Cost: Annually: $27.99/month (Sign up fee waived) 6 Month: $25.20/month ($99.95 sign up fee) Monthly: $27.99/month ($99.95 sign up fee) Sign up for Free! New Videos: Every Weekday Hand Replayer: Yes Forum: Yes Core Focus: Cash games Notable Pros: sbrugby, Raptor, Menlo, Green Plastic Video Quality: High Download / Streaming: Both Archive Size: 1000+ videos Payment Methods: Poker Site Transfer (FTP/UB), VISA,Mastercard,American Express,Paypal Overall Ranking: 9/10
Sit N Go
CardRunners employs only top tier talent and sit and go coaches Jsup, Muddywater, and Jackal69 are no exception. The library is nearly 100 videos deep in this section, and the pros cover everything from small buy-in to $500 sit n gos. CardRunners offers some of the largest buy-in sit n go videos and also a substantial number of low and mid-stakes poker coaching for the beginner to intermediate level players.
MTT
CardRunners has a surprisingly large number of videos in the mtt section, with nearly 250 videos produced so far. Action Jeff, Adanthar, and RandAllin head an impressive list of pros. The content includes everything from leakfinder videos that help players improve parts of their game that are lagging behind, to ckingusc discussing his WCOOP Main Event win that brought him nearly $2,000,000. Buy-in levels from low limit tournaments to the Sunday Majors are represented and there are many PLO videos for players looking to switch over.
Cash
The biggest names in online poker produce videos for CardRunners cash game section. These players include Sbrugby, Green Plastic, Brian Hastings, and David Benefield. Each of these pro’s has spent much of the past couple years online crushing the biggest cash games in the world, having risked and won millions of dollars. The 6max and heads-up cash game videos comprise the vast majority of the CardRunners library because they are the most profitable games to play with the least variance. Sbrugby and Benefield are the stars of the show, and break down every aspect of their play with amazing clarity. Players of any level can learn a tremendous amount by watching just these two players. The insight from the pros is far and away the best offered by any poker training site, and top online players are consistently being added.
Other Games
Compared to the cash games and tournament videos, the variety of videos other than no limit hold’em is relatively weak. There are nearly 70 PLO videos on the site, but that is nearly 1/10 of the number of hold’em videos on the site. CardRunners will no doubt increase the video selection in this area shortly, as PLO continues to increase in popularity.
Pros
Best instructors of any online poker training site, with Sbrugby, Raptor, and Green Plastic worth the subscription cost alone. An ever-expanding video library that currently consists of over 1,400 videos, by far the most of any online training site. By far the largest forum of any training site, with topics of every conceivable aspect of play being covered at great length. There is an opportunity for players to converse with the pros as well as to make future video suggestions. A blog that is constantly utilitzed by the pros and very informative for those looking to become a professional poker player and what the lifestyle consists of. Sbrugby often posts very detailed accounts of opponents, hands played, and how much money he has won/lost in a session. CardRunners is really the class of all the poker training sites, and is the standard for poker coaching.
Cons
CardRunners knows that the most profitable forms of poker are heads up and 6max games, but there are players that prefer full ring games and adding in content in that area would be helpful. A better selection of videos, including more Stud, Razz, HORSE, and PLO videos would appeal to a larger base. CardRunners had some minor audio/visual issues that seemed to have now been resolved.
Overall
The volume of videos and quality of the instruction that big names like Sbrugby and Raptor provide is priceless. CardRunners is the best tool available to improving your poker game. The sign up fee is a little expensive, but well worth it for any player serious about improving their game. CardRunners offers videos for players at every game and level, and has well-known pro's teaching you thier million dollar strategies.
