As I’ve previously posted it looks like everybody is in a race to offer poker camps. The World Poker Tour has announced a WPT Boot Camp. So far, they seem to be the most blatently dishonest:
How can you compete at the World Poker Tour level?
Up until now it required thousands of hours of experience, and a significant bankroll. But now that has all changed with the WPT Boot Camp!
Sorry Doyle. Sorry Gus. All those thousands of hours you spent learning poker were a wasted effort. The WPT is going to take these boot camp recruits and turn them into WPT caliber players in two days . . . or not. :-)
Maybe I should start a poker boot camp. I did my time serving Uncle Sam (I call him Uncle S). Instead of these cushy poker camps by Howard Lederer and the WPT this would be like Army boot camp with a poker twist.
Drill Instructor (DI): OH MY SWEET LORD! PRIVATE DIPSH*T DID YOU JUST RAISE SEVEN EIGHT OFFSUIT FROM UNDER THE GUN!?!? ONLY TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE RAISE SEVEN EIGHT UNDER THE GUN; STEERS AND FISH. AND I DON’T SEE ANY HORNS ON YOU PRIVATE DIPSH*T SO THAT MUST MAKE YOU A FISH. ARE YOU A FISH PRIVATE DIPSH*T?
Pvt. DipSh*t: No Drill Sgt.
DI: WHAT DID YOU SAY? I CAN’T HEAR YOU PRIVATE DIPSH*T!
Pvt. DipSh*t: NO DRILL SGT!
DI: Well, I think you are a fish Private Dipsh*t. I think you’re the slimy, low life, type of bottom feeder that would call a raise cold on the flop out of position with bottom pair. I bet your daddy told you that any two cards could win.
GET DOWN AND START KNOCKING OUT SOME PUSHUPS!
Now that would be a cool boot camp!
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Bill-
“Sorry Doyle. Sorry Gus. All those thousands of hours you spent learning poker were a wasted effort. The WPT is going to take these boot camp recruits and turn them into WPT caliber players in two days . . . or not. :-)”
I agree, I don’t think you’ll be able to become a Gus Hansen over night. Although being able to advance your skills and techniques within a relaxed educational environment can get you closer to making it to The Final Table. I’ve been working on a business for the last 8 months and have recently launched “The Poker Camp”. I think you’ll find a different approach from the “WPT Boot Camp”. We don’t claim to make you a professional poker player over night, just a better chance against the top pros next time you play in a Major Poker Tournament. Our approach is based on entertainment, interactivity, learning and includes all this and more within a two day weekend getaway.
Dedicated to promoting and advancing the education of poker players, The Poker Camp’s goal is to increase the poker enthusiast’s skills and enjoyment of tournament poker through educational seminars. By leveraging expert resources within the poker community, The Poker Camp enriches the educational experience while maintaining the entertaining spirit of the game. Through The Poker Camp series seminar, a participant will gain the knowledge and skills to better benefit from major poker tournaments and increase the opportunities of making it to the final table.
Please visit the site to learn more,
Dylan
http://www.thepokercamp.com
I don’t know it sounds like a good deal to me. I checked out both sites (wpt and Boot camp) and I think that I would get $1500 worth of good out of it. (I didn’t like the Boot Camp’s add because they didn’t list the price so I kept looking)Especially if I included it in a trip to Vegas. Hey I usually lose more than that at the crap table. I will check this out next time I am going to Vegas.
You know it might not have been boot camp that didn’t list the price (look its late here) Perhaps it was pokercamp . Any way I though whoever it was should have listed the price. :-)