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title: "About George Li"
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summary: "George Li coaches poker one on one, including mindset and game psychology, and checks every decision against equity, pot odds and ICM. How sessions run."
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# About George Li

George Li coaches poker one on one, including mindset and game psychology, and checks every decision against equity, pot odds and ICM. How sessions run.

I coach No-Limit Hold'em one on one, online. Every spot we look at is checked against the numbers: [equity](https://georgelipoker.com/tools/equity-calculator.md), [pot odds](https://georgelipoker.com/tools/pot-odds-calculator.md), ranges and [ICM](https://georgelipoker.com/tools/icm-calculator.md). The free calculators on this site show the same method.

## George Li

My poker, my teaching and the background behind each session.

### Poker

- Played poker online from 2014 to 2024, and mostly live poker since then, with live play up to 10/20.
- Coaches mindset and game psychology for poker players.

### Teaching

- Teaching assistant, Topics in Algorithmic Game Theory, University of Chicago, Spring 2026.
- Teaching assistant, Generative AI, University of Chicago, Winter 2026.

### Education

- MS in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence), University of Chicago, 2025.
- BS Biological Chemistry, BA Biological Sciences and BA Chemistry, University of Chicago, 2024.

### Test scores

- ACT composite 35.
- GMAT 760.
- MCAT 522.

### Chess

- International Master.
- One Grandmaster norm.
- North American Youth Champion.
- US National Blitz Champion.

## How sessions run

From the first session to the last, the work rests on three things: your own hands, the numbers behind each decision, and something written to take away.

1. **A paid Game Assessment comes first.** It is 60 minutes on video. Before it, you send me three hands through your account, and they use none of your review credits. We go through each one against [equity](https://georgelipoker.com/tools/equity-calculator.md), [pot odds](https://georgelipoker.com/tools/pot-odds-calculator.md), ranges and [ICM](https://georgelipoker.com/tools/icm-calculator.md) numbers, and you leave with a one-page written plan. Questions before you book go by email to [hello@georgelipoker.com](mailto:hello@georgelipoker.com) or through the [contact form](https://georgelipoker.com/contact.md).
2. **Sessions work from your own hands.** Each session starts from hands you played and ends with a short list of drills: a [calculator](https://georgelipoker.com/tools.md) or data page from this site, plus a set of hands to review before we meet again.
3. **Hand reviews are written down.** Every hand you send gets a written breakdown of the ranges, the equity and the pot odds, with ICM where it applies. In the [Hand Review Pack](https://georgelipoker.com/pricing.md) I also record a video walkthrough of the hands.
4. **Mental game sessions work the same way.** A session can be about [tilt](https://georgelipoker.com/mental-game/what-is-tilt.md), [variance](https://georgelipoker.com/mental-game/variance-explained.md), [decision fatigue](https://georgelipoker.com/mental-game/decision-fatigue-in-long-sessions.md) or [bankroll stress](https://georgelipoker.com/mental-game/bankroll-stress.md) instead of strategy. We use your own hands and your own routines, and you leave with a short written routine to practice.

## Start with your hands

The Game Assessment is the first step: three of your hands, checked against the numbers, and a written plan to take away.