Yeah, so I've been meaning to complete my reviews on my list of books sometime soon. In fact I have another one to add, which is Antonio Esfandiari's new book, In The Money. I've been looking for a book specifically like this one because he pays special attention to making money at cash games instead of tournaments. It's a pretty easy read as far as time goes. I read it in two days, but need to read it again to soak up some more information. I like the way Antonio explains situations and ways to go about playing. It's very helpful and it will make you think about your game and the profitability of an aggressive style of play. Don't worry, I'll have more postings coming soon.
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Sunday, January 29, 2006
A Year in a Day's Time
Or also known as my birthday! Yeah okay, so it's nothing to jump up and down about. In fact, my birthday just gives me an excuse to reflect back on all the things that I've been meaning to do, but haven't yet accomplished. Unfortunately, that list seems to be growing longer every year. My New Year's resolutions are still on the list for this year and hopefully I will fulfill those sometime soon.
As far as book review postings go, I should have a few more up here soon. Writing these reviews gives me a chance to refresh my memory on some of the books I haven't picked up in a while. A review of Phil Hellmuth's book is up next as well as Holdem for Advanced Players.
As far as book review postings go, I should have a few more up here soon. Writing these reviews gives me a chance to refresh my memory on some of the books I haven't picked up in a while. A review of Phil Hellmuth's book is up next as well as Holdem for Advanced Players.
Friday, January 27, 2006
Review of Mark Blade's Book, Professional Poker
I was going to go in sequence with my reviews, but I had just bought this one and would like to write a review of it while everything is still fresh in my head.
The information presented in Mark Blade's book is quite comprehensive and well laid out. In fact, Mr. Blade gives clear and concise examples for every main idea throughout the book as well as several references to other sources of information such as various books by 2+2 Publishing . Overall the book is mostly useful to people just starting to get into poker and want to learn more about the finer aspects of the game. For people who have been playing poker for a few years and have read all the standard books, mainly from 2+2 publishing, one will find that most of the information in Professional Poker come from all those standards and the book will basically re-affirm all the main ideas they have read from those other books. The chapter that stands out as very helpful and informative would be his chapter on odds. The author really takes the time to explain probably the most complex part of poker and applies it to game situations.
The only thing I didn't like about Professional Poker is that the author plugged his other two books way too much and they haven't even been released yet. If you are the type of person that is well versed in poker literature, I would recomend Barry Greenstein's book, Ace on the River, over Blade's work.
Overall Rating (1-10): 6
The information presented in Mark Blade's book is quite comprehensive and well laid out. In fact, Mr. Blade gives clear and concise examples for every main idea throughout the book as well as several references to other sources of information such as various books by 2+2 Publishing . Overall the book is mostly useful to people just starting to get into poker and want to learn more about the finer aspects of the game. For people who have been playing poker for a few years and have read all the standard books, mainly from 2+2 publishing, one will find that most of the information in Professional Poker come from all those standards and the book will basically re-affirm all the main ideas they have read from those other books. The chapter that stands out as very helpful and informative would be his chapter on odds. The author really takes the time to explain probably the most complex part of poker and applies it to game situations.
The only thing I didn't like about Professional Poker is that the author plugged his other two books way too much and they haven't even been released yet. If you are the type of person that is well versed in poker literature, I would recomend Barry Greenstein's book, Ace on the River, over Blade's work.
Overall Rating (1-10): 6
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