When professional poker players are asked how the game affects their life, they usually say it gives them money and freedom. In the meantime, the poker lifestyle is considered to be unhealthy: a bad regimen, burned nerves, poor nutrition, and social skills that leave a lot to be desired. However, people forget that poker is… Continue reading How Mastering Poker Skills Improves Your Life Away From the Felt

In the first article about a proper diet, the 2CardsCollege nutritionist studied the set of nutrients necessary for the brain’s effective functioning and showed how to convert this set into meals. For the second article, we’ve asked the expert to set out a menu for each meal, simple but healthy dishes! Breakfast: the morning does… Continue reading The Proper Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner of a Poker Player

Here is another edition of hand reviews from 2CardsCollegeexpert Yuri, aka “Ivantbearich”. This time, we are reviewing two of our training program students’ hands. Visit 2CardsCollege Pro Poker Training! Hand #1: This hand is from the Super Tuesday on PokerStars. The opponent is a high–stakes regular, his stats are 18/12 and, so far, he has… Continue reading Three More Hands Analyzed by 2CardsCollege

Staking Basics: Mark-Up and Profit Sharing This article is published by courtesy of 2CardsCollege Pro Training Program. Today, we are going to talk about two models of staking: mark-up and player-backer profit sharing. What does 1.17 mark-up presume, what does 20% player profit share mean, and how do they compare? Selling stakes with a mark-up… Continue reading Staking Basics: Mark-Up and Profit Sharing

As you probably all know, analysis of hands played is a big part of working on one’s game. Obviously, we pay a lot of attention to this part of the learning process at the 2CardsCollege training program. In fact, analysis of the hands by trainees is a good indicator for their coach on how well… Continue reading Three Hands Analyzed

Over the past few years, Alex Assassinato Fitzgerald (pictured) has grown into one of the most dedicated coaches in the game. Through his coaching, he imparts wisdom to enable poker players to take the next steps in their games. Fitzgerald has over $3,100,000 in online tournament cashes tracked by PocketFives along with almost $600,000 in… Continue reading Assassinato Holding Free Online Poker Webinar

Backing/staking is an irreplaceable tool for building a poker player’s career. Any talented player may find himself in a situation where backing is the only way to continue playing. A severe downswing or a need to spend most of a bankroll on unforeseen needs sometimes leave a person no choice other than to quit playing… Continue reading How to Sell Stakes Successfully

If you’re not familiar with it, 2CardsCollegeis the largest poker school in the Russian-speaking part of the world. Currently, the school regularly trains over 150 students. You might have seen a link that says “Poker School” on the top of our site. Well, it goes straight to 2CardsCollege.