Live poker instruction · Las Vegas · 2015 season
Mentor archive
Today the concept of a “young gun” dominating the poker circuit is, well… old hat. But in 1999, when Layne “Back to Back” Flack earned his nickname by winning consecutive tournaments at the Legends of Poker Series,…
In 2009, Joe Cada did something that had never been done before — won the WSOP Main Event at the age of 21. Then 2014 Joe Cada did something that had never been done since Carlos Mortension, to…
Jeff’s most recent victory came at the 44th annual World Series of Poker in June 2013. After battling through 640 players, he took 1st place in the $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha. This was Jeff’s third bracelet and the win was worth $384,420. Jeff…
Brian Rast Lead pro,co-founder, highest stake cash game virtuoso, WPT high roller, WSOP Bracelet winner, over 7 million in winnings. Brian holds one of the most prestigious awards for any professional poker player — the “Chip” Reese memorial trophy.…
Hailing from Houston, Texas, Melanie discovered poker through her younger brother’s success online and decided that she wanted to learn the game. At the time she was studying musical theatre at NYU and began her poker career by playing low-stakes…
Vanessa Ashley Rousso was born in White Plains, New York, on February 5, 1983 and has dual citizenship with the United States and France. In 2001, Vanessa graduated high school as the class valedictorian and went on to graduate…
“My goal for being your poker coach isn’t to tell you how to play one specific hand, but to change how you think about every hand and the game overall. I’ve been around many different players, and I’ve…
Russ “Dutch” Boyd was born in 1980 and grew up as a child prodigy. At the age of 12, Boyd attended college and graduated with a law degree at 18. After serving as an intern, being inspired by…
Mark has assisted multiple bracelet winners obtain gold by, “corner coaching” with taking advantage of pokers new age of live streaming. To his own credit, though Mark has won ….a World Series of Poker Circuit ring, a first place score…
Tom Schneider (Born December 24, 1959) learned early on that poker could be a good way to supplement his income. He first learned the game when he was 10 from his mother and friends. When he started earning $5 a…
This archive lists the mentors recorded on the Zen Poker Mentoring portfolio pages for the 2015 season. Notes are the school’s own summaries.
| Pro | Discipline | Private |
|---|---|---|
| Layne Flack | No-limit hold'em tournaments | — |
| Joe Cada | No-limit hold'em tournaments | — |
| Jeff Madsen | Pot-limit Omaha and mixed games | Listed |
| Brian Rast | High-stakes cash and mixed games | Listed |
| Maria Ho | Tournament play and hand labs | — |
| Melanie Weisner | Multi-table tournaments and heads-up | Listed |
| Kristy Arnett | Poker media, fitness and wellness | — |
| Vanessa Rousso | Tournament strategy and game theory | — |
| David “Bakes” Baker | Mixed games and online cash | — |
| Owais Ahmed | Tournament thought process | Listed |
| Dutch Boyd | Mentor | Listed |
| Mark Stephen Edwards | Private mentoring | Listed |
| Tom Schnieder | Mixed games | Listed |
| Date | Session |
|---|---|
| Feb 21-22, 2015 | Debut Weekend, MEET Las Vegas |
| May 26, 2015 | Advanced Cash Game |
| May 28, 2015 | Day Before Colossus |
| May 2015 | Second Colossus Session, interest list |
| Jun 4, 2015 | Day Before Millionaire Maker |
| Jun 11, 2015 | Day Before Monster Stack |