Welcome to Automatic Poker

Our mission is to help regular people, like us, achieve their poker goals in the fastest way possible. The Automatic Poker Academy was founded in 2019 in order to assist as many players as possible. Meet our team of experienced and knowledgeable coaches below.

Meet The Automatic Poker Coaches

Jim James Jr

Author of the best-selling book Automatic Poker and founder of the Academy. Focused on taking students from zero to hero as fast as possible. He has played as high as 600NL and specializes in helping students gain a solid foundation in poker.

Mike Phan

A professional short/mid stacker who beats as high as 2000NL. His focus is to develop a student’s understanding of theory, help them solve the games, and move up in stakes.

Jim James is well-known as the world’s leading expert on playing short or mid-stacked poker. He has over 15 years of experience playing poker professionally, has written extensively on the topic, and is the author of the best-selling poker strategy book Automatic Poker.

Using a no-nonsense mathematical and logical approach to beating the games, he has won 7 figures at the poker tables. His innovative simple poker charts make the game easier for everyone willing to learn. Today, he helps other players demystify what it takes to win money in No-Limit Hold’em and has helped countless people become winning poker players through his Online Poker Academy.