Archive for July, 2010

Question by THJE: A good hold’em poker strategy book for a relative beginner?
I’m good at maths and it occurred to me now that i have a few months with nothing to do i should use this to try and make money with online poker. I’ve played with my family before, but usually with play money and not to a very high standard. I can work out the probabilities of a hand winning and stuff, but i am aware there’s a lot more to it, including analyzing the way players bet and the psychology of it, so does anyone know of a good book that can help me learn some of that stuff. Specifically, I’d like to learn how to win at low-limit tables (like .50/ or lower), and take the money off the players which i assume are quite bad who play on those tables.

So basically I want a book on limit hold’em poker strategy designed for consistently taking small amounts of money from weak players. Can anyone reccomend anything?
thank you Judas (!), do you know where I could buy that Lee Jones one in London, I’ve also heard about it and by the title it sounds fairly ideal…

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Answer by JudasHero
Depends what games you’re playing exactly, but here’s what I’ve heard is good:
Super System 1 & 2 (Doyle Brunson)
David Sklansky’s Theory of Poker and Hold Em Poker (Sklansky is consider THE expert on anything poker, especially in regards to theory)
Internet Texas Hold Em (Matthew Hilger)
The Complete Book of Hold Em Poker (Gary Carson)
Hold Em Excellence: From Beginner to Winner (Lou Krieger)
Winning Low Limit Hold Em (Lee Jones; this one has been recommended to me many times since I also play low limits)

Hope that helps.

Also, just looking up strategy in general will give you a lot of great tips. There are lots of great articles out there, many by professional players, completely free.

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Question by Janck Fan: What is a good song to put in the background of a poker video?
Me and my friends played poker and i video taped it. (Just for fun we weren’t betting money or anything) And i need a good poker kind of song to play in the background.

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Answer by gkothari
I think it is poker face by britany spears

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Question by Bob Smith: Is 4 years of poker experience enough for WSOP?
If I play online poker now until im 21 (4 years), with some real life tournaments too, will I be good enough to have a fair chance of a cash finish in WSOP?
By the way, I will be very dedicated in my practice of the 4 years, with many hours every day of practice. Appreciate any help/answers!

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Answer by pdq
You left out one little, tiny detail. I think it might be an important one.

Are you a WINNING poker player?!?!? I’m not talking about fake money games – they mean absolutely, positively NOTHING. I mean – have you been playing CASH tournaments and winning money from them? Are you UP more money than you’re down?

Even if you are winning, I would still have to predict, “no” – you do not have a “fair chance” of a cash finish. Especially if you’re talking about the Main Event. Thousands of people enter this tournament, and most of them are highly skilled players. Last year, 6,494 people entered. 648 of them were paid. So you have to do better than 90% of the field!

I imagine if you entered every possible event that there was, your chances would start going up. Somehow I believe you’re only talking about the main event.

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