Brian Hastings Poker Coach — 6 WSOP Bracelets, 83 Videos, 9 Packs

6× WSOP bracelet winner · Won $4.2 million from Isildur1 in a single session · Mixed-game specialist · Run It Once Elite coach

In December 2009, Brian Hastings sat down against Viktor “Isildur1” Blom — the most feared online player alive at the time — and won $4.2 million in a single session. He took another $1.5 million off him in early 2010. It remains one of the most famous results in online poker history.

What makes him unusual as a teacher is what happened next: rather than coasting on cash-game fame, Hastings built a six-bracelet WSOP record across Hold’em, Stud, Seven-Card Stud Championship and mixed events — and then spent years teaching all of it. Across our catalog he appears in 9 separate products with 83 videos, the widest format spread of any coach in this tier. Every product carries a FOREVER LICENSE.

The rarest thing in his catalog

Hastings teaches Stud 8, 2-7 Triple Draw and 10-Game alongside NLHE. Almost nobody does. There is a five-part series in our catalog called “Dolly’s Game $1K/$2K Mix” — a high-stakes private mixed game featuring Eli Elezra, Doyle Brunson and others — plus a three-part $25,000 10-Game Championship final table. If mixed games are where you want an edge, this is one of a handful of legitimate sources anywhere.

Who Is Brian Hastings?

An American professional with six World Series of Poker bracelets, Hastings won his first in 2012 (Event #12: $10,000 Heads-Up, beating Jason Mo for $371,498). In 2015 he took the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship for $239,518 — and then won a second bracelet in the same summer, one of the standout WSOP performances of the decade.

He is a genuine mixed-game player rather than a Hold’em player who dabbles, and was a regular in Steve Albini’s Chicago home game. His WSOP earnings alone exceed $4.6 million, on top of his online cash-game results.

📊 Brian Hastings’s Catalog Footprint

Run It Once Pack	Videos	Focus
Elite MTT 2022	22	$215 ACR run, WSOP Main
Elite MTT 2023	19	PKO, Ignition, Stud 8
Elite MTT 2024	15	WSOP Main + 10-Game
MIXED Content 2013-2025	9	Dolly’s Game, 10-Game FT
Elite MTT 2021	7	$630 ACR run
Essential Holdem 2023	5	Bovada / Zone cash
Elite Holdem 2024	3	Cash
Elite NLHE 2022	2	Ignition + 2-7 TD intro
Elite Holdem 2021	1	Cash
TOTAL	83	9 packs

🔥 The Hastings Content Worth Buying For

🎯 “Dolly’s Game $1K/$2K Mix” (5 parts) — a high-stakes private mixed game with Eli Elezra and Doyle Brunson, covering Badugi, Stud and Omaha 8. Inside MIXED Content 2013-2025

🎯 $25,000 10-Game Championship final table (3 parts, through to the final three) — a format with almost no coaching material anywhere

🎯 “WSOP Main Event: The Story of a Three Barrel Bluff” — a single hand, told properly. Inside Elite MTT 2022

🎯 A full 9-part $215 ACR run from the first hand to the final table as commanding chip leader — the most complete single-tournament arc in his catalog

🎯 Intro to Stud 8 and Intro to 2-7 Triple Draw — genuine entry points into games most players never learn

🎯 The 2023 WSOP Main Event (3 parts, including “The Unfortunate Finale”) and the Wynn WPT Championship, inside Elite MTT 2024

Who Should Buy This

Mixed-game players: Hastings is one of very few genuinely qualified teachers in this space. Start with MIXED Content 2013-2025, then the MIXED Learning Path for a structured curriculum.

Tournament grinders on US sites: his ACR and Ignition runs at $33-$630 buy-ins are unusually relevant — real fields at real stakes, not high-roller theory. Elite MTT 2022 and Elite MTT 2023 hold most of it. See also the US Poker Sites Learning Path.

6 Bracelets. 9 Packs. 83 Videos. Every Format.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many WSOP bracelets does Brian Hastings have?

Six. His first came in 2012 in the $10,000 Heads-Up event, and he won two in the single summer of 2015, including the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship.

Did Brian Hastings really beat Isildur1 for $4.2 million?

Yes — in a single session in December 2009 against Viktor Blom, one of the most famous results in online poker history. He won a further $1.5 million from him in early 2010.

Is his material good for mixed games specifically?

It is among the best available anywhere. He teaches Stud 8, 2-7 Triple Draw and 10-Game as a genuine specialist, including a $25,000 10-Game Championship final table and the Dolly’s Game series featuring Doyle Brunson and Eli Elezra.