Poker Books

[kiddo]

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I agree with you that there are many weak tight strategies in "Middle Limit holdem" but if one is smart enough to just ignore those parts in the book, then the book becomes one of the best out there IMO

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Yep, his introduction to each subject is really good (some of it from "Improve Your Poker") and if one just remember that his advice sometimes is a bit on the weak/tight side (or the player we paly against are more LAG) its no problem.

Real Poker II is really good. But isnt it the strategy articles from Real Poker I? There is nothing new in Real Poker II but also nothing missing when it comes to strategy-articles? Or am I wrong?

[Victor]

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I agree with you that there are many weak tight strategies in "Middle Limit holdem" but if one is smart enough to just ignore those parts in the book, then the book becomes one of the best out there IMO

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Yep, his introduction to each subject is really good (some of it from "Improve Your Poker") and if one just remember that his advice sometimes is a bit on the weak/tight side (or the player we paly against are more LAG) its no problem.

Real Poker II is really good. But isnt it the strategy articles from Real Poker I? There is nothing new in Real Poker II but also nothing missing when it comes to strategy-articles? Or am I wrong?

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advice in mlhe is not really weak tight given the player descriptions. however, we rarely encounter those types of players in online games. go to vegas and it will make a lot more sense.

[kiddo]

Im sure u are right but I think there is a problem if we follow him to cloesly and are playing SH against observant players. They will start to raise in some tricky situations and make us fold.

As Malmuth said in his review (which I think is a bit to hard, I do like the book):

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Put another way, if you are unknown to your opponents and play like they describe, you will probably have no difficulty. But as you become known, some of your opponents should begin to exploit this flaw, and your ability to win should begin to fall off. In fact, if and when I feel someone plays as the authors describe, I’ll work an extra bet or raise in every now and then. If enough people begin to do this, and this should eventually happen to a regular player, some pots that should be yours will be taken away from you, and your overall results should deteriorate.


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Reviews are here:

http://archiveserver.twoplustwo.com/show...part=all&vc

[Fantell]

On the investing discussion, I'm going to throw my lot in with the just diversify crowd. Poker and investing are a lot like each other in that there are a few people at the top that take money from everyone else who cares to compete. When it comes to investing, odds that you're going to win after variance has been taken into account are very slim.

I work for the largest hedge fund in the world, and my personal money is all passively invested in a diversified mix of different asset classes. I tell all my friends to do the same thing.