If you played the MSPT in Season 8, you may have seen some players rocking Chip Leader Coaching (CLC), which is a training program geared toward multi-table tournaments (MTTs). Started in 2016 by World Series of Poker bracelet winners Chance Kornuth and John “KasinoKrime” Beauprez, students don’t pay unless they make money. That’s what makes CLC so unique.
CLC has grown to include six coaches including Nick Petrangelo, 2015 WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen, Ryan Leng, Ryan Jones, and Ryan Laplante who oversee more than 40 students. MSPT champ and WSOP bracelet winner Nick Jivkov is also involved in the business side of CLC.
“They’re really mentors who are personally vested in their student’s progression as a player and are willing to connect them with the resources and guidance that drives consistent, long-lasting success in tournament poker,” Beauprez said in an interview with our media partner CardsChat. “Our philosophy is simple. We’re held accountable for the quality of our coaching because instead of asking for a monthly subscription, we take a small percentage of winnings.”
The percentage is 5 percent of gross cashes up to $400,000. Satellites aren’t included, and only tournaments that get listed on Hendon Mob qualify towards the contract, which is in effect until students hit $400K in winnings.
In exchange, students get a minimum of 20 hours of personal coaching from a CLC instructor, access to webinars and a video archive, and can participate in group lessons. All that said, not everyone can join. In fact, interested players must go through an application process.
“We seek players who work hard and put in volume,” Beuaprez explained. “When players apply, we even call other players from their hometown to see what kind of personality they have and if they have any bad habits. We only include devoted players who are good people to boot.”
In case you’re wondering if CLC works, just ask Nipun Java and William Foxen. The former won two WSOP bracelets in 2017 for $468,536, and the latter finished second in the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic for more than $1.1 million.
For more information visit CLCpoker.com