Deuces Cracked Review

June 22, 2009 by Nick Wealthall

Nick Wealthall When I started playing poker and learning I would occasionally summon up some courage, put my dignity to one side and ask a pro player about a hand I’d play. This would be a temporary respite from the ‘hitting your head against a wall’ trial and error that learning poker used to be. Well now there are no secrets and you can learn from some of the best in the world at online video training sites. Several have sprung up in recent years and they transformed plenty of players games including mine. Deuces Cracked is such a site – but is it for you and will it help your game?

What’s it all about?
The main stay of Deuces Cracked are the training videos. These are videos of some top class players playing online and talking you through their thought processes and decisions. They also have a decent amount of videos which are structured like lessons – with power point presentations – as well as just straight forward playing sessions. There is also an active member forum, a podcast and the coach’s blogs. I know there are other elements to these sites but Deuces Cracked stands or falls on the quality of it’s training videos.

How will it make me a better player?
I don’t know about you but I don’t play poker as substitute for going to school. I used to read poker pokers because I had to but by page 264 of implied pot odds I used to be fighting off nap time. Online training is by far the best, most accessible way to learn poker. Deuces Cracked does a great job of presenting the information on the site and giving really structured individual videos as well as series of videos on a specific game or type of play. There are some really good players on the site and some good teachers too and if you take in the content and apply it to your own game it can’t help but improve you.

What are the downsides?
Deuces cracked isn’t really for tournament players. There are sit and go and multi table tournament videos however they’re few and far between compared to the cash game videos on the site and there might be better options for you. But then again cash poker is proper poker so it shouldn’t be a problem! Of course there’s also a cost to joining the site and this is a commitment for you. However the site does have a really good free trial period offer so you can see if its for you and if you do join – like any investment in your game- it should pay for itself pretty quickly; I’m a member of more than one site and have never regretted joining or thought about cancelling any of them.

What do I get?
As well as access to all the training videos Deuces Cracked also has an active community and forum where you can post hands. It has a well establish podcast, blogs from its instructors and probably the easiest to use, best presented site in the poker training universe. In addition to this the videos can be downloaded and some are ipod compatible so you can improve you’re game when you’re on the move or doing something less interesting like a work meeting or anniversary dinner

To sum up?
Dueces Cracked is a really good training site with a look and feel all of its own and a growing and active community. There are other training sites to choose from which are also good – in fact if you’re serious about you’re game and moving upstakes you should contemplate being a member of more than one, as I am, and getting all the content you can. If you decide to join and immerse yourself in the site it can’t fail but to improve your game.

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