best poker book I have ever read
355524
best poker book I have ever read. Helped me win the second night I played. very complicated game made simple with Jeffs work
668724
This manual is well worth the investment if you are grinding micro to low stakes 6-max NLH cash games and I can see it becoming an instant classic in the world of poker books. It will teach you the fundamentals and the most up-to-date approaches to tackling decisions in NLH. Given these tools, you can easily translate it to full ring cash games if you play that as well. The book is extremely well written and easy to follow taking a bottom up approach to teaching. You can even accompany the book with the authors weekly podcasts on his thoughts for each chapter. It's a long read, but is completely worth it.

It's so good that I will be contacting the author for coaching after I finish reading and applying everything I can from his book to my game.
288672
I'm in awe. I'm amazed about just how much one person knows about life...risk...and winning. Thru Zen,Family or Spirituality I learned an entirely new perspective about life. Then he switches gears and tells me about risk....and how to have less risk thru Contrarian thinking and Value Investing. Now I'm ready to go the opposite way after I hear someone say "it can't miss"!
And finally, there's betting rules and a betting clock to maximize my betting opportunities. I didn't know that!! But what I enjoyed the most is how he took me thru the World Series of Poker. I not only feel like I was there but I learned so much I'm have many successes on the internet. His writing style is second to none during this fast paced chapter. What an incredible piece of work. This is a smart read for all risk takers, sports gamblers and poker players. And a must read for everybody else even if you only want to see how one man can combine success with family and business. Thanks Wayne Root!
4379441
At first glimpse, this book appears to be not much different from a lot of other 'poker psychology' books on the market.  However, after delving in and devouring the book, it offered much more than I expected.  This is not a book that talks about reading opponents or taking advantage of their weaknesses, rather it takes the opposite approach: It tells you how to read yourself and avoid allowing your opponents to take advantage of you.

There are a number of concepts in this book that every poker player thinks they understand, such as tilt, bad beats, and downswings, but you quickly realize how little understood these concepts are when they are so well articulated as in this book.  Everyone who reads this will find at least one chapter where they realize that they have made the exact mistake mentioned in the chapter but have not been able to put their finger on it.  I personally have made nearly every mindset mistake mentioned in this book at one point or another, and I recognized each with each successive chapter.  It feels all too familiar.  We all know the gaps in our game, but this helps us really understand the gaps in our game and offers strategies to eliminate them.

I would recommend this book to anyone who has ever tilted off money, has ever stayed at a table too long, or has ever gone broke at limits too high for them.  This book bears re-reading because these concepts are crucially important to being a winning player.
1706752
Teaches the ins and outs of poker and will help any beginer improve his game. The flop chart is the best asset,follow it and it will help eliminate alot of beginer mistakes. not for advanced readers, but if you are an advanced player Middle limit poker by ciaffane is the best book out i feel for the advanced. This book and the ciafane book are the only two poker books you need if you are beginer or play poker at all. Has turned around my bottom line dramatically
3316112
Book is great for poker players that are interested in making MORE money at small stakes, even if you are a winning player you should check it out!! Little shows you how he thinks about ranges and why certain hand types are included or excluded. He talks about facing certain types of villains and how to adjust to make tons of money off their mistakes!
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Jonathan Little has written a top notch book about the game of Texas Holdem. This is an in-depth book that goes into many specific details on how to play (or not play) the popular game of Texas Holdem. I have read a number of other books on the game by such luminaries as Doyle Brunson, Dan Harrington, and others. But none provide the wealth of info this one has. Little's focus on your opponent's range of hands is really the key to the game. He pounds the message home over and over-imagine what your opponent's range of hands is in any given situation. Sure, you can be a technical or math whiz but unless you apply the "range of hands" philosophy you will not be the winner you can be. Now, I speak from experience. After reading his book, my winning percentage has climbed up, up, up!
4512393
This is one of the books on the "required reading" list for the Poker Discussion Group in San Diego.  It is really absolute must reading for anyone who intends to play Texas Hold'em in a casino and wants to be a winner.  One notable thing regarding this book is that if you have not read "Hold'em Poker" by David Sklansky, this book may not make much sense to you.  It really is for advanced players, and describes many plays that are sophisticated and beyond the scope of a beginning book on poker.  The hand rankings are critical for beginners learning the difficult art of pre-flop play.  The advanced plays described in some of the later chapters become the basis for winning play after the flop, particularly at the middle limits.  Some of the plays are not all that useful in the small limit games, but the section on "loose games" is critical for beginning players learning how to navigate large multiway pots.  Overall, this book is must reading, and anyone who hasn't read it is probably not going to be playing anywhere near optimally, no matter what limit of Texas hold'em they play.
1502546
First off I hate reading but put a good quality poker book in my hand ill never put it down...  I was surprised this book is very exciting so far and really picking out bits and pieces to improve my game  btw shout out to Ashton Cartwright... love the bio you wrote and had some useful information that I will take to the table in the near future  thank you
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If poker is more than just a hobby, and if you are serious about analyzing your play and winning the game, then this book is a must read.  It is not the kind of book that you can just skim through; it is the kind of book where you work through examples and then compare your thinking to the author's on the way best to play the hand to maximize what you win at hold'em. The examples are realistic and the author's discussion on how best to play is well thought out. The book includes descriptions of the type of opponents you face each hand because correct play varies depending on the type of players in the hand. This book challenges you to think about how you play, to think about what the actions of other types of players likely mean and to improve your performance as a result. I highly recommend this book to a player who already has fundamental hold' em knowledge as a way to move to the next level of play.
2673502
Apparently the author has irritated some people in the online poker world. I can't see any other reason for the few strong negative reviews.

This book is admittedly "simple minded" in its approach: It teaches you to play 19 and only 19 hands, and tells you how to play them on every street in every circumstance. Is that how a high level professional player should play? No. But will it help the rest of us become better players? Yes.

It teaches you to play tight aggressive poker, and to get away from your hand when you are obviously beaten. Those are lessons most poker players need to learn and put into practice.

Despite the warnings in the book that it is only designed for multi-table, online play, I use a variation of the system in live action games. It has definitely been profitable. Granted, it's not the most exciting way to play, and you won't get to pull off those big bluffs and fancy plays like you see on TV, but at the end of the day, you will have made money.

The difference between this and other poker books is that it tells you exactly what to do in every circumstance, much like basic strategy in blackjack. Other books give a lot of theory and even examples, but leave a lot of room for interpretation. For that reason, I can't think of a better book for beginners, and even seasoned veterans will learn lessons worth much more than the price of the book.
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The low cost you pay for this book will more than pay out in your winnings in the casino.  Most people play video poker intuitively or loosely based upon their own experience with playing 5 card stud.  This book helped me fine-tune my playing strategy and win more.

Don't be afraid that there's a lot of math in this book.  She goes into enough detail to prove what she needs to prove to the reader, but there's plenty of accompanying explanation, as well.  It's the right balance of detail and theory.  She's a retired math teacher, so she writes very clearly.

In my own home casino, I didn't know which games were good.  I thought they all paid out the same.  After reading this book, I figured out that I should really only be playing 99.17% Bonus Poker there and not bother with the other games.  The other day I hit 4 aces, and without her tips I'd never have known.  That's a $100 win on a $1.25 bet.
729514
I bought this book with a handful of other poker books. This is the only book on tells I own and frankly it'll probably be the only one I'll ever own. I've actually noticed a few noticeable tells watching High Stakes Poker after I read this book. A few tells that you wouldn't look for if you hadn't read this book. Just remember to keep it in perspective and use the advice given along with ALL THE OTHER relevant information when you decide to call that $20,000 bet on the river.
2044315
This is a great book for people like me that are starting to learn the basics of becoming a winning player at poker. It does a great job of taking you through the main concepts and then building on them to teach you the key strategies you need to know. I like the way it's written in clear, logical terms that take you step by step through the processes. I also love the free online course that comes with the book different people learn in different ways - I like the reinforcement you get by both reading and hearing the same concept. Seeing the author play various hands also helps understand what to do in specific scenarios. Highly recommended!
1157528
The book is an absolute must for every serious poker players library. Once I finished reading this book my game changed forever. I am making money instead of being a leaking chips as a friend of mine used to say.
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Whoever wrote the review by  Bonus Cash For All The Online Sites is a fool. To say that Dan Harrington's style is only good enough to sustain but not win is a ridiculous assertion. Had Moneymaker not made his only out on the river in the middle of 2003 World Series we wouldn't even know who Moneymaker is today. The fact that Harrington won the event in 1995 and came in third and fourth back to back in the largest fields ever to play in the Series is a testament to his greatness. I had a chance to read the first two chapters of this book and I'm about to buy it. I just have one word to describe this book - AWESOME. It gets into the minds of the top poker players and expertly applies a lot of poker theory that one reads about in the abstract to actual situation play. If you've read books on poker theory and find yourself scratching your head wondering what all of it means, this book really shines the light on how to apply it to real play. If you don't add this book to your poker book collection, you'll certainly miss out.
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Excellent book to get your game on the right track. If you were to only read one book on poker this is it.