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LIFE ON TILT
by John Blowers
Price ... $28.95 Hard / $22.95 Soft
Life on Tilt is a novel about those interests that have equal potential to
complete or destroy us. Whether it's another person, a hobby or a faith, each of
us has consuming passions that, if left unexplored, would leave us unfulfilled.
If explored too thoroughly, could jeopardize everything else we hold dear. It's
a delicate balance. Poker is used throughout this work as a catalyst for change,
conflict and character development. Both Hardbound and paperbound,
May 2008. |
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HARRINGTON ON CASH
GAMES - SET OF 2
by Dan Harrington
Price ... $60.00
Save on 2 of the most important books in all of pokerdom by
buying as a set. Normally $34.95 EACH,
purchase together and save $9.90.
Dan Harrington begins his insight into success at cash games in
Volume 1 with chapters that look basic ideas such
as the four principles: expectation, odds and outs, bet types before
moving on to the Elements of No-Limit Hold’em and covering stack
sizes in relation to hand selection, bet count tables, pot size and
pot commitment. Also hand reading. The third major section of the
book includes tight-aggressive play before the flop. That’s followed
by the same concept on the flop, heads-up, then multiple opponents.
Plenty of sample hands illustrate the concepts. 418 pages,
paperbound, 2008.
Volume 2 continues with chapters that look at tight
aggressive play on the turn, tight aggressive play on the river,
tells and observations, playing a style that’s loose-aggressive and
beating the weak games, bankroll management. Each chapter covers
myriad topics such as reasons for betting, balancing bet size,
bluffing, leverage, understanding where you stand, playing live
games, disguising your play, picking up blinds, applying pressure.
Also includes an interview with Bobby Hoff. 374 pages, paperbound,
2008.
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WINNING STRATEGIES
FOR NO-LIMIT HOLD'EM
by Nick Christenson & Russ Fox
Price ... $24.95
Discusses in depth the critically important aspects of hold'em
that other authors generally gloss over. The authors attempt to
improve your understanding of the game by focusing on a few key
elements such as
The importance of planning ahead
When and why to switch between and optimal and exploitative
strategy
Understanding the differences between deep-stacked and
short-stacked play
Comprehensive exam of bet sizing
This books is divided into three major sections beginning with the
basics which includes the differentiation of no-limit short-stacked
and deep-stacked play, playing styles and tactical notions. The
second section focuses on bet sizing, working backwards from the
river, to the turn, to the flop and pre-flop. The third section
discusses opponents, small ball tactics (keeping the pot small),
details and putting it all together. Some of the latter section
covers inexperienced players, players who are afraid of going
all-in, why a player must bluff. 200 pages, paperbound, 2008.
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HATS AND EYEGLASSES
by Martha Frankel
Price ... $23.95
Here’s a well-written book about a professional writer who
discovered poker, immersed herself in the game, and eventually went
under, leaving nothing of her former self above water but her hat and
eyeglasses. The author missed lucrative writing assignments that would
cover a month’s worth of living expenses in exchange for an
all-nighter in a poker room to win $80. A good read for those who
think they might have a gambling problem, who have friends with a
gambling problem, or who like to read about gambling in general. 226
pages, hardbound, 2008. |
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HOW TO BEAT SIT-&-GO
POKER TOURNAMENTS
by Neil Timothy
Price ... $14.95
Sit-n-go tournaments make up about half the tourney action in
online poker. They exist in land-based card rooms as well. The author
claims there's a lot of dead money in these events because people
don't know how to play the right strategy. He shows how strategy
differs from live action and from multi-table tournaments, with
information about when to play conservatively, when to get aggressive,
when to be hyper aggressive, as well as how to play early,
short-handed, on the bubble, in the money and heads up. 176 pages,
indexed, paperbound, 2008. |
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TOURNAMENT HOLD'EM HAND BY
HAND
by Neil D. Meyers
Price ... $19.95
The author believes that most tournament play advice is dead wrong.
That's because most of it is geared toward those huge events seen on
TV, the ones that last for days rather than a few hours. The typical
tournament ($40-1,000 buy-in) is faster and requires more than a
desperate attempt to survive. With that in mind, the book has four
chapter devoted to teaching the reader how to win despite a run of bad
cards; how to assess good value tournaments and avoid bad ones; how to
play short-stacs; how to build a big stack and use it as a weapon; how
to take advantage you position and when and how to change pace as the
blinds and antes increase. 177 pages, paperbound, 2008. |
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