Posts Tagged ‘Book Review’
by Simon Dexter Thursday, August 28th, 2008
When Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson beat TJ Cloutier in the WSOP* main event in 2000, many game theorists hailed the victory as one which marked the beginning of a new poker age. Forget all of that nonsense about reading your opponent or wearing dodgy sunglasses and a headset they suggested, for poker is en route to becoming a lot like chess or backgammon. In both of these games, computer models can replicate the moves of the greatest players; only child prodigies and world-class players can beat them.
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by Simon Dexter Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Is poker art? According to the wonderfully named Ulvis Albert it is and if you’re in any doubt, get a hold of his fabulous Poker Face 2, the book’s 25th Anniversary Edition.
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by Simon Dexter Thursday, August 14th, 2008
One should always be wary of books written by authors who decline to be acknowledged on the front cover. Sadly, the trend towards ‘anonymous’ tomes is a worrying one and is set back even further by the unattributed content of Play poker like a pigeon and take the money home.
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by Simon Dexter Thursday, August 7th, 2008
This book’s subtitle provides the clearest indication of where it is pitched (you might almost say it does exactly what it says on the front cover) because it is the ideal accompaniment to MTTs and is actually an excellent book for beginners.
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by Simon Dexter Thursday, July 31st, 2008
What is the definition of a ‘good poker book’? It’s a question we often ponder over here at Littlewoods Poker Towers for there are two distinct schools of thought. One says it must be informative and help players expand their knowledge of the game; the other says, provided it’s well written, it can simply tell a good poker tale.
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by Simon Dexter Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Given events in Vegas this week, it seemed appropriate to review a book which put the WSOP* at its heart. Ever since Tony Holden wrote Big Deal, the tale of an established writer setting off to Vegas with the intention of becoming world champion, he has spawned a plethora of copycat titles to the point where it has become an established literary genre, almost akin to a Michael Palin travelogue.
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by Simon Dexter Thursday, July 10th, 2008
There’s enough evidence to suggest that more than one author believes there is a direct link between winning at the poker table and achieving success in business.
For example, Greg Dinkin and Jeff Gitomer’s The Poker MBA is compulsory reading at several UK Business Schools, while Aaron Brown’s acclaimed The Poker Face of Wall Street is known to occupy the library shelves of at least two FTSE 100 chief executives. Meanwhile, John McDonald’s 1950 classic, Strategy in Poker, Business & War, is a must-read for those who appreciate an unequivocal connection constantly referred to in David Apostolico’s latest book, Poker Strategies for a Winning Edge in Business.
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by Simon Dexter Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Pat Dittmar might not be a household name, but as a journeyman poker pro, he’s seen most things over the twenty years he’s been involved with the game. During the same period, it’s evident that he has absorbed everything you need to know about poker’s mathematics.
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by Simon Dexter Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
In many respects, Mike Caro’s classic “Caro’s Book of Poker Tells” remains the definitive work on the subject, yet it’s interesting to note that despite the incredible number of poker-related books published since it was first published, few have sought to develop Caro’s themes. Now Burgess and Baldassarre (B&B) endeavour to do so in their enjoyable, informative text.
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by Simon Dexter Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Such is the relentless, production line-nature of new poker-related titles that you might by now expect to see two-year-old books as giveaways on the front of corn flakes boxes. This rule does not apply to Million Dollar Hold ‘Em, published in 2006 and written by Johnny Chan and Mark Karowe. The reasons for this are simple: the content is excellent, the book is well written and its advice remains relevant.
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