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Originally Posted by ohmyrage
I have hired and used Thomas Pinnock for coaching about a year ago, maybe less.
I hired him to help me make some preflop ranges, and talk about overall preflop theory.
He got me into using poker snowie, and that alone was worth the few hundred I spent on a few sessions.
He's very theory oriented but out of touch with how games are actually played in practice and I think he has bad practical advice for way games are played.
He's really just a pokersnowie parrot, but is knowledgeable in that arena.
He's a coach that can help you learn more about and wrap your head around poker theory, He is not a coach to help you learn to beat the games as they are currently being played. He's full on theory, and has no idea how to approach how an exploitative situation should be played vs for example live player pools.
I would recommend him, but just know what you are hiring him for.
Thank you for the info!
Thing is that if you are on a coach-level you should know how to play good poker in practice. If you teach theory but do not understand how to convert that knowledge to the tables you do not fully understand what you are teaching.
To learn how to use pokersnowie and how to create preflop ranges is basic stuff that you can do by just watching youtube videos and post on twoplustwo.
Why does he refuse to say what stakes he regulary plays at? Do you have any idea? Did you ask him?