Bluefire Poker Review

BlueFire Poker was founded by perhaps the greatest online poker player of all time, Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond. As a newcomer to the online poker training market, BlueFire Poker has a limited selection of videos (approximately 288 at this time) most of which deal with No Limit Holdem –in its many incarnations: Heads-Up, 6-Max, and Full Ring. BlueFire also has a good selection of PLO videos to choose from –a total of 36 videos.

In addition to Galfond –who creates 4-6 videos per month for the site– BlueFire Poker has a very select set of instructors who are all self-made millionaires thanks to online poker. The site definitely believes in the quality over quantity mantra, so you won’t find a library with thousands of videos, or 50 different instructors, on BlueFire. What you will find are videos so in-depth that you’ll have to watch them two or three times to absorb all the information.

Target Population

This BlueFire Poker review notes that the site is geared towards somewhat experienced No Limit and PLO players –winners and losers. The videos are really advanced, and might go over the head of a brand new player. It’s highly recommendable that you at least read a handful of books and a bunch of poker-related articles before you join BlueFire, so you have the basics of the game down.

Unique Features

One of the most unique features offered at BlueFire is the French videos translated by Martin “Giggy” Fournier Giguere. With Stox Poker adding subtitles, and BlueFire taking this a step further and producing French Language videos, online poker training sites are definitely starting to market to non-English speaking parts of the world.

Another unique aspect of BlueFire Poker is the numerous promotions the site runs through affiliate sites, including a $20 discount using promotional code BEST20

Coaching Team

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more successful instruction team than BlueFire Poker’s. Obviously, the highlight of the coaching team is Phil Galfond; Galfond is one of the most sought after coaches in all of poker, charging upwards of a thousand dollars an hour! Having access to the 4-6 videos created by Galfond every month is worth pretty much any monthly fee the site could propose.

While BlueFire begins with Galfond; it certainly doesn’t end with him. The five other instructors on the site are all among the biggest winners in online poker:

• Niman Kenkre (Samoleus) –Samoleus is one of the most analytical poker players out there, and comes at the game from a different angle than most players. Niman was able to turn a $25 deposit into millions.
• Jason Senti (PBJaxx) –PBJaxx is a No Limit Specialist who plays as high as $50/$100 and made the final table of the World Series of Poker 2010.
• Martin Fournier Giguère (Giggy)—Giggy is possibly the biggest winner ever at the $1/$2 and $2/$4 No Limit tables. His unique expertise allows him to help slight winners and struggling players crush the game and move up in stakes.
• Ryan Fee (Fees) – Fees is one of the best poker minds on the planet –just Google his “Fees guide to 6-max”—and is one of the most respected middle-limit NLHE players.
• Don Nguyen (SoCalQuest)—Don is a micro and low-limit coach who teaches players to crush the game.

Highlights

• Excellent audio/video quality
• Numerous filters including Coach, Type, Game, Stakes, Sites, Rating, and Sort by: Although the filters, especially game, are a bit too specific, like instead of PLO the site uses PLO Heads-UP, 6-max 1-table, and 6-max multi-table.
• Very active forum with some very serious hand history discussion

Pricing Options and Exclusive Bluefire Discounts

First off, make sure you use the BlueFire promotional code BEST20 which will save you $20 off the price of BlueFire Poker.

BlueFire Poker’s normal membership rate is $29/month with a one-time sign-up fee of $99 ($79 with promotional code BEST20). While this may be at the higher end of the price-scale, BlueFire Poker has such huge potential –and is already a top quality site—that a year from now they could be charging $100/month as they add more content, and people would pay it.

In recent times, Bluefire Poker has started to offer new members a Free 7 Day Trial. Click here to claim yours.

Overall

I really like BlueFire Poker, and I would consider it the top poker training site when it comes to teaching experienced players who are slight winners, or struggling players.

If you play no limit holdem or pot limit omaha cash games, then Bluefire Poker is without a doubt the best poker training site.

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