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• Actors: John Patrick
• Format: CD
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 2
• Studio: JOHN PATRICK
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000AQHLZG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,990 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Texas Hold'em (Poker) Instructional DVD Plus Texas Hold'em Odds Calculator CD-ROM.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Typical JP trash, March 20, 2006

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Mondo Vendo "Mondo Vendo" (Detroit, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: John Patrick's Texas Hold'em DVD - 2 Disc Set! (DVD)

At the very premiere location on John Patrick's website is this testimonial....

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"Last night I walked away from the casino having turned a $1000.00 bankroll into $8381.00. I'm glad I learned about the WIN GOALS and LOSS LIMITS or I would have blown my $1000 on a few games and tables. Tomorrow, I will do it all over again. I don't ALWAYS turn such a huge profit but I always turn SOME PROFIT each day of gambling under your system. I have even applied your system further than you mention. I am lucky enough to live in a location with a big choice of casinos. If a CASINO is cold for me, I've learned to apply the DISCIPLINE enough to leave that casino and enter another. I've expanded your suggestions beyond just switching TABLES.

I now sometimes think about how the casinos can take such big loses daily from me and I realize that the players who aren't using your system are the ones who are supplying the casinos with the money for my wins. I suggest every player get your books, tapes and NOW DVDs! The only worry I have is that if too many people know your strategies of gambling success, the casinos would soon go out of business because of all the people taking payouts instead of paying loses.

I used to think that your books, tapes, and NOW DVDS were expensive. I now wonder, what was I thinking? I challenge anyone to find an investment that pays off even 1 percent of what the JOHN PATRICK SYSTEM did for me!"

Mick Schofield
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It is total BS. I know for a fact. I wrote it.

I was at his message board and a lot of people were posting negative things about JP which were all being deleted seconds later, including my own.

I then decided to write the outrageous nonsense you see above. Not only was it not deleted, it was elevated to the absolute most premiere area of the site.

I have confronted JP on this many times about him knowingly posting a false story. He knows the testimonial is bologna but he refuses to take it down.

From what I've seen of his products, his central advice is to change tables when you are on a losing streak, the DISCIPLINE he keeps harping on.

His self testimonial "I may not win much but I don't lose much either". This is the most positive thing I have ever heard him say in reference to his own track record.

Not really much of an endorsement if you ask me.

Seriously, I would bet with no fear of losing, that JP's record is of a slow gradual losing of money. Sometimes up for a while, usually down. The overall situation a constant descent.

I don't know how he got so well known to be able to write and sell his useless products but that is his true winfall.


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I got this for $3.20. I just started playing Texas Hold Em and really enjoyed it (The game not this dvd). This was cheap enough in a discount store where I also get an additional discount.

At the time I was entirely unfamiliar with JP but since have got to know about him quite well.

The dvd basically is a "for dummies" explanation of HOW TO PLAY Texas Hold em. There is very little strategy given. Basically he advices to walk away when on a losing streak. I have since found out this is his central advice for every one of his very prolific set of products.

As for some of his strategy on best hole cards, he has it pretty much correct but some are out of correct order. He freely admits he doesn't know the mathematical statistics. So basically he assigned a dogmatic ranking of the hole cards that pretty much conforms to statistics but where there is doubt, JP prefers to use his hunches and experience instead of bothering with figuring it out mathematically.

I am not sure why an odds calculator is included since John Patrick tells he to not waste your time on finding out statistical odds to make decisions.

Seriously, John Patrick IS NOT a good gambler. As evidenced by his many writings he is a poor gambler at best. He has barely progressed from novice status.

I don't know how he got well known but clearly if we were able to see his tax returns, the income would be from products not from gambling.

On this dvd JP claims to be very accessible at his website and it actually is an absolutely valid claim. I have been there many times and (positive) messages addressed to him will be answered by him usually within minutes. He also is his own monitor and every time I have been there he is busy deleting criticism.

JP does seems to be cracking up from the stress of his website's message board criticism.

One thing JP is known for doing now and then is responding to criticism by claiming to have done the posters wife and that he left her a $5.00 tip for the effort "which should have been more than sufficient". Then JP will delete any follow-up messages giving himself the last word.