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Summary: You Can Really Win With This Book!
Review: Great stratiegies and insight from a top notch poker player.
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Summary: Great Hold'em & Stud Poker Book
Review: This is an excellent book and an enjoyable read. However, when I think of Phil it's his expertise in reading his opponents that I most admire. Unfortunately, while he mentions the importance of this skill throughout his book and states that this skill can be learned by anyone, there is little content about this aspect of the game. Of course there are many other books covering the psychology of poker, common tells, etc., but I was very interested in Phil's insights.Though I'm just an amateur and use the Wilson Tournament Hold'Em software for practice, I've already observed improvements in my hold'em game. My tournament statistics and earnings with the Wilson software improved dramatically by applying the concepts within this book. I'll be in a couple games this weekend and look forward to seeing how my opponents react to my revised image.
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Summary: The Mother of All Poker Primers
Review: Hellmuth, a seven time world champion, and all around smart guy, provides a book that assumes the reader knows nothing about poker. The basics are explained with clarity. Then Phil discusses the math, game theory, and strategy in various poker games with an emphasis on Hold 'Em, the most complex (most interesting) and most popular form of tournament and casino poker. If you're already an Eagle (Phil classifies players according to type, such as the Mouse, the Elephant, the Jackal, etc. Eagles are birds capable of feathering their nests with millions of dollars from poker) this would be an interesting book for the insight it provides into the mind of another certified Eagle. If you're a beginner or intermediate with Eaglelike aspirations, this is the best primer around. It's not the only book you'll need to read, but it will teach you the language and strategies of poker. Then the manuals written for advanced players will make sense and you'll gain much more from them than if you just jumped in to one of them. One caveat: before you jump into a game for real money, finish the book. Don't get fired up after a chapter or two and hit the poker room at the Bellagio expecting to clean up. In poker, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. FINISH THE BOOK before you open your wallet.
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Summary: Pays for itself!
Review: This is a fantastic book for beginner and intermediate poker players. Written by one of the best players in the game and a true expert at "reading the player". Pick it up!
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Summary: GREAT and so easy to follow!
Review: I have been playing poker since I was 8 and this is most detailed and easy to follow poker book I've ever read. I've never been able to figure out how to win some of the harder games, but this book really has made me know how to be a pro. I gave it to my neice who wants to learn how to play--so it's great for beginners too. Thanks Phil Hellmuth--there's a reason you're the champ!
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Summary: This Book = $$$
Review: I bought it yesterday at Barnes and Noble, and it has already helped me play better. I've already made $30 + online by combining some of the Limit Hold'em advice with his NL Hold'em strategy. There could have been some more strategies for online play, but this book is great!
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Summary: Buyer Beware!
Review: If you are looking for an overview of the 3 main types of poker (Hold 'Em, Omaha and 7-Stud), along with strategies for each, I'd say this is an excellent book. I bought this book in a hurry, thinking it would talk more about No Limit Hold 'Em (NLH) and Pot Limit Hold 'Em (PLH). And while some of Phil's Beginner's strategies for Limit Hold 'Em apply to NLH and PLH, not all do, particularly his Intermediate and Advanced Strategies. I would have liked to see more about playing NLH/PLH after the flop. I would suggest using Amazon's "Search Inside" feature and viewing the table of contents before purchasing. Note the number of pages devoted to each game: Limit Hold 'Em (106 pages); NLH/PLH (30 pages); Omaha (82 pages); 7-Stud (and variations thereof--78 pages); Internet/Cyber Strategy (17 pages). I was particularly disappointed in the 17 pages devoted to Internet Poker & Cyber Strategy. Most of it was promotion for Phil's own website, and very little talk about strategy for online play (though, to be fair, this book was published when online poker was still in its infancy). Overall, I would say this is a great book for breadth, and there are some interesting stories from Phil's career. Yes, there is some self-promotion, but it's not as bad as some of the other reviewers would have you believe (he also talks about times when he was simply outplayed). This is the first poker book I've read, and I'm guessing (hoping!) it's not the best one out there, but I, for one, am glad I own it.
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Summary: Hell-Mouth......writes a good one
Review: This was a very Enjoyable Book. It provided important and useful concepts about the game of Poker. I learned new concepts, which identified some leaks in my game. Leaks in your game can come from anywhere!!! Leaks can originate from lack of aggression, overcalling raises, misreading opponents and any other number of ways. So this book helps. Many people look at poker the wrong way. They think to win they need to do all of this super fancy plays and mindblowing stunts. Well folks...there are not that many options in poker...you fold, call or raise. So its really hard to do thinks that will just fool your opponents all the time. To win at poker it is mostly limiting your mistakes and getting all that you can from winning hands and minimizing losses on losing hands...that's it Ive been playing for about 5 years now and love the game. Ive read many poker books and found this one to be very good. So I would suggest you buy this book and maybe a couple others and get to playing. There's really no excuse anymore - since anyone can access the internet. (...)
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Summary: its a good book
Review: Phil's book was the first poker book I had purchased when I began playing poker at a more competitive level. Prior to reading this book, I had failed at the lowest levels of poker in both limit and no limit play. I studied his book and my winnings increased almost 300% within a few weeks. His general principals and guidlines are just that and need to be implemented in your own style of play. This book is not meant to be the sole guide to your game, however is defineately very useful and easy to read for the beginning player. Phil is a world class poker player and has had much success in his life at the table. We don't have to like him, but I don't have to like people to be able to learn from them either. His style is much like mine and I wouldn't be at the level I am at had I not purchased his book. I've certainly added to my collection as my game has improved but this is the perfect book for beginning players.
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Summary: Phil is a poker genius
Review: I am finally going to take the time to address this great book. It has taken me a while , but now i am willing to leave some great feedback. This book is absolutely incredible. I have read this book about twice and every time i read it i learn something new. This book is really useful and if you follow its approach you are guaranteed to make money. Phil hellmuth is a great player and he demonstrates the amount of skill he has by the info in this book. This book is a money making machine. If you invest in this book you won't be sorry. Phil's approach to Texas hold'em is remarkable. Many people don't understand what a good starting hand is or even what a good flop may be. But Phil demonstrates exactly what you need to do to win. Now there may be many bad beats along the way , but in the long term this book is so helpful. I am very much like Phil because when i have a bad beat i also get very frustrated and usually start to run my mouth to the other players. This book is a must have!!!
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