Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

Are you working hard enough to master poker?

We award our Poker Expert of the Month prizes and showcase Gold member 'Gonchan' who is really taking his learning to the next level.

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Thank you to everyone so far for participating in our new-look hand discussion highlight forums. As you know, we now highlight the most interesting discussions and reward our most active participants. 

Congratulations to the following players who have topped our hand discussion leaderboard and won the following prizes:

  • 1st place: $50 in your Tell-a-Friend account goes to nitrol
  • 2nd place: Status upgrade + 2 for one month goes to Alleen86
  • 3rd place: Status upgrade + 1 for one month goes to YohanN7

They also get to proudly display the 'Poker Expert' forum avatar (Above) for the next two months. To see the full rankings check out the thread below. 

Discussion forum: Hand Discussions Leaderboard

How far do you take your learning?

What do most people do to learn to beat poker? 

Most players just play poker, and learn from experience as they make mistakes. There is nothing wrong with that, but few players will go far with this approach. 

Then many players take the next step and watch and read poker material. We have thousands of hours of videos, articles and quizzes where you can learn some serious poker skills. 

Then as you can see, our Poker Experts of the Month go one step further and discuss the game with fellow players in our forums. Building a network of likeminded players to give you advice and show you where you went wrong is all part of becoming a winning player. 

Our member Gonchan has taken the learning process one step beyond all that. He has actually recorded a full video of him playing what he calls his 'Ninja Strategy' and has invited all of you to come along and critique his play. 

He was getting frustrated with not being able to find many fellow players to discuss Mid Stakes Strategy with, so he took the initiative and started the conversation himself. If you want to review his strategy (below) join the conversation over on his Bankroll Challenge thread

Ninja Poker Strategy
Click to watch 'Ninja Strategy'
Poker Expert

Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.