StoxPoker.com Review
January 18, 2009
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Stox Poker was one of the earliest entrants into the online poker training field, and while several other sites have come and gone since Stox launched, very few have managed to improve on the simple formula Stox has espoused all along: quality videos from knowledgeable instructors on popular topics.
Nick Grudzien is both the author of ‘Winning in Tough Hold’em Games’, and the founder of StoxPoker.com. He is a winner in limit games as high as $500-$1,000, and no-limit games as high as $25-$50. He is also one of the few poker players in the world to have won over $1 million at both.
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Summary
Cost: $20 a month plus $69 sign up fee.
New Videos: Every weekday +
Hand Replayer: No
Core Focus: Cash games
Notable Pros: Ed Miller, Collin Moshman, Nick Grudzien
Video Quality: High
Download / Streaming: Both available
Archive Size: 600+ videos
Overall Ranking
Stox Poker gets an overall score of 9/10 from the Arizona Poker News Staff
Sit and Go Coverage
Over two dozen videos, the majority of which are by 2+2 author Colin Moshman, who wrote the book on SNG play.
MTT Coverage
Stox lacks in this area relative to other sites. Majority of videos are from Matt Matros, smaller library than some other sites.
Cash coverage
Stox excels here. A wide variety of cash game coverage for limit and no limit. Lots of shorthanded and heads up coverage.
Non-holdem game coverage
Double-digit razz videos, some coverage for PLO
Pros
The Stox site is quick to load and easy to navigate. Videos can be sorted by game style or author. The video quality is generally good, although some of the audio is a little crackly in points.
Stox videos cover the full range of play levels, from novice instruction to advanced strategy.
Their forums offer Phoenix poker players an excellent opportunity to interact with their pros. The forums are heavily trafficked and Stox pros do participate in discussions on a regular basis. Each video receives a dedicated thread in the forums, which is a nice way to keep discussion focused and to get questions answered to educate Arizona poker players.
A growing number of videos include subtitles, and some videos are available with non-english subtitles. Pros are very responsive to video requests from members.
The Stox library is several dozen articles deep, and the supplemental material areas are also well-stocked. The structure of the videos is done in a curriculum-style fashion, which is a great way to break up such a deep archive.
Cons
The articles are useful, but there’s no good system for navigating / filtering them (at least not an obvious one) - they’re all just presented on one long page. Similar complaint for the blogs, although those can be navigated by author at the bottom of the page.
It would also be nice to be able to access some more in-depth author information. Instructor bios seem to not extend beyond the one-sentence blurb on the front page.
Stox seems to lack some of the subscriber promotions, freerolls etc that some other sites offer to existing members.
Overall
Stox is a good value for the price, relatively speaking. It’s cheaper than a lot of the competition, and if their video focus lines up with what you like to play, then this might be the choice for you. With good videos, regular updates and top-flight pros, Stox is a solid online poker trainer choice for users of all skill levels which is great training for all Arizona poker players, especially the ones in Phoenix who live near Phoenix poker rooms and Phoenix casinos.
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