1/2 questions from newbie

[beaster]

Speaking of Jones' book, his was my first poker book and helped me crush the nanos (up to .50/1). It's a very good book for the "no fold'em hold'em" style of play you encounter on these levels. His "look for a reason to fold" mantra is very weak-tighty but apparently was correct for the type of play I observed.

I recently picked up the 3rd edition for fits and giggles and found it to be an even better prerequisite to SSHE now. If you are playing .50/1 and lower, quite frankly start with Jones' book first.

Once you move up to 1/2, you're going to find that Jones' strategy is going to leave you out in the cold. There is simply too much missing from this book to expect to win at 1/2 and above. I believe you'll wind up break-even at best.