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CardRunners The cream of the crop poker training site with top pros
PokerPwnage Coaches climbing the online poker ladder.
DragTheBar Learn to be aggressive and Drag the Bar
Tournament Poker Edge Professional MTT training from top pros
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DailyVariance: The industry leading poker strategy ebooks. "Let there be range" NLHE, new PLO book, and new NL book
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Cardrunners has the largest poker training video library and the top online pros with a very active training forum.
PokerVT is the brain child of Daniel Negraneu and boasts the most cutting edge website and many high caliber online and offline pros.
Pokernews Strategy is back! Tony G and other online pros headline the new poker training site. It promises to have new technology to train players.
Deuces Cracked has the largest poker training community of all the sites. It tops many of our rankings and their online pros have huge followings.
Mike Matusow leads this new poker training site. Please read our Deep stacks review for more info on their reactive training system.
Multi-table tournament specialists teach you how to crush poker tournaments online and offline with this MTT focused training site.
SNG Grinders or more officially SitnGo Grinders are only focused on helping you make money at SNG's.
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Welcome to the original guide to poker training site reviews online. PokerTrainingGuide will feature up to date reviews including user reviews on every poker training site that publishes its own videos. We feel that learning by seeing how top professional poker players play is the best way to learn. No more having to read through books and flip through page after page of fluff. With Poker Training Guide's Custom Ranking System you can choose the different games you play including tournaments and you will see the Top 5 Ranked poker training sites available that can take your game to the next level.
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Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen Joins CardRunners
Chicago, IL - August 17, 2010-- Fresh off the heels of his second FTOPS victory, Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen joins CardRunners, the world leader poker training, as an MTT instructor. Petersen is currently ranked #1 on the Bluff Online Player of the Year rankings and #5 on PocketFives. He won his first gold jersey last spring, scoring $86,700 in a $216 six-max event. The second FTOPS win came this past Saturday night in a $216 Rush Limit Hold'em event, and he earned $37,344 for the win.Petersen has been on a heater since last spring. In addition to his FTOPS win, he final tabled two SCOOP events, winning 19-H ($2,000+100 NLHE with Big Antes) for $169,300 and then finishing 5th in 23-H ($1,000+50 NLHE with rebuys) for $72,200. He also found time to final table an EPT: San Remo side event, taking 4th for $97k. His first video is available now on CardRunners, and he will be answering questions from CR members in a well on the forums.
Outstanding Poker 2.0 Launched
Outstanding Poker has relaunched their website, and it actually looks ... oustanding! Outstanding Poker is a smaller training site that has been around for a couple of years. The feature pros consist of the owners Tim "Atta22" McKillican and Errol "killer_be_99" They also have pros Wayne Lo, Matt "mattutaylor" Taylor, and Rob "hockeyguy" Green on their poker training roster.
As part of the launch week Outstanding Poker members will gain FREE access to TWO brand new full-length training videos by Outstanding Poker pros - atta22 with a cash-game video and mattutaylor with a multi-table tournament video. Simply navigate to the Videos section of the site.
What are discussed in these videos?
- Tim/atta22 is back with a new micro-stakes series focusing on exploiting the various player types at the no limit holdem micro-stakes
- Tim discusses various concepts important to becoming a winning player at these stakes, including understanding Holdem Manager stats and how to translate the VPIP and Pre-flop raise percentages into your game, and a visualization on what hands the percentages represent
- Bet sizing and why it's important to make proper size bets
- Tim discusses continuation betting and analyzes spots where it's very profitable and spots where it's good to just give up
- Using Pokerstove to analyze semi-bluffing opportunities
New CardRunners Instructor - Andreas "Skjervøy" Torbergsen
Andreas "Skjervøy" Torbergsen Newest CardRunners Instructor and Full Tilt Poker Red Pro Chicago, IL - July 28, 2010 -- Earlier today CardRunners announced the signing of Norwegian Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) phenom Andreas Torbergsen. Playing under the names Skjervoy and Skjervøy, he's made over $1 million dollars on both PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Andreas started playing poker with his father when he was a young boy growing up in Skjervøy, Norway, and then played with friends as he got older. He now plays mainly online, 10-20 PLO and higher, and will make high-stakes PLO videos for CardRunners.
CardRunners founder Taylor Caby is excited about the newest member of Team CardRunners. "When asking around the poker community about the best PLO players in the world, Andreas's name consistently came up as someone we need to have at CardRunners. He represents the first pro from outside North America on Team CardRunners as well as our first team member who exclusively plays PLO." Torbergsen is currently answering questions for CR members in a "well" found in the forums, and his first video will be released tomorrow, July 30th.
Latest News
- Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen Joins CardRunners
- Outstanding Poker 2.0 Launched
- New CardRunners Instructor - Andreas "Skjervøy" Torbergsen
- Who is URnotINdanger2?
- WSOP Academy Beta launched!
- Old PokerNews Strategy Review
- PokerNews Strategy is Back!
- WSOP main event FREEROLL with PokerVT
- Exclusive interview with Casey "bigdogpckt5s" Jarzabek of TouranmentPokerEdge
- Cardrunners is giving away $10,000!
Rankings
NLHE - 6 MAX
| 1. | CardRunners | 10 |
| 2. | DeucesCracked | 9.9 |
| 3. | LeggoPoker | 9 |
| 4. | Poker VT | 8.2 |
| 5. | PokerSavvyPlus | 8 |
NLHE - FULL RING
| 1. | CardRunners | 8.5 |
| 2. | Poker VT | 8.1 |
| 3. | DeucesCracked | 8 |
| 4. | DragTheBar | 7.1 |
| 5. | LeggoPoker | 7 |
NLHE - HEADS UP
| 1. | DeucesCracked | 9.5 |
| 2. | CardRunners | 9.5 |
| 3. | PokerSavvyPlus | 8 |
| 4. | LeggoPoker | 7 |
| 5. | Blue Fire Poker | 7 |
LIMIT HOLD'EM
| 1. | DeucesCracked | 9 |
| 2. | CardRunners | 8.5 |
| 3. | DragTheBar | 7.5 |
| 4. | PokerSavvyPlus | 7 |
| 5. | PokerXFactor | 3 |
POT-LIMIT OMAHA
| 1. | CardRunners | 9 |
| 2. | DeucesCracked | 9 |
| 3. | LeggoPoker | 8 |
| 4. | Blue Fire Poker | 7.5 |
| 5. | PokerSavvyPlus | 7 |
OTHER GAMES
| 1. | DeucesCracked | 9 |
| 2. | CardRunners | 8.5 |
| 3. | DragTheBar | 7.4 |
| 4. | PokerSavvyPlus | 7 |
| 5. | Blue Fire Poker | 7 |
MTT'S
| 1. | Poker Pwnage | 10 |
| 2. | PokerXFactor | 9.9 |
| 3. | Poker VT | 8.5 |
| 4. | DragTheBar | 8.1 |
| 5. | TourPokerEdge | 8 |
SNG'S
| 1. | SitnGo Grinders | 9.1 |
| 2. | PokerXFactor | 9 |
| 3. | CardRunners | 8 |
| 4. | FloatTheTurn | 8 |
| 5. | Poker VT | 7.5 |
Training Site Reviews
PokerPwnage Coaches climbing the online poker ladder.DragTheBar Learn to be aggressive and Drag the BarTournament Poker Edge Professional MTT training from top prosPokerNews Strategy The Key to Unlocking your Poker Future
PokerVT Daniel Negreanu's poker virtual training.
Deuces Cracked Cash game videos to download and play on your iPod.
PokerSavvy Plus Top notch training for the poker savvy enthusiast.
SitNGo Grinders The ultimate SNG Wizards.
Deepstacks University Poker Education ... Redefined
FullTilt Poker Academy Free Training from FullTilt Pros
Float The Turn Jonathan Little's new training site.
PokerXfactor A training site making its name on MTT results.
Leggo Poker An up and comer in the NLHE 6-max category.
Poker Zion A unique poker mentoring program.
Real Poker Training The original poker training site.
BlueFire Poker Phil Galfond's Poker Training Site.
Grinder School For the small stakes grinder!
Royal Flush Club Online Poker Social Learning Club.
Outstanding Poker Start making money today!
Test Your Poker Get your Free PokerIQScore!- HU SNG
- WSOP Academy
- MTT Academy
- ProPlayLive