Cardrunners.com Review

Cardrunners is a training site developed by online poker pro Taylor "Green Plastic" Caby, and backed by the biggest cash game pros online today. Cardrunners poker training is about teaching low limit grinders to high stakes hopefuls how to win like the online pro's. Cardrunners recently secured a deal with Full Tilt poker which can only mean big things ahead for all members. Lee Jones has recently joined Cardrunners and plans to oversee operations. His first line of business will be to figure out ways to make the end user experience a more encompassing one which will add value to existing as well as new members. Cardrunners Promo Code is currently not needed.

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Membership Options

Full: $27.99/month with $99.95 initiation

Payment Methods:

Poker Site Transfer (FTP/UB), VISA,
Mastercard, American Express, Paypal

Videos	Streaming?	Downloadable?	Hand Replayer?	Forums?
1000+

Instructors

Brian "sbrugby" Townsend
Cole "cts" South
Brian "stinger" Hastings
David "Raptor" Benefield
Taylor "Green Plastic" Caby
Ryan Daut
Isaac "Menlo" Baron
Mike "Schneids" Schneiderk
Eric "p3achy_keen" Liu
Andrew "Muddywater" Wiggins

Guest Pros

Scott "iRock" Augustine
Mike "Timex" McDonald
Vishal "jfish" Iyer
Corwin "[vital]Myth" Cole
Jim "rollover2k4" Egerer
Tim "Nutedawg" Nuter
Alvin "citizenwind" Lau
Doug "WCGRider" Polk
Aaron "AaronB" Been
Serge "Adanthar" Ravitch
Tom "Brystmar" Berg
Mike "Gordo" Gorodinsky
Ian "IanJ" Johns
Phil "Jackal69" Shaw
Jeff "JSchnett" Schnettler
Kyle "KPR16" Ray
Ryan "MasterLJ" McCormick
Jason "Mkind16" Laso
Randal "Randallin" Flowers
Derric "Sixpepper" Haynie
Tom "Stellarwind" Peters
Travis "TravestyFund" Rice
Devin "TranquilChaos" Porter
Michael "Wazz" Piper
Pawel "Verneer" Nazarewicz

Video Variety

NL Holdem:	520 videos
Limit Holdem:	94 Videos
Tournaments:	223 Videos
Sit-N-Go:	90 Videos
Full Ring Series:	4 Videos
Leak Finder Series:	12+ Videos
Omaha:	65 Videos
Razz:	4 Videos
Stud:	2 Videos
Release Schedule:	Set schedule with between 7-10 videos released each week. All videos are listed a week ahead so you know what to expect.

Notes:
Cardrunners is very biased towards NLHE 6 max cash games primarily due to consumer demand. When looking at the videos by type we see that Cardrunners excels at NLHE 6 max at the expense of Full Ring games. This gap has been addressed with the hiring of P3achy_Keen and Ryan Daut but it will take a while to catch up to the other sites. The quality and quantity of Limit HE videos was addressed recently with another top LHE pro, Schneids. Cardrunners has a bevy of high stakes tournament players and it shows by the quantity and quality of their MTT videos. Due to the low demand for "other" games cardrunners is a little thin. Cardrunners has recently released more Pot-Limit Omaha as that has become a popular game among players looking to diversify their games.

Rating:

Cash Games

NLHE - 6 Max

Pro: CTS, Sbrugby, Green Plastic, Stinger

Notes
This is Cardrunners bread and butter game of choice. All instructors and guest pros excel at NHLE 6max and it shows by the extreme quality of videos produced.

NLHE - Full Ring

Pro: P3eachy_Keen, Ryan Daut

Notes:
This is an up and coming area of Cardrunners that is lacking depth at the moment.

NLHE - Headsup

Pro: CTS, Sbrugby, Green Plastic

Notes:
Cardrunners has the best NHLE HU pros out of any poker training site. These videos always exceed expectations and do not disappoint

LHE - 6 Max

Pro: Schnelds

Notes:
The Limit videos are above average compared to other sites. Cardrunners LHE instructor Schneids is pounding out the quality videos but has a bit of catching up to do compared to other sites. With the merger with Stox Poker Cardrunners now has solidified more clout at these games.

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Multi Table Tournaments (MTT)

Pro: Action Jeff, Adanthar, MKind16, RandAllin, JSchnett, Tranquil Chaos

Notes:
A vast amount of MTT videos despite being known as a ?cash game training site?. All limits are included from low stakes to the highest online stakes. Cardrunners has some of the top ranked MTT players online and therefore their bias is towards high stakes tournaments with deep structures. These videos will surely step up your tournament game to help you go deep in your next big tournament. Cardrunners continues to hire quality instructors for MTT's and has increased their ranking accordingly.

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Sit-N-Go's (SNG)

Pro: Jsup, Muddywater, and Jackal69

Notes:
The three above noted pros are the authors for the majority of videos that range in limits from $1 - $555. These pros have beaten the games for years and because they are able to elaborate on their techniques in their video's the user ratings are very high for this section.

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Other Games (Stud Omaha, Razz, etc)

Notes:
A better selection of cash videos for Pot Limit Omaha then some of the lesser played games. There are a couple videos each of the other games including RAZZ, Omaha Hi/Lo, Draw, Stud, and HA. MTTs are only NLHE except for a few Horse videos. Limited Sit and Go options as well. The lack of videos is mainly due to demand but if you want to learn a new game you will be able to pick up some advanced knowledge through the videos cardrunners does produce.

Rating:

Weaknesses

Cardrunners did have some audio/video problems with some of their videos but those issues have since been corrected and Cardrunners proved that they are in the past. The biggest complaints from members is in regards to the lack of Full Ring content as mentioned above and not a lot of other games. Cardrunners is working on solidifying these areas but they do fall below what we come to expect from a top notch training site like Cardrunners.

Strengths

The biggest selling point of Cardrunners is definitely the all star roster. For online cash games, there aren?t too many bigger names than Sbrugby, CTS, Stinger, and all. They easily have the biggest archive of videos available, fast download speeds, and new videos are uploaded daily. Forum activity is high, blog entries are frequent, and the overall site appears to be continuously growing. There recent joint venture with Full Tilt will also mean higher quality promotions, and access to even bigger name pros. The large membership base makes for a solid investment, forums are well populated and support answers questions quickly. Cardrunners has recently updated their website to be more user friendly and added some great features like their weekly video previews. Every video that is released now meets their stricter quality controls that were implemented in 2008.

Expected Value: Is Cardrunners worth it?

Cardrunners is definitely the cream of the crop of training videos that will provide an invaluable resource to all levels of players. Their target market is NLHE 6max players looking to move up limits and make real money. PokerTrainingGuide believes that making the investment into your game through Cardrunners is totally worth it and that you will recoup your investment in 1 month of playing. You just need to win one extra pot a month to justify the investment. You can easily improve your win rate in a month by following what you see in the videos and how they explain advanced concepts. Cardrunners also has a brand new poker training store for you to purchase cardrunners and stox poker ebooks, apparel, merchandise, and other goodies.

Overall Rating:

9/10

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