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Summary: A must read for any novice Hold 'em player.
Review: Sklansky does a excellent job of explaining the game. Although his theory may be complicated and confusing, this book is well worth the read. If a player studies this book, and I mean study, not just read, they will be able to do well enough in nearly any game they enter. I started playing hold 'em a little over 2 months ago (gotta love rounders) and after studying this book I can confidently play in any mid range limit game with the knowledge that I am skilled enough to make money.
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Summary: Sklansky...great player.....tough read
Review: The book has obvious merit for its analytics and description of theory but the writing is difficult to say the least.
I have read it twice and find this too tough to digest. Compare it to Warren's "Texas Hold Em Poker" and it s night and day.
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Summary: Confusing
Review: This book is a quick course to playing good poker. I am sure all the topics he writes about will make you money. The problem is that he give too little information and examples to fully know how to put the knowledge in to practice right. I really got a headache going through this book and still i am second guessing myself if I am making the right plays. What I think this book lacks is: 1. information about how to deal with certain players 2. how to recognize what kind of game you're in (just talks about loose or tight)If you have the patience to fully understand this book it may be for you. Not a book for beginners!!
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Summary: very difficult read
Review: This book is close to unreadable. Mr. Sklansky may be the authority on poker, but he sure can not write. There are better books out there which are much easier to read. This book will put you to sleep after giving you a massive headache.
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Summary: Great fro starting out hold 'em players
Review: This book is one that you will want to keep on your shelf throughout your poker playing years. It has an excellent hand ranking system as well as easy to understand text and philosophy. This is a necesity to any poker player, beginner or advanced.
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Summary: A Great Start for Beginners
Review: This is a book for beginners, respectively. It can only be concluded that he or she who posted the "confusing" review is either one who has not grasped a basic grounding in poker theory him- or her- self or is illiterate. Notwithstanding the fact that this is the first book ever to be written on hold'em, and thus can be expected to be slightly outdated, it is still a book no serious poker player I know is without. I strongly recommend it to be the first text read on the subject for the aspiring hold'em expert. Just reading it once through will not be enough. You'll find that this book can be studied over and over. Fom Sklansky's famous hand rankings to the concept of the free cards, this text gives the reader something to look forward to. I definitely recommend it.
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Summary: A Great Start for Beginners
Review: This is a book for beginners, respectively. It can only be concluded that he or she who posted the "confusing" review is either one who has not grasped a basic grounding in poker theory him- or her- self or is illiterate. Notwithstanding the fact that this is the first book ever to be written on hold'em, and thus can be expected to be slightly outdated, it is still a book no serious poker player I know is without. I strongly recommend it to be the first text read on the subject for the aspiring hold'em expert. Just reading it once through will not be enough. You'll find that this book can be studied over and over. Fom Sklansky's famous hand rankings to the concept of the free cards, this text gives the reader something to look forward to. I definitely recommend it.
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Summary: Do you REALLY want to win?
Review: This is an outstanding book on Hold 'Em! It takes some mental "work" to understand all of the nuances, but it's easier than the REAL work you'll have to do to replace the money lost through bad play. Most losses happen through attrition, not so-called "bad beats." Sklansky does a great job of teaching you to stop seeing the flop with garbage hands and therefore beating yourself. The low-limit games are great opportunities for making money if you'll follow the advice in this book and use DISCIPLINE. This book is not for the impatient. This book is for the person who wants to WIN! Others criticize Sklansky for being "arrogant," but he's right. Jack-ten suited is NOT the best hand, you don't HAVE TO CALL with top pair (when you know you're beat), and you need to get away from those small pairs when you don't get help on the flop. Want to win? This is THE book!
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Summary: Hold 'Em Poker
Review: This is still the 1st best book to read for anyone wanting to play Texas Hold Em. This covers a lot of the basic strategies in simple and clear language. These days you can figure that everyone out there playing Hold Em has read this book or knows the information in it so it's an essential read. After reading this book and playing with the strategies presented, players will probably want to pick up the sequel to this book, Hold Em Poker for Advanced Players. Note: these books are primarily geared toward "ring" play or money tables, not tournament play (although concepts can apply to tournament play). If you eventually feel like you want to try out some hold em tournaments, beware of Sklansky's "Tournament Poker for Advanced Players" book as it tries to cover playing in Texas Hold Em, Omaha, and 7-Card stud tournaments all at once. The information is very general and a little scattershot because of its broad scope.
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Summary: Very good enjoyable book ¿ Now Get to Playin
Review: This was a very Enjoyable Book. It provided important and useful concepts about the game of Poker. I learned new concepts, which identified some leaks in my game. Leaks in your game can come from anywhere!!! Leaks can originate from lack of aggression, overcalling raises, misreading opponents and any other number of ways. So this book helps. Many people look at poker the wrong way. They think to win they need to do all of this super fancy plays and mindblowing stunts. Well folks...there are not that many options in poker...you fold, call or raise. So its really hard to do thinks that will just fool your opponents all the time. To win at poker it is mostly limiting your mistakes and getting all that you can from winning hands and minimizing losses on losing hands...that's it Ive been playing for about 5 years now and love the game. Ive read many poker books and found this one to be very good. So I would suggest you buy this book and maybe a couple others and get to playing. There's really no excuse anymore - since anyone can access the internet. If you are a new poker player and would like to start playing poker online at www.partypoker.com - make sure you use the bonus code: "AMAZON25" and you will receive $25 free on your first purchase at www.PartyPoker.com. You can also use the Bonus Code "AMAZON100" and you will receive a 20% bonus up to $100! If you already play at PartyPoker, you can also play at www.Pokerroom.com. Use the promotion code "100BONUS" and you will receive 20% up to $100
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