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Poker X Factor is an Excellent Poker Training
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The Skinny: PokerXFactor
is an online poker training site featuring
some of the most well known online poker players
in the world including JohnnyBax,
Sheets, BeLOWaBOVe and cash game
specalist Rizen.
If those names do not ring a bell to you,
don't worry. Unless you keep up with the online
poker world you probably do not recogonize
those names. That's ok, these guys kick ass
at poker.
They are some of the best online poker players
in the world, constantly ranked at the top
of the online poker ranking sites. Their videos
are excellent.
How Poker X Factor Works
The idea is really simple. You download and
watch videos of professional online poker
players playing poker and explaining things
as they play.
Essentially, you look over the shoulder of
a professional poker player as they play No-Limit
Texas Hold 'Em. You get to see their hole
cards and listen to them explain why they
are doing what they are doing. It is a personal
look into the minds of some of the strongest
online poker players in the world.
PokerXFactor focuses mostly on multi table
poker tournament play, also known as MTT's
as well as offering a wide variety of sit-n-go's,
SNG's.
What makes PokerXFactor Unique - Hand
Replayer
Here is the one thing that I have really grown
to like at PokerXFactor. They have a unique
tool call the 'hand replayer' that allows
the pro's to download the hand history and
it graphically re-create the tournament.
The hand replayer does not have to be done
'live'. They can import hand historys, play
the hand out and talk about why they are doing
what they are doing, just as if they were
doing it live... but with more perks. They
can pause, rewind, fast forward etc...
At first, I was skeptical of the hand replayer
because I like to hear them talk WHILE they
are playing... i thought that it would make
it more truthful poker but I have to admit,
I really like the Poker X Factor Hand replayer
as you can fast forward through foldfests
and it makes the time required from me to
watch a complete session shorter...
plus them being able to rewind hands to talk
more in depth about it or pause them is excellent.
PokerXFactor also has LIVE Videos, similar
/ same as the other two major poker training
sites (cardrunners and real poker training).
The Online Poker School Instructors at PokerXFactor:
PokerXFactor has the line up of some of the
best online poker players anywhere. These
guys (and girls) are literally dominating
all of the online poker ranking websites that
rank the top online players.
 JohnnyBax
is probably their most famous instructor and
if you have played the big tournaments on
PokerStars.com you have probably heard the
name JohnnyBax.
Bax held the long time 1st place rankings
over at P5's for a record amount of time and
is considered one of the top multi-table tournament
players online. His videos are excellent.
Johnny Bax Kicks Ass! He
was the top ranked player on PocketFives forever
and plays a smart, aggressive, logical game.
Excellent player.
Sheets - Eric "Sheets"
Haber dominates the Sit-N-Go's up to the biggest
stakes online ($1000 + SNG's). His videos
are also most excellent giving top insight
on how to play sit-n-go's like no other. If
you are a sit-n-go player and are having a
hard time winning money (or even breaking
even) then with a handful of these videos
you will have your game in shape. Highly recommend
these SNG's.
Guest Pro's
BeL0WaBOVe - one of the sickest
multi-table tournament players anywhere and
arguably one of the best
rebuy players online. If you want to see
how to effectively play loose aggressive then
look no farther than BeLOWaBOVe's videos.
Sick, sick indeed. 46 suited is a beautiful
hand, and BeL0W always plays it (well almost
always).
PearlJammer - dominates online
poker MTT tourneys. Current leader at InternetTexasHoldem.com
points race and a fearsome player in the multi-table
tournament. Also is a mentor and advisor of
KickAssPoker.com's own player bearw8 who is
playing really well and is due for more big
scores
Rizen - Top Player, TV time
during the WSOP. Great no limit texas holdem
cash game strategy. Gives a nice balance to
the amount of tournament and SNG videos offered.
Here is Rizen's
home page.
There are a handful of other pro's including
inssint, Apestyles and brsavage
that I am only vaguely familiar with, but
have seen their names at the top of the online
poker leaderboards and know that they know
what they are doing. .
Quality and Quantity of Poker Training Videos
offered at PokerXFactor.com
 100's
of hours of videos.
I have only watched a tiny portion of videos,
there are plenty to keep you busy.
There are hundreds of videos currently in
the library at PokerXFactor. I have watched
maybe 3% of the videos available so far. Hundreds
of hours of content that you could not possibly
view them all in a day, week or even a month
unless you were watching videos non stop.
The short answer is that there are PLENTY
of videos to watch.
The majority of the videos are labled "MTT"
which stands for "Multi Table Tournaments."
If you want to take your game to the next
level and really give yourself a real chance
to win a big Multi-Table Tournament (sometimes
LIFE changing tournaments) then the training
from Poker X Factor.com will no doubt help
you on your way.
If i were to break down the % of types of
videos / training availble I would Bread it
down like this:
70% Multi Table Tournaments
30 % Sit-N-Go Tournaments
10% Cash Games.
Most of the videos are of no limit texas hold
em. If you are more interested in No Limit
Cash Strategy then I recommend CardRunners.com
as they have more of a focus on Cash Games.
Poker X Factor Price and Cost of Joining
PokerXFactor.com as a suscriber.
PokerXFactor has (at the time of this review,
8/23/07) a membership fee of $149.95 which
also covers your 1st month. You can pay via
Credit Card or Paypal. These prices can change
at any time, and rumors is that they are going
up.
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PokerXFactor.com Sign Up Fee + 1st
Month = $149.95 - You may
suscribe for 3 months for a price of $199.85.
Essentially you get three months for $200.
If you are serious about improving your multitable
poker tournament skills then this is an investment
that will yield positive results, no doubts
about it. Watch as many poker training videos
as you want for three months. Even if you
are playing $5 and $10 Tournaments online,
one big win can pay for the membership right
away. PokerXFactor has a $24.95 per
month. recurring charge for each
additional month you remain a member.
*prices are subject to change without notice
and this is just the current rate at the time
of this review (Sept 07)
Final PokerXFactor Thoughts
PokerXFactor was the last of the big three
online
poker training schools that I reviewed
(after RealPokerTraining and CardRunners)
and I was honestly impressed enough to say
that for Multi-Table Poker Players,
this is the best place to go to get
your online poker training. Cash game players
I still recommend CardRunners.com but for
Tourneys - Poker X Factor Kicks Major
Ass.
The custom hand replayer took a little bit
getting used to since at the other training
sites it is all live video recording, but
I do like the fact that they can speed through
boring, non-eventful hands and when a series
of important hands come up they can rewind,
play again, pause, and just take their time
explaining why they are doing what they are
doing. I really like it. Especially when they
intermingle live and hand history recordings.
Is PokerXFactor worth it?
Yes.
If you are working seriously on your Multi
Table Tournament Game and or Sit-N-Go Game
game then yes, absolutely. It will be some
of the best money you ever spent. I say that
with confidence.
Visit
PokerXFactor.com
Thanks and we'll see you at the tables!
KickAssPoker.com
P.S. Oh, have you heard about KickAssPoker.com's
free
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