Poker : Hold 'Em, Advanced [Paperback]

Andy Nelson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0945983042 | ISBN-13: 978-0945983040 | Publication Date: July 1996 | Edition: Low Limit Players

Are you an "advanced" player? Who is an advanced player? What is the difference between a good intermediate player and an advanced player? This book tells you. If you are serious about profit at the Texas Hold 'Em table, these three books by Andy are vital. Even in low-limit Hold 'Em, the advanced player can beat the game consistently. Beating a low-limit game is essential before moving to the higher limits. These eighty page books will breathe life into your game, additional bucks in your pocket and the respect of your peers.

This book does not put down the bad players because the advanced player knows which side of the bread the butter is on. There are lots of advanced strategies and many anecdotes and illustrations to make it clear what these strategies are.

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(From the Introduction)

The advanced player is the person who is well on his way to mastering his craft. First, above all things, is his emotional control. Seldom does he or she get upset or go on tilt. He truly accepts the idiosyncrasies of low-limit poker. When another player makes an incredibly bad move and wins the pot, the advanced player just eases back in his chair and waits for the next opportunity to take down a pot. He does not allow such juvenile play to distress him. He know that this is part of low- limit poker. He agrees to compete in the low-limit arena and take his chances.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Pokerbook Pr; Low Limit Players edition (July 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0945983042
• ISBN-13: 978-0945983040
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,101,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #73 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Card Games > Poker

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Patronizing and Obvious, April 29, 2000

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Colin R. Earl - See all my reviews

This review is from: Poker : Hold 'Em, Advanced (Paperback)

This book provides almost no usable advice on how to play Hold-em, what hands to raise, when to call, etc. Instead it is filled with the most numbingly obvious platitudes, such as "Backbone of Steel - The advanced player knows his knowledge of the game will win for him eventually"

I suppose that a book this short (only 71 pages) cannot contain much actual analysis, practice hands, or in-depth advice. But if you really want to learn how to play the game, pick up a copy of the book by Lee Jones

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars So Much Fluff III, August 11, 2001

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Angelo S. Gilmore (Golden, CO United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Poker : Hold 'Em, Advanced (Paperback)

Again, this book seems to lack content, as did the previous two in this series. This book seems filled with irrelevant clipart more than actual advice. Also, the annoying editing mistakes again make numerous appearances in this book suggesting it was quite rushed. Most of the advice is completely common sense, and not what I would consider "advanced techniques". The book begins to go over some of the information that it needs to address, but doesn't get into near enough depth. In the three book series, Andy never really goes into bluffing, what specific odds are, what specific tells people might have, etc. If you want to get a good book, I would get the book by Ken Warren "the winner's guide to hold'em" which goes into much more depth, and is written much better.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Advanced is bit of a misnomer here, February 22, 2001

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James Jorasch (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Poker : Hold 'Em, Advanced (Paperback)

Maybe I was expecting a bit too much from this book, given its apparent popularity, but I found it very short on useful information. As a former games specialist for the Tropicana in Las Vegas and avid poker player, I have read dozens of poker books, including everything by Two Plus Two Publishing (Sklansky and Malmuth). This book simply does not hold up when compared against "The Theory of Poker" or "Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players" (both by Sklansky). While these two books cost a bit more, they pack in orders of magnitude more material. It should also be noted that this is "an advanced book on *low limit* Texas Hold'em." (emphasis mine) For those looking to play higher limit games (5-10 and above) I would recommend going straight to Sklansky. If you want to play low limit Hold'em, pick up a copy of "Winning Low-Limit Hold'em" (2nd Edition) by Lee Jones. Lee's book is accessible to beginning players but has enough material that even experienced players will learn a lot.