PokerVT Launches

Daniel Negreanu's long awaited poker training website, dubbed Poker VT (Poker Virtual Training) finally held its much anticipated launch yesterday and so far the site looks sick. Daniel has promised in several blogs that the software will have a completely different approach to teaching poker and will be able to adapt to each player's unique needs and playing styles.

Several big name Pros have already been announced for the project. Among them, runner up in the 2007 WSOP Main Event Paul Wasicka as well as 19 year old poker phenom Annete Obrestad.

It'll cost you a pretty penny though. Initial sign up fee is $119.99 and $29.99 per month thereafter. Full Contact Poker forum members will receive a 40% price reduction off their initial sign up fee so visit fullcontactpoker.com for the promo code.

The site looks promising and seems to be in line to give similar poker training sites such as CardRunners a run for their money.

This is from PokerVT:

"For years, people have been asking me about Small Ball and my various cash game strategies," Negreanu said. "I was just waiting for the perfect place to share with everyone, and at PokerVT.com, I can comfortably say that we have set the bar for training sites at an all time high with our depth of content and cutting edge technology.”

Poker VT (the "VT" stands for "Virtual Training") is the first poker training platform of its kind. It combines One-on-One virtual lessons with Negreanu and other poker experts; a proprietary virtual training system; and ongoing testing so users can track their progress and improvement over time.

Poker VT is powered by LightSpeed VT, a Las Vegas-based company that invented the proprietary technology that makes the training and testing possible. LightSpeed VT has previously worked with global clients such as EBay, Gold's Gym and General Motors, among many others.

"There's a natural affinity between our technological capabilities and the immense brand cache of Daniel Negreanu," said LightSpeed VT CEO Brad Lea. "Daniel provides his vast poker knowledge and charismatic personality, and we package his poker genius into an exciting, engaging user experience."

The Poker VT user experience also includes a math course by stats guru, Professor Charley Swayne, who has taught seminars on statistics and probability all over the country. And as a nod to the exploding trend of online poker training, we’ve added to the Poker VT pro team, such stars as Paul Wasicka, Adam Junglen, JC Alvarado, BooostedJ and tournament poker’s female phenom, Annette_15. Get inside the minds of the VT Pros as they explain what they’re doing and why they’re doing it during real action at the tables.

“This is the best instructional product I have ever seen,” added Negreanu. “Wait until you see how we used headphones to capture the real-time thoughts of pros and amateurs during actual games, and then watch me go back and analyze their plays and thoughts.”

Two additional features are the interactive games like D’s Nuts where users can practice and drill until they are able to quickly identify the first, second and third “nuts”, and the N-SPAT (Negreanu-Swayne Poker Aptitude Test), a comprehensive test that measures your understanding of the poker math and Negreanu lessons.

All told, Poker VT offers more than 300 interactive training modules at launch and will add new training material regularly; and there’s something for all levels of player from beginner to the most advanced.

"This is the kind of resource I wish I'd had first starting out," Negreanu said. "It’s like we’re sitting across the table from each other, and I’m your personal coach.”

Poker VT will be available on a membership basis, 24-hours a day, seven days a week, on any computer that meets minimum technological requirements and is connected to the Internet.