Mindwise's Blog

We're excited to announce that Scott Clements is a new Featured Pro at PokerXFactor! His first video is online and he'll be participating in a "Well" thread in the PXF Forum.

Scott is one of the top No Limit and Omaha players in the world. 

He'll be making videos on covering both tournaments and cash games, including No Limit Holdem and Omaha. His accomplishments include two WSOP bracelets, three WPT first-place finishes, and over $3.1 million in career earnings.

Welcome Scott!

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PokerXFactor is excited to welcome Brett "Gank" Jungblut to the site as a Guest Pro. Brett's first video, Part 1 of his Omaha Hi-Lo introduction course, is online now.

If you are not a subscriber, you can watch the first few minutes for free via links on the PXF home page (you'll hear Sheets' intro).

Brett has won over $1 millon in online poker tournaments and won a WSOP bracelet live in Omaha Hi-Lo 8/OB on a final table that featured "Miami" John Cernuto, Huck Seed, Erick Lindgren, and Thor Hansen.

Welcome sir!

Scott
mindwise

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I've posted a video that gives a quick overview on how our subscribers can use the PXF Bankroll Management System. We've already added some new features since the video came out. I think the Daily Recap email is a great tool for you to review your play. I know it can be hard to go look at a hand history after a long session. The recap email, if you set it up, can send you a review of your play the day before including hands to look at and journal entries.

I hope PXF subscribers take advantage of it!

Scott
mindwise

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Hey,

We've created a video to help our subscribers add their own audio comments to their hand histories. 

This feature in the PXF Replayer allows subscribers to create their own "videos" without buying software. Subscribers can add their audio comments, add questions, and ask for feedback...

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Here is a review of my Day 1d and the trip so far. I mentioned in my previous blog that I was hoping for an easier starting table than last year, which had three pros to my left. I got my wish and the day was pretty straightforward. I had a good player two to my right, a contest winner (via a drawing out of a barrel) to my immediate right, and then some definitely good/solid players as well as some weak players to my left...

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I flew into Vegas yesterday afternoon, checked in at the Rio, dropped my bags and headed down to watch some of the Day 1c action. First up was a walk through the Gaming Life Expo, which seems smaller this year. It wasn't that crowed yet but the guys at the twoplustwo booth said it picks up when the authors start signing books...

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Below is the first multiple hand history that we used to test the "audio in replayer" function. For those who missed it, we've been working on making it possible for PXF Subscribers to easily add audio comments to their HH in the replayer -- just with a few button clicks...

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Today's event, #37 $2k PL Holdem, drew about 650 players and will pay 65 or so. It started good. A pro kept trying to push me off my tens and I kept calling and went to 7k early (started with 4k). After the break, I had a long run of folding, playing just a few pots and was down to 4k or so but then called a raiser and flat caller from the BB with KJ...

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I could probably go back one year and just repost my blog from then because, like last year, I bubbled the $1500 NL on my first day at the WSOP. I finished 209 out of 2447 with the top 198 paying.

Although it obviously sucks to bubble it really wasn't painful...

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I flew into Vegas early last night. The flight crew excitedly told everyone that we were on a new plane. Nice. Except that it was so new that they had not yet installed video screens -- so no movies for 5 hours. I wonder briefly what else they had not installed then read my ebooks the rest of the time...

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EDIT: Okay, now any PXF subscriber can post an audio comment to this hand in the PXF Replayer. This is just a test, so feel free to just say hello because we want to see how the replayer holds up with lots of audio comments from many different users (or even better -- give your thoughts about the hand)...

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June Subscriber Tournaments:

Make sure you sign up for the June Subscriber tournaments set for Monday, June 16th at 1pm and 9pm ET. The passwords are in your PXF My Account area or in the PXF Forum.

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In an effort to be just like the pros, I’ve tried many things. I’ve analyzed their percentages for raising preflop, stealing blinds, defending blinds, making continuation bets, and their aggression factor. I’ve then tried to change my game to move my numbers closer to their percentages...

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It's an exciting time of year for poker players with the WSOP beginning with a big $10k event on Friday, May 30th. I'll be there for a few days in mid-June, then I'll head back for the Main Event.

If you are going to play, make sure you sign up to send in text messages at the breaks! Note: you don't have to be a PXF subscriber to send in text messages, just register for free...

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I keep getting asked for an “official” comment from PXF on Bax becoming a UB pro, so I thought I’d address it in this blog. I don’t know the details of their agreement but I can clarify some questions I’m getting or seeing posted...

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Here is a nice little update: you can now hide names in the PXF Replayer. This will work in the PXF Forum or when sharing HHs with friends. We're going to work on Hide Result pretty soon.

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Congrats to the winners of our May Subscriber Tournaments! The Rizen/Pearljammer/Apestyles signed book will be shipped after the guys get together at the WSOP and sign a bunch for us (it is not released to the 2nd have of June).

May Subscriber MTT 1pm: 

1: CardSharkAce
2: IronRing08
3: the fiend 34
4: Erniee96
5: Kmet9
6: b0mb_78
7: Blucat192
8: Hontis
9: Abellyus 

May Subscriber MTT 9pm:

1: "ni-handSir"
2: oloko_all_in
3: MadMax32
4: supercase
5: Trunkmonkee
6: wu shox
7: flidler
8: CrasHVegaS
9: Poker366

Top April SNG Players vs...

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Our two May Subscribers tournaments are today at 1pm and 9pm ET. The password is in your PXF My Account area and at the top of the General PXF Community Forum. Sign up right now!

Subscriber Tournament Passwords

The winners receive a PXF Chip Set, a signed copy of the new Rizen/Apestyles/Pearljammer book, and GLORY...

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Just doing some more testing of the audio in replayer feature and I thought this hand was kind of interesting.

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Congrats to our top players from the first quarter!

PXF MTT League -- 1st Quarter Winner: Devil42
Devil42 won with 969 points and 59 cashes in 256 tournaments. Devil42 plays a lot of rebuys from $3 to $20. His big scores includes wins in a $10 rebuy and in two $20 rebuys...

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Here is out next test: now once you start the replayer, it should advance to the audio comment and pause ... play the audio comment, then the replayer continues. This is almost like a video, except we're using flash and mp3.

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