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No-Limit Texas Hold'em: The New Player's Guide to Winning Poker's Biggest Game (The New Players Series)
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No-Limit Texas Hold'em: The New Player's Guide to Winning Poker's Biggest Game (The New Players Series) |
Author: Tom McEvoy
Published: 2004-03-23 |
List price: $24.95
Our price: $18.96
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Customer comments on this selection.
 False Advertising
In my opinion, the authors and those who wrote the advertisements I saw for this book have advertised falsely. The authors and advertisers say the book is for learning no-limit cash-game and tournament strategies and techniques. There is virtually no information on cash-game techniques and strategies, however, and no information on how to adapt the given tournament strategies to cash-games. Therefore the book only does half or less of what it is supposed to do.
 Great introduction -- is it so bad to be aimed at beginners?
I am astounded to read the reviews below giving this book one star because it is "for beginners" or "very basic". Across the top of the front cover of this book is a banner that reads: "The NEW PLAYER Series". Below the title it reads: "The new player's guide to winning poker's biggest game". You would think people would rate a book high if it lives up to its premise. This book is SUPPOSED to be for beginners.
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br /The first 25-30 pages are aimed at people new to hold'em, to bring them up to speed. After that, it is the basics of no-limit hold'em play, pretty much everything you need to know to get started.
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br /Judging by how the majority of players out there (on the internet and in brick-and-mortar casinos) play, most people would benefit from a good fundamental understanding of the basics.
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br /This book teaches you these basics. The only problem with some of the other literature out there on no-limit is that it assumes you are an experienced player. We needed a good basic text, and here it is.
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br /Highly recommended advice from two great poker players, for the beginner and those experienced hold'em players making the move to no-limit.
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A Great Place to Start!
I do confess I am a novice NL hold 'em player. I mean really -- what do I know about poker books? Still I have found this book an excellent source for laying down fundamental and basic NL strategy as well as answering a lot of the questions I had about the NL game (like, "how the heck do I know how much to bet??"). The negative reviews here seem to harp on the fact that this book is too basic. Well , let's see.....Wow, how about that?!?! It says "NEW PLAYER SERIES" on the cover.
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br /Seriously, if you are a NL new player, I think this is a great place to start and build upon. I can't speak for more advanced players, but I imagine this book would be a good source for all levels. The book has a friendly, easy to read style and is filled with plenty of scenarios you might find yourself in at the table. You'll find all of the key concepts are pretty much covered -- starting hands, position, reading players, tournament strategies, All-in situations, etc.
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br /The book is not without flaws: no serious discussion of pot odds and outs, virtually nothing on playing the turn and river [although you must realize must pro's want to win a pot pre-flop and/or on the flop. The whole point of NL is to make it too expensive for your opponent to see the next card(s).]
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br /But overall this book provides the foundation for solid play. If you are new to the NL game -- START HERE!
VERY Basic - for beginners only
This book was extremely basic, buy the Championship Series version. I consider myself a mid-level to advanced limit player just starting to explore the world of No Limit and I already knew most of the stuff this book contained. It was really a waste of time.
Very disappointed with this book
If you are anywhere beyond beginner, this book will be of very little use to you. I am by no means an expert, but I found most of the information contained in the book to be very basic.
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br /I also think some of the advice is terrible. Example (p. 182): it's fairly early in the tournament and you have plenty of chips; you call a small raise from a very loose and aggressive player preflop with AKs; flop brings 66Q, two of your suit and the aggressive player bets roughly the size of the pot. The book's advice in this spot? "With the nut flush draw and two over cards you have a very big hand." Go all in! Or, as an alternative "smooth call" to try to keep another player in the pot.
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br /I have nowhere near the qualifications of the authors, but I can not fathom why anyone would want to put a ton of chips at risk at this point in a tourney with a hand that is, at best, a little behind and, at worst, completely dominated.
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br /I know there aren't a lot of no limit books out there, but there must be some better than this.
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