Tag Archives: books
harrington on holdem (vol 1)
my new favorite book on NL tournament play.
carson’s holdem book
gary carson’s book offers some alternative ways of looking at loose games, and it really got me thinking about some things. three thumbs up. carson is all about getting value out of your hands. he compares different perspectives, from sklansky … Continue reading
carson’s holdem book
gary carson’s book offers some alternative ways of looking at loose games, and it really got me thinking about some things. three thumbs up.
blackjack poetry: how the grinch stole las vegas
a poem by my good friend wilfo the classic conflict between the “day job” and positive EV blackjack. the solution… teach the boss to count cards!
blackjack poetry: how the grinch stole las vegas
“a poem”:http://www.jaymortensen.com/blackjack/grinch.html by my good friend wilfo
Zen and the Art of Poker, by larry phillips
i have mixed feelings about this book. it made me think, and phillips does a pretty good job of relating zen concepts and classic zen quotations to poker. he also throws in quite a number of good one-liners himself , … Continue reading
limit HE books
i’ve read a lot of holdem books… here are some books i would recommend for relative newbies: —Winning Low-Limit Hold’em by Lee Jones – has a lot of good advice about how to play loose passive games typical of low-limit … Continue reading
NL books: micro-reviews
here are some thoughts on a few NL holdem books i’ve read… ciaffone and reuben’s “pot-limit and no-limit poker” is very good, covers cash games and tournament, and some stuff you probably don’t care about (pot-limit 7 stud???). its a … Continue reading