If you want to know how a pro plays, NSXT2

This technically is a sort of an advertisement but I thought you tourney players might be interested.

NSXT2 is one of the most respected online tourney players and he will let you let you play along with him on RealPokerTraining.com. I signed up simply because i need to get some ideas flowing and need the challenge of listening to a good player think. I dont agree with everything he says but that is the whole point, why or why not do I agree. It challenges me.

I told him he really should be charging about 10k for this info and training and i am not kidding. For 50 bucks this is a steal.

No I am not getting paid for this nor will i get any kickback whatsoever so shove it, if you want to flame me. This is purely FYI for those of you who want to improve your game inexpensively.

By the way he is number 6 at

http://www.pocketfives.com/1E54D586-...C12E74D63.aspx

Oh that's pretty cool...I am definitely going to check it out.

Looks like $50 +$10/month? Sounds interesting. Give us a more detailed review if you have a chance.

Originally Posted by soupie

This technically is a sort of an advertisement but I thought you tourney players might be interested.

NSXT1 is one of the most respected online tourney players and he will let you let you play along with him on www.realpokertraining.com. I signed up simply because i need to get some ideas flowing and need the challenge of listening to a good player think. I dont agree with everything he says but that is the whole point, why or why not do I agree. It challenges me.

I told him he really should be charging about 10k for this info and training and i am not kidding. For 50 bucks this is a steal.

No I am not getting paid for this nor will i get any kickback whatsoever so shove it, if you want to flame me. This is purely FYI for those of you who want to improve your game inexpensively.

By the way he is number 6 at

http://www.pocketfives.com/1E54D586-...C12E74D63.aspx

if you refer us soup, you can get a free month, so post that info if you want.

Ban ban ban... hehe j/k

Sounds cool. I would definitely be interested in a review

- sed

Inside there are series of videos, where Todd narrates his play. He just goes step by step of why he makes the moves he makes. The psychology of the game, his reads on all the players at the tables, why he is playing this hand.

He talks about how much to bet, why he is betting this or that amount, etc. Really just about everything. To my knowledge, this is the first time anyone has tried this, and he is going to create a whole group of pro's which is going to make my life harder. Be that as it may, I figured you guys on ftr might as well get the opportunity to be one of them.

Thank goodness on that "other site" they have taken the time to flame him unmercifully guaranteeing fish for dinner well into the future.

And gabe, you know i dont do this for 10 bucks. Cmon. Join or dont join if you want to, it doesnt make any difference to me. If you want to see how one successful player thinks, this is your opportunity.

i was looking out for you man! trying to save you an extra $10 !

I will try this. I would love to expand my tournament play.
Would be great if he accepted neteller - Im sure that would make it easy for a lot of poker players.

Originally Posted by soupie

By the way he is number 6 at

http://www.pocketfives.com/1E54D586-...C12E74D63.aspx

And who is number 64? And where is his training video!?

-'rilla

Originally Posted by soupie

Thank goodness on that "other site" they have taken the time to flame him unmercifully guaranteeing fish for dinner well into the future.

It's true that that "other site" has flamed him a lot, but I'm not sure it isn't justified. His spam on 2+2 came across as very amateur. Filled with tons of spelling mistakes, run on sentences and a distinct lack of paragraphs. Granted these skills have very little to do with poker, but they do give the site a very unprofessional feeling.

It sounds like a good idea though, and look forward to any reviews that are no doubt soon to come.

Delete this thread before Rippy and Rada get back from Vegas. :P

I signed up. I figure $60 is cheap if it can help my tourney game which needs all the help it can get.

Can you give us some insights on what the site does? How long is your membership for and such? I am just curious for this investment.

I checked it out. Some good stuff, but he says some really stupid things like:

"I believe online poker programs are programmed to give more action flops."

and my favorite:

"Online, pocket sevens seem to catch their set on the river."

If you can wade through that, there's something of value there, IMO. The guy's had some good results.

Originally Posted by koolmoe

I checked it out. Some good stuff, but he says some really stupid things like:

"I believe online poker programs are programmed to give more action flops."

and my favorite:

"Online, pocket sevens seem to catch their set on the river."

If you can wade through that, there's something of value there, IMO. The guy's had some good results.

somehow i get the feeling he's purposely saying things like this so the good players think he's full of crap so they don't subscribe. then the people who do believe this are more likely to be crappy players, but don't have to discipline to get better.

win win for NSX.

Originally Posted by koolmoe

and my favorite:

"Online, pocket sevens seem to catch their set on the river."

eh...definitely makes me less eager to check it out.

besides this, did you watch any of the videos? what did you think of the rest? is it worth paying for or is it something you could just as easily get from FTR?

Originally Posted by gabe

Originally Posted by koolmoe

and my favorite:

"Online, pocket sevens seem to catch their set on the river."

eh...definitely makes me less eager to check it out.

besides this, did you watch any of the videos? what did you think of the rest? is it worth paying for or is it something you could just as easily get from FTR?

Those were quotes from the videos.

It's worthwhile, just to see how he plays so differently in the rebuy period versus after the rebuy period. Also, his discussions on how he views the other players and how they view him is pretty good. He's doing a lot more than playing cards.

I doubt the subscription is worth it though.

I just bumped pocket 7's up between AA and KK. Only for online play though.

I will email him and see if he will come on here and respond to the points you have brought up.

I am certainly going to follow Soupie's advice and give it a try for 1 month at least. For the the cost of a SnG or 1 nights $10 R&A buy-ins it should easily be worth it....even if I only pick up 1 or 2 things. I will let you what I think as well since Soupie's take and my take will be slightly different. He actually plays at this level and I aspire to play at this level ($100+ buyin tournies)

Hi Guys,
I was told about this thread and came to address any questions. After viewing the previous responses, I feel the need to reply. Firstly, thank you for the positive feedback as I believe this training format is innovative and helpful. And, yes, I am the first to do it as someone wondered. As far as, that other site, yikes. Firstly, I did not know a thread was posted there about my site until 2 days ago. I did not spam that site, I simply replied 'professionally'. As I said, I did not advertise it there or ask anyone to do so, so accusations of spam caught me off guard. People can not take words in the 'demo' out of context and judge play. This is just silly. When the entire video is viewed, the moves make sense and the reasons for them. Another point, someone said here that I had a ton of spelling errors in my reply or a long paragraph. LOL. Yikes, I find it hard to start a debate on this as I do not put any emphasis on making paragraphs in a forum post(as you can see ) and spelling is one of my pet peeves and feel confident that any spelling errors are 'typos' and far and few between at that. Please forgive me. To be accused of being unprofessional for that is a bit excessive. Regardless of any of those silly critiques, I feel the information on my site is tremendously useful for those who are dedicated to improving their game, especially at this price.(btw, it WILL NOT stay this cheap) Heck, if another proven successful player had a site of this sort, I would join in a heartbeat myself as I am a true student of my profession and do not let an ego get in my way of better living. Lastly, as far as the phrases about online card shuffling programming go,(ie. 7's setting on the river if they do) they are simply stated observations that I have actually studies for 2 yrs and have over 2 notebooks full of situations. Please do not put any emphasis on these as I am just pointing out a few things and I do mention not to let them adjust your game, but rather to focus on poker. After all, I think I even told my dogs to be quiet at some point in a video..... don't take that too literal either. Thanks guys for your time.

good to see you here. hope you stick around the boards.

If I do become a membership person how long is the membership good for? What kind of insights are there once inside?

My game has improved I just need it to get over the hump.


Once again stick around and welcome to the boards and congrats on pocketfives.com as u and soupie are on it and your success in poker.

Well, as soon as I finish staring at your avatar and gif file, I will start typing...... umm, flec, blah, mmph, kisdg , qwoi blech, ah, ok, yikes. this is hard. NICE PICS!

Anyway, the membership is good forever as long as you continue with the monthly. As far as insights, inside are many videos of me playing different tourneys, in different situations, etc.. explaining every move from everybody and why, how and when, etc... everything you can think of. I add videos weekly too. There are S&G , multi table and soon to come, cash game strategies. There is also a forum inside, written word instruction, percentages, bluffing etc.. (you can read this most anywhere too but this is written very clear and definitely has some good stuff) But the emphasis of the site is the video training of course. ttyl. Good lord, Nice pics.

Originally Posted by NSXT2

Hi Guys,
I was told about this thread and came to address any questions. After viewing the previous responses, I feel the need to reply. Firstly, thank you for the positive feedback as I believe this training format is innovative and helpful. And, yes, I am the first to do it as someone wondered. As far as, that other site, yikes. Firstly, I did not know a thread was posted there about my site until 2 days ago. I did not spam that site, I simply replied 'professionally'. As I said, I did not advertise it there or ask anyone to do so, so accusations of spam caught me off guard. People can not take words in the 'demo' out of context and judge play. This is just silly. When the entire video is viewed, the moves make sense and the reasons for them. Another point, someone said here that I had a ton of spelling errors in my reply or a long paragraph. LOL. Yikes, I find it hard to start a debate on this as I do not put any emphasis on making paragraphs in a forum post(as you can see ) and spelling is one of my pet peeves and feel confident that any spelling errors are 'typos' and far and few between at that. Please forgive me. To be accused of being unprofessional for that is a bit excessive. Regardless of any of those silly critiques, I feel the information on my site is tremendously useful for those who are dedicated to improving their game, especially at this price.(btw, it WILL NOT stay this cheap) Heck, if another proven successful player had a site of this sort, I would join in a heartbeat myself as I am a true student of my profession and do not let an ego get in my way of better living. Lastly, as far as the phrases about online card shuffling programming go,(ie. 7's setting on the river if they do) they are simply stated observations that I have actually studies for 2 yrs and have over 2 notebooks full of situations. Please do not put any emphasis on these as I am just pointing out a few things and I do mention not to let them adjust your game, but rather to focus on poker. After all, I think I even told my dogs to be quiet at some point in a video..... don't take that too literal either. Thanks guys for your time.

Thanks for taking the the time to post.

A wise man (also listed on pocketfives) once said "i say screw fixing grammar errors. It makes people read what you say more closely."

I think that studying the game is important to learning and improving your game, but I think having experience is much more practical.

I've found a lot of players try to emulate myself and fnord and they just dont have the success, and thats because thats not THEIR style. I would like to see everyone create their own style and learn things for themselves while picking up a few pointers along the way. I'd much rather get it filtered by word of mouth than try to decipher inbetween the bull shit.

I was just playing at PokerRoom whoring my reload bonus when I got dealt pocket 7's. I swear on the life of my children I hit a 3rd 7 on the river to make a full house.

This, of course, means absolutely nothing and is completely coincidence, but I just thought it was funny in light of the observation made in this thread.

Originally Posted by jmrogers7

I was just playing at Poker Room whoring my reload bonus when I got dealt pocket 7's. I swear on the life of my children I hit a 3rd 7 on the river to make a full house.

This, of course, means absolutely nothing and is completely coincidence, but...

but......HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE?


LOLERZ

LOL In response to the other post, I agree and make it quite clear in my site that I encourage players to develop their own style. After one reaches a certain level of play by playing often and being in tons of situations, they no longer get better by playing more IMO, they get better by discussing with other players of their level how to play hands and reviewing situations and hands over and over. My training format is just one step beyond that. Seeing how others play those situations and why. Therefore, I would agree that my site is more geared toward those who have some understanding of the game with some success and need to go to the next level. My site does have 3 levels of training though. The basic level does not include video training however, but rather a walk through video with Caprice (from Paradise Poker) and written word.

Originally Posted by NSXT2

After one reaches a certain level of play by playing often and being in tons of situations, they no longer get better by playing more IMO, they get better by discussing with other players of their level how to play hands and reviewing situations and hands over and over.

I think I disagree with you here. I do not think its an either/or. Ive noticed my game get better through these boards and advice, however I think you have to attribute the "clicks" factor as well.

The clicks factor being, when all of a sudden, you seem to know what to do in a situation without really knowing the logic behind doing it. When the game starts to get instinctual (not gut feeling, but rather recognition of the outlaying factors and familiarity) I think your game takes a big jump. In fact, I think I saw Rippy say something similar.

That's exacly what I meant. You reach that point where things become instinctive, then playing more doesn't help but rather discussion does. Did we just say the same thing.

Originally Posted by NSXT2

That's exacly what I meant. You reach that point where things become instinctive, then playing more doesn't help but rather discussion does. Did we just say the same thing.

Not really, because I do not believe at any point do you stop gaining knowledge through play. Especially when things get instinctual. The more times you see a situation (eg. weak player with top pair will usually go all in when small stacked....just call here unless you have him beat), the more instinctual it becomes. This is especially true when you run across less common situations (ie. heads up play), where experience equals success.

*raids the thread*


*corey thinks to himself* maybe nsxt2 will give discount if boobs are shown more.


<---------- seeeeee



Oh i get those complements a lot with those twins... ty

Originally Posted by NSXT2

After one reaches a certain level of play by playing often and being in tons of situations, they no longer get better by playing more IMO, they get better by discussing with other players of their level how to play hands and reviewing situations and hands over and over.

Originally Posted by UncleBuddy

The clicks factor being, when all of a sudden, you seem to know what to do in a situation without really knowing the logic behind doing it. When the game starts to get instinctual......

You are kind of emphasizing NSXT2's point with that statement. How does one achieve that level of instinctual play.
1) By play a lot of poker over and extended period of time
2) By analyzing one's play and getting feedback from other people
3) By watching other people play and trying to figure out what and why they are doing what they are doing.

You can play a ton of poker, but if you keep doing the same things over and over again.....you are developing habits, but are they good habits? Analyzing your play along with accepting help and feedback from others is an important factor in achieving success in poker. The biggest steps/progress I have made (poker wise) have been the times where I have watched other people play (Soupie, Rada) and listen to what they were saying about how and why they were playing thier hands in certain situations.....as well as when Soupie and Rada have watched me play and offered advice about how to play hands in certain situations. I have come out of these sessions with a tremendous understanding of how Soupie and Rada think and act while playing poker....but more importantly I am able to use that information and adapt it to my style of play....thus improving my game. Anyway just pointing out his statement was not strictly an either/or thing, and that your point of view is not that different from his.

His previous post he is stating that more experience stops helping, and I do disagree with that.

Originally Posted by NSXT2

Lastly, as far as the phrases about online card shuffling programming go,(ie. 7's setting on the river if they do) they are simply stated observations that I have actually studies for 2 yrs and have over 2 notebooks full of situations. Please do not put any emphasis on these as I am just pointing out a few things and I do mention not to let them adjust your game, but rather to focus on poker. After all, I think I even told my dogs to be quiet at some point in a video..... don't take that too literal either.

Well, like I said, there is a lot of good info there for those that can ignore these comments, but I think you make a big mistake by making them. I realize it's just a part of your stream of consciousness approach to the videos, but if you know your audience - especially those from this and the other website, you'll know that a lot of them will pay more attention to these statements (and mock you for them) than anything else you say. Just a little marketing tip for you.

Incidentally, I do like the stream of consciousness approach as I think it more fully captures the essence of what makes your play so successful.

Bottom line, I paid my $50, and I'm not too upset that I did.

Originally Posted by UncleBuddy

His previous post he is stating that more experience stops helping, and I do disagree with that.

I could see where the return in skill gained from playing more becomes less and less as you get to a certain level and have seen the majority of situations, diminshing returns sort of thing. This makes discussion a more efficient way to improve your game.

- sed

How frequently do you update/add new videos?

More importantly: When does this make me a millionaire?

I'm looking for a timeframe of about a week or two.

Y'know, if you played in our Gauntlet (small MTT we have amungst FTR members) and cleaned our clocks, surely you'd get more members. Just an idea.

-'rilla

Thanks kool, you are right. Again, I did not intend to speak about these things in any detail. I just had to respond to them as they were heard during my videos. Again, disregard this crap, not important. Glad you like the streaming thought process. Also glad some understand what i mean about reaching a level where play is not he best way to improve. this level is high by the way, not intermediate. Oh, and gorilla, I add more every week and all stay on site for viewing forever.

Im just waiting for 50$ to hit my paypal account

Decide to join this training site and the video's are a great help even if they do need a bit more of a polish, but then well woth my $50.

A thought has just occurred to me, most people have PT so why not add the video recorder to your collection of tools. The one he is using costs about $300, But I'm sure you could pick a basic one up for about $30-$40.

All the Best

www.fraps.com free video capture program.... spits out the file as an avi, so it tends to be quite large, the nice thing is it lets you choose a device to directly add sound, or in this case a narration.

$500+20 heads up match today:


Hand #4671194-167 at SnG-0500a (No Limit Hold'em Sit and Go)
Powered by UltimateBet
Started at 01/Mar/05 22:51:08

tarcards is at seat 0 with 1360.
stunna222 is at seat 1 with 640.
The button is at seat 0.

tarcards posts the small blind of 10.
stunna222 posts the big blind of 20.

tarcards: -- --
stunna222: -- --

Pre-flop:

tarcards raises to 60. stunna222 calls.

Flop (board: 2d 4h Qh):

stunna222 bets 120. tarcards raises to 480.
stunna222 goes all-in for 580. tarcards calls.

Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:

tarcards shows 7c 7s.
stunna222 shows Jc Qd.


Turn (board: 2d 4h Qh Js):

(no action in this round)


River (board: 2d 4h Qh Js 7d):

(no action in this round)




Showdown:

tarcards has 7c 7s Qh Js 7d: three sevens.
stunna222 has Jc Qd Qh Js 7d: two pair, queens and jacks.


Hand #4671194-167 Summary:

No rake is taken for this hand.
tarcards wins 1280 with three sevens.

Well he got the better of me in the 50K. He got first i got 2nd. Bummer.

JK there was only 1 heads up hand. I was short stacked and he courteuously took out number 3 to get me paid 7.2k while he made over 12K. It was a fun game and i am pretty sure it will be the new video.

If anyone of you need trashtalking lessons, this will be the one to watch.

more reviews from people who signed up????

wet dreamer wtf is that?


and soupie you played against him at paradise? and got 2nd to him for 7.2k damn gotta change the topic to a 2nd u loser pfft heh

Wet Dreamer was showing an example of a 7 coming on the river to make the set....ala NSX's commentary.

Anyway, I have been extremely busy at work this week, and have only watched 5 videos. I plan on watching several more either tonight or spending some serious time going through them this weekend. So far well worth the $50 in my opinion.

Dav, or anyone who has a subscription,

can you save these videos to your HD?

I don't know....I can try. It would be useful to download a bunch of them and watch them on my laptop while I "work" the home show Friday night. Friday night is the worst shift at the show - completely dead....but at least I don't have to work it this weekend

Corey, the videos are streamed off his website through the browser. It is impossible to save them to your HD unless, say you did a video capture program on his videos ... As for reviews on the site, I would really recommend getting a subscription. For 50$ sign up and, only 10$ a month after that.. it is a spectacular deal. He adds new vids every week, what more could you ask for!?!?! Anyways, the videos are great reinforcers, they are entertaining, and they have helped my play personally.

It is impossible to save them to your HD unless, say you did a video capture program on his videos

That is actually a good idea. I have a personal media player (20Gb) I could put the video files on that instead of lugging the laptop to the homeshow.

For 50$ sign up and, only 10$ a month after that..

oh i thought it was sign up for $50 then $50 every month after that...

might have to do it then....

Definately a good choice to sign up... I would highly recommend it!

I don't normally sign up for sites like this... but when it comes from someone I respect as much as soupie, I thought I'd try it out.

I cant recomend it enough. I'm a visual learner, and I learned more in 45 minutes here than hours reading a lot of books.

WHOA!!!! Hold on guys! PLEASE < PLEASE< PLEASE, DO NOT copy my videos or record them for others to view! This is in my agreement and and is punishable by law. I am so sorry to sound so crass about this issue but I have created this training medium to benefit fellow poker players at a VERY RIDICUOUS PRICE. Some would say whored myself and certainly put myself at risk sharing all this information. I mean, yikes, why would I want so many better players to compete with? I find it offensive that someone would want to go to such lengths to save my menial fee.

Other than that, thanks guys for the compliments so far. The videos are only getting better as time goes on. So, look forward to smoother training and less dogs barking and cigarettes lighting and heavy breathing.

NSXT2, will there be an affiliate program in place for the site?

I happen to enjoy the heavy breathing...

What? ...

...

Anywho, how frequently do you update your videos?

I need my fix, mang!

-'rilla

Originally Posted by NSXT2

WHOA!!!! Hold on guys! PLEASE < PLEASE< PLEASE, DO NOT copy my videos or record them for others to view! This is in my agreement and and is punishable by law. I am so sorry to sound so crass about this issue but I have created this training medium to benefit fellow poker players at a VERY RIDICUOUS PRICE. Some would say whored myself and certainly put myself at risk sharing all this information. I mean, yikes, why would I want so many better players to compete with? I find it offensive that someone would want to go to such lengths to save my menial fee.

Hmmmm....perhaps you misunderstood. I have already paid the fee, and would not dream of "sharing" or giving your videos to someone else.....I would find that offensive as well. I was merely looking for a way to view them without internet access. If you would prefer that I not do this I will respect your wishes.

Agreed NSX, I no one on this site is going to copy your vids and give them out to their friends. No worries..... on a side note - KEEP THE VIDEOS COMMING

Thanks alot guys. I try to add new ones every week. This week I am in San Jose for WPT so can't until I get back. Got a couple nice ones next including the 50k with soupie. Thanks again for your responses to my request and I guess I will keep the heavy breathing in there if you want. That damn headset mic is so close to my mouth....

I thought the comment about the guy making a sandwich at home was pretty funny. Keep the jokes comming.

i enjoy the heavy breathing

Originally Posted by Corey

For 50$ sign up and, only 10$ a month after that..

oh i thought it was sign up for $50 then $50 every month after that...

might have to do it then....

My thoughts exactly, the +EV just went through the roof.

Yea I wasnt going to share wouldnt of ever thought of it...


keep up the good work...

I wish you would type longer posts so I had an excuse for staring at your post as long as I do. Hypnotizing.

Hmmmm I think that has happened to me a few times, when I first saw Corey's avatar.

Originally Posted by NSXT2

I wish you would type longer posts so I had an excuse for staring at your post as long as I do. Hypnotizing.

heh I have more tits around here somewhere....


only if I could use them at Pokerstars... damn I would win more...


By chance how long will this price be running I have medical clinicals for class soon and might not get much time to watch....

if the price stays up through the end of march Im in.

not sure when the price will go up but anyone who signs up during this price will not have any price increase. Good forever. Even if it goes to 199 and 29/mo. those signed at 49 and 9.95/mo will still only pay 9.95/month.

I just signed up as well. I have not gone through much yet.

I also signed up last week and would like to say it has improved my game. Not a very big sample but here are my results for March...

SnG's Played - 28
1st - 5
2nd - 5
3rd - 4

ITM % 50.0%
ROI 68.9%

A lot of this has to do with the advice from Todd's site. Just wanted to thank Todd for the great advice and Soupie for the heads up!

Thank you again guys. Appreciate it. Getting great feedback. Wonder what I am going to do for a new career when all you guys are too good. BTW, great results.

I'm curious how this works on a technical level. More specifically the videos. You said they stream off your site, but how? Realmedia? Flash? MS' own system?

Edit: ok, that was stupid. I went to your site and tried the demo. So NM my question.

I've played 8 SNGs since I watched the videos.

1st -3
2nd - 2
3rd - 2

And I got cracked in 6th once when my aces got busted by Rivered Trips. Nothing I could do about it.

Alright, so my last 20 sngs I'm ITM 80%.
Unfortunately to date I am only 45%. lol
I wonder if watching these will help me bump up higher? I've been consistently at 45% for a long time now. I like to sample my past 50-100 games to get my ITM, and it has not practically changed for over my past 200 games.

Am I leveling off or is there room for improvement? I want to believe that I still can get a lot better, but at the same time I am happy with my winnings and playing the $10 tables.

My question is, how much of the material is geared toward large MTT and how much of it is for single table or 2 table SnGs?

It's about 50/50... but most of the advice and thought process is sound for both applications.

The 5 card draw guy is a f'n 5 card pimp. It's nuts to watch him play.

5 card? guess i need to look at it lol...

Initially I thought these videos would show every single hand within a online SNG he participates in, however after checking the FAQ they obviously edit the videos selectivly.

Ive always wanted to watch a 10 seater tourn eg final tables shown from TV but want to actually see EVERY hand played - not just the action. I thought this would be something simular but I guess not.

If I had the time to study the game more Id probly still sign up.