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Forum: Books and Publications 12-14-2005, 06:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 96
Posted By npc
Re: mastering no limit hold em by rusell and fox

The book has received a lot of flames on this board, but I think it's a fine book for beginners at contemporary no-limit cash games. Admittedly, there's not much exciting here for experienced...
Forum: Books and Publications 12-14-2005, 04:56 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 237
Posted By npc
Re: Book of the Year Nominations

You may want to define the year to determine which books are eligible. Two reasonable ways would be to go by the copyright year or the date of release as listed at Amazon.com. I would expect these...
Forum: Books and Publications 12-12-2005, 07:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 103
Posted By npc
Re: Taxes

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I don't know too much about taxes in general, so obviously I plan to discuss this all with my tax preparer, but I don't know yet how much he knows about gambling.

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This...
Forum: Books and Publications 12-11-2005, 06:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 102
Posted By npc
Re: Two Books

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I'm thinking of getting Mike Caro's Book of poker tells and Johnny Chan's book. Are they worth it?

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Yes, and by all accounts, no, respectively.
Forum: Books and Publications 12-09-2005, 04:51 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 216
Posted By npc
Re: Anyone have a good game theory reference?

Chen and Ankenman have a book called "The Mathematics of Poker" in the works that is scheduled for publication (by forum host ConJelCo) sometime in 2006. While I haven't read any portion of it, I am...
Forum: Books and Publications 12-09-2005, 04:48 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 95
Posted By npc
Re: Killer Poker

A number of people have said bad things about Vorhaus' "Killer Poker" series on this forum. I don't think these are bad books, but they're books that are useful for a very specific audience and not...
Forum: Books and Publications 12-08-2005, 06:44 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 216
Posted By npc
Re: Anyone have a good game theory reference?

Poundstone's book is for a non-technical audience. It's kind of cool, but it contains essentially no math and no concrete application to poker. It is to game theory what Alvarez' "The Biggest Game...
Forum: Books and Publications 12-08-2005, 05:27 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 216
Posted By npc
Re: Anyone have a good game theory reference?

As I recall, the books by Thorpe and Epstein don't have any game theory content. The book by Packel has one chapter on the subject.

Ankeny's book is worthwhile. I haven't read Dixit and...
Forum: Books and Publications 12-03-2005, 02:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 94
Posted By npc
Re: All In : The (Almost) Entirely True Story of the World Series of P

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Nice review Nick. You write very well.

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Agreed. You are probably the first one at Poker Player to use the terms "apocryphal" and "staid history text", or even...
Forum: Books and Publications 12-02-2005, 05:20 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 94
Posted By npc
Re: All In : The (Almost) Entirely True Story of the World Series of P

I reviewed it for Poker Player about a month ago. My review is also here:
http://www.jetcafe.org/~npc/reviews/gambling/all_in.html

In summary, I enjoyed it.
Forum: Books and Publications 11-30-2005, 02:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 102
Posted By npc
Re: Percentage Hold\'em by Will Hyde aka Justin Case

I've read it. I've reviewed it here:
http://www.jetcafe.org/~npc/reviews/gambling/percentage_holdem.html

It's mostly, but not entirely tables of numbers. I don't expect that recent simulations...
Forum: Books and Publications 11-22-2005, 06:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 143
Posted By npc
Re: Pros coming out with books...

... Doyle Brunson, Mike Caro (scheduled, but linear time doesn't apply to Mr. Caro).
Forum: Books and Publications 11-17-2005, 11:03 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 96
Posted By npc
Re: Tales from the Tiltboys

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anyone read this book.

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Yes. My review is here:
http://www.jetcafe.org/~npc/reviews/gambling/tales_from_the_tiltboys.html

Howard Schwartz has also reviewed this book...
Forum: Books and Publications 11-17-2005, 06:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 89
Posted By npc
Re: Zen and The Art of Poker

This always comes up when this book is discussed. Even those who like this book do so with the proviso that one ignore what Phillips has to say about playing streaks.

I said this in print over...
Forum: Books and Publications 11-15-2005, 03:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 99
Posted By npc
Re: Erick Lindgren\'s Book

I've read the book, a full review will be forthcoming at some point.

The advice this book contains is very general, although worthwhile. As you point out, the book is short and contains a few...
Forum: Books and Publications 11-13-2005, 07:35 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 145
Posted By npc
Re: Help me out here. Books that I should and shouldn\'t buy.

I have reviewed most of these books at:
http://www.jetcafe.org/~npc/reviews/gambling/index.html

If you want in-depth perspectives on these books you might want to check that out.

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Forum: Books and Publications 11-12-2005, 05:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 104
Posted By npc
Re: Books to help w/ frustration at draw outs

There are problems with the book "Zen and the Art of Poker", but if you have any sympathy for "that Zen thing", I think it might be able to help you out a great deal.
Forum: Books and Publications 11-06-2005, 11:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 86
Posted By npc
Re: hey any of thse books any good?

Thorough reviews of all but two of the books you list are available at:
http://www.jetcafe.org/~npc/reviews/gambling/index-poker.html
Forum: Books and Publications 11-01-2005, 10:50 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 196
Posted By npc
Re: Looking for a book on backgammon

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wtf? i just looked up the x22 book on ebay and here is what i found: 180 friggin dollars? ...
Forum: Books and Publications 10-27-2005, 06:48 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 319
Posted By npc
Re: Phil Gordon\'s Little Green Book

I wanted to quote from the previous message, but cutting and pasting from the (tiny) Post window is a real PITA using firefox on MacOS. I'm not a big fan of the forum software being used here, but...
Forum: Books and Publications 10-27-2005, 03:53 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 319
Posted By npc
Re: Phil Gordon\'s Little Green Book

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Please cite a specific example of substandard English and I will be happy to discuss it.

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P. 35, 3rd paragraph, 3rd and 4th sentences:

"But with 8-6 suited, it is very...
Forum: Books and Publications 10-27-2005, 02:11 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 319
Posted By npc
Re: Phil Gordon\'s Little Green Book

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"It is horribly written. It seems like every fifth or sixth word is "I," and probably 20 percent of the words could be eliminated. I find it amazing that these major publishers don't do...
Forum: Books and Publications 10-23-2005, 07:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 90
Posted By npc
Re: Play with the odds Omaha Hi/Low Bob Boston any good?

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No I don't understand the game very well at all.

which book would you recommend?

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I believe Ray Zee's 2+2 book is far and away the best one overall. If one is looking...
Forum: Books and Publications 10-23-2005, 07:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 119
Posted By npc
Re: The Book on Bluffs by Matt Lessinger Review

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If anyone have picked up a copy of this book feel free to share your opinion.

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I've read it, a full review will be forthcoming.

Briefly, I found the book interesting....
Forum: Books and Publications 10-23-2005, 03:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 90
Posted By npc
Re: Play with the odds Omaha Hi/Low Bob Boston any good?

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I saw this on Ebay, is it any good?

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I wouldn't learn the game from this book, but if you're serioius about Omaha8 and you already understand the game, I think it's worth...
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