Coaches / BigBadBabar

Call me Babar - everyone else does!

I discovered poker my senior year of college (2004), first in home games and then with a free $2 from Paradise Poker. I almost didn’t finish my thesis as a result, since poker was fascinating and allowed me to use my already formidable procrastination skills. For a while after that poker was a hobby as I slowly built my bankroll. In late 2005 I got a copy of SSHE and from that found the 2+2 LHE forums where I started posting in December 2005. I went from learning, to understanding, to posting and helping others, and I've been prolific there for a long time. As my game improved I soon had a nice side income. When I quit my job in late 2006 I figured I'd play poker as a stopgap until I went back to school or found something new, which hasn't happened yet! I found Deucescracked in early 2007 and now have postcount+++ on two forums! I've been a 'pro' for about three years and well over a million hands now, and have been coaching for almost a year.

DeucesCracked and 2p2 have been very good to me and I've learned a ton at both places. Over the years I seem to have built up a fair bit of knowledge, and have developed a knack for communicating ideas and concepts, so I figure it's only fair I try to give some back. Teaching and coaching are very rewarding for me because they help me to understand things better, and to see things more clearly and from different perspectives. I both really enjoy the process and benefit from it some as well.

I'm working with students playing .50/1 to 10/20 (FR and 6m LHE) and everywhere in between. My coaching is aimed not only at playing better strategically, but also in approaching the game better from a mental perspective. The point is to end up thinking about poker in a clearer, more logical, and more expansive way. We will find specific leaks to work on, as well as larger themes to keep in mind both at and away from the table.

If you're stuck in a rut, looking to plug leaks, looking to move up, looking to transition from FR to 6m or 6m to FR, looking to go from breakeven to winner, or from winner to solid winner in these micros and small and medium stakes, I can help. My coaching will be tailored to YOU specifically and I look forward to working with you! Please contact me with any and all questions.

Discounts are potentially available for multi-lesson commitments. References from some students are below. These folks are all happy to answer any questions you may have, so feel free to PM them on DC if you'd like to gossip about me :)

"I worked with BBB a few times and found the sessions very useful. He is especially good at forcing you to rationalize your decisions and hammering on major leaks. Working with BBB has improved my game both at and away from the tables. Specifically, he helped me out with avoiding tilt, ignoring results, and exploiting common player types. I was playing $2/$4 and $3/$6 before coaching and quickly moved up to $5/$10 and $8/$16. Oh, BTW, the man's got a great sense of humo[u]r!" Holla, tanglewizard

"I highly recommend BigBadBabar as a coach. I'm a mid-stakes ( 3/6, 5/10, 8/16 ) player and he quickly spotted leaks in my game and was excellent at communicating poker concepts. He’ll improve your mental game as well as your technical game. Basically, he helped me find the droids I was looking for and then told me why I was looking for them." Owen fields

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"I booked BBB for 10hours of coaching and it has more than paid off. Coming from my biggest downswing on 5/T I felt it would be best to invest in coaching, which was a very good decision. I used to multitable and with BBB´s help I concentrated on winrate and focussed on quality play rather than quantity. His initial analysis of my game was great and he found some topics to work on which we did in the next weeks. I strongly recommend trying to find leaks in order to transform to a better player. The biggest advantage that comes with booking BBB is that he always takes his time to help his students, and he does so even out of the paid time. I can always send him a hand I had trouble playing and he will tell me his opinion on it. In the time we worked together he helped me from breaking-even at 5/T to winning at 15/30 and even higher. Do it!" - jaybeastie