Another new poker training site has arrived, and this one brings out the big boys. WSOP Academy or otherwise known as the World Series of Poker Academy Online is the latest to use the LightspeedVT virtual training program (also used by PokerVT) to bring you the latest in poker training. Pros include one of the most popular poker players of all time Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth, Annie Duke, Greg “Fossilman” Raymer, Mark Seif, Joe Navarro, Mark Gregorich, and Gavin Griffin. WSOPA is currently in BETA mode, but you can still signup, and at a special rate. During the beta period monthly subscription is only $14.99 per month (normally $19.95/month) with no signup fee.
Here are some of the features of the site:
Training Roadmap: Players need a curriculum that builds a base of knowledge about the game and then expands on each skill learned. WSOPAcademy.com is the only site that provides a comprehensive training roadmap, divided into 12 chapters with real-time testing and live feedback before and after each lesson. This helps students retain the strategies they learn and have confidence the next time they sit at the table.
Certification Course: The WSOP Academy’s live certification class has been molding champion players since 2007. Now the in-depth training and certification from the world’s foremost poker champions is affordable to everyone online. First semester graduates are eligible to win a seat at a live WSOP Academy event and second semester players have a shot to win a spot in Hellmuth’s Home Game. Training content is delivered three courses at a time, allowing students to master each winning strategy at their own pace.
Bracelet Winners Corner: The Bracelet Winners’ corner is a 30-minute coaching module in which students learn directly from the champs. For the first time and in their own words, the champs describe the strategies, missteps and moves they employed to win their WSOP bracelets. The Corner launches with the first of several episodes featuring exclusive, unseen WSOP footage from Phil Hellmuth’s epic 11th WSOP Bracelet win.
Hellmuth’s Home Game: WSOPAcademy.com students sit down instruction with Hellmuth in the first weekly, online TV show dedicated to poker strategy. Hosted by Ali Nejad, Phil and friends play a series of cash games & sit-and-go’s providing uncensored insights and play-by-play commentary.
Navarro’s Poker Tells Center: Joe Navarro spent twenty-five years with the FBI interrogating spies. Now exclusively at WSOPAcademy.com, Joe teaches how to hide and find body and face tells, while honing key observation skills that central to the championship mindset.
PTG will bring you a complete WSOP Academy Review very soon. You can also signup for a free sample right now.
