Brian Kim

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About

Brian Kim is a GTO LAB coach and high-stakes tournament professional with deep runs across the world’s most competitive events, including the WSOP, WPT, Triton Super High Roller series, and WSOPE. He is known for his technically precise approach to ICM, his willingness to explore alternative postflop lines, and his ability to integrate solver theory with live reads at the highest stakes.

Brian’s coaching at GTO LAB covers the most complex and high-pressure spots in tournament poker. His teaching topics include:

• ICM and final table strategy — deep reviews from WSOP, WPT, and Triton final tables covering payout pressure, range distortion, leverage spots, and how small sizing errors cost massive equity in high-ICM situations
• Alternative postflop lines — turn donk bets, check-raise construction, flop 3-bets, river check-shoves, and how well-timed unconventional lines exploit range asymmetry and capped opponent ranges
• Short-stack ICM and Future Game Simulation — beyond standard push/fold, how shoving ranges must adjust based on future blind obligations, other short stacks at the table, and multi-way ICM pressure
• BvB postflop at final tables — river check-raising mechanics, blocker selection for bluffs, balanced checking ranges, and preflop range construction at short stack depths under ICM pressure
• 3-bet pot strategy — shallow and deep 3-bet pot construction in BB vs BTN, CO vs BTN, and SB flat scenarios, covering thin check-raises, flop jam heuristics, turn bluff timing, and monotone board play
• Live reads and population exploits — integrating GTO with live dynamics, hero folds, identifying population under-bluffing, and navigating multi-way pots against elite opponents including Viktor Blom
• Deepstack postflop — 4-bet pot construction, overbet storytelling, turn and river bluffing lines, and adjusting to aggressive fields in deep-stacked live events

Brian’s coaching is built for players who want to understand the most difficult spots in tournament poker — where theory meets real-game pressure and the right decision separates deep runs from early exits.