Phil Gordon's Little Green Book

b33nz · #1 09-29-2005, 05:22 PM

I was wondering what you guys think about this book. I found it in my local B&N store, but barely had time to look through it. Did anyone start/finish reading it? Is it good for NL cash games? Thanks in advance...

#2 09-30-2005, 01:03 AM

I ordered it Sept. 26 and received it Sept. 29 from Amazon ($18.27). I'm 51/286 pages into it and already I like it VERY much. His discussion of small blind and big blind play has been very helpful to me because play in the blinds is my greatest weakness.

It's useful for both cash games and tournaments. It doesn't offer sample hand analysis like Harrington's books or cover topics in chapter format. Instead, it's patterned after the Little Red Book by golf teacher Harvey Penick in that it covers a topic in four paragraphs or so.

He has starting hand charts in the back of the book for full and shorthanded tables.

Overall, I think it's excellent and well worth the price.

npc · #3 09-30-2005, 01:36 AM

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I think it's quite good. A full review of it by me will be forthcoming in some publication in the next few weeks.

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Is it good for NL cash games?

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It focuses on tournaments, but a majority of the advice can be applied toward cash games as well.

benkahuna · #4 09-30-2005, 09:31 AM

I got it today taking back a second copy of HoH that was hiding in my dining area.

I've read the first 58 pages or so and a few sections in the back.

I think it's excellent. There are some original insights about how to play opponents in particular situations (basically Phil telling how he does it) and overall it's very good.

The simplicity of the design and instruction in the book is striking. I'm quite impressed Phil was able to be so succinct.

There is advice relevant to cash games even though Phil's focus is tournaments (though tournaments are not a focus of the book at all as far as I've read).

Aceshigh7 · #5 09-30-2005, 12:03 PM

Is this book geared toward limit, no-limit, or both?

npc · #6 09-30-2005, 01:41 PM

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Is this book geared toward limit, no-limit, or both?

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no-limit

benkahuna · #7 10-01-2005, 06:23 AM

exclusively no limit. Phil drives a Cadillac babeee!

AEKDBet · #8 10-02-2005, 07:20 AM

This is damn fine book. I'm very impressed from what I've read so far.

#9 10-02-2005, 11:30 AM

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This is damn fine book. I'm very impressed from what I've read so far.

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Can you guys please elaborate more on what makes the book so impressive? I'm very interested in picking this book up but would like to have some more information on what makes it so good. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

cwsiggy · #10 10-02-2005, 12:55 PM

I flipped through it in the bookstore yesterday. It is a collection of poker ideas/thoughts/lessons - one per page or so. Set up in the same way as Harvey Penick's lessons on golf.
What makes it good is it gets you thinking about specific poker ideas on an individual basis. You can probably read them in any order. I will be buying it.