Poker training is easy to find if your main game is No Limit Hold’em. Pot-Limit Omaha has also gained a much larger education ecosystem in recent years. Mixed games remain different. Players who want structured coaching in Razz, Stud, Omaha Hi-Lo or draw variants still have a much smaller set of options, and there is no major training platform in the supplied source devoted entirely to mixed games.
That does not mean good material is unavailable. Three established poker-training brands offer meaningful mixed-game content at different levels: BBZ Poker, Run It Once and Upswing Poker. Their products are not interchangeable. BBZ is the most obviously beginner-focused, Run It Once works well as a broader learning path for players who already have some experience, and Upswing’s Mixed Game Mastery is positioned as a premium advanced course. Free streams, vlogs and educational videos can then fill in gaps around those paid options.
Why Mixed-Game Training Is Harder to Find
The basic problem is scale. No Limit Hold’em dominates both online and live poker, so training sites can support large libraries, specialist coaches and constantly updated content around one format. PLO has become large enough to justify a similar, if smaller, ecosystem. Mixed games are still a niche within the broader poker audience, and training material is spread across multiple variants that often use very different rules and strategic principles.
A player interested in mixed games is not learning one new game. A typical rotation can involve Stud, Stud Hi-Lo, Razz, Omaha Hi-Lo, Limit Hold’em, 2-7 draw variants and sometimes Badugi. Each game has its own hand-selection logic, betting structure and street-by-street decisions. That makes a single mixed-game course harder to design than a focused Hold’em product.
The upside is that the available courses tend to acknowledge this complexity. Rather than pretending one strategy framework covers everything, the strongest options separate material by game and topic. The choice then comes down to experience level, budget and whether the player wants a structured introduction or specialised high-level analysis.
BBZ Poker Mixed Games Beginners Course
BBZ Poker has one of the clearest entry points for players who are new to mixed games. Its beginner bundle is led by Mason “pyefacepoker” Pye and Tobias “Senkel92” Leknes and contains 19 hours of material divided into nine chapters and 46 videos.
The course covers a broad selection of common mixed variants: Razz, 7-Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo, Omaha Hi-Lo, 2-7 Single Draw, 2-7 Triple Draw and Badugi. That breadth is one of its main strengths. A player starting from Hold’em does not have to buy a separate introductory product for each game just to learn the basic rules and strategic shape.
The chapters follow a repeatable structure. They begin with an introduction covering rules, hand rankings and other fundamentals. From there, the lessons move into play on different streets, including the distinction between small- and big-bet streets in limit games and pre-draw versus post-draw decisions in draw formats. Hand examples then turn the theory into practical situations.
That structure is especially useful for a beginner because mixed games can be confusing before strategy even enters the discussion. In Stud, players must track exposed cards. In draw games, the number of cards an opponent takes becomes information. In split-pot games, the value of a hand depends on both high and low possibilities. A course that begins with rules and hand rankings prevents the student from trying to study advanced concepts before the game itself feels natural.
BBZ Adds Final-Table Review and Calculation Tools
The BBZ bundle goes beyond isolated game lessons. It includes an in-depth review of a $215 8-Game SCOOP final table, giving students a chance to see how multiple variants interact inside an actual mixed-game tournament. That kind of session is valuable because switching games is itself a skill. A player must adjust quickly when the rotation changes instead of staying in one strategic mode for hours.
The course also includes equity calculators for different variations. Those tools can help students move from intuition to more structured analysis, particularly in games where hand values are less familiar than in Hold’em. The source does not specify exactly how every calculator is used, so it is enough to note that they are part of the bundle rather than inventing features that are not described.
Pricing is another reason BBZ stands out as an entry point. The course is available for less than $200, and it is specifically designed so that prior mixed-game experience is not required. For someone who wants one organised starting package rather than collecting disconnected videos, that combination of breadth, structure and price makes it the most obvious beginner option among the three paid products in the source.
Run It Once Offers a Broader Learning Path
Run It Once approaches mixed games differently. Its material is not presented as one standalone course. Instead, mixed-game videos are organised into a learning path available to Elite members. The content is created by George Danzer and Christopher George, both Elite coaches on the site.
Access therefore comes through the Elite membership, which the source places at around $200 per month. That creates a different value calculation from BBZ. A player is not buying only a mixed-game course with a fixed number of hours. They are paying for the wider Elite environment and using the mixed-game path as one part of that membership.
The material is divided by both game and topic. Categories include cash games, MTTs, theory, Razz, Stud, PLO8, 2-7 Single Draw, 2-7 Triple Draw and Limit Hold’em. This makes the library useful for a player who already knows where the biggest gaps are. Someone struggling with Stud big pairs, for example, can look for material focused on that situation rather than beginning again with basic hand rankings.
Run It Once Is Better for Players With Some Experience
The source also points out that coverage is not equally deep in every section. Some games have a larger collection of videos, while others may contain only a few pieces focused on specific spots such as blind-versus-blind play or handling big pairs in Stud. That unevenness is not necessarily a flaw, but it means the learning path is less suitable as a complete first introduction.
For a player who already understands the fundamentals, the variety can be a strength. Instead of watching a linear course from lesson one to lesson 46, an experienced student can move directly to the game or situation causing problems. The coaches are positioned at the Elite level, and the source characterises the content as high-level and high quality.
This is why Run It Once makes sense as a second step after a beginner course or some practical experience. Once a player has enough hands or tournaments behind them to identify specific weaknesses, a broad video library becomes more useful. The student knows what to search for and can connect a specialised lesson to situations they have already encountered.
Upswing Mixed Game Mastery Targets Advanced Players
Upswing Poker’s Mixed Game Mastery sits at the most expensive and advanced end of the three options. Created by long-time mixed-game player Jake Abdalla, the course costs $999 for lifetime access and contains more than 100 videos.
The curriculum focuses on five variants: Stud, Razz, Stud 8, Omaha 8 and 2-7 Triple Draw. Abdalla does cover the basics of each game, but the main purpose is advanced strategy. The course is aimed at players who already have solid experience and want to compete successfully against strong opposition.
That positioning is important because the price only makes sense for the right audience. A beginner can learn rules, hand rankings and early strategic concepts much more cheaply elsewhere. Paying $999 before knowing whether mixed games will become a serious part of your poker schedule would be difficult to justify based on the alternatives in the source.
For an experienced player, lifetime access changes the calculation. There is no monthly clock, and a library of more than 100 videos can be revisited as specific problems arise. The key is that the student should already be capable of understanding advanced analysis. The course is not designed to make a first-time Stud or Razz player comfortable with the game from scratch.
Which Paid Option Fits Which Player?
The three products form a fairly natural progression. BBZ Poker is the starting point. It is structured for beginners, covers a wide range of variants and includes both fundamental lessons and practical hand review. Run It Once is the flexible middle step, useful for players who already have the basics and want to improve selected areas across several games. Upswing is the specialist high-level choice for someone prepared to invest heavily in advanced mixed-game study.
Budget also separates them. BBZ comes in below $200 for the bundle. Run It Once requires an Elite subscription at around $200 per month. Upswing asks for $999 but provides lifetime access. None of those pricing models is automatically better. A player who needs two months of targeted Run It Once study may spend roughly the same as a one-time beginner course, while someone who expects years of advanced work might value lifetime access more highly.
The more important question is whether the material matches the student’s current level. Mixed games punish gaps in basic rules more severely than Hold’em because every new variant can introduce unfamiliar hand values and betting patterns. An advanced course is not useful if the player is still checking which low hand qualifies in a split-pot game.
Free Resources Can Fill Important Gaps
Paid courses are not the only way to learn. The source recommends several free routes that can supplement structured training. Streams of mixed-game tournaments, including previous WSOP coverage, can show how strong players handle live decisions across a rotation. The value is not that viewers can copy every action, but that they can see bet sizing, tempo and game changes in a competitive setting.
Daniel Negreanu’s vlogs are another suggested source because some episodes discuss strategy in games such as Stud, Razz and 2-7. Free YouTube training videos can also provide focused lessons, with Alex Livingston’s Omaha 8 webinar given as one example.
Following players known for mixed games can add a more informal layer. Experienced specialists often share quick observations, hands or longer articles when they have something worth discussing. That material is less structured than a course, but it can keep a student engaged between formal study sessions and expose them to questions they might not have thought to ask.
Building a Mixed-Game Study Path
A sensible path based on the resources in the source is to begin with fundamentals, then add targeted depth. A new player could start with a structured beginner course such as BBZ, use free streams and videos to reinforce the games, and only then move toward a Run It Once learning path when specific weaknesses become obvious.
Upswing’s Mixed Game Mastery belongs later in that progression. The $999 price and advanced focus make much more sense once the player is committed to mixed games and is competing at a level where small strategic improvements have real value. There is no advantage in buying the most expensive product first if the underlying rules are still unfamiliar.
The limited number of dedicated mixed-game resources may actually make this kind of staged approach more important. There is no single platform that does everything. Players have to combine structured courses, specialist videos and free material according to their needs.
Mixed-game training remains a niche compared with the huge Hold’em education market, but the situation is far from empty. BBZ Poker offers a comprehensive starting point, Run It Once provides a flexible library for intermediate and experienced students, and Upswing supplies a premium advanced course. Add free tournament coverage, vlogs and public training videos, and a motivated player can build a serious study programme without relying on one site alone.