About

Two coaches, one player

A mindset coach and a breath coach, working on the same game from two sides.

Theo Ash coaching a player at a poker table

Why we started

Strong players kept losing to the same thing

Owen spent years at the tables before he started coaching. He kept meeting players with solid ranges and a leak no solver could see: their state. One bad session became a bad week.

Theo was teaching breathwork to athletes and musicians. When one of his clients, a poker player, asked for something he could use mid-hand, the two of them started comparing notes.

Giving Tree Poker grew from that question. What if you trained the player, not only the plays?

Mindset coach

Owen Linden

Former mid-stakes MTT pro, 10+ years coaching performance psychology. Works with players from micros to high stakes on tilt, confidence and decision-making under pressure.

“Tilt is information. Once you can read it, you can use it.”
Owen

Credentials

Former mid-stakes MTT pro
10+ years coaching performance psychology
MSc Performance Psychology (placeholder)
Accredited performance coach (placeholder)

Breath coach

Theo Ash

Certified breathwork and HRV practitioner. Teaches simple, table-ready breathing protocols that calm the body so the mind can think.

“You can't think your way out of a racing heart. You can breathe your way out.”
Theo

Credentials

Certified breathwork practitioner
HRV biofeedback practitioner
Coached athletes and musicians before poker (placeholder)
Box breathing and physiological sigh protocols (placeholder)

How we work together

Separate tracks, one plan

You see each of us on our own track. We compare notes after every session, so the work stays joined up.

Mindset track

with Owen

Weekly sessions on tilt, confidence and decisions under pressure.

Breath track

with Theo

Table-ready protocols, practised until they happen on their own.

Joint sessions

both of us, Deep roots program

One call with both coaches. We review a live session together and adjust your plan.

we swap notes every Friday. M & T

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