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Why Use Online Poker Schools?
Poker schools on the internet? Do they make sense? Learning Poker on the Internet? Is it really worthwhile to take advantage of web based learning offers on how to play poker?
Most people know what poker is from TV and movies. Maybe they've seen it played in Westerns, where the hero wins with four aces or in James Bond films, where he wins the pot and the girl, usually with a monster bluff.
In these scenes, there are always good and bad "poker faces", trying to make sure your rivals can not tell what your hand is from your expression and of course trying to trash talk your partner into folding- especially if he has the best hand.
If you were to ask 100 people what first comes to their mind, when they hear the word poker, most would say something along the lines of bluff, poker face or four aces and almost no one would answer with Full Tilt, Durrr or pot odds. Especially beginners think poker is all about bluffing, back doors and adventure. Most also see poker as being a game of chance.
Many people start playing online poker, because they think it is cool being able to play at any time of the day and against people from all over the world. However some don't take the online game seriously, because they can't look into the eyes of their opponents. That's why many ask themselves if it is worth taking a course about online poker, because the whole psychological component of the game is missing. They are the ones saying: "Playing poker without being able to bluff? Are you kidding? That's just a game to pass time, it is nothing serious. I don't need to learn how to play it, I already know how to play real poker."
Can you really learn how to play online poker? Does it make sense to sign up at an online poker school?
The first thing that you have to realize is that, there is a difference between online poker and live poker, no matter if it is in a casino, at the kitchen table or in the basement of a club. Both varieties have the same rules. A flush beats a straight, both online at Pokerstars and at the Bellagio in Vegas. Poker is a game full of information. Being able to evaluate this information and drawing the right conclusions from it, that is what separates the wheat from the chaff. That is what poker is all about, being able to interpret the information and acting correctly upon it. Beyond the basic info about your opponent, is he good/bad, weak/aggressive or loose/tight there is much more data available. This is the only difference between online poker and live poker: what kind of data is available to us.
At live poker, I can see how fast my opponent is breathing and if his hands are shaking as he lays his chips down and at online poker, by using the sophisticated analysis and statistic programs available, I know that my opponent plays 33% of his hands dealt and that his continuation bets are always 2/3 of the pot size and that to a check-raise on the flop, he folds to 90%. These are the basic differences in the information available to live poker players and online poker players, either I can see my opponent or I can have access to many types of analysis of his hands played, which no one, except Rainman, can calculate and remember in his head in a live game. Knowing what info is there and making the best use of it is definitely worthwhile.
At online poker, the mathematical and statistics outweigh the psychology or "people skills", which is exactly the other way around at live poker. However you can consider all types of information at every type of poker being played as being additional knowledge. Without having a solid background of poker theory and basic knowledge of the game, no one can analyze the available data correctly and know how to best play the hand dealt.
This basic knowledge is what they teach at the online poker schools and they are pretty good at it. Every one of the schools introduced on our site are free and even sponsor $150 starting capital. This may seem strange at first, but first you need to know and understand the business model used by the poker schools.
The poker schools are either advertising partners of the large poker providers (Chillipoker, Pokerstars, Titan Poker, Full Tilt, etc.) or they are also a provider themselves (i.e. Pokerroomschool belongs to CdPoker).
Poker providers are financed through the rake. When the player wins a pot, a small percentage of it is paid to the poker room where he is playing, which covers the various costs of operation such as support, software and personnel. That is called the house taking a cut or rake. This is also standard practice in casinos to generate revenue.
Poker rooms also give a percentage of the rake to their partners, the poker schools, which is how they earn back the $150 starting capital that they sponsored. That means when the poker school advertises for a specific poker room, where you can receive a bonus or free start capitol, the poker school is getting a cut of the pot as payment for their advertising the poker room. What is also important to know is that the size of the rake is independent of if you are a member of a poker school or not. You are not paying more than the "normal" non-sponsored players..
In order for the system to work, it is essential that the poker schools really work. The first $50 is gone and then the players only receive more when they have understood the game and have become "winning players". According to the poker schools, the player needs to be educated, so that he will play throughout the years and make money for them in the long run. If the players don't have the basic knowledge and know how to use it, they will lose their start capital and then never play again. Which is not very profitable for the poker schools. That's why it is in the poker schools' best interest too, to make you the best poker player they can, by giving you the tools to win.

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