Poker Savvy Plus is a relative latecomer to the Poker training scene, having launched at the end of 2007. But this should be an advantage - they should have been able to look at their competitors, take all the best parts and leave out all the rubbish. So, have they succeeded in this or is it more a case of Poker Dunce than Poker Savvy? Let’s find out..

What’s good?

The first thing you notice about Poker Savvy is the looks - a very modern looking site that oozes quality. The video navigation is easy, with nice big screenshots next to each video description. This quality flows through to the video player itself, which is a decent size and has a very useful full-screen option. A lot of the videos have the option to download to your hard drive in a variety of formats, which is excellent and something lacking in Real Poker Training for example.

The Poker Savvy Plus forum is excellent, with an active membership that includes the instructors themselves. They seem to be prompt to reply to member queries, and are thus a huge bonus for membership. Not only do you have the instructional videos, but you also have your “mentors” available via the forums if you need to ask questions. Priceless.

The team of instructors is excellent. The most well know is Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow, but I would say that he is probably the weakest instructor on the team. He’s entertaining - if only for his whining - but far from a great teacher. The others, though, are excellent. They going into the action they are making in great detail, explaining everything very well.

They have a nice selection of high stakes videos on the site too. You have many high buy-in tournaments, you have Mike Matusow playing $200/$400 H.O.R.S.E and Omaha 8, and you have $10,000 buy-in heads-up matches.

Finally, the general quality that is noticeable in the site extends to the customer service and member bonuses. Customer service responds quickly and seem to constantly be working to put together extras for members such as freeroll events.

What’s bad?

Ok, Poker Savvy Plus is quality, we know that, but it can’t be perfect. So what are its shortcomings? Well, although the overall amount of videos is large (just under 200 at time of writing, with new videos added frequently), there are only two Sit N’ Go videos at time of writing (and both of those heads-up). So if you’re looking to improve your Sit N Gos you can basically forget about Poker Savvy Plus. (Try Real Poker Training instead - they have 19 Sit n Go videos). That said, they have all the other bases covered with numerous videos in all the other main Poker categories NL Holdem, Limit Holdem, Tournaments, Horse, Omaha, Heads Up, Full Ring, Short Hand).

Also, although the video player is great I don’t like the way that each video is broken into “chapters” which don’t automatically load from one chapter into the next. It means a lot of stop start (unless you download the full video to your hard drive).

At times the audio quality is distinctly below par - one video sounds like it was recorded in an aquarium. And there’s another video where the instructor is continually clearing his throat into the microphone. Not pleasant.

Conclusion

Overall, Poker Savvy Plus is an excellent package. It’s fantastic value for money at $24.99 with no sign-up fee. They also offer a 7 day free trail, so you can signup, have a look around the site - even watch as many video as you can in 7 days - and all for zero “risk”. If you do, you’ll find an excellent selection of video make by Poker Pros who know how to teach. If you’re looking for Sit N Gos head elsewhere, but otherwise you could do a lot worse than Poker Savvy Plus.

Production quality	5
Video Variety	3.5
Additional Teaching Materials	5
Instructor’s Teaching Ability	4
Value for money	5
Overall	4.5