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Poker has a rich history and has been played for decades. Prior to 2003, only a handful of grinders were skilled enough to make a living playing poker. Poker's most popular variant, Texas Hold 'Em, was spread by the Golden Nugget Casino in the 1960s. The game became a favorite of poker players and casual gamblers alike. Poker players were notorious for keeping the tricks of the trade secret. It wasn’t until Doyle Brunson's landmark book, Super System, was released that new players had any insight on the game of poker. Following Brunson's big hit, there was a market for poker strategy literature. The primary means for enthusiasts to learn poker knowledge was through poker literature.
 
The Internet changed poker forever. In 1998, many of the best online poker sites were founded but were not popular until Chris Moneymaker, an accountant from Tennessee, took down the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event. Moneymaker won a seat to the main event via a $39 satellite tournament on the download PokerStars client. Spectators of the 2003 WSOP were inspired and thought they could win piles of money by playing Texas Hold 'Em. The Moneymaker effect coupled with effective promotions from poker rooms led players to online poker. Players signed onto their computers such as Ladbrokes and began raking in the cash. The addition of flash texas holdem brought online poker to an even wider audience.

For a couple years after the 2003 WSOP, the games were soft. There were only a small percentage of sharks while others booked a few big wins but were losers in the long run. Smart players purchased poker books and began to gain an advantage on free poker no downloads. Others used the Internet to discuss strategy and hands with others. Poker communities, like FlopTurnRiver, were created as a place to analyze poker hands, strategies, and hold poker discussion. As games got tougher, more newbies turned to poker forums.
 
Thanks to improvements in computer hardware and the availability of high speed internet, people created new mediums to broadcast poker theory. Now, people learn poker through poker videos. Poker videos are a new way to lecture novices. They are generally produced by winning and trusted players of the poker hierarchy. There are different kinds of poker video content. A lecture can be created via video as a PowerPoint presentation while the author of the poker video narrates the slides. Players can record poker videos of them playing an actual session. In session sweats, a player records actual hands he or she plays. While the video is being recorded and the action is flying by, the expert states the reasons behind his decisions. Other sweat sessions are of a winning player going over a less experienced player's video. This analysis forces players to view common mistakes that they themselves might actually make. Lastly, in hand history review videos, a winning player may review their hands or hands others have played and state their opinions.
 
Right now, watching poker videos is the best way to step up your game. Most of the best euro poker sites have them. Loading a poker video is more visual than reading a book since it provides players with what they will actually be seeing and thinking.  Also, poker videos are constantly evolving so they will never be outdated, like a book. Enthusiasts learn what moves to make today simply by checking out recent videos. Has your copy of Super System magically updated to teach you about the tougher games? We didn't think so. Lastly, poker videos provide a variety that poker books cannot compete with. Relying solely on books is a good way to risk your poker deposit. With the games getting tougher and tougher, a boatload of poker videos are available to the general public. Thanks to hundreds of authors making videos, viewers will take in intriguing outlooks on ways a hand was played. After seeing every angle, players will gain a deeper understanding of poker theory and begin to outsmart their foes.
 
Put down that old book! The best place to start one's poker career is a poker forum such as FlopTurnriver.com. There are many poker professionals that are available to weigh in on winning at top texas holdem sites. For example, nutsinho is a frequent contributor to FlopTurnRiver's 6-max forum and is up over $1 million at Pokerstars. More than the awesome contributors await you, there a variety of free poker videos available at FlopTurnRiver. They range from ring games to tournaments and from full ring to 6-max. Viewing them is guaranteed to improve one's poker game much faster than reading a book. Besides the videos, if there are any questions that arise about a certain poker video you watched, a friendly poker forum that will answer these questions is just a few clicks away.