Poker Masterclasses on the Water
Three hours with professional dealers and a touring pro — fundamentals, strategy and live play aboard a morning sail through the bay. The fast way to stop being the fish.
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Learn at a Table, Not on YouTube
Our masterclass pairs every three students with a professional dealer-coach at a real table. You learn the way dealers learn — by handling chips, working through live hands and hearing why the pro folded before you do.
The curriculum is unapologetically practical: hand selection, position, pot odds you can do in your head, and the three bluffs that actually work at low stakes. By the closing tournament you will be making decisions your friends have never thought about.
Inside the Class
Every booking is engineered end-to-end by our Melbourne production team — no third-party handoffs, no compromise on detail.
Pro Coaches
Sessions led by a touring-circuit professional alongside our senior dealers — real credentials, real war stories.
Live Table Work
No slides. Every concept is drilled at a felt table with real chips and guided hands from the first hour.
Take-Home Playbook
A printed strategy guide covering starting hands, position and the class drills — yours to keep.
Morning Hospitality
Barista coffee, pastries and a harbour-view classroom — the class feels like a brunch that teaches you to win.
Graduation Tournament
The final hour is a real mini-tournament applying everything taught — winner takes a prize and bragging rights.
Private Groups
Book the whole class for your crew — bucks parties and corporate teams love learning together before the real event.
Class Levels
For complete beginners: rules, hand rankings, betting flow and table etiquette, taught live at the felt. You leave able to sit at any friendly game without hesitation — and knowing which hands to fold.
For casual players who know the rules but leak money: position, pot odds, reading board texture and the discipline of folding winners. The single biggest jump most players ever make.
ICM basics, bubble play, shove-fold ranges and final-table dynamics — built for players entering our tournament charters or pub leagues who want to go deep instead of just going.
Class Packages
Transparent pricing in AUD. Every package is fully customisable — see the complete price list or ask our concierge for a tailored quote.
Open Seat
$145
per person · scheduled classes
- 3-hour masterclass
- Pro coach & dealer instruction
- Strategy playbook
- Coffee & pastries
- Graduation tournament
Most Popular
Private Table $2,900
up to 9 students · private coach
- Private table & dedicated pro
- Curriculum tuned to your group
- Playbooks for all students
- Morning tea service
- Graduation tournament & trophy
- 3-hour private sail
Full School
$7,400
up to 27 students · 3 tables
- Three tables, three coaches
- Split skill-level sessions
- Full hospitality package
- Private deck classroom
- Final tournament + prizes
- 4-hour morning charter
A Morning at School
Board & Brew
Coffee and pastries on the aft deck while the coach sizes up the room's experience level.
The Drills
Ninety minutes of guided live play — every drill runs through real hands with chips in motion.
Sail & Strategy
Theory happens on the top deck as the bay slides past — then straight back to the felt to apply it.
Graduation
A turbo tournament to close the class. Winner takes the table trophy; everyone takes the playbook home.
I have played pub poker for six years. One morning with these coaches quietly fixed three leaks I did not know I had.
Tom Barlow
Foundations graduate, now a regular at our tournaments
Class Questions
I have never played — is that OK?
Foundations assumes zero experience. A third of every class has never touched a chip; they leave playing real poker within the hour.
Who teaches the class?
Sessions are led by a touring professional with recorded tournament results, supported by our senior casino dealers. Coach bios are available on request for private bookings.
Can we book a class before a tournament?
That is our most popular pairing — a private masterclass in the morning, tournament in the afternoon. Package pricing applies when both are booked on the same sail.
What should we bring?
Nothing. Cards, chips, playbooks and coffee are all aboard. Comfortable smart-casual dress is the norm for morning sails.
Book a Seat or a Table
Scheduled open classes run twice monthly; private tables sail on your calendar. Tell us which and we will hold your seats.
+61 3 9646 7215