Your actual games
Coaching starts with your formats, buy-ins, stack depths, and the spots that keep showing up on your schedule.
Meet Eric Prentis · The Detroit Kid
Tournament poker gets clearer when the work gets honest.
Eric Prentis has spent more than 25 years playing and studying poker, with a focus on tournament play and tactics. Detroit Kid Poker Coaching helps players turn that work into sharper decisions when the pressure rises.
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The Detroit Kid story
More than 25 years in the tournament game.
I am Eric Prentis, known at the table as the Detroit Kid. I have been playing and studying poker for more than 25 years, with most of that time focused on tournament play, tactics, and the decisions that matter most when the stakes rise.
I began coaching groups at Mesa Community College in 2006, then expanded to individual coaching for players ready to take their game to the next level. I have also hosted and emceed charity tournaments, written poker articles, and contributed regularly to Stacked Poker magazine.
Based in Arizona, I work with established clients locally and around the world. My approach is direct, practical, and built around the games you actually play. Reach out anytime if you have questions or want to talk through your next step.
Built for the real tournament grind
A coaching process that respects the stakes.
The hands that cost you
We look past one-off bad beats to find the recurring decisions that quietly drain your stack and confidence.
A plan you can use
Every session ends with a focused adjustment and a study priority you can carry into the next tournament.
What you can expect
Direct feedback. Practical tools. Better habits.
Clarity over complexity
Theory matters only when you can apply it under a clock. The goal is a decision process, not a pile of jargon.
Honest leak finding
The fastest gains often come from the habits you do not notice. We identify them without sugarcoating the work.
Independence at the table
Good coaching should make you less dependent on answers and more capable of finding them yourself.
Bring the hands you cannot stop thinking about.
If a spot keeps replaying after a tournament, it is probably worth studying. Start with the decisions that carry the most weight.