One of the reasons that Poker is so fascinating is its relation to money. The more prepared you are to lose the money you have, the more willing you are to make enormous bluffs and call with weak holdings. This fact can make it trickier at times to play at the lower levels. So what options does a low-stakes player have They need a training site specially geared towards the lowest limits. Enter CardKiller.com.




What it's got going for it

Card Killer does all the basics right. There is a good selection of basic beginner videos. If you've never played Texas Holdem before then don't worry; you'll find everything here that you need to get started off. The instructors are good teachers, patiently working through beginners' topics. There are even some audio files which is rare for an instructional site, and a nice extra.



But the principal thing we liked about Card Killer was the price tag. It's small stakes prices for small stakes players. There's no signup fee and it's only $10 a month. That means you can get access to their entire selection of nearly 200 videos for $10. The videos are good, it'll cost you $10 to see them all. That's the bottom line. Now, the site is a long way from being perfect €" and we will details its shortcomings €" but really for $10 it's difficult to go wrong.



What it's not got going for it

So, what are the shortcomings? In the first place, the site looks like it was designed circa 1995. In comparison to Poker Savvy Plus (which is slick), the site is very amateurish. There are no comments on the videos, you can't leave a rating. The video listing consists of one big HTML table.



You can't download the videos to your hard drive, and you can't download the audio either. This cancels out one of the main advantages of having audio: the ability to listen to it when you're out and about.



The site doesn't have a forum. There is a form you can use to get feedback on a hand history, but this is nowhere near as useful as a fully fledged forum. In fact, there's a very little sense of a community at all on the site. You get the sensation that you're in a bit of a vacuum.



In Conclusion

So, Card Killer gives off a sense of being a very amateur site, and it does lose points for this. But, you know what €" that's OK, because it's aimed squarely at amateur players. While other sites such as Real Poker Training and Poker Savvy Plus may be able to help you turn online pro, Card Killer exists to get you started and get you dominating the small stakes. That's what it's there fore, and it does it well.



Our rating: 4/5

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