“BTG is the MBA of poker - one gets elite guidance and a community of smart, like-minded peers that turn every interaction into an opportunity.” — Sam, BTG Member since 2025
Year-Long Coaching With Phil Galfond
A structured program combining weekly coaching, clear performance systems, and an exclusive community to support long-term growth.
Run poker like a long-term career, not a gamble.
Active coaching and follow-through, not passive consumption.
Weekly Coaching
Live, 90-minute group coaching calls with
Phil Galfond.
Career Systems
Clear frameworks for decision-making, execution, and long-term stability.
Player Community
A private room of serious players who hold each other to a higher standard
POKER STUDY PANELS
Weekly study panels for NL, PLO, MTTs, and Mixed Games
What You Get From BTG
A one-year high-performance coaching experience designed to stabilize, upgrade, and scale your poker career — on and off the felt.
→ Weekly 90-Minute Group Calls
A full year of coaching across performance, execution, mindset and career strategy, led by Phil Galfond
→ 24/7 Access to Phil's Exclusive Community
A private space where mid–high stakes players share insights, support, breakthroughs, and world-class feedback.
→ Growth & Support Beyond the Calls
A Phil-curated team of serious, driven peers to keep you accountable and accelerate your breakthroughs.
→ 20+ Hours of Additional Resources
A library of core concepts, mindset modules, and performance tools you can study at your own pace.
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What Makes It Work
A structure that reduces the gap between what you know and what you execute.
How it works week to week
Time expectation: Most members spend ~2–5 hours/week on BTG (calls + applied work), depending on volume and goals.
This is what turns poker from something you’re good at into something you can rely on.
Example BTG Week
Each month in BTG centers around a theme set by Phil. Here’s how that theme typically shows up across a week.
60–90 min
60–90 min
90 min
Weekly structure stays consistent while themes and formats rotate month to month.
Is BTG Right For You?
BTG is for players who want a long-term, professional approach to poker — not quick fixes, motivation hacks, or aimless volume.
Where You Are Now
You’ve had success at mid–high stakes and know you’re capable of more.
But consistency still slips. Discipline fades. Confidence rises and falls with results.
You’re good enough to feel when something isn’t fully clicking.
What You’re Ready For
You want structure around how you decide, study, and perform.
You’re ready for expert mentorship, real accountability, and a serious performance environment.
Not quick fixes — but a culture of follow-through and long-term ownership.
BTG gives serious players the systems, support, and structure that make performance repeatable.
Your A-Game becomes easier to access, more stable, and more profitable.
A Word from Phil Galfond
I understand the questions people have about this program. But the truth is simpler than a syllabus: this is the stuff I wish I’d taken seriously much earlier in my career.
What holds back players like you usually isn’t knowledge — it’s whether you can access what you already know consistently, under pressure, and over time.
Some of this overlaps with what people call performance or life coaching. I know that label turns some players off — that’s fine. The only thing that matters is whether you want to build something long-term, and actually follow through.
If you’re looking for a self-paced course or mostly hand reviews, BTG will feel different. If you’re excited by the idea of a system — with coaching, accountability, and a serious room — it’ll resonate.
the next step
It’s not about knowing more. It’s about removing what keeps interrupting your momentum.
BTG is built to remove these friction points — systematically.
Apply NowAfter 9 months, BTG members Self-Reports indicate
BTG DOES NOT HAND YOU RESULTS.
IT HELPS YOU BUILD THE OPERATING SYSTEM TO PRODUCE THEM.
Build Your System
About Beyond the Game
BTG is a one-year performance and support program for mid- and high-stakes players who want clearer direction, stronger systems, and a more stable, rewarding poker life — both on and off the felt.
This is not poker training.
It’s not hand reviews.
It’s not a step-by-step course.
BTG helps you build the operating system necessary to:
Take control of your next chapter.
BTG helps you build the structure and support to perform at your highest level — consistently.
Apply NowThe Investment
BTG works with a select group of mid- and high-stakes players each year.
The annual membership is $8,000.
This includes weekly coaching with Phil Galfond, expert guidance, a high-performance BTG team, research-backed performance systems, and full access to the BTG community and resource library.
If you’re considering BTG, you likely already know whether this level of support and structure would meaningfully impact your professional path.
If it feels right, apply below.
I'm Ready