Ready to escape the cold and ignite your inner champion?
Join your favorite APT coaches for two unforgettable days of elite poker training at the Champion Maker Seminar, hosted at BestBet Jacksonville. Whether you're chasing tournament glory or cash game mastery, this is your chance to level up with the pros.
This is more than a seminar—it's an experience hosted at Florida's largest poker room, featuring 91 gaming tables and an on-site grill and sushi bar. BestBet is smoke-free and just 10 miles from pristine Jacksonville beaches, and 25 minutes from the Jacksonville airport.
The event is limited to 40 attendees and sold out quickly last time - get your tickets now!
🎯 Featuring
Alex Fitzgerald
Head Pro at APT and Personal coach to 100s of successful poker players.
Author of best-selling poker strategy books including The Myth of Poker Talent.
Steve Blay
Creator of Advanced Poker Training and poker advisor to WSOP Main Event Champion Qui Nguyen
Coach, author, and patented game theory and poker math expert.
Kenna James
Longtime professional poker player with over twenty Championships and 100+ final tables around the world.
Experienced life coach, speaker, and former commentator on The Heartland Poker Tour.
Bryan Paris
Legendary online tournament grinder with over $20M in winnings and a colossal 25,000+ individual cashes.
Known for his expertise in GTO tools and exploitative approaches designed to defeat recreational players.
Eddy Mroczkowski
Jacksonville Local Legend and Commentator on the BestBet Livestream.
#1 all-time in live tournament cashes at BestBet.
🎓 What’s Included Each Day
Personalized Coaching: Expert lectures from all your favorite APT coaches, plus ample break time for 1-on-1 Strategy Discussions, photos, and networking.
"Play & Explain" Live Training: Play against the coaches as they walk you through their exact thought process and strategy in a small group setting.
The Ultimate Test: All attendees have the option to play in a Live Streamed Cash Game/Tournament with the pros! Experience the pressure of a hole card cam!
Exclusive Full Video Recordings: Receive a complete digital package of all lectures and the Live Streamed game footage—never forget a concept!
Plus lunch, snacks, and coffee included.
🤝 Friday Night Meet & Greet
Friday, February 26 • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Join us the evening before the Champion Maker Seminar officially begins for a relaxed meet and greet with the pros and other attendees.
This is a great chance to say hello, ask a few informal questions, connect with other players, and settle in before the full weekend of training begins.
📅 Event Schedule
Day 1
Saturday, Feb 27
Tournament Champion Maker
11AM – 5PM
Lectures, lunch, and small group training sessions
5PM – 8PM
Private live tournament on BestBet live stream ($100 buyin + bounties added on all pros!)
Day 2
Sunday, Feb 28
Cash Game Champion Maker
11AM – 5PM
Lectures, lunch, and small group training sessions
5PM – 8PM
Private live cash games on BestBet live stream ($1/$2 NL + bonus $100 high hands!)
Attend one or both days. Poker rates available at nearby hotels.
📖 Scheduled Lectures
Saturday, February 27th (Tournaments)
Getting to In-The-Money: Effective Tactics for playing a 40-80bb stack.
Small Blind Supremacy: Solving the Most Difficult Seat at the Table to Turn Your Biggest Leak into a Profit Center.
Stop Guessing: Building a Repeatable System for Tournament Decisions
The Red-Zone Strategy: A No-Nonsense Guide to Securing the Win with Final Table Aggression
Know Your Opponent: Crushing Every Player Type with the Right Counterstrategy
Sunday, February 28th (Cash Games)
The Executioner’s Manual: How to Brutally Punish Players Who "Over-Study" Solvers
The Champion Maker System: Simple Adjustments That Separate Winners from the Field
YOU be the Solver! Keys to Unlocking Solutions to Your Cash Game Problems
Unblocking Value: How Solvers Use "Card Removal" to Find Massive Overbet Spots on the River
The "Local Legend" Edge: My personal exploits that outsmart real players
