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Poker is a thinking person’s game.Given that the brainy and strategically savvy among us usually prove to be the most successful on the felt, it should come as no surprise that many of them are moving from the best schools in the world straight to the elite levels of high-stakes poker.Here's our look at the five schools responsible for pumping out the most professional poker players.In many cases the pros-to-be didn’t make it all the way to graduation day but it’s tough to blame them. Most of us would trade a mortarboard for a million-dollar score seven days a week.

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The Best Universities and Colleges for Poker Players

1. University of Waterloo, Canada

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They don’t call Waterloo University the Poker Factory for nothing. This Canadian institution has produced what is arguably the biggest group of world-class players ever to come out of a post-secondary school.

So many successful players are from Waterloo, in fact, an article was written about it in one of Canada’s national newspapers.

Mike 'Timex' McDonald, who won an EPT major for over $1 million, happened to play his first dorm-room game at Waterloo with none other than Steve Paul-Ambrose, former million-dollar winner of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.

Xuan Liu, Glen Chorny, Scott Montgomery, Matt 'Ch0ppy' Kay, Mike 'SirWatts' Watson and Nenad Medic all came from Waterloo as well and they’ve all had scores of well over a million dollars.

They take math seriously there. So much so that they were the first school in North America to create an entirely separate faculty for it.

• 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: Around $8,000
• Bonus Points: It’s really cold in Canada in the winter. You know where it’s not cold? In your room in front of 10 online poker tables.

2. UC Berkeley, USA

With local card rooms like Bay 101 and Lucky Chances and some of the best publicly-educated students in the country, UC Berkeley has a thriving poker culture.

Home games are common among sports teams and fraternities, and there's even a course in poker and blackjack.

Games are organized through word of mouth and social media and are usually in the neighborhood of $1/$2 to $2/$5 for cash and $20-$200 for tournaments.

A long list of successful poker pros cut their teeth during their time there including Joe Sebok, Prahlad Friedman, Bill Edler, Bill Chen, Ali Nejad and Lauren Kling.

Online poker must be a big thing at Berkeley seeing as how the school felt the need to create something called the Online Poker Addiction Forum. They use the word “Forum” pretty loosely considering the site consists of a series of five pages about the scourge of internet poker, and not a single place to discuss the issue.

Along the way it mentions that a walk through the Berkeley campus will reveal hordes of seemingly disciplined students hunched over their computers, not studying but rather trading bets and raises at their favorite online poker rooms.

UC Berkeley, you’re all right.

• 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $12,000 (In-State Resident)
• Bonus Points:Click here to see another kind of poker self-expression done at UC Berkeley.

3. Harvard University, USA

The words Harvard and poker have been spending a lot of time together lately and a big part of the reason why is Charles Nesson and his organization, the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society.

Promoting the idea of using poker as a platform to teach strategic thinking, Nesson even appeared on The Colbert Report to spread the good word about the game we love.

Alumni of Harvard who number among the ranks of pro players include Andy Bloch and Richard Brodie. Full Tilt Pro Brandon Adams is also an economics instructor at Harvard.

• 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $33,696
• Bonus Points: If you can afford to go to Harvard you can probably afford to lose some money learning to be a good poker player.

4. Yale University, USA

Poker’s big at Yale. Whether it’s the proximity to Foxwoods Casino or the generally brainy student population, Yale pumps out gifted poker players.

Yale has a chapter of the Poker Strategic Thinking Society just like Harvard and the two schools have even created an annual tournament, carrying their long-standing rivalry over to the felt.

Alex Jacob went to Yale and he took down over $650k all the way back in 2006. Matt Matros has three World Series of Poker bracelets and has earned over $2.3 million in poker tournaments since he studied there.

Vanessa Selbst told us it was her introduction to the biggest cash game at Yale that was the difference in her making the leap to being a pro.

She’s already racked up more than $5.4 million in tournament earnings, including two WSOP bracelets and an NAPT title!

• 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $36,500
• Bonus Points: Living that close to Foxwoods and not playing poker just doesn’t make sense.

5. Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Even Irish post-secondary institutions serve as breeding grounds for the next generation of poker pros.

Legend has it that it was with an organized group of rounders called the Junior Common Room Poker Club at Trinity College that Andy Black began taking the game seriously.

Other members of the group include Donnacha O’Dea and Padraig Parkinson.

• 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: €6,000 - €10,000 depending on faculty.
• Bonus Points: It’s easier to win money from people who have been drinking. Cha-ching!

Poker is a fascinating game. It’s fun, exciting, mentally challenging and incredibly rewarding for those that put in the work. We’re dedicated to the study of poker and it’s our goal to help you develop the skills that are needed to be successful at this game. Having access to the wide range of training material contained within our poker school provides an excellent opportunity for anyone who wants to learn how to play poker or take their game to new heights.

Features of our poker school include:

• Expert tuition from highly respected poker experts!
• Poker lessons that provide clarity and understanding!
• Video tutorials that offer in-depth analysis and advice!
• A poker study guide to help beginners learn step–by–step!
• Quizzes to aid learning and ensure mastery of the material!
• Completely free to join – no-sign up fees or subscriptions required!

Foreword by Lou Krieger

“Pokerology is the most incredibly comprehensive online learning site I’ve seen in all my years in poker. And what’s more, it’s aimed squarely at beginning and intermediate players—not at professionals trying to eke out a little more know-how on their way to fame and fortune. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. It’s just that you really have to walk before you can run, and run before you can fly. And if you want to jump start your poker education and raise your game, this is the place to do it.

At Pokerology, the learning never ends. And if you’re aspiring to be the very best poker player you can become, your learning should never end either. Poker is a game of knowledge, information, and judgment, and the state of the art is always changing. In fact, poker has changed so much in recent years that if we chiselled a winning 2005 poker player our of a time capsule, he’d be a pathetic loser for quite a while—until he digested all the strategic changes that have changed the game in less than a decade.

Pokerology continues to grow and expand, and as complete as the site is, it will never be completely finished. As the game changes the site will continue to change with it so that your poker education is always on point, forever on the cutting edge, and eternally up-to-date with contemporary thinking and know how.

Welcome to Pokerology. May your game grow, expand, and prosper, and may you keep flopping aces.”

By Lou Krieger, La Quinta, CA 2012.

Lou Krieger authored many best-selling poker books, including ‘Hold’em Excellence‘ and ’Poker for Dummies‘ and is rightly regarded as one of poker’s greatest ever teachers.

The Poker School Tour

With a strong emphasis on quality, our poker school offers a true multimedia learning experience. Let’s take a moment to explore the features of our poker school, starting with our poker lessons:

The Poker Lessons

Nearly all of our poker lessons contain video in addition to written text. We also use quizzes in many of our lessons and each of these elements is implemented onto a single page with the use of module tabs, providing greater usability and convenience.

As well-written and comprehensive as the text articles are, not everyone learns by reading. Videos also allow for deeper discussions on certain topics, particularly with the use of hand examples to effectively master the subject matter. It comes down to personal preference – we give you the choice of what works best for you, before testing your knowledge. The use of quizzes give immediate feedback, helping to aid the overall learning process.

The Study Guide

If you’re a beginner then our poker study guide is your ideal starting point. We don’t overwhelm beginners with jargon or assumption of knowledge and the study guide is written in a straightforward and accessible style. It neatly brings together the most relevant lessons, supplemental videos, and other poker school training material. The study guide will take you step-by-step and provide the structure that’s needed when first learning how to play poker.

Browse Lessons by Subject

Players with more experience can browse through all of our poker lessons, which we have grouped into categories. Beginners need structure, so should follow our study guide, but we have lots of poker lessons and too many to fit into a single poker course. The ability to browse our poker lessons by subject or topic provides greater flexibility, allowing you to study at your own pace and work on the parts of your game that need improvement.

The Video Library

Video tutorials are a core component of our poker school. Many of our poker lessons contain video, embedded into each page. Our video library contains a growing range of additional video content, designed to supplement our poker lessons. They are typically longer than those of our video based lessons and you’ll find in-depth discussions about poker concepts, along with hand history analysis and full reviews of poker sessions, which provide a valuable learning experience.

Reference Charts

We have created several handy poker charts for aspiring poker players, such as basic poker odds and probability tables. Committing this type of information to memory can only be beneficial. We also have starting hand charts for beginners that can be used as a reference. Each of our chart loads as a PDF, meaning they be viewed on screen, bookmarked or better still, can be printed and studied offline.

Enjoy the Journey

Our poker school provides our members with a high quality, inclusive and comprehensive poker education – and best of all; it’s completely free to join. There are no sign-up fees or subscriptions required – just a willingness to learn.

Sign-up and join Pokerology.com today!