Poker Articles

December 2005 - Posts

• Hold'Em Excellence : Book Review

  
  

  Hold'em Excellence: From Beginner to Winner by Lou Krieger Hold'em Excellence was the first poker book I ever bought and I am very glad I did. It is a slim volume (175 pages) which covers the basics in an elegantly simple manner. The Subtitle... Read More... Posted Dec 23 2005, 01:26 PM by Lenny with No Comments

• Hold'em Poker For Advanced Players : Book Review

  
  

  Hold'em Poker For Advanced Players by David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth Hold'em Poker For Advanced Players was the first poker book I ever read, after Hoyle anyway. My brother bought it and I would read bits of it before our weekly game, and innevitably... Read More... Posted Dec 23 2005, 01:21 PM by Lenny with No Comments

• Positively Fifth Street : Book Review

  
  

  Positively Fifth Street by James McManus This book is half poker journal and half murder mystery/courtroom drama. McManus alternates chapters between his experience at the 2000 World Series of Poker and accounts of the controversial trial for the murder... Read More... Posted Dec 23 2005, 01:00 PM by Lenny with No Comments

• Kill Phil : Book Review

  
  

  Kill Phil: the Fast Track to Success in No Limit Hold'em Poker Tournaments by Blair Rodman and Lee Nelson I had the pleasure of playing with Blair Rodman at my first table at the Bellagio Five Diamond main event, and after only 12 hours of begging... Read More... Posted Dec 17 2005, 09:54 AM by brsavage with No Comments

• Poker Nation : Book Review

  
  

  Poker Nation by Andy Bellin Andy Bellin isn't an ego-maniac. He isn't a self proclaimed poker god, or poker expert. When he wrote Poker Nation , he was the average American player. He didn't raise all-in with the slide of a bar, or the click... Read More... Posted Dec 16 2005, 05:43 AM by jmaltz with No Comments

• Harrington on Hold'em Vol. 1 : Book Review

  
  

  Harrington on Hold'em Vol. 1 by Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie I just recently finished volume 1 of Harrington on Hold 'em. Maybe it's because I am a better poker player than I was when I first read other poker books, but I feel like this... Read More... Posted Dec 16 2005, 05:41 AM by checkitdown with No Comments

• Super System II : Book Review

  
  

  Supersystem II by Doyle Brunson The Poker Bible is just one of the nicknames given to the first book written by legendary Poker player Doyle Brunson. Well, if the original Super System is "The Poker Bible", than Super System II is Poker's... Read More... Posted Dec 16 2005, 05:38 AM by supermoves with No Comments

• Professional Poker : Book Review

  
  

  Professional Poker: The Essential Guide to Playing for a Living by Mark Blade With the popularity of poker at a level never seen before, millions of recreational poker players have found themselves dreaming of someday becoming the next Johnny Chan or... Read More... Posted Dec 16 2005, 05:36 AM by yogiblair with No Comments

• Tournament Poker and the Art of War : Book Review

  
  

  Tournament Poker and the Art of War – by David Apostolico This is the most intriguing poker book I ever happened across. Author David Apostolico correlates the text of the Chinese classic and no limit poker strategy. Sun Tzu's The Art of War has stood... Read More... Posted Dec 16 2005, 05:25 AM by K-ROb with No Comments

• Play Poker Like the Pros : Book Review

  
  

  Play Poker Like the Pros by Phil Hellmuth To 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... Read More... Posted Dec 16 2005, 05:21 AM by GambitMJ with No Comments