Trademark Championship Holdem Tournament Hands-Mcevoy /Cloutier Instructional (Multi) [Sports]

T J Cloutier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2005

Packed with concepts that will take your game to a championship level, 61 chapters cover every playable hand in limit and no-limit hold'em games. Tons of examples show you how to play every starting hand from every position, from the pre-flop and flop all the way through to the turn and river. Youll also gain tremendous insights into how tournament poker is played at the highest levels. Follow the strategic thinking of world champions through 45 actual hands played at the World Series of Poker as they compete for millions of dollars.

Product Details

• Sports: 368 pages
• Publisher: Trademark; 1st Cardoza Ed edition (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580421490
• ISBN-13: 978-1580421492
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,617,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Same material as Championship No Limit & Pot Limit Hold 'Em, March 11, 2005

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Mike Schneider "schneid" (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trademark Championship Holdem Tournament Hands-Mcevoy /Cloutier Instructional (Multi) (Sports)

I really enjoyed Championship No Limit & Pot Limit Hold 'Em and was looking forward to reading this book. The book is about 1/2 limit hold'em hands and 1/2 no-limit hold'em hands. The no-limit hold'em hands are the same as the material presented in Championship No Limit & Pot Limit Hold 'Em. So if you are looking for different material on no-limit, this book is not it. It also contains actual hands played from many different WSOP championships, which are interesting. It's a good book, just not much different from Championship No Limit & Pot Limit Hold 'Em.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good advice but could be more tournament oriented, April 9, 2006

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obediah (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trademark Championship Holdem Tournament Hands-Mcevoy /Cloutier Instructional (Multi) (Sports)

Firstly, I have to say that the credentials of the authors are absolutely unquestionable. Each author has had a very illustrious career playing tournament poker. However, the effort to translate their experience and knowledge to the written page has met with limited success. There are several key issues which prevent me from giving this book a higher rating:

(a) They combine limit and no limit hold 'em into a single volume - limit and no limit are completely different games and to cram them both into a single book demonstrates lack of foresight. It is possible much of the audience will only ever read half the book
(b) Very little of the book is devoted to outlining the different strategic considerations between cash games and tournaments. In tournament poker, it is critical to consider your stack size relative to other stacks as well as your stack size relative to the blinds. Playing Ace-King in a deep stack situation is very different to playing Ace-King in a shallow stack situation.
(c) Cloutier and McEvoy advocate a very conservative style. Whilst the book is meant to be a guide to how they play poker, I still think it is important to consider alternative styles of playing. For example, they advocate always checking Ace-King when the player has missed the flop. However suppose you play an aggressive brand of poker and you are acting behing a single, conservative opponent who has checked the flop. In this case a bet may be warranted. Subtle nuances like this are not discussed in sufficient detail.
(d) Some of the hand discussion is outright poor. For example, the treatment of middle pairs is very shallow. The book basically says "if there is any heat, get out". It doesn't discuss important issues such as position, texture of the flop and so forth.

At the end of the book there is a discussion of key hands from the World Series of Poker which I did enjoy. Overall, the book does provide some very solid advice but its primary drawback is that it takes a "cookie cutter" approach and doesn't discuss many of the subtleties of the game.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for tournament players., April 8, 2004

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Jeff (WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Championship Tournament Practice Hands (Paperback)

I bought this book a couple of months ago and found it to be an excellent book. Read this book first before reading a book like "Tournament Poker for Advanced Players" by Sklansky. This book will teach you how to play all the different hands in different postitions. It also has some great analysis of key hands played at the World Series of Poker.