White Belt Poker

I’m not sure how, but a few days ago I ended up at a site offering something called the “Power Poker System”. The site was full of outlandish claims about how it would instantly transform your game and how they strictly limit the amount of copies that they can sell because it’s so explosively good. It all had the feel of a get-rich-quick scheme or an infomercial for a miraculous kitchen gadget, and with a ludicrous price tag of over £100 I was about to dismiss it – until I noticed some of the names involved.

The guide had been written by esteemed poker writer and commentator Jesse May. Also involved where players of the calibre of Padraig Parkinson and Julian Gardner. Parkinson and May had featured quite heavily as commentators on the recent Party Poker World Open that was show here in the UK on channel five. I was surprised to learn that although Padraig was often keen to play down his own playing abilities while commentating, he had in fact come very close to winning the WSOP main event a few years ago.

The fact that these guys were involved at least made it worth investigating. So I had a look around for reviews. I found a post on the 2+2 forums which mentioned it. Many people were critical – both of the contents and the price – although I felt that most of the critics hadn’t seen the thing anyway.