental and physical challenges are the same for everyone, from variance itself to series that last for weeks.

Performance is not magic. It can be built.

Not an accident

Your A-game is not an accident.

Your A-game is the result of four variables.

Mental skills. Poker tests your mind: variance, long sessions, pressure. To handle that, you need mental skills. Technical study does not give you those.

Performance routines. To perform at the table, physically and mentally, you need routines that support how you prepare your body and your mind.

Competitive planning. Without a plan, it is very hard to know what to prioritize at each moment of the year.

Study routine. Knowing is not doing. A good study routine is what turns what you know into what you play.

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Three ways to do the work.

In their words — Testimonials

The most valuable part is that he helps me plan each individual trip: morning, day and evening routines.

Ben Heath
Ben Heath
WSOP bracelet winner

Alan has played a pivotal role in helping me optimize my routines to consistently deliver my best performance.

Gabriel Moura
Gabriel Moura
12th place, 2024 WSOP Main Event

Working with him I've improved my relationship with myself and others.

Anton Wigg
Anton Wigg
EPT champion

He picked up on patterns, beliefs, and blocks that I hadn't even realized were there.

Ana Márquez
Ana Márquez
Professional Poker Player · ACR Pro

The aspect you helped me the most with was managing my ego and expectations.

Max Neugebauer
Max Neugebauer
WSOPE Main Event Champion
Portrait of Alan Longo, poker performance coach, against a brick wall
About me

Hi, I'm Alan Longo.

Performance Coach

I help poker players perform more consistently at the tables.

  • More than six years working only with professional poker players. 1,000+ sessions.
  • Clients on the Triton, EPT, WPT and WSOP circuits, including bracelet and Main Event winners.
  • Columnist at Poker.org. Mental performance lead at Final Table Academy.
  • Psychologist by training. Licenciado en Psicología (UADE).
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Questions

Frequently asked questions

I help you play your best poker more often. We work on what happens around your decisions: mental skills, routines, planning and how you study.

Mental coaching is one part of performance coaching. Your mind matters, but so do your sleep, your energy, your schedule and your study. I work on all of them together.

No. I do not teach strategy or review hands. I work on the conditions that let you use the strategy you already know.

No. I am a psychologist by training, but this is not clinical work. If you need therapy, I will tell you and refer you to a professional.

Professional players at mid-high and high stakes, in cash games and tournaments, online and live, on circuits like Triton, EPT, WPT, WSOP and APT. I also work with stables that want to support their players' performance.

Book a free 30-minute intro call. We talk about where you are and what you need, and see if we are a good fit.

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