Dear Poker Enthusiasts,

Allow me to introduce myself, I am Elias Holloway, an Austrian high stakes player, and I am thrilled to share some exciting news with you all. After achieving my dream goal of earning $100k in a single month last December, I have been inspired to give back to the poker community that has supported me throughout my journey.

Today, I am excited to announce that I am in the final stages of creating my comprehensive poker course, where I will be sharing my individual exploit approach that I have honed over the years. This course is designed for anyone who believes in their potential to achieve greatness in life by dedicating themselves to their goals and ambitions.

Over the past few months, I have poured my heart and soul into crafting this course, aiming to provide valuable insights and techniques that will empower you to reach new heights in your poker career. However, I believe in the collective power of knowledge, and I am reaching out to the poker community for help.

As you are the backbone of this poker community, I would be immensely grateful if you could take some time to review the video topics I have chosen for the first part of the course. Your feedback is invaluable to me, as it will help me ensure that I cover all the essential aspects necessary for your success.

To show my appreciation for your contribution, I am offering 20 minutes of free coaching or a video of your choice if your suggested topic makes it into the course.

Here are the video topics I have prepared so far:

CRUSHING the Fish (GOLDMINE EXPLOITS)
The biggest secret to success ++
Villain Selection Strategies++
How to start a session + +
Master the Basics++
General Knowledge
Vacuum vs Balance ++
Thinking in Ranges: Four Levels of Hand Analysis:, my Hand (Fish), hand vs hand (beginner), hand vs range (exploit, what is the purpose!), range vs range (reg battle) ++
Master Range reading ++
Uhlvar Equity trainings tool & pokermath (sheet with probabilitys to do) ++

Poker math
What are Pot Odds? / How to Calculate Pot Odds?
What are Implied Odds? / How to Calculate Implied Odds?
Reversed Implied Odds

Fundamentals
Reads against fish population ++
Bet sizing + +
Bet sizing 2 - Pot control – think ahead
Beginner preflop theory for HU ++
Board texture Basic: Wet or Dry & Relative Hand strength ++
Fast play vs slow play / betsizing,spr,Future cards

Base Strategy

IP SRP
Made hands OTF/OTT ++
Betting Draws OTF/OTT +-
Betting bluffs OTF +-
Should I bet OTR? +-
Betting we get raised OTT/OTR +-
Betting shortstack opponent jams OTT +-
Facing Donk bet OTF +-
Facing Donk bet OTR+-
DCBET bluff OTT/OTR+-
Probe bluff OTR+-

OOP SRP
Calling made hands +-
Calling draws +-
Floating 1 (tight) +-
BOP 1 +-
Bluff vs double check back OTR +-
Probe bet OTR +-
Playing vs bet c bet +-
Should I raise OTF? +-
Should I raise OTT? +-
Call or fold vs bet OTR +-
Call or raise vs bet OTR +-
Facing minbets +-

Villain Limps
Limped Pot +-
How to cbet after ISO 1 +-
Facing Limp Raise (only slides) +-

3bet IP
3 bet pot basics IP (only slides) +-
Should we call OTF? (no slides) +-
Should we bet vs a check? (no slides) +-
Should we call OTT? (no slides) +-
Should we jam OTT? (no slides) +-
Should we bluff vs double check? (no slides) +-

3bet OOP
3 bet pot basics OOP (only slides) +-
Cbet OTF (no slides) +-
We cbet and get raised (no slides) +-
Bet or check OTT (no slides) +-
DCbet OTT & OTR (no slides) +-


We call a min3bet
Min3bet pot basics (only slides) +-
Should we call OTF? (no slides) +-
Should we raise OTF (2 in pt4) +-
Should we bet vs a check? Only slides +-
Should we call OTR? (no slides) (4 in pt4) +-
4 bet & halfplay vs m3b +-

4bet IP
4 bet pot basics +-
Cbet or not to cbet +-
We cbet and get raised OTF +-
Facing Donk OTF 4 I think in pt4 +-
Concept of Half playing preflop in think 5 in pt4 +-

Playing short stacked
Preflop strategy adjustments +-
Postflop adjustments +-

Adjustments for Crushers
Preflop & general adjustment ideas for Crushers
Overview +-
Adjustment introduction and basics explained on RockSPaper example +-
Crushing very aggro fish +-
Crushing very passiv/tight/station fish +-

Crushing with HUD exploits
HUD basics – What does the HUD actually tells me? / How to properly use the HUD and make adjustments based of it +-
Adjusting your Sizings +-
Create a gameplan based on Real HUD examples! +-

Postflop adjustments for Crushers )
Showdowns - the most important tool for adjustments +
Basic Balancing Polarized vs Range +
How to balance a Polarized Cbetting Theory +
Balance examples on boards! +
Check back now what? +
Merged Cbetting +
Merged practical +
Floating 2 +
We iso vs limp 2 (hands preped) +
BOP 2, Check calling, playing vs aggressive dcbet opponent, vs low folders +
Donkbet 2, calling vs high donk frequenzy/ strong donks +
Exploiting super high BOP +
Is he sizing aware? +
Playing vs high barrel frequenzys
4 bet light vs m3b


Thank you all for your continued support, and I am looking forward to hearing your thoughts and suggestions. Together, we can make this poker course a game-changer for aspiring players who dream big and work hard to achieve their goals.

Best regards,
Elias Holloway

Multiway would come handy. It's very rarely spoken about but hands going three way isn't anything that super uncommon to ignore all together.

No more videos man. So many poker videos are trash often poor quality, results oriented cherrypicked examples, and a lot of rambling and conjectures that are not proven. Just write a book. why are all math subjects taught with books but poker teaching is only done through videos?

Interesting. I'd argue for the opposite. Poker books generally suck, are very inconvenient and harder to get your point across with. Also there are video courses on every subject including math.

Respect for trying to research things before releasing a course. I find it a bit conflicting to make a course of the highest quality while also making the most profits out of it. On paper your course clearly looks amazing since there is a lot of different subjects, however the issue with even with smaller/shorter courses there is just too much irrelevant stuff that looks good on paper but isnt useful at all. Like I dont think make sense to have any segment which is less than 15 minutes for example or probably even 30 for that matter, yet since it looks better coaches still include them. You even have tons of topics that should cover each other. I basically think courses should be more dense.

Example of videos i would scrap:

-The biggest secret to success ++ (seems like thats the whole point of a course?)
Villain Selection Strategies++ (fair table selection could be a segment)
How to start a session + + (absolutely no clue what this means and it sounds really stupid to dedicate a segment to it)
Master the Basics++ (should be covered in multiple videos and dont need a specific section)
General Knowledge (same as before)
Vacuum vs Balance ++ (same as before)
Thinking in Ranges: Four Levels of Hand Analysis:, my Hand (Fish), hand vs hand (beginner), hand vs range (exploit, what is the purpose!), range vs range (reg battle) ++
Master Range reading ++
Uhlvar Equity trainings tool & pokermath (sheet with probabilitys to do) ++

six videos each for 3b pots ip and oop sounds a bit excessive, rather make half the ammount of videos and more dense.

"Adjustments for Crushers
Preflop & general adjustment ideas for Crushers
Overview +-
Adjustment introduction and basics explained on RockSPaper example +-
Crushing very aggro fish +-
Crushing very passiv/tight/station fish +-

Crushing with HUD exploits
HUD basics – What does the HUD actually tells me? / How to properly use the HUD and make adjustments based of it +-
Adjusting your Sizings +-
Create a gameplan based on Real HUD examples! +-"

You have a former section with heaps of videos called crushing the fish and now you basically add 10 more videos on the same topic.

It's important to think about the fact that regardless if you are a pro or a recreational trying to improve your time is somehow limited, there is no way the best way to learn is like essentially 50 videos or whatever it is, where as some of them are just rephrased covering the same type of things.

When is the course coming out?
where can i see it

Wow, thank you all for the valuable feedback!

I know a lot of time has passed, and to be honest, I didn't expect any more feedback. I checked for a week with no responses and thought perhaps no one was interested.

First off, adding a section on Multiway pots is an excellent idea, and I will definitely include it. The course is continuously evolving, and I've already started recording nearly 100 videos. Some are short and could be trimmed, but my goal is clear: to create a structured course for a prolonged coaching-for-profit program. Students can work through the videos independently, and then we'll discuss these topics step-by-step during our coaching sessions, using their own hands. This approach will deepen their understanding and clarify any questions they might have. I plan to cut these sessions and add them back into the video pool, linking each coaching session to specific videos. With each cycle of students, the course will improve, eventually offering a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to becoming a successful poker player. Short and specific topics may be helpful to link the coaching to the right topic. Please correct me if you think otherwise!

Making high-quality videos definitely takes time and practice. Watching my initial recordings, I quickly realized I needed to redo some, as my presentation skills have significantly improved. Luckily, I prepared every video with slides and hands, which are hopefully still saved in my PT4, so re-recording should be the less time-consuming part of the job.

Regarding the debate between books and videos, IÂ’ve read many poker books myself and concluded that well-thought-out videos are more impactful for my students. The key here is 'well-thought-out.' I hope this explanation clarifies my approach and intentions.

The reason this course starts with detailed basics is to provide a solid game plan for new or losing players. It might sound very basic at first, but it works! We will revisit each section and build on this foundation, improving the initial 8/10 framework to a 9/10 and eventually a 10/10.

If any of you guys are interested in one of the topics let me know and I will provide a link to the said video. I would love to gather some feedback!