Upswing Poker: Crushing PLO Tournaments (Review)
Today we’re gonna review the latest course from Upswing Poker: Crusing PLO Tournaments with Dylan Weisman. We’ll walk you through the course in detail and share the pros and cons.
Course Instructor
The course is taught by poker pro Dylan Weisman.
Who is Dylan Weisman?
Dylan Weisman has been a professional poker player since age 16, when he started grinding online to help support his family. He built his early reputation in mid-stakes heads-up PLO on Full Tilt and PokerStars before Black Friday shut the doors. Rather than derail his career, the forced break led him to study probability theory at UCSB, work in analytics, and teach abroad — experiences that shaped both his strategic thinking and his approach to coaching.
The results speak for themselves: two WSOP bracelets, a $1.66M Triton finish, and over $6 million in career earnings. He’s channeled that same obsessive work ethic into course creation, logging over 1,000 hours of solver study to build out his PLO curriculum at Upswing Poker. If you’re looking for a coach who has actually played the highest stakes and can explain why things work, not just what to do, Weisman is the real deal.
Crushing PLO Tournaments Course Overview
Crushing PLO Tournaments contains over 20 hours of PLO tournament strategy across 8 modules and 50+ lessons. The course covers the full spectrum of tournament play — from preflop ranges at every stack depth to ICM, final table dynamics, and real hand reviews from Dylan’s biggest live results.
What sets it apart from other PLO courses is the solver work behind it. Rather than recycling cash game theory, Dylan built custom MonkerSolver solutions specifically for tournament play. The central framework is a limp-and-pot preflop system designed to reduce variance and play more hands profitably. This is a meaningful departure from the raise-or-fold approach most PLO players default to.
The course is covered by Upswing’s Fair Play Satisfaction Guarantee.
Course Sections
What to expect in the Crushing PLO Tournaments course
- Introduction
- Preflop
- ICM
- Flop
- Turn & River
- Centralized Spotlights
- Final Table Reviews
- Play & Explains
The Preflop module is the most substantial, covering the limp-and-pot framework at every relevant stack depth: 100bb, 35bb, 20bb, and 10bb. The ICM module is where this course really separates itself from other PLO content, with full preflop and postflop ICM analysis that simply doesn’t exist elsewhere. The course wraps with Final Table Reviews and Play & Explains, where Dylan walks through real hands from his biggest tournament results against solver comparisons.
Crushing PLO Tournaments Review
Pros: Here’s what we liked about the course
- This is the first serious advanced guide for PLO tournaments. No-limit hold’em tournaments are largely solved at this point. PLO tournaments are a different animal entirely, and this is the first course to cover them with real depth and solver-backed rigor.
The WSOP is coming soon, and serious PLO players should treat this course as required preparation. You may already be confident in your game, but the field is watching this too. Familiarity with the limp-and-pot framework and Dylan’s ICM adjustments isn’t just an edge, it’s table stakes for anyone who wants to compete at a high level this summer. - Exceptional detail at every stack depth. Dylan covers nearly every stage of a tournament from 100bb deep to 10bb short, with specific frameworks for each scenario rather than generic advice.
- The limp-and-pot framework is genuinely interesting. It challenges conventional thinking around preflop sizing, and the rationale behind avoiding in-between raises is well-argued and worth testing at the table. I’ve had good luck opening with 2-2.5x raises, but I’m curious to test out Dylan’s sizing and see how my results may differ.
- Key Cards framework is a standout. The Centralized Spotlights module includes a framework for identifying when you have a profitable bluffing opportunity and when to avoid it, one of the more practically useful concepts in the course.
- ICM section is unlike anything else available. Full preflop and postflop ICM analysis specific to PLO tournaments simply doesn’t exist anywhere else in a course that I’ve seen.
- Chip leader strategy is covered in depth. Dylan dedicates real time to explaining how to navigate the field as a chip leader, a spot most PLO courses ignore entirely.
Cons: Here’s what can be improved
- Play & Explain sections fall short. Compared to Dylan’s other Upswing courses, commentary during the play-and-explain videos feels sparse. There are stretches where he’s playing without explaining his thought process. However, he makes up for this in the Final Table Reviews section as well as the coaching session with Brad Owen if you are lucky enough to order early enough for that bonus.
- Delivery pace is a little slow. Dylan is a methodical teacher, which works well for complex concepts, but the pacing can drag. Most videos are better at 1.5x speed, and there’s no global playback setting on the platform, so you’ll be adjusting it manually on every video.
- This course is geared towards advanced, deep-thinking players and recreational players may have a tough time understanding the concepts.
Is Crushing PLO Tournaments Worth it?
Yes, but with a caveat. It’s only worth it if you are planning to put in the study time. There are lots of concepts that will improve your win rate if you apply yourself and really dig in.