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Tony Guerrera (Author)
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December 1, 2008
Break Deep Into The Top Third

Only about a third of online tournament players are profitable. And with higher tournament fees and dealer tipping, the percentage of profitable live tournament players is probably even smaller. Just becoming a break-even tournament player is an accomplishment–especially because today's players are tougher than ever. But who plays poker to break even? Tournament Killer Poker by the Numbers shows you how to play for blood.

Tony Guerrera gives you a strong theoretical understanding of tournament dynamics and the ability to read and adapt to your opponents. Don't let the math scare you. From abstract theory to in-depth studies of specific situations drawn from no-limit hold'em tournaments of all kinds--single table, multi-table, shorthanded, heads-up, rebuy, and shootouts--Tournament Killer Poker by the Numbers gives you the knowledge you need to play no-limit hold'em tournaments profitably. You'll learn:

  • The importance of blind structure and payout structure

  • How to map relative chip counts to monetary equity

  • When to accumulate chips

  • When to preserve chips

  • How various player archetypes think and play

  • And much more!

Learn the tools and the skills you need to take your results to the next level. Break deep into the top third--and bring home the money!

Tony Guerrera studied physics at Caltech and has used his analytic skills and mathematical background to establish a winning poker record at a wide range of stakes in many different venues. He also was a contributor to Killer Poker Online/2 by John Vorhaus. These days, he spends a lot of time multi-tabling no-limit cash games and tournaments online.

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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Lyle Stuart (December 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0818407239
  • ISBN-13: 978-0818407239
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,219,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read any serious poker player, tournament or cash., December 11, 2008
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This review is from: Tournament Killer Poker By The Numbers (Paperback)
When I browsed the table of contents before my purchase, I saw many topics as a poker player that were of interest.
When I purchased the book and read it, I was not disappointed. Incidentally, I am now on my third reading. This does not mean the book is confusing or unreadable. On the contrary, the "good stuff", i.e. the entire book, is dense with very useful material that requires study, not just a cursory read.

The explanations of probability, the binomial theorem, player hand distributions and how to react to them (my favorite), player tracking software, cEV, mEV, ICM (Ihave seen this in other books, but this is the best explanation I have seen), N-Up, and CPD are detailed and in my opinion absolutely necessary for any poker player seeking excellence.

Anyone who intends to improve their poker and who does not recognize or understand the abbreviations in the previous paragraph, e.g. cEV, ICM, etc, had better read this book.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good math book, but it won't fix your tournament leaks, February 16, 2009
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This book uses a favorite math method -- to reduce unsolvable problems to solvable ones that yield reasonable approximations.

Fair enough. But I think he treats multi-table tournaments like one-table sngs. If he could prove that equivalence, he'd have written a great book. but he can't. In fact, he doesn't try. MTT not = SNG, sorry.

He also emphasizes playing tiny edges in mult-table tournaments. That is very position-, stack- and opponent-dependent.

See the Poker Tournament Formula for another view -- math with guts -- as well as the three Harrington on Hold'em tournament books. For a hand-by-hand retelling of a pro player winning a big live tournament, see Gus Hansen's wonderful Every Hand Revealed. (I believe Hansen's book was so hard to write, that it will seldom, if ever, be equalled.)

P.S. Guerrera's other book Poker by the Numbers is a better, rigorous text on cash games.

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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
player tracking software, stack distributions, chip modeling, postflop play, continuation bets, calling distribution, payout structure, finishing distribution, preflop play, blind structure, preflop action, action folds, chips lost, tournament chips, prize pool, tournament poker, putting opponents, betting action, betting patterns, implied odds, betting rounds, widest possible distribution, hand distributions, big blind, hole cards
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Poker Stove, Poker Tracker, Hold'em Manager, Poker Stars, Stack Distributions Arising, Cake Poker, Double Ups
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