Raise Your Edge is a popular training site founded by elite high-stakes online tournament player Bencb789, better known as BenCB. It is best known for its Tournament Masterclass, widely considered one of the best tournament courses on the market, and it also has courses for other formats such as cash games and sit & gos. Unlike some other training sites, Raise Your Edge does not offer a monthly membership; instead it sells individual courses for different poker formats.
What type of content does Raise Your Edge have?
Raise Your Edge has content for both tournaments and cash games. You will find free content on its blog and YouTube channel, while the paid content is made up of courses for specific game types, such as the Tournament Masterclass and Bounty Beast.
The Tournament Masterclass
The flagship course is the Tournament Masterclass, which comes in two levels.
The Apprentice Class is an excellent course for newer players looking to take their tournament game to the next level. When we last checked, it included:
- Preflop theory and adaptations, with ranges
- Theory and implementation of GTO and exploitative play
- State-of-the-art postflop strategy
- Mastering 3-bet pots
- A postflop short-stack course
- More than 20 hours of content
The Expert Class is for more advanced tournament players. It includes everything in the Apprentice Class, plus:
- Advanced ICM preflop short-stack theory
- The science behind resteals and calling them
- Perfect push and call as a short stack
- State-of-the-art ICM postflop
- Bonus: The GTO Bible
- Bonus: a postflop multiway module
- More than 50 hours of content
- Access to an exclusive VIP Discord with BenCB
The Masterclass includes preflop ranges for pretty much any spot. It is highly regarded and often thought of as the best tournament course on the market, thanks to BenCB's deep understanding of the game and his ability to explain his thinking in a way the average player can understand. Put in the time and effort, and it can take you from a losing or break-even player to a tournament crusher. When we reviewed it, Raise Your Edge also offered a 30-day money-back guarantee if you were not happy with your purchase.
Other courses
If you are not a tournament player, Raise Your Edge still has something for you. Its other courses include:
- Bounty Beast
- Unchained: A Powerful Mind
- Mastering Live Cash
- Elementary Cash Games
- 6-Max Hyper SNG
Cash game players should look at Mastering Live Cash and Elementary Cash Games, and there is also some free cash game content on the Raise Your Edge YouTube channel.
How much does Raise Your Edge cost?
When we last checked, paid content on Raise Your Edge started at $97 and went up to $1,297 for the Expert Tournament Masterclass. There is also free content available to anyone.
Is Raise Your Edge worth it?
The Tournament Masterclass and Bounty Beast courses are definitely worth their prices. The other courses are also fair value, but they may not be the best on the market for their formats.
If you play tournament poker, our overall impression is simple: you need the Tournament Masterclass. It includes everything you need to go from a losing or break-even player to a winning one, and the Expert Class in particular is worth checking out if you are serious about tournaments.