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Hellmuth is to poker players what Tiger Woods is to golfers. A seven-time World Series of Poker winner, he knows his craft and has now decided to pass a little of his wisdom on to less-skilled players. As the introduction stresses, this is not a book to be perused casually; rather, you read it like a textbook, a training manual for effective poker playing, at both beginning and advanced levels. As in Bellin's Poker Nation [BKL Mr 15 02], where the author explores the logic behind successful strategy, Hellmuth details card combinations and analyzes situations with the precision of a surgeon. And in both books the art of reading other players receives in-depth analysis. What's unique here is the breadth of coverage, focusing not only on traditional table play but also on online gaming, at which many high-end players now prosper. An extensive glossary makes for entertaining reading on its own, as does the impressive listing of Hellmuth's top-50 wins. A must for any gaming collection. Mary Frances Wilkens
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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“Phil Hellmuth gave me the best poker lesson I’ve ever received.” (Matt Damon, actor and co-star in the movie Rounders )
“Phil Hellmuth is the best poker tournament player that I have ever played against.” (Johnny Chan, Seven-time World Champion of Poker )
“Play Poker Like the Pros is the best poker strategy book ever written. ("Amarillo Slim" Preston, Hall of Fame inductee and poker's greatest ambassador. )
“From the moment I first played poker with Phil I knew that I was witnessing something special.” (Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson, Poker legend and eight-time World Champion of poker )
“Phil Hellmuth is the best poker tournament player that I have ever played against.” (Johnny Chan, Seven-time World Champion of Poker )
“Play Poker Like the Pros is the best poker strategy book ever written. ("Amarillo Slim" Preston, Hall of Fame inductee and poker's greatest ambassador. )
“From the moment I first played poker with Phil I knew that I was witnessing something special.” (Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson, Poker legend and eight-time World Champion of poker )
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Beyond Hold 'Em,
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This review is from: Play Poker Like The Pros: The greatest poker player in the world today reveals his million-dollar-winning strategies to the most popular tournament, home and online games (Paperback)
Previous reviewers have noted that Phil Hellmuth's book "Play Poker Like the Pros" has a very short section on Hold 'Em, and therefore have given the book a low rating. On the contrary, I believe that this book's strong suit is that it does cover more than one type of poker. This book, titled "Play Poker Like the Pros" not "Play Hold 'Em Like the Pros", covers the games of Limit/ No Limit/ Pot Limit Hold 'Em, Omaha-Hi, Omaha Hi-Lo Split, 7-Card Stud, Stud-8, Stud Hi-Low Split (Razz), and some online play.Although this is not an intermediate/advanced book, this book will give the beginner players out there a taste of the most popular variants of poker out there. Surprise surprise, Hold 'Em isn't the only form of poker that people play. With all that being said, onto the meat and the potatoes. This book really doesn't have much. Although it will give beginners a feel, rules and basic strategy in the games the book covers, there's really not much in here that will truly help improve people's games. In the Hold 'Em section, Phil preaches his top 12 hands to play in Limit, and the No-Limit 15 hands. Although this is a good starting point, there's more to this. Phil Hellmuth, although most of the poker world knows him as a total jerk, is a very good poker player, with years of play beneath his belt. And yet he's holding so much back? It's quite pitiful. The same recipe is used when writing the Omaha and Stud sections. Here are the best starting hands - if you get them, raise. Otherwise, fold. In short, this book is a perfect book for a beginner that has watched Hold 'Em on TV, and wants to expand outwards from there into different forms of poker. Once you get a feel for which game you like the best, then specialize from there. If you've been there, done that, the skip this book and move forward.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Beware of this mess!,
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This review is from: Play Poker Like The Pros: The greatest poker player in the world today reveals his million-dollar-winning strategies to the most popular tournament, home and online games (Paperback)
Without doubt the worst literature of poker I have ever read. it started very bad but I had to read to the end and it was an incredible waste of my time. I gave it a 2 star instead of a 1 star because it will tell true beginners to just be patient and play the top 10 hands, and that is even weak advice. It mentions NOTHING on strategies of limit or NL play, position play, chase odds, outs nothing!Save your money and time.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Garbage,
By David Ray (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Play Poker Like The Pros: The greatest poker player in the world today reveals his million-dollar-winning strategies to the most popular tournament, home and online games (Paperback)
Phil is of course one of the worlds best players, however his book is weak. The section on Holdem is only a fraction of the book. Absolute garbage. Harrington on Hold em is all you need!
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