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DWG. 01 · Advanced Poker Coaching · Fausto Valdez

Stop Guessing.
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One-on-one poker coaching for cash and tournaments, every stake. We build the strategy. You execute the plan.

I'm Fausto Valdez. I've coached 300+ players — from break-even grinders to bracelet winners. I teach the game I play.

Game plan, drafted

300+ players coached · Cash & Tournaments · All stakes

Fausto Valdez after winning a tournament

Fig. A — Fausto Valdez · post-victory

01 / The Plateau

You've watched the videos. You know the theory.

So why are you still bleeding chips in the spots that decide tournaments — bubble ICM, 3-bet pots out of position, river bluffs that never get through?

Knowing isn't executing. Closing that gap — on your hands, against your real opponents — is the whole job.

02 / The Method

The Blueprint Method

A sequenced, three-pillar system — each step builds on the last.

01

Master the Fundamentals

Build a foundation that doesn't crack under pressure. Ranges, sizing, board texture — the bedrock every winning decision stands on.

02

Exploit Player Tendencies

Most players are predictable. We turn their tendencies into your profit — reads, adjustments, and the lines GTO won't teach you.

03

A Structured Pathway

No firehose. A plan sequenced so each session compounds the last. You improve faster because you're not drowning in random content.

03 / Free Replays

Watch a real tournament get dismantled — hand by hand.

No 90-second highlight reel. Full breakdowns you can scrub through end to end — the actual thinking, in real time.

Free · full session Sample footage

Demo · WSOP 2025 · Main Event

3h 27m

WSOP Main Event Final Table — Full Day Breakdown

A complete final-table day, start to finish. The kind of long-form run we break down hand by hand — ICM pressure, stack dynamics, and the spots that actually decide who walks with the bracelet.

  • Final-table ICM: when chips are worth folding
  • Reading stack-depth shifts as players bust
  • Pace and patience across a multi-hour run
Open full breakdown
Free · full session Sample footage

Demo · GGMillion$ · $10K High Roller

11h 55m

$10K High Roller — Final Table, Uncut

High-stakes, deep-thinking poker against the toughest fields. A full replay you can scrub through end to end — exactly the kind of long-form run we break down hand by hand.

  • 3-bet pots out of position on later streets
  • Sizing tells against high-stakes regulars
  • When to flat premiums to keep ranges wide
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Free · full session Sample footage

Demo · WSOP 2003 · Main Event

13m

2003 WSOP Main Event — The Run That Started It All

Moneymaker-era classic. Worth studying not for modern ranges but for reads, table image, and the fundamentals that never go out of style.

  • Live reads and table image still win pots
  • Why fundamentals outlast every meta
  • Spotting the leak in “standard” lines
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04 / The Receipts

Real students. Real tournament results.

Blueprint student Jonah LaBranche
$875K Jonah LaBranche Wynn Summer Classic $2.15M lifetime
Blueprint student Mayank Madan
$323K Mayank Madan WSOP
Blueprint student Michael Hunsucker
$110K Michael Hunsucker WSOP
Blueprint student Jason Lee Blodgett
$90K+ Jason Lee Blodgett Borgata
Blueprint student Bret Eberhart
$60K Bret Eberhart MSPT $1K
Blueprint student Satheesh Francis
1st Satheesh Francis RGPS Graton
“Learned more in 4 sessions than 2 years watching videos.”
— Harvey, Blueprint student

05 / Your Move

One free session. Fifteen minutes.

Bring the hand that's been eating at you, and let's break it down together. No commitment. No pitch — just poker.

06 / Straight Answers

Questions, answered honestly

How much does coaching cost?

Coaching is tailored to your game and goals, so pricing is not one-size-fits-all. We sort out the right plan on your free call — zero pressure.

Do you coach cash games or tournaments?

Both. Cash and tournaments, across every stake. The plan adapts to the game you actually play.

How do sessions work?

Over Zoom with screen share, recorded so you can watch the explanation back any time. Between sessions, send me hands and I will review them. It all starts with a free 15-minute call.

I am a beginner — is this for me?

Yes. I coach players from break-even grinders to bracelet winners. We start wherever your game is and build a path from there.

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