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expert holdem emailed me about stoxtraders dvd's that will be out soon for no limit and limit and krantz did a 6 max cash game series. There is also a nl tournie dvd that will be coming out. Expertholdem.com gives more info as well as a free trailer of the stox dvd's

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The Krantz one sounds good, does anybody own any of the other dvd's, and are they worth it?

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disappointing how stox is releasing a set which contains both limit and NL. Would have been much better if there were 2 seperate sets.
But ill definately check out Krantz's though.

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lol, whats going on here buddy? advertising bonuses for poker rooms??

I get that many bonus offers in my email that I dont even bother with them anymore. I just stick to a few sites that that offer regular bonuses and rakeback

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lol, whats going on here buddy? advertising bonuses for poker rooms??

I get that many bonus offers in my email that I dont even bother with them anymore. I just stick to a few sites that that offer regular bonuses and rakeback

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Expertholdem is not a bonus site. They are the production company for the videos. I have the video up on my homepage and should have them in stock late next week.

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I think he meant the post that got deleted =)

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The Krantz one sounds good, does anybody own any of the other dvd's, and are they worth it?

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I have some capsule reviews here.

Are they worth it? For me, yes. The cost of books/dvds/other poker crap I've bought is a small percentage of what I've managed to make playing small stakes Hold'em. If they help me increase or at least maintain what edge I have, they are worth it.

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I have the video up on my homepage and should have them in stock late next week.


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I want to save an extra buck on shipping. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Will you have them available on Amazon at the same time?

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The Krantz one sounds good, does anybody own any of the other dvd's, and are they worth it?

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I own Ed's limit DVDs and Rolf's NL DVDs. Both are 4 DVD sets, and both sets are excelent.

Expert Hold'em also has a 3 DVD set on shorthanded limit by Dave Fromm, and a 3 DVD set by Byron Jacobs on HU limit hold'em. I haven't seen these, but if I were still playing limit I'd be all over them, partucularly the HU DVDs.

In fact, if I were a limit player I'd pay bodily organs for Stoxtrader's DVDs. Either that, or subscribe to his site....

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I have the video up on my homepage and should have them in stock late next week.


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I want to save an extra buck on shipping.

Will you have them available on Amazon at the same time?

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Amazon may take a little longer as ExpertHold'em's European distributor usually gets it added there.

Email me after purchase and I'll refund your buck. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Just picked them up. They start shipping tomorrow (Wed)

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Just picked them up. They start shipping tomorrow (Wed)

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Krantz also?

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Krantz is expected in November.

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Just picked them up. They start shipping tomorrow (Wed)

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Ordered. Good job being first with these. Keep the extra buck as a tip. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

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It helps that the USA Replicator is one mile from my office.

I might of had something to do with that. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]


Back cover text:


Stoxtrader's HIGH STAKES HOLD 'EM
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Nick "Stoxtrader" Grudzien presents vital strategic ideas and winning
concepts in both no limit and limit hold 'em. In this entertaining 4
DVD series, he plays high stakes cash games and also looks back over
key hands - including a $60,000 pot with Daniel Negreanu!

4 DVD set featuring:

HIGH STAKES NO LIMIT PLAY
HIGH STAKES LIMIT PLAY
WINNING STRATEGY AND BIG POTS IN NO LIMIT HOLD 'EM
WINNING STRATEGY AND BIG POTS IN LIMIT HOLD 'EM

Stoxtrader's commentary illuminates how the biggest winners really
think and analyze. Includes expert advice on:

Deep stack no limit play
Heads-up and 6 max hand values
Exploiting opponent tendencies
Blind battles
Bet and raise sizing
Bluff sizing
Big squeeze plays
Balancing frequencies
Overbetting the pot
Pot sweeteners
Inducing bluffs
Analysing hand ranges
Dealing with scary boards
Trapping styles
Offering teaser odds
Positional advantages
Managing the pot
Turn value checks
Ace-high boards
Semi-bluffing
Isolating weak players

Stoxtrader is a world-class poker player who specializes in beating
high stakes cash games at both limit and no limit hold 'em. Stox is
lead author of "Winning in Tough Hold 'Em Games", which has quickly
become the gold standard strategy guide to high stakes limit hold 'em
play.

4 DVD series featuring HIGH STAKES NO LIMIT PLAY (42 mins approx),
HIGH STAKES LIMIT PLAY (35 mins approx), WINNING STRATEGY AND BIG
POTS IN NO LIMIT HOLD 'EM (34 mins approx) and WINNING STRATEGY AND
BIG POTS IN LIMIT HOLD 'EM (50 mins approx)

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Hi ProfessionalPoker


Is the Krantz available at this time too? Or just the new Stoxtrader DVD. Definitely going to buy the Stoxtrader DVD from your site. As I'm a Stoxtrader subscriber and I like his videos. I used Conjelco to get the new PNL and SNG book, but I'll definitely order from ProfessionalPoker this time since you got the first set of Stox's DVD.

AcesFull

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krantz in a few months

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This is retarded, why mix limit and no limit?
And how different this is from the usual videos on Stox' site, was there some info he was withholding from the subsscribers?

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This is retarded, why mix limit and no limit?
And how different this is from the usual videos on Stox' site, was there some info he was withholding from the subsscribers?

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I'm not sure if LHE and NL is "mixed" I think it might be a 4 DVD set with two NL and two LHE videos but I'm not sure what the producer decided on that front. We filmed for 3 days over a year ago and I played plenty of both types of game.

I didn't hold anything back in either so there will certainly be overlap, in fact I think it's a bit crass to even imply I would do something like that.

If you feel you are too good for the stoxpoker videos, you will probably feel the same about these videos.

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Stox,

Why don't you have a fancy blue title?

It is a 4dvd set with two of each, at least that is what I think I read when I ordered it today.

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I'm generally down on DVDs as learning tools, although the same company did Ed's & Rolf's and they were both excelent. So I'll probably buy stox's videos too.

Hey stox, 3 Q's for you:

1) Did you have to go to England to produce the vids?

2) Why didn't/don't you make a compilation video of several vids from your Web site and sell them direct?

3) Can you PM Taylor Caby and ask him to release some vids through Expert Hold'em?

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And how different this is from the usual videos on Stox' site, was there some info he was withholding from the subsscribers?

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I haven't seen them yet, but I would expect that the DVDs would be more structured and expansive. Playing along with Stox on his usual videos, his commentary is restricted to the situations that happen to come up as well as limited by the time between hands.

There's bound to be overlap, just as there is between the book and the videos. I expect the different formats to compliment each other. Whether the marginal utility is sufficient to justify the expense remains to be seen. However, based on his previous efforts, I'd say it's a good bet that it is.

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This is retarded, why mix limit and no limit?
And how different this is from the usual videos on Stox' site, was there some info he was withholding from the subsscribers?

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I'm not sure if LHE and NL is "mixed" I think it might be a 4 DVD set with two NL and two LHE videos but I'm not sure what the producer decided on that front. We filmed for 3 days over a year ago and I played plenty of both types of game.

I didn't hold anything back in either so there will certainly be overlap, in fact I think it's a bit crass to even imply I would do something like that.

If you feel you are too good for the stoxpoker videos, you will probably feel the same about these videos.

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I never said, that the videos on your site weren't good, i liked them (that's why i am saying, what could be in the dvd, that wasn't in those videos before?).I didn't mean for it to come out like you have been withholding info on purpose, don't be offended, please.

And regardin Nl and limit mix, i am not sure there are a lot of people currently that what to learn both at the same time.For example, i would be very interested in those Nl DVDs, but i have no interest whatsoever in limit ones, but as i understand - i will have to purchase the whole set.

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And regardin Nl and limit mix, i am not sure there are a lot of people currently that what to learn both at the same time.For example, i would be very interested in those Nl DVDs, but i have no interest whatsoever in limit ones, but as i understand - i will have to purchase the whole set.

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I probably won't form this question correctly but I will give it a shot anyway.

Why do NL players seem to think that only books, etc. labeled as a "NL" book could possibly be of any benefit?

I'll bet there are some NL players that wouldn't read TOP because it isn't a "NL" book.

NL is still poker, isn't it? I realize there are adjustments to be made for bet sizes, differences in implied odds and other factors but there are always adjustments to be made in any form of poker.

Maybe NL isn't really poker. I can see parallels to slot machine play. when you are willing to call a raise with an inferior hand hoping to flop good and win a big pot, you are somewhat similar to a slot player, taking the worst of it on a slot pull hoping to hit.

I probably just kicked the hornet's nest but it is something I wonder about from time to time.

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Ordered. Good job being first with these. Keep the extra buck as a tip. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

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And, they're here! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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udevil if you coul;d give us a review of the stox dvd's we would appreciate it

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Maybe NL isn't really poker. I can see parallels to slot machine play. when you are willing to call a raise with an inferior hand hoping to flop good and win a big pot, you are somewhat similar to a slot player, taking the worst of it on a slot pull hoping to hit.

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Of course NL is real poker! It's real poker because it's about what all forms of poker are about: making less mistakes than your opponents.

A slot machine pays you off every single time you hit, no matter what. Your opponents don't. But if they do then you've won the battle of mistakes. You made a rather slight mistake (for instance, investing small amounts of money before the flop with the odds against you) in order to profit from your opponents' big mistakes (for instance, investing huge amounts of money after the flop with the odds destroying them).

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udevil if you coul;d give us a review of the stox dvd's we would appreciate it

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These DVDs are titled "High Stakes", meaning $50/$100 limit HE and higher and astronomical no limit stakes. I'm a small stakes player, so the strategy elements of the DVDs don't have great relevance to my games. For that reason, I don't feel qualified to give a real review, but I will make some comments.

There are 2 limit DVDs and 2 NL DVDs in the set. In each case, there is sort of a miscellaneous hands DVD and a DVD that includes hands that were played for particularly big pots. There is no clear organization or structure beyond this. No basic topics are discussed and Stox assumes his viewers can follow his discussion without defining terms or concepts. There is little general strategy discussion. Instead, he quickly touches on a wide range of topics as they come up during the play of selected hands.

The presentation is similar to the StoxPoker videos except that the ExpertHoldem graphics are substituted for the poker site software. This is good since it removes distractions like software beeps and buzzes, ringing phones, dinner calls, accidental timing out, PokerTracker issues, multi-tabling hassles, and so on. Since it is (mostly) not in real-time, Stox has time to more fully explain his thought process.

As to the issue of whether or not the set provides value beyond the StoxPoker videos for members of Stox' site, I'm not sure. Keeping in mind that the audience is already somewhat limited by the strictly high-stakes subject, I'd say "maybe". I believe there are relatively few high-stakes videos on StoxPoker, and from what I recall of these, Stox tends to limit his strategy discussion. The reasons he gives are that he has to concentrate more and he doesn't want his regular opponents who may see the videos to get too much information on how he plays or what he thinks of their play. In the DVDs, his own and his opponents' screennames aren't shown, so that isn't an issue. His discussion on the DVDs is more expansive than in the videos, so the DVDs may well have great value for high-stakes players. But again, I'm in no position to judge the strategy content.

I'll make an exception to that for the "big pots" limit DVD. In this case, the pots are mostly multi-way, so the strategy is relatively sraight-forward and not particularly revealing to anyone who has read Small Stakes Hold'em. However, it does have some gee-whiz value if for no other reason than that some of the pots are my bigger than my career earnings.

Hope that helps.

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thanks very much for the review.

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Why do NL players seem to think that only books, etc. labeled as a "NL" book could possibly be of any benefit?

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For the same reason that 6-max players refuse to read anything about FR play.

They're all too cool to stay in school. Only chumps play <insert whatever they don't currently play>, so they only follow books & videos on exactly what them and the other cool kids play.

Stox DVD
 

Stox recorded the content for the DVD approximately 12 months ago. It doesn't appear that he had input on the oganization of the content. I am disappointed in the DVD yet put the fault squarely on the publisher.

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you have to figure the fact that this was delayed so long it wasnt a great production

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The question is: Is the Stox-DVD just similar to the online sessions, or does it have chapters and theoretical discussion similar to the Ed Miller one?

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Are you saying no limit players should study fixed limit strategy? I'm honestly curious about what point you're trying to make.

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There are no chapters or discussion on specific topics in the Stox limit DVDs such as with Ed Miller or Dave Fromm's. It more like hand reviews, how and why he played each hand including pointing out mistakes.

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Are you saying no limit players should study fixed limit strategy? I'm honestly curious about what point you're trying to make.

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Poker players should study as many forms of poker as they can.