Session Video
(MTT)

Watch PokerPro Pieter de Korver as he plays and explains his strategies in a $215 FR MTT on PokerStars. To see all upcoming Trainings check out the training calendar.

Training Video
(MTT)

In this Live Training Video Chris "ChewMe1" runs some live MTT's while focusing on positional concepts. To see all upcoming trainings check out the training calendar.

ZOOM
(Theory)

After three hundred million hands, PokerStars has stripped the beta label off Zoom Poker and made it official. The newest poker innovation from PokerStars HQ is now officially ready for primetime.

Session Video
(NLHE 6-max)

In this Live Training Video Felix "xflixx" continues with his Daily Grind series, today featuring 50NL action. To see all upcoming trainings check out the training calendar.

Hand of the day

Hand of the Day: Failed Bluffs Top 3 (xflixx)

23.05.2012 13:00

Tonight @21:00 ET: Member Review 25NL feat. magiciantom
Tonight @21:00 ET: Member Review 25NL feat. magiciantom Hey guys, I am looking forward to review and discuss magiciantom's 25NL 6-max cashgame ...
05/23/2012 13:35 by PSO-xflixx

May 21 2012 | All Games Can teach a Lesson
Learning from Losing.. and also Winning! We experience times when we lose a game. But we also realize a time when we knock out a player too! We ...
05/22/2012 03:37 by kitoko-ki

From 2NL to 100NL
Hi everyone, I am one of those people who have found felix's videos interesting and definately beneficial. I have 4 and a bit months to grind up ...
05/22/2012 01:13 by behappy621

what to do?
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Thread started by bluffedbu
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Scoop 2012
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Thread started by Sandtrap777
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New Milestones
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Weekly Roundup 21th May 2012

Find out all that's happening at PokerSchoolOnline this week including previews of what Live Training sessions are coming your way, which were the most popular Blogs and Forum posts of the week and where you can sign-up for the latest PokerStars and PokerSchoolOnline promotions... all here in the Weekly Round-Up!

This Week's Videos 18/05/2012
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Find out all that's happening at PokerSchoolOnline this week including details of our exciting SCOOP Warm-Up Live Training promotion where you can win great prizes, plus the best posts and blogs of the week and last but not least what wonderful promotions are on offer at PokerStars, all here in the Weekly Round-up!

This Week's Videos 11/05/2012
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Jude 'j.thaddeus' Ainsworth - 180-Man Turbo STT Part 1

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What happens in Vegas, stays in... well, why don't you find out yourself? You have until June 1 to compete in the PokerStars Main Event Passport promo and choose the World Series of Poker Main Event as your destination. There are a variety of ways you can get your hands on a Main Event Passport. ...

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Upon arriving in Monaco for the Monte Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final, I ate a salmon crepe, then jumped in a €300 Turbo, which I final tabled after some turns of fortune. I ended in fifth place and stumbled back to my hotel room in a thrilled stupor. But the poker fun had only just begun for ...

Super Tuesday 5/22: Apestyles dealt a victory after 3-way deal

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After a two week hiatus for the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker to shatter records, the Super Tuesday made a triumphant return to the Pokerstars calendar. A field of 397 entries means the final 45 players will share in the $397,000 prize pool. When three players remained, they ...

SCOOP 2012: Record-breakers, leaderboard winners, and champions

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There is no overstating it. The 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker was simply amazing. It was history's biggest online poker festival. It hosted more players than any PokerStars festival ever. It awarded more money than PokerStars has ever given out in a poker tournament series. Meanwhile, ...

PokerStarsBlog

With the rising popularity of the fun, fast-paced Zoom poker on PokerStars, players are now getting a handle on the ring format game where their opponents change every hand and it is time not just to adapt, but thrive. To help other players come out ahead, we approached Team PokerStars Pro ...

SCOOP 2012: GripDsNutz grabs the watch, wins #40-H ME, $798K after three-way chop ($10,300 NLHE)

PokerStarsBlog

The "high" version of SCOOP Event #40, the $10,300 buy-in Main Event, saw a field of 517 build an eye-popping prize pool of $5.17 million. And after one long day of play, no one had claimed even the tiniest slice of any of it. Not yet.

All 63 of those making it through Sunday's first day of ...

SCOOP 2012: 7tHEcROw7 scares up a win in Event 39-H ($2,100 NLHE 6-max)

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Second chances can be rare in this life, but in SCOOP they seem to come about a little more often than normal. The two players who ended up taking each other on in the heads-up finale of this event were both looking to improve on their performances at past SCOOP final tables. Only one could ...

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Playing Style and Position

Basic Texas Hold'em strategy is to play tight-aggressive poker. Tight means playing strong hands and folding weak ones. An aggressive player will bet and raise, and only rarely call. Therefore somebody who plays tight and aggressive waits for profitable situations and consistently takes advantage of them. It's also important however to consider your opponents playing style and position.

PSO Live Training Sessions Full Schedule

Thursday, May 24th. / 15:00 - 15:45 ET
90 mans - Micro/Small Stake's (Live)
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Thursday, May 24th. / 21:00 - 21:45 ET
Member Review: The Bigger $5.50 Part 2 f. Bandshooter
Trainer: TheLangolier
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Sunday, May 27th. / 14:00 - 14:45 ET
The Mailbag - Your Poker Questions Answered!
Trainer: TheLangolier
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Sunday, May 27th. / 15:00 - 17:00 ET
Sunday Special - Home Games!
Trainer: TheLangolier
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Premier Skill League

Rank			Username	Level	20+ VPP	150+ VPP	Eligible	Score
	1		antonnnn6		$500	$5,000		2092.38
	2		kekec24		$335	$3,350		2081.80
	3		Vassillyok		$250	$2,500		2065.13
	4		9Aleksandr9		$165	$1,650		2026.42
	5		Pentire		$120	$1,200		1952.06
	6	5	l_Saint333_l		$100	$1,000		1948.85
	7	1	Ariadna.by		$80	$800		1946.70
	8	1	PolarisM51		$50	$500		1930.70
	9		Burashka Che		$40	$400		1917.53
	10		666ko		$35	$350		1903.94
Last updated: May 23, 2012 11:13 ET						Full Leaderboard

Open Skill League

Rank			Username	Level	< 20 VPP	20+ VPP	Eligible	Score
	1	1	syavadee		$150	$1,500		2802.91
	2	1	SpeedM@ster		$100	$1,000		2784.49
	3		jesus_diaz_1		$75	$750		2728.83
	4	1	zzALINAzz		$50	$500		2721.38
	5	1	justphil52		$30	$300		2713.22
	6	3	josesa1956		$25	$250		2702.77
	7	1	vvalerio		$20	$200		2698.86
	8	2	roberth9107		$15	$150		2685.64
	9	2	deu1983		$12	$120		2680.60
	10		Muñepoli		$10	$100		2670.29
Last updated: May 23, 2012 11:13 ET						Full Leaderboard

Premier Skill League Qualifier

Rank		Username	Eligible	Score
	1	Rosanne1984		1879.45
	2	wikkinger88		1866.49
	3	tenis-mza		1844.78
	4	SENAY ALIVA		1820.95
	5	BTN89		1819.40
	6	Kauwidinoc		1817.58
	7	chinolo71		1812.57
	8	pokerguenny		1796.10
	9	vasechca		1795.51
	10	nele1109		1787.96
Last updated: May 23, 2012 11:13 ET			Full Leaderboard

PSO online events schedule

Date	Time (ET)	Event	Game	Buy-in
05/24/2012	01:00	PokerSchool Open Skill League	No Limit	Freeroll
05/24/2012	05:00	PokerSchool Open Skill League	No Limit	Freeroll
05/24/2012	09:00	PokerSchool Open Skill League	No Limit	Freeroll
05/24/2012	02:00	PokerSchool Premier Skill League	No Limit	Premier League Ticket
05/24/2012	08:00	PokerSchool Premier Skill League	No Limit	Premier League Ticket
05/24/2012	14:00	PokerSchool Premier Skill League	No Limit	Premier League Ticket
05/24/2012	03:00	Premier Skill League Qualifier	No Limit	$1 + $0.10 & PSO Member Ticket
05/24/2012	07:00	Premier Skill League Qualifier	No Limit	$1 + $0.10 & PSO Member Ticket
05/24/2012	11:00	Premier Skill League Qualifier	No Limit	$1 + $0.10 & PSO Member Ticket
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