Performance
Poker Mindset Coach — The Performance Side of Poker
Why technical work isn't enough, and how performance coaching changes results
The unspoken half of the game
Almost every serious player invests heavily in technical work. Almost no one invests proportionally in the other half: sleep, focus, emotional regulation, decision quality under pressure, recovery between sessions.
The players who actually convert their study into results are the ones who get this side right. The best technical edge in the room means nothing if you can't access it when it matters.
What a poker performance coach actually does
A poker performance coach is not a motivational speaker. The work is concrete: identifying tilt triggers, building pre- and post-session routines, structuring your schedule to peak when it matters, and fixing the lifestyle patterns that quietly destroy A-game.
It is also about the questions most players never slow down to ask. What are you building this career toward? What kind of player, and what kind of person, do you want to become? Those questions have direct consequences on how you study, how you play, and how long you last.
Krista Auvinen: the performance side of Thomas Boivin Coaching
Krista is Thomas's performance coach of almost a decade and his wife. Her background spans physiotherapy, sport science, neuroscience, and a High Performance Coaching certification. She has worked with Thomas throughout his career at Triton, WSOP, EPT, and WPT level, covering everything from energy and sleep to mindset and longevity.
She does not coach poker strategy. She coaches everything that determines whether you show up sharp and build a career that lasts.
Where this fits: Full Range
Full Range is a monthly mastermind group for serious poker players, run by Thomas and Krista together. Two webinars a month with live Q&A: Thomas covers career, pressure, mindset, and life philosophy. Krista covers neuroscience, sleep, nutrition, recovery, and high performance habits.
Together they cover the Full Range.