Liquidpoker is now conducting private poker coaching! As of today, anyone can apply to be an instructor with our site, by visiting the instructor application here. If you are interested in hiring a coach yourself, you can submit the student application here. To view the list of current instructors, fill out any applications, or request lessons, you can visit the main instruction page. For more information about the private coaching program, please read the FAQ below.
Be aware that Liquidpoker reserves the right to hire and terminate coaches at its discretion. Not everyone will be hired as a coach, and not all coaches will retain their positions. We hope to make this program as productive and helpful as possible in advancing the knowledge and skills of our visitors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: So, how does this whole thing work?
A: If you are an instructor, you submit an application for a teaching job and your approval will be decided by the private instruction management committee. Once you have submitted the relevant information and have been accepted for a position as a coach, students can request lessons from you. If you are a student, you also submit an application to receive coaching, but all students will be allowed to request lessons (that is, you don’t need to be “approved”). Once you have submitted your application, you navigate to the “instructor list” and choose a coach, then click “request lessons.” You will coordinate with your coach about when and how to conduct a lesson.
Q: What about payment?
A: Liquidpoker charges a 15% commission on all lessons conducted through our site. The student will make a transfer to a designated member of the private instruction management committee, in the full amount that was charged for the lesson, and then the committee will transfer that fee to the instructor, less 15%. The transfers can be player-to-player over poker sites, or through PayPal. Currently, all transfers from students should be directed to one of the following accounts:
- Tecknowledgy on PokerStars (city is Covina)
- Tecknowledgy on FullTilt
- Corwin Cole on PayPal (corwin.cole@gmail.com)
If you have any suggestions for alternative payment methods, or you need to pay in another way, send an e-mail to corwin.cole@gmail.com with a description of your suggestion or situation, and arrangements will be made to accommodate you.
Q: Why does Liquidpoker charge a commission?
A: Liquidpoker serves as a marketing and advertising channel for instructors, who would otherwise have to go to great efforts to gain exposure as coaches. We also ensure that lessons are not conducted unless the financial agreements between instructor and student are met. Because of these services we provide, our low commission rate is very reasonable.
Q: How are lessons conducted?
A: Liquidpoker encourages you to download and install WebDialogs Unyte, a free desktop sharing program. In conjunction with Skype for voice transfer, the student and coach can connect effortlessly and begin discussing poker theory and strategy while either one is playing. To use the software, only the party sharing the desktop needs it installed, because the other party can view it in a web browser.
Q: Where can I get help using Skype and Unyte?
A: You can access the Skype guide to "getting started" here, and you can also view the starters' guide for Unyte at their website, here.
Q: When I get/give a lesson, what does it involve?
A: Most lessons involve “sweating,” where the coach or the student sits at one or more tables, and the instructor provides his thoughts on the hands that are played. For instance, if the coach is playing and the student is watching, the instructor will explain his/her thought processes on the hands played, and give justifications for making the plays he/she does. It is important to fill slow times with other ideas. So, if you have an interesting hand in the big blind, but everyone folds and you get a walk, then you should discuss briefly what you would have done if, perhaps, the small blind raised. This way, there is not a lot of time spent with no teaching. Not all lessons have to involve sweating. The instructor can also talk about certain topics for a while without playing, or can discuss hand histories live. Finally, the instructor and student can both simultaneously sweat someone else, and the instructor can comment on his/her play while the student asks questions. We encourage you to be creative with the way you teach and learn!
Q: What should I keep in mind when teaching/learning?
A: As the instructor, it is very important to know your own weaknesses. When you are not 100% certain that you are right about a piece of advice, it must be noted so that you and your student can consult somebody else on the matter. It is also critical that you spend as much time talking as possible. When you find an interesting subject that is very important, explain it fully, and don’t let new hands interrupt you unless they are also very important. When you are not seeing very interesting hands, consider what type of hands would be interesting instead, and comment about those. For instance, if you are dealt QJo under the gun and it’s a clear fold, say what you would do with QJo from the cutoff or button.
As the student, it is crucial that you ask questions, even if they seem dumb. It is also important to tell your instructor when he/she is saying something you are already comfortable with. This may seem a bit rude at times, but both the instructor and the student should know that it’s a waste of time to teach somebody something they already know. But, if you tell your instructor that you understand the concept, and he/she suggests that you actually don’t, you need to just be quiet and listen. It’s also common to think that you understand when you don’t, so keep an open mind. Also, come prepared with ideas of where your weaknesses are, and what you want to learn in particular, and tell your coach about them.
Q: How do you decide on coaches to hire?
A: People who already have coaching jobs, either independent or through another website, receive top consideration. Student reviews will also be helpful in hiring coaches who have already taught before. For those who have not previously been instructors, the quality of their forum posts and the general success of their play are major factors that influence our decision to hire them. We are looking for good players, and, more importantly, good teachers. We understand that not all good players can teach well, and not all good teachers are highly successful.
Q: What kinds of “other deals” should I make as an instructor?
A: Instructors generally allow for many types of payment deals with their students. Often, there is a flat hourly rate with no other agreements, so that somebody could just sign up for a single hour of coaching and have nothing else to worry about. In addition, there may be a discounted hourly rate combined with a percent-profit agreement over a certain number of hands, such as $50 + 20% profits over 5,000 hands for each hour. Or, students can agree to long-term deals purely in exchange for profits, such as one month of coaching 4 hours per week, in exchange for 50% of profits over that month. Instructors can think of any system to facilitate coaching, and we encourage you to be creative about it.
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