For beginning and novice players who want to play and win at Texas hold¿em¿95% of the card-playing market¿this is the perfect antidote. The book is designed for those players who want to learn ¿right now¿ and enjoy instant success at the tables. Fifty quick sections focus on key winning concepts, making learning both easy and fast.
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Daniel Negreanu is the greatest young poker player in the world. He is a two-time World Poker Tour champion, winner of four bracelets at the World Series of Poker, and a contributor to Super System 2. Since 1997, he has won more major tournament than any other player in the world. He is currently the second all-time leading money winner on the World Poker Tour Circuit. In 2004, Negreanu finished in the money in five World Series events, and won the Player of the Year award.
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Daniel Negreanu (born July 26, 1974, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional poker player with four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour Championship titles.
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66 of 69 people found the following review helpful
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I agree with Nick and Milhouse below: this book is mediocre at best. I doubt that Daniel Negreanu contributed a single idea to the writing of "Hold 'em Wisdom for all Players." There isn't one bit of unique advice in here that hasn't been seen in the poker literature for the past two decades. In fact, it feels like some ghostwriter all but copied and pasted large blocks of text from David Sklansk's works on hold em (but deleting the mathematical or strategic explanations for various plays).
Now don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Daniel Negreanu. I was hoping to glean some sort of insight into his thought process at the tables while reading this book. But quite simply, none of that is here. "Hold 'em Wisdom for all Players" advocates a tight, weak style of play that I doubt Daniel Negreanu would ever employ. It focuses on basic card values, provides no particularly helpful guidance on reading your opponents, and is shallow in its reasoning and explanation for its various "bits of wisdom." Even for beginners, this book is far too elementary, taking the form of "thou shalt not play J8 off-suit" without any explanation of math, positioning, chip count, etc. I was hoping for a book that would provide some insight into how to play an intelligent, but aggressive game of poker; this book can only teach you how to play a truly conservative, borderline passive game. This might be enough to help you win a fair bit of money against drunken tourists at the $1/$2 ring games in Vegas, but this style of play probably will not work against more aggressively unpredictable online players.
For all that, I'll give the book three stars because "Hold 'em Wisdom for all Players" may still be useful for rank amateurs in staying out of too much trouble while learning the game. The book also isn't bad in the sense that these bits of advice have been considered conventional truths in the poker world for decades now. And maybe I'm being nice because I like Daniel Negreanu and even read his blog on occasion. In any event, if you've read Sklansky and Harrington before, then this book is wholly duplicative, if not inferior, to those works. But if this is the first book you were looking at for learning Texas hold 'em, it wouldn't be a bad choice.
I'd also recommend The Poker Tournament Formula and Poker Tips that Pay: Expert Strategy Guide for Winning No Limit Texas Hold em for readers that are looking for more detailed, hand-by-hand poker strategy and advice.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Daniel Negreanu. I was hoping to glean some sort of insight into his thought process at the tables while reading this book. But quite simply, none of that is here. "Hold 'em Wisdom for all Players" advocates a tight, weak style of play that I doubt Daniel Negreanu would ever employ. It focuses on basic card values, provides no particularly helpful guidance on reading your opponents, and is shallow in its reasoning and explanation for its various "bits of wisdom." Even for beginners, this book is far too elementary, taking the form of "thou shalt not play J8 off-suit" without any explanation of math, positioning, chip count, etc. I was hoping for a book that would provide some insight into how to play an intelligent, but aggressive game of poker; this book can only teach you how to play a truly conservative, borderline passive game. This might be enough to help you win a fair bit of money against drunken tourists at the $1/$2 ring games in Vegas, but this style of play probably will not work against more aggressively unpredictable online players.
For all that, I'll give the book three stars because "Hold 'em Wisdom for all Players" may still be useful for rank amateurs in staying out of too much trouble while learning the game. The book also isn't bad in the sense that these bits of advice have been considered conventional truths in the poker world for decades now. And maybe I'm being nice because I like Daniel Negreanu and even read his blog on occasion. In any event, if you've read Sklansky and Harrington before, then this book is wholly duplicative, if not inferior, to those works. But if this is the first book you were looking at for learning Texas hold 'em, it wouldn't be a bad choice.
I'd also recommend The Poker Tournament Formula and Poker Tips that Pay: Expert Strategy Guide for Winning No Limit Texas Hold em for readers that are looking for more detailed, hand-by-hand poker strategy and advice.
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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I'm a big fan of Negreanu, and have had the pleasure of watching him on pretty much every televised game he's been on. Unfortunately, I'm in agreement with many of the other reviews here, in that this book is simply disappointing at best.
There's no new information here, nor even any unique insights into old information. Having read dozens of other books and always finding some new wisdom in them, I can't say I read a single thing in this book that was worth the money I paid for it. By all means, buy any book but this one. Phil Gordon's Little Blue/Green Book, Super/System II, Harrington on Hold'em (highly recommended!), any of Sklansy's books, are all great picks, and far more value for your dollar than Hold'em Wisdom.
There's no new information here, nor even any unique insights into old information. Having read dozens of other books and always finding some new wisdom in them, I can't say I read a single thing in this book that was worth the money I paid for it. By all means, buy any book but this one. Phil Gordon's Little Blue/Green Book, Super/System II, Harrington on Hold'em (highly recommended!), any of Sklansy's books, are all great picks, and far more value for your dollar than Hold'em Wisdom.
26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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This book is average. If you have read any poker books you've probably heard all the concepts in this book, and you've probably heard them in greater detail. It's an easy read and the book is a good review for some basic concepts.
It's difficult to recommend this book. If you are a beginner there are better books out there and if you an intermediate or advanced player you have already heard most of these ideas.
It's difficult to recommend this book. If you are a beginner there are better books out there and if you an intermediate or advanced player you have already heard most of these ideas.
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Wow!
I'll keep it very simple. At the conclusion of my read i proceeded into the kitchen to grab a frying pan. At that point i hit myself square in the head with all my might. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Me
Hold'em Wiscon for all Players
Well written book that holds your attention even when you're not a top poker player, though it seems to me good players would appreciate it also.
Published 10 months ago by Dragon Lady
Perfect!
It was as if I bought it at a bookstore but at a much better price. Love it!
Published 18 months ago by D Bear
Decent
The condition of the book was very good. It did take a while to get to me though. So eh, they could work on delivery. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Evelin
As advertised...
"Hold 'em Wisdom" is the appropriate title for this fantastic book! Anyone who has seen Daniel Negreanu play Texas Hold 'Em on television can plainly see the man is gifted in the... Read more
Published 18 months ago by squarelip
very basic but very cool
This book is pretty basic stuff, it isn't a treatise on Small Ball or anything, just a general overview of the game with some stories thrown in. Nothing mind blowing. Read more
Published 22 months ago by proud2bwhack
well delivering service but...
The item has arrived in perfect conditions but this is the second "Hold'em wisdom.." that i've recived because the first one was deteriorated. The reason of this was the wrapping. Read more
Published on February 17, 2010 by J. Francisco Sanchez Garcia
Great Book..now to apply it properly
Although I didn't finish Supersytem, this book is definitely a great one. For those of us who have been playing for a little while...... Read more
Published on August 17, 2009 by Raousha
Not for Advanced Players
If this book were titled "Hold'em Wisdom for New Players" I would have given it 5 stars, as it does provide a lot of answers to questions a new player faces. Read more
Published on May 9, 2008 by Michael
Cliff Notes for Poker Beginners
Like most of the other reviewers, I'm impressed with Negreanu's poker play. His ability to put opponent's on a hand and to win with such frequency is astounding. Read more
Published on April 14, 2008 by Kevin O'Mahoney
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