Twitch, the Amazon-owned video-streaming platform, is steadily gaining acceptance among players as one of the best places to go to on the Internet for poker-related entertainment and instruction. Although the platform had already been used by video gamers for some time, it has found itself basking in the poker limelight only recently, thanks in large part to its adoption by a number of high-profile poker pros including Jason Somerville, Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, and Daniel Negreanu.

Recording online poker sessions and providing strategy commentary is certainly not a new phenomenon; such recordings represent the core product of many poker-training sites. However, Twitch differentiates itself by providing a platform that both facilitates live video streaming and encourages viewers to interact with broadcasters in real time. That, coupled with the fact that most live streams are accessible for free (although in some cases special benefits are offered to paid subscribers), the range of options available to players interested in learning more about poker has never been broader.

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