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GambitMJ |
Published
Dec 16 2005, 05:21 AM
Play Poker Like the Prosby Phil HellmuthTo begin with this book is probably not for the advanced all around
player, but moreseo a beginner’s guide to all the widely played poker
games- including Texas Holdem. For an experienced Holdem player, the
book can be instrumental in teaching important elements of games he or
she may not be as familiar with such as razz, seven card stud, Omaha
and Stud 8/B. Mostly this book teaches starting requirements to enter a
pot and how to deal with certain situations that may come up. This book
is not only a teaching manual but Hellmuth throws in many of his own
poker anecdotes, and of course promotes his greatness in the process!
In
terms of the Limit and No limit Holdem sections, they are of course the
longest sections in the book because of their vast popularity, but I
believe them to be the weakest in the book. Mainly because there are so
many more books that deal with the subject in such more depth and
greater detail that Hellmuth’s section is inadequate and leaves much
too be desired.
The other sections dealing with the "other"
poker games are a nice beginner’s guide with some insightful views on
the different games and Phil’s best starting hand guide for each game.
These are very useful for players just starting out, especially since
less is known about these games and the best starting hands in games
such as Stud 8/B are still disputed by pro’s.
The weakest
section of the book, however is the one regarding Internet poker. For
the most part Phil just talks about Ultimatebet.com (the site he
endorses) and talks little or nothing about the intricacies of Internet
poker. For the most part this section is simply filler, if it were left
out entirely, nothing would be lost from the book.
Overall
however, a solid book for the beginning player, or the advanced
specialist wishing to diversify in games, but it still has some major
weaknesses including its brevity on key topics.
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