Great book for those with Experience

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	• The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition Andy Bloch, Richard Brodie, ... Grand Central Publishing, 2007 - 448 pages average customer review:based on 26 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

great book

My order came promptly and it is a very good book to get some tips from

good enough

I was really looking forward to this book. After reading the reviews and seeing listed names that had participated I knew it was for me. I have to admit though, that I haven't read a section about razz because I don't know the rules of the game) and a chapter about Omaha 8 or better so I won't comment them. Besides, there are plenty of material to be read in this book even if you're not crazy about razz strategy. Essays I loved the most were the ones written by Phil Gordon and Chris Ferguson (also, I was pleasantly surprised with sections about limit hold'em, a game that is a bit ignored here in Europe) so I refreshed my memory a bit with those parts. I think this book is definitively not for beginners since it expects from you to know a lot of poker terminology and besides that, authors sometimes advise completely different approaches to the game or some specific parts of it (like playing pre-flop: if first to enter should you limp in from time to time or, as a rule of thumb, raise every single time?) So I think it might be confusing for the beginners who still haven't developed feel for the game or some style that works for them. Interesting book that let's you see how all the different poker personalities play this game.

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Great book for those with Experience

This is a true gem in the wacky world of poker books. After Sklanski & Malmuth, Super System I/II, and the Harrington trilogy, there are very few poker books that actually offer original content or any new insights into the game of poker. True, Bill Chen's "The Mathematics of Poker" offers both - to some extent - but in a format that is better suited for someone working on dissertation research more than for someone looking to get an edge at a poker table. The value of this particular book comes from the differing perspectives of the authors. Gavin Smith, Howard Lederer, and Chris Ferguson (just to name a few) have disparate playing styles and it is reflected in the portions of the book they write. Some go as so far as to implore the reader to ignore some of the advice from the earlier authors. While Ferguson doesn't care for flat calling raises, Gavin Smith loves it, and both explain the reasons why. Ted Forest goes as so far as telling the reader to ignore his advice in the aptly titled "Don't Play like Ted Forest" chapter.

If you are considering buying this book, there's a good chance you know about position play, starting hands, and most other basics. What I loved most about this book is the fact that these pros tell the reader how they play, not how a hand should be played. Due deference is given to Sklanski and Malmuth, but the advice doled out is original and unique. It's refreshing to read how differently two pros would play the same hand and their explanations for doing so.

The only weak point in the book is the discussion about online poker is not as in depth as one would expect (or in my case, hope) in a "Full Tilt" title.

I would strongly recommend this book over most any other in the soup of modern poker books.

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A Poker Bible

Great compilation for those interested in all forms of poker. Great instruction from some of the greatest names in the sport.

A Keeper

Enjoyed this book.I would have liked to see more about online play but whats here is great and alot of it is applicable to online. Its a great complement to the Harrington books.

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