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Summary: This is a must read for any beginner
Review: I read this book about a year ago when I started playing poker online, and I'm happy to say that it gave me the foundation for being a constant winning player. I've made close to $10,000 playing online by following the basic strategies in this book. The players in the 1-2 games online are absolutely pathetic, so by following the advice in here and just playing a tight game, you'll win much more often than not. If you want to make some nice supplemental income, just read the book and follow the rules. Easier said than done, but get some practice and the money is there for the taking.
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Summary: great beginner book
Review: I read this book before venturing into the local cardroom, and I've been a regular winner! Forget the negative reviews on this book...this book has helped me a lot! For the folks who have lost occaisionally with AK or pocket aces...it happens! That's why it's called GAMBLING! Actually, I shouldn't tell anyone about this book, so if you are one of those people who feel comfortable about betting with a hand like 3-7 before the flop, please disregard what I have written, so I can take your money someday!
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Summary: A good for beginners
Review: I had been playing poker online for about a month before I realized that I really had no idea what I was doing. I didn't know what to do in certain situations and anyone who knew anything had an advantage on me.This book by Lee Jones was the first book I read on Hold'em. I found it to be a pretty good introduction but lacking in some areas. On the up side, it gives you a good foundation to build on and introduces you to basic strategy. After reading this book and a few others I found it to be a bit rigid in how to play certain hands. It would suggest playing certain hands the same everytime, assuming your opponents were other weak players. I think the biggest thing I took from this book was in choosing which cards to play before the flop and whether they were worth a raise or just a call. If I were to recommend a book to a first time hold'em reader I would say this one is pretty solid and you can't really go wrong reading it. However, I believe Winner's Guild to Texas Hold'em by Ken Warren is on the same level but goes into a bit more detail and strategy. It doesn't always assume you're playing against people who will call anything and offers a bit more tact than Winning Low Limit Hold'em. Warren's book goes into more detail about using things such as the 'free card' or other situational strategies that I would have never thought of on my own. I believe Warren's book is a bit cheaper as well and offers more on playing live poker. Overall, Lee Jones' book is worth the read but I wouldn't stop there. It offers a good introduction, especially to low limit games but not much else.
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Summary: Useful, but dangerous
Review: If you've never read a book on hold'em, this book is useful. It explains pot odds and various other poker concepts; however, it may lead you, as it did me, into becoming a tight, agressive, LOSING player. Hell, I use to win all the time before I read Lee Jones. I played every hand, saw every flop, lost a lot, and won a lot. Now I know all about position, playing quality starting hands, and all I do is lose. I lose with pocket aces, I lose with kings, I always lose with A-K. I lose to inside straights made on the river, I lose to two small pairs, I lose to idiots. This book made me a losing player and I still haven't figured out why. Unless you're playing against total morons, do not follow the advice in this book. Learn when to be a calling station, learn when to be a maniac, and you might become a winner. I'm still trying to figure it out.
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Summary: Great book for 'regular' Hold'em games
Review: I've read most of the important books and this one has special practical value in my experience. The Sklansky books and other popular titles are quite biased towards a style of seldom seen among 'ordinary' players. This book covers much of the same fundamental material, but with much more realistic assumptions about the skill levels of the typical opponent. While the basics are univeral, this difference actually requires a strategy recalibration that the advanced books usually spend only a little time on. My advice: read 'em all, but this one has been most relevant with the typical game.
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Summary: Wonderful resource
Review: After reading Poker for Dummies (great beginner book) and logging a few online and land-based hours, I wanted to take my game to the next level. Winning Low-Limit Hold 'Em was recommended highly on rec.gambling.poker -- and understandably so. This book will undoubtedly improve your game. It's broken down into logical sections that allows any reader to design a self-study program to absorb the material (this is not the type of book you can read once and possibly remember everything). I did have one problem with the book. Within a week of buying it, the binding complete fell apart, which allowed nearly 1/3 of the book's pages to fall out. I sent an email to Conjelco (the publisher) and got a response in 24 hours stating that a new book was on the way. Great book. Great publisher. Highly recommend.
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Summary: Book falls apart
Review: A good book with some good information but the book falls apart as you read it. I've went through two copies and didn't even make it through the first chapter and half the pages fell out of the book. I would not purchase this book until this is fixed. Once this is addressed I would highly recommend the book.
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Summary: Great book that presents ideas well
Review: If you're ready to start playing Hold'em poker online or at the tables for real money then you need to read this FIRST. In fact, let me give you some free advice that I learned from playing tournament level chess. When I played chess I collected a vast collection of chess books. After a couple of years I realized two things, 1. many of these books were saying the same things in different ways. And 2. My skill level would improve faster if I stuck to just one or 2 books and really studied them instead of reading many concepts from many different books. So how does that relate to poker? This book and Hold 'Em Poker by David Sklansky are the 2 books you want to buy and then REALLY study. Sklansky's book is wonderfull but some concepts are presented in a general way which he then expects you to logically expand into a working poker strategy. Jones's book breaks that logic down into very simple lines of tactics. Sklansy's book tells you that your position in relation to the dealer button is important and gives a few examples. Jones's book breaks this down into chapters like "Playing Before the Flop in the early position", "Playing Before the Flop in the middle position" and "Playing Before the Flop in the late position". He's not saying anything that Sklansky doesn't, he's just presenting it in easier to understand chunks. Another thing I like about Jones's book is the discussion of starting hands. Sklansky gives a great table of starting hands and groups of hands. But rather than trying to memorize 65 hands broken down into 8 groups Jones simply tells you "Here are the 12 hands you should play in this position". As your position improves you can play hands that are less strong, and he shows you exactly which hands to add. He even has a great chapter on "trash hands" and how to avoid them. So does it work? Well, I was doing well after reading Sklanskey's book, but my fluctuations were fairly large. I'd win big, but then I'd lose big. After reading Jones's book I had a clearer idea of what Sklasky was trying to teach. On my next few sessions of poker when the cards were going against me I probably only played 12 hands out of 250 hands or so. But I stayed even. When the cards were on my side I knew how to maximize my hand. My winnings fluctuated much less. In fact, I was either holding even or winning. So study both books. Read them both cover to cover and then read them again. Memorize Jones's starting hands and then go back to the book to refresh your memory. When you feel you have the low limit games well understood then it's time to buy Sklansky and Malmuth's book "Advanced Hold'em Poker". But buy, study, and use what you learn in this book first!
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Summary: Excellent Beginner Book
Review: Jones explains in simple terms important concepts: Pre-flop and post flop play, bankroll management and paitence, that are necessary to survive in the sometimes insane low limit hold-em games. Since I bought the book, my number of winning sessions dramatically increased. I attribute this success on Jones teaching me to fold far more hands than I ever did in the past, especially pre-flop. Many hands that I thought were playable were proven to me to be losers. I almost never lose hands on the river anymore. Any novice who wants to begin playing Hold'em after watching the WPT this Summer should read this book at least twice before they sit down at any table. The most important skill that this book taught me was the ability to spot weak players and to exploit them for profit. Knowing who was weak gave me a huge advantage over them which can only add the the profit margin. His theory on why bluffing doen't pay in low limit is interesting and after playing many low limit games, I agree with it wholeheartedly. Word of warning: If you plan on playing tournaments, this book is not for you. Traditional play and Tournament play require completely different skill sets that are beyond the scope of this book.
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Summary: Great book
Review: This is a very solid book for beginners and goes over many points for advanced players. Each chapter has a quiz to reinforce the material learned. The book has been updated since the blind system has changed. The book has good all around advice and a must for any Holdem collection.
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