New highlight threads & rewards for active members

Our hand analysis forums are changing significantly and we are going to reward our most active members for posting.

Hand judging service discontinued

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our hand judges for their great work and effort over the years. Thank you all very much!

These days, hand evaluations are outdated and are not utilised anymore by most of our members. Less than 2% of all active users were still using hand evaluations, and even for this small group our service didn't turn out to be economical. In particular, new members of our community rarely use hand evaluations.

However, we don't want to leave you out in the rain. Therefore, we will replace our hand judging service with a modern and hopefully more popular concept.

Highlight threads with the most interesting hand discussions

Thus far, users had to click through a lot of threads in order to find something really interesting for their level of play. We will take that work out of your hands by sending our poker experts searching for highlights. The most interesting discussions will be presented in highlight threads and the best strategical approaches and thoughts about hands will be processed in much more detail and in a more structured way.

In this format our coaches will still answer any questions that you might have. Here's a preview of what to expect from our highlight boards on a regular basis:

• You have to value bet (not even that) thinly against fish!  by double2
• Bluffing vs a Fish by w34z3l
• The Nuts Turn into crap by mbml
• Can you openfold Kings? by kaitz20

Activity will be rewarded

Of course, you can still discuss any hands with other PokerStrategists within our learning community. Within these hand discussions you can also expect new improvements. In the future, the most active and best contributors will be rewarded. TAF-money, status upgrades and protected avatars will be up for grabs every month! The prices will be awarded based on both quantity and quality of posts.

1st place: $50 in your Tell-a-Friend account

2nd place: Status upgrade + 2 for one month

3rd place: Status upgrade + 1 for one month

By discussing the hands you can make it into the highlight threads, as our coaches get inspired by your hands and opinions.

We hope that you'll like our new hand discussion offer and that you'll find it more enjoyable than before.

Discuss your hands live with BogdanPS

Sometimes discussing hands is more fun in a live environment. Because we want to also be helpful and concrete in our coachings, BogdanPS decided to discuss your hands on the following topics with you on the next four Sundays:

• 01/02/2015, 17:30 CET: Thin Value Bets - check river or go for value? Post your hands!
• 08/02/2015, 17:30 CET:  C-Bet Turn - when to not stop betting. Post your hands!
• 15/02/2015, 17:30 CET: 3 Barrels - when to continue bluffing. Post your hands!
• 22/02/2015, 17:30 CET: Passive Blind Defense - when to just call. Post your hands!

Find out more in BogdanPS's coaching thread