Internet Texas Hold'em: Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro |
Publish Year: 2003
Edition: 1
Pages: 298
Price: $19.77
Let me be perfectly clear: This is not a bad book on how to successfuly play holdem. I would have no problem recommending this book to anyone who is interested in LEARNING how to play.
However, as a book that advertises itself as how to play and win online it is no better than anything else out there. Which is to say: it is a disappointment. 80% of the book is dedicated to the basics of holdem play and strategy. The remaining 20% offers sometimes useful insight into playing online but nothing that is particularly insightful or revolutionary.
bought this book based on the overwhelmingly positive reviews that are listed here. I can only assume after having read the book myself that most, if not all, of the reviewers are personal friends of the author and are jazzing it up so that he can sell a few more copies.
If you want to win holdem on the internet I think that I can offer you a little advice and save you the price of this book (and the other internet books). First, if you already know how to play well then just keep playing, practice makes perfect. In other words, follow good strategy, be patient and don't go on tilt. Second, if you don't know how to play well then buy a few books (most of them say the same things), read them carefully and practice alot. Third, don't play over your head. Stay at low limits for a while and then graduate to no limits at small blinds. That is where you will make the money. Fourth, go back to your books frequently and follow the strategies, they do work.
So far the best internet poker book that I have read is "Killer Poker Online" It starts out assuming that you already know how to play and then outlines the basic differences between b&m joints versus online play (higher hands per hour and the lack of visual tells). I would also recommend a book on pure advice of philosophy like "The Tao of Poker"
Finally, don't buy this book in search of the "secret" to winning on the internet. It is simply not any better or different than anything else out there. It's a good BASIC book on holdem, nothing more, nothing less. I wish I could get my money back, maybe I'll sell it used.
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