Brett Jungblut Poker School

[Erik67]

[Cactus Jack]

[Tiburon]

[Kuso]

do you have a link?

how much is it?

i expect, like the others, that most of the content can be found in good books (e.g., HoH). That being said, if it's cheap, you don't need to learn very much for it to be +EV.

i wouldn't recommend taking a class like that, though, until you have quite a bit of MTT experience.

i like what i have seen of brett's style. he seems to be aggressive (like most good players) and good at reading online opponents (betting patterns and the like).

[edited for spelling]

[Erik67]

[Kuso]

The initial sign-up deals don't seem to be too bad if you just want to try it (e.g., $50 for three months).

That being said, you only get two lectures a month for that price. It doesn't even sound like you can get archived material for free (maybe I'm wrong).

Here is my guess about what it will look like. There will be a brief introduction, and then the lecturer will play in a tournament to demonstrate the concepts introduced. Given that the tourneys are "closed in order to prevent collusion", the other players may be patsies that play precisely in a way to make the point of the lecture. Regardless, I doubt the opponents and conditions will be similar to what most low limit tournament players will face.

During the lecture, the questions will be relatively silly ones like "Why did you raise XX from that spot? I thought Sklansky said..." OK, maybe they won't say the last bit, but they will be thinking it. Anyway, the answer will always be something along the lines of "It depends on the situation." Anyway, in order to teach well, this school will need to teach the abstract concepts and give enough examples to show how these abstract concepts can be applied dynamically -- that is, not ABC poker. I doubt that they will do this (correct me if I am wrong).

FWIW, I think HoH does this relatively well. He qualifies almost every statement (e.g., "usually this is best, but sometimes..."), and then uses the copious examples to show how the concepts can be applied in diverse contexts and varied ways. I also want to say that I think that it takes a text like HoH (very thick books) to do justice to a poker topic. Furthermore, I think that Harrington really only scratched the surface of his topic. I think the content is good enough for most low-level players, but one would need quite a bit of creative application not covered in the book in order to do well at a big-time tourney.

I could be way off-base here, so someone please correct me if I am wrong. However, as someone who has taught before (not poker), I can tell you that it is really difficult to do more than cover the obvious in a 30-60 minute lecture.

[Cactus Jack]

No way you're off base and I concur 100%.

I was telling my wife today, the progress I'm making now is built upon the thousands and thousands of hands I've played up to now. I agree about the HOH books--although I've yet to get Vol 2--there's a ton of information that can only be absorbed over time, then you really have to work at it, after that.

Much of Harrington's info is discussed exhaustively on the 2+2 forum, but it's really caveat emptor over there. For every good bit you learn, there's a lot you don't want to learn. And the only way to know the difference is through experience.

That is the one thing no book or course or coach can give you. Experience. The difference between the very best and the very good often comes down to experience. Have you seen this before? Have you seen it often enough that you know what to do in each circumstance? Man, that takes a LOT of playing time.

Good post.

CJ

[JonnySpade]

[Kuso]

i look forward to reading some updates.

[Erik67]

[JonnySpade]

I logged into the software and boom there was Brett Jungblut saying what's up to me in real time, with a great frame rate and everything! It was pretty kewl as was the software, and everyone had the option to talk on a mic if they wanted and other people with webcams are viewable as well. The main window for the seminar for today we saw how the live play would be shown and it was awesome seeing it all in realtime and Brett answering my questions as soon as I wrote them.

This school is all about the students first, so I think this is a great one of a kind school. Later other Pros will be doing seminars as well and will keep growing with information.

All this waiting for it to finally start and I was satisfied with the software for sure.

[Kuso]

what kind of content, J?