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Summary: Outstanding - a clear, concise guide to Hold 'Em
Review: A terrific intermediate book for those that have played Hold 'Em but are a long way from "pot limit" much less "no limit" Hold 'Em. Easy to read, well written and to the point - I read most of it in a day. This was the perfect book for the regular low limit game that I'm in where most players go to the flop and it's next to impossible (if not pointless) to try and bluff since the stakes are so low and invariably someone will call you just to "keep you honest." High stakes "no limit" Hold 'Em is a totally different animal and a game most of us will not play - why spend hours reading Sklanksy when I could be playing low limit Hold 'Em with my friends instead? Besides, there's plenty of complexities to the game that are covered in this book that will keep me busy for some time. This is also a good introduction to the "spread limit" games in casinos and card clubs. These can be pretty intimidating and it's good to get a briefing from Lee Jones before I sit down at a table in Vegas with a bunch of strangers and a surly dealer. Excellent reference, highly recommended.
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Summary: A must read
Review: Anybody that is planning on, or allready does play Hold'em at limits less than 10/20 must buy this book. It is about the cheapest poker book around (with a few exceptions) and at least in my case, pays for itself immediately, many times over. As a regular 3/6 player, I went from a long string of consistent small (and sometimes big) losses, with an occassional big win, to a consistent winner. Of course, while this book is a good Hold'em primer, you must also read the more advanced Sklansky/Malmuth material, to become more familiar with the intricacies of the game, and so that you can someday move up to the more favorable, medium limit games. Buy it!
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Summary: One of the best
Review: Bought this book after playing several weeks of low limit hold 'em in a local game. I read and studied the book and took my new knowledge to my local game, where I lost $80 playing a $1-$3 game. It was the most I had ever lost in a single session with these guys. Nevertheless, I went to a casino the next weekend and won $400. It was the first time I had ever played at a casino. The difference was most of the guys I played with at the casino actually knew how to play the game. They folded cards like 10's and 2's, whereas my friends normally keep them - and sometimes win by getting cards like two 2's on the flop. This book will most definitely teach you how to play low limit hold 'em the way it's supposed to be played. You can't bluff very much (if ever) in low limit, and this book emphasizes that point. Read and study this book, and don't let yourself get bored when you're folding hand after hand (which you will do if you follow this book's advice). The principles taught here will ultimately win you a lot of money.
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Summary: One of the best
Review: Bought this book after playing several weeks of low limit hold 'em in a local game. I read and studied the book and took my new knowledge to my local game, where I lost $80 playing a $1-$3 game. It was the most I had ever lost in a single session with these guys. Nevertheless, I went to a casino the next weekend and won $400. It was the first time I had ever played at a casino. The difference was most of the guys I played with at the casino actually knew how to play the game. They folded cards like 10's and 2's, whereas my friends normally keep them - and sometimes win by getting cards like two 2's on the flop. This book will most definitely teach you how to play low limit hold 'em the way it's supposed to be played. You can't bluff very much (if ever) in low limit, and this book emphasizes that point. Read and study this book, and don't let yourself get bored when you're folding hand after hand (which you will do if you follow this book's advice). The principles taught here will ultimately win you a lot of money.
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Summary: just what I was looking for...
Review: I found this book very helpful. I used to play Hold'em with friends and just constantly lose with a win here and there. Lately, I found myself a consistent winner and it's because of this book. This book is guide and it will guide you on your way to play better Hold'em. I've read it three times so far and I still have things to learn. I definatly recommend this book for either the new player or even an experienced player who needs go just review the basics.
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Summary: start here
Review: I have read virtually every book published about Texas hold 'em, and think this is the first book a beginner should buy.
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Summary: Must read
Review: I will keep this short and to the point. I have read just about every Hold em book out there. This is the best book ever written for those who play the low limits. It took me from a break even player to a consistent winner. If you are looking for a similar improvement in your game, buy this book!
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Summary: It's not as easy as he makes it sound
Review: I'd been playing loose and lively home games for many years, but had never played casino poker, and all I knew about casino play was that you had to play "tight", whatever that meant.I bought this book a month before taking a holiday in Las Vegas, read it twice, and easily beat the 3-6 tables at the Mirage for about $600. With that bankroll as a starting point, I have had no trouble beating any game I've played (up to 10-20), and I've never had my bankroll broken. P.S. What I thought was "tight" play didn't even come close to what true tight play is, as advocated by the book, so my first trip to Vegas could have been pretty expensive withouth this book to help me.
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Summary: Winning Low Limit Hold`Em.
Review: Lee Jones has written a great book on how to play Texas Holdem that you can use at all levels. Written for low limit games, I feel that this is the best book with insite on how to play from the flop to the river. After you get pass the usual requirements for starting cards which is in every Hold`em book you`ll find, Mr. Jones goes into a great analysis on how to play the cards you get and more important how other players are going to be playing theirs! Most players don`t know the game or the odds of a hand and playing this type of player can be just as hard to beat as playing a professional. Mr.Jones shows you how to beat players that play the ,`any two cards can win` way. Before I read this book I was always getting beat by players playing `the any two cards` way because I was playing the way Sklansky and Malmuth said that you needed to play in HOLD`EM POKER FOR ADVANCED PLAYERS. I didn`t understand how most casual players read the flop and what they were looking for until this book.I feel that you can use this book for all levels of "limit" play because we have so many people playing now who have the money to play 40-60 or 60-120 but who lack the understanding of odds or flop analysis and who just play to play without regards toward the money. Also for the frist time I had ever read about it , Mr. Jones brings your attention to a concept on "implicit collusion" and how you`ll get beat by this more than anything else. Read this book, study Pre-flop to river play over and over again and you`ll improve your game greatly! I know I did!
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Summary: start here
Review: This is a clearly written and well organized beginner's guide to low-limit Hold'em. If you want to understand the basic concepts, this is as good a book as any to use. However, you may need to supplement your study of this book with several hundred hours of actual play before the concepts really sink in. Be sure to read more advanced books while you are at it, such as Doyle Brunson's "Super/System", Sklansky's "Theory of Poker", and get a good reference on Hold'em statistics, such as Tablanette's "Statistics of Hold'em Poker". You might also want one of the videos on tells. And above all, if you are going to play in a card club or casino, observe the winners - those who actually end up with the most chips - and see if you detect patterns in how they play. Nothing can replace your own observation and analysis.
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