KKPoker is thrilled to unveil the Coach Battle 2025, an exciting new event that brings Europe’s online poker community together. This February, poker enthusiasts will have the chance to sharpen their skills, compete for cash prizes, and access exclusive coaching sessions led by three of the brightest minds in poker.
The Coach Battle 2025 will feature a series of tournaments, each offering opportunities for players to win cash prizes and unlock coaching sessions from their chosen team leader. Players must select their team in the KKPoker app to participate and be eligible for coaching prizes.
Also, the overall winning team will earn a bonus $1,000 GTD Freeroll.
Event Period: 27 January - 10 March 2025
$500 QUALIFIERS: In each qualifier MTT, the top ranking eligible player from each team will advance to STEP 1.
- Therefore, 3 players will advance in each qualifier MTT (1 per team).
- A total of 18 players will advance across all qualifier MTTs. (Total of 6 per team.)
$200 LAST PUNCH FREE: The top 2 eligible ranking players from each team will advance to STEP 1. A total of 6 players will advance (2 per team).
TEAM STEP1: The winner of each team's MTT will advance to the $100 SHOOTOUT FINALE and receive a personal coaching session.
$100 SHOOTOUT FINALE: The overall winner will earn a bonus coaching session or access to a poker strategy course.
The overall winning team will earn a $1,000 WINNERS FREEROLL.
KKPoker Coach Battle Team Leads:
Dara O'Kearney
Specialises in: Satellite & ICM tactics; GTO solvers analysis; Poker exploits
Author of leading poker strategy books such as GTO Poker Simplified, PKO Satellite Strategy & Endgame Poker Strategy.
$1.4M+ in recorded live cashes.
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Stoyan Obreshkov
Specialises in: GTO solutions & Nodelocking; Poker-life balance; Top-edge poker experiences
$1.5M+ in recorded live cashes
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Karim Chelli
Specialise in: Tilt Buster; Mental Leak analysis; Life optimisation
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Event Prizes
QUALIFIER MTTs: Share of the $500 GTD prize pool + $20 STEP1 Ticket + FREE Group Team coaching session.
LAST PUNCH FREE: Share of the $200 GTD prize pool + $20 STEP1 Ticket + Group Team coaching session.
TEAM STEP 1: Share of prize pool + FINALE ticket for winner & personal coaching session.
$100 SHOOTOUT FINALE: $100 for winner & bonus coaching session or poker course access.
$1,000 GTD FREEROLL: Available for all members of the overall winning team.
Important: Participants must join a team in the KKPoker app before the first Qualifier MTT on 3 February 18:00 GMT to be eligible to advance and win coaching sessions. Team selection opens 27 January 18:00 GMT.
Note: Any player that misses the initial deadline may still select a team up until 3 March 18:00 GMT, and play the Qualifiers and be eligible to play the bonus $1,000 Freeroll should their team win overall. However, they will not be eligible to advance from the qualifier MTT and be ineligible for any coaching prizes.
Important Dates
Team Selection Opens: 27 January 2025, 18:00 GMT.
First Qualifier MTT: 3 February 2025, 18:00 GMT.
Final Team Selection Deadline: 3 March 2025, 18:00 GMT (eligibility restrictions apply).
Source - KKPoker