our mission: awaken the player behind the play.
We use poker as a portal to deeper self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and spiritual growth. Through behavior analysis, intuitive strategy, and inner work, we help players break through their patterns, trust their instincts, and live—on and off the felt—with radical presence and purpose.
This is more than a game. It’s a path to self-mastery.
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David richards
A West Point Graduate and former Military Officer, David moved to Vegas in 2012 hoping that poker would solve his struggles with feeling lost and purposeless. Poker did the opposite. The game mirrored back to him, through his lackluster results, the fearful beliefs and conditioning of his self-created mental prison. Through his journey of self-discovery, David learned to embrace his vulnerability, authenticity, and passion for personal growth and transformation, creating a life worth living on and off the table. He now plays the highest stakes games in Las Vegas and, through Poker With A Purpose, uses his own journey as the blueprint for those who are ready to embrace their uniqueness, their power, & their purpose.
SASHA FAYNSHTEYN
Sasha moved to the US from the USSR in 1992. His backgrounds in chess, human psychology, & history made him a natural fit for the felt. Little did he know, life would eventually take him much deeper: to the depths of his own pain and suffering. From his darkness, he learned how to turn on his own light and become a beaming beacon of presence, love, and gratitude for himself and those around him. Affectionately known as The Lighthouse, Sasha is now a top-notch Mental & Emotional Mindset coach in Poker and beyond. He works with those who are ready to be 100% responsible for their results and who are committed to creating extraordinary results on and off the tables.
