PokerStars Videos

Young poker players may not realize poker has been around for hundreds of years. Before the boom, only a handful of players could be considered professional poker players. Poker's most popular variant, Texas Hold 'Em, was spread by the Golden Nugget Casino in the 1960s. It quickly became popular with poker grinders and tourists alike. Professionals discussed basic poker strategy amongst each other but never with outsiders. All this secrecy came to an end after Doyle Brunson released a wealth of poker knowledge in his book Super System. After Texas Dolly's book, more players saw an opportunity and penned their own books. The primary means for players to digest the fundamentals of poker was through the pages of poker books.
 
The Internet changed poker forever. Money Poker Sites began in 1998 but did not take off until Chris Moneymaker won the Main Event at the 2003 World Series of Poker. Moneymaker qualified for the main event via a $39 satellite tournament on the PokerStars Download. Those who watched the 2003 WSOP believed they too could make serious money by playing Texas Hold 'Em. The Moneymaker effect coupled with effective promotions from poker rooms led players to online poker. Players created poker accounts such as Ladbrokes and began raking in the cash. The addition of flash texas holdem brought online poker to an even wider audience.

At the beginning, the games were great for skilled players. There were only so many winning players while others continued to give their money away. After losing deposit after deposit, some players invested in poker publications and began to gain an advantage on download free poker sites. Others sought out fellow poker players to discuss strategy with. Poker communities, like FTR, were created as a place to analyze poker hands, strategies, and hold poker discussion. As the years passed, more amateurs discussed holes in their games on poker forums.
 
As the prices on computers and broadband internet fell, people created new mediums to broadcast poker theory. The most popular way to learn poker is through poker videos. Poker videos are a popular way to influence novices. They are generally produced by winning and trusted players of the poker hierarchy. There are different kinds of poker video content. Poker lectures can be given through video as a series of slides while the creator of the video narrates the slides. Players can record poker videos of them playing an actual session. With session sweats, a player records actual hands he or she plays. While the recording light is on and the action is fierce, the player narrates his thought process and why he or she chooses to make a certain decision. Other sweat sessions are of a winning player going over a less experienced player's video. This process permits players to view holes in their game. Lastly, in hand review videos, a winning player may review their own hands or hands others have played and convey their analysis of a particular hand.
 
Want to get better at poker? Watch poker videos. It's that simple. Most of the best euro poker sites have them. Loading a poker video is more stimulating than reading a book since it provides players with what they will actually be seeing and thinking.  Besides, unlike books, poker videos are updated quite frequently. Players can learn from the best players on the internet simply by viewing recent videos. It is impossible for a book to remain as updated. Lastly, poker videos offer players a variety that poker books can't catch up with. Relying solely on books is a good way to risk your poker deposit. With so many players getting better, thousands of poker videos are available to the general public. With a great selection of authors, player will receive intriguing angles on individual hands. Eventually this will lead to a true understanding of poker theory and win more money.
 
It's time to ditch the books, winning poker payers know the best place to start one's poker journey is a poker forum such as FlopTurnriver.com. There are a ton of veteran players that are ready and willing to help with winning at top texas holdem sites. To illustrate, nutsinho is a notable contributor to FlopTurnRiver's 6-max forum and is one of the biggest winners at PokerStars today. Besides great forums, there is a great selection of free poker videos available at FlopTurnRiver. They cover subjects from cash games to tournaments and from full tables to shorthanded play. Viewing them is guaranteed to improve one's poker game quickly. Besides the videos, if there are any intriguing pots you want to ask about in a video you saw, a friendly poker forum that will help you grow as a player is very close by.