Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker, Volume 1 (D&B Poker Series) [Paperback]

Jonathan Little (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2011 | Series: D&B Poker Series

Tournament poker is a tough game to play but the rewards for success can be huge. Even regular online tournaments offer substantial prizes running to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

 

Jonathan Little, a highly successful poker professional who has won over $4 million in tournament play in just four years, explains exactly how to succeed in this highly competitive field.

 

Playing technically sound poker is crucial but this is far from the only skill necessary.

 

“Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker, Volume 1” deals with the fundamentals of play and how to handle varying stack sizes. It teaches the reader:

 

·        Why  tournaments are the most profitable form of poker

·        When to play small ball and when to play long ball

·        How to understand effective stack size

·        How to tailor your play to winning, not just cashing

 

...plus much more

Editorial Reviews

Review

Little does an exemplary job of analyzing situations and giving sound advice in an easy-to-read writing style that keeps you turning the pages. Gamingtoday.com Jonathan Little's book may well be the best tournament poker book written since Harrington's. PokerQ4.com Jonathan Little is one of the premier tournament poker players in the world today. I personally have learned so much from him and you can too. Shannon Shorr Here is the penultimate sentence in Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker: "If you become lazy, you will be left in the dust." Memorize, grasp, understand, use the information Little offers, you'll be the one kicking up that dust. Jack Welch, Pokerheadrush.com This book is a blend of analytical and common sense. For people who want to be competitive in MTTs as they are currently played, I think that Little's book is essential. Thegoodgamblingguide.co.uk

About the Author

Jonathan Little is a professional poker player from Pensacola who started playing poker when he was 18 and quickly became one of the biggest winners in online sitngo tournaments. In his professional career he has won the WPT twice. In 2010 he has cashed 5 times in the WSOP, including a third place finish.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: D&B Publishing; First edition (June 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 190446856X
• ISBN-13: 978-1904468561
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #36 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Card Games
  • #52 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Poker

More About the Author

I am a professional poker player that has won over $5,000,000 playing tournament poker over the last 6 years. Please follow me on twitter at jonathanlittle. Also, feel free to email any questions to [e-mail].

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for transitioning cash-to-tourney poker players. September 9, 2011

By Didier Guerin

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Jonathan Little really had me intrigued from the opening chapter of his book "Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker" with the premise that cash players have essentially struggled to adapt to the differing stack sizes and dealing with how they constantly change as a tournament progresses. This concept really applied to someone like me who makes a living playing cash games and had just ignored tournaments completely pior to this book, thinking that they were just super high variance luckfests. However, after some insight, Little makes a strong case for live tournaments actually being the best form of game selection there is in all of poker, which was no small feat considering my mentality prior to reading his book. With that premise in mind, Little has written this book very well as it just appeals so much to cash game players who do not understand tournament poker - as he has tailored his writing in book this with these kinds of players in mind. Thanks JL, won't look back.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth its prize September 10, 2011

By G. MICHELE

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I probably have more than 60 poker books and I have read them all at least twice. For people who want to be competitive in MTTs as they are currently played, I think that Little's book is kind of essential. This first volume presents a number of valuable information, mainly about how to play the big stack. It is pretty much on the LAG side from the style perfective, and therefore I would suggest to read it just before reading the Elky's recent book. The reason why I did not give it a 5 stars, is that I found the section on how to play the re-shove stack a bit too short. That section would have profit of a more extensive analysis of different opponents stacks, stats and position opening in order to derive optimal re-shove ranges. I am looking forward the second volume.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Gold mine September 10, 2011

By mso123888

Format:Paperback

This book is absolute gold - in the introduction the author says that he will put a lot of effort into giving away how to play tournament poker and i think that is true. Coming from the Hartington school, this book really opened my eyes to how professional tournament poker is being played today. I read it straight through cover to cover and then played a few tournaments applying the concepts and now constantly refer to it as I review my play. I have seen some criticisms that there are no tabulations of starting hands etc but I feel this misses the point. The book tries to get you to think for yourself, adapt to the table, and, as the author says, 'any hand can conceivably raised from any position'.