worst poker books of all time

[hothead]

allthough it didnt cost me anything, i regret going throught the hassle of a promotional copy of phil helmuths book, play like a pro. I feel no authors efforts should be labled as horrible, but then again, i'm kind of a horrible person. So sorry phil, i hope u made some cash off it, but it sucks.

anyone else wanna help me from buying crap, then reply with you worst book ever.

[Warik]

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So sorry phil, i hope u made some cash off it, but it sucks

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Does it have a chapter on all of his bad beats?

[hothead]

yah, co-wrote by TJ clotier, lol

[BreakEvenPlayer]

Phil Hellmuth is an incredible poker player, and his book is great for someone who is a novice at hold 'em.

So many people rip on this guy, I for one love watching his antics on TV and think a character like his is great for poker.

[Joe826]

Me too, nothing is better than watching him getting sucked out on. I wouldn't mind seeing him win a tournament though.

[Inthacup]

Anything from the Ken Warren collection should be avoided like the plague.

Cup

[MicroBob]

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So sorry phil, i hope u made some cash off it, but it sucks.


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why do you hope he made some cash off of it??
i hope he makes as little as possible off that book.

saying that it's a good manual for the beginning player is just plain wrong.

i have a new favorite player at Party. spotted on the NL-25 tables....his name is HellmuthHatr

someone asked him if he hates Hellmuth and why.
i was quick to help..."because he's soooo hateable"


Hellmuth's book really is the worst (although i am told that some of his non-holdem advice isn't so bad).
it just bugs me that he had the tenacity to write such a bad book while there are such good ideas in SuperSystem, 2+2 books....and even WLLHE by Lee Jones.



by the way....Mason's book Gambling Theory and Other Topics has a rather large section where he reviews an array of poker books on a 1-10 scale.
there are enough books in there that received ratings of 5 or lower to make it a fairly interesting read.
this was before Hellmuth's book though which i am guessing would have received a 2 or 3.

if you are truly interested in seeking out the worst poker-books ever than check out his essay in that book.
i can't find my copy at the moment (may have left it in my car) but if anyone else has it perhaps they could provide some of the Worst of the Worst.

[deacsoft]

TRUE!!!!!

[Ed Miller]

Does it have a chapter on all of his bad beats?

His next book is about his bad beats.

[TXTiger]

"... and his book is great for someone who is a novice at hold 'em."

As long as this person who is new to holdem is not a friend of mine, then I agree. I'd like to buy a copy of the holdem chapters for every person I play against. I wonder how much impact his book has on the 15-30 game, since he is well known and many new players are playing in the game. Everytime I see someone play pocket fives like pocket aces I wonder if they are playing poker like the pros.