Winning Poker For The Serious Player, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Edwin Silberstang (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Cardoza; 3rd edition (June 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580420567
• ISBN-13: 978-1580420563
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,662,948 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was free after my first poker game......., September 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Winning Poker For The Serious Player (Paperback)

I used to play "nickel, dime, quarter" poker with buy in set at five dollars. (Normal game where I'm from.) Most of the time I would walk home minus 5 dollars. Once every blue moon I might walk home with 10 dollars, but not most of the time.

After reading this book, I went to play my usual weekly poker game. I paid 10 dollars for the book, and at the end of the night I walked home with 40 dollars in my pocket. I then started to have parties at my house. But all the guys that came over were cheap, so we played penny poker. (minium bet: one shiny penny) I usually average around 30 dollars a night on penny poker.

This book took me from a "just to have fun and hang out" poker player, to a "just give me your money at the door, and save us both the time" poker player.

Knowing what cards to stay in on, and which ones to fold. Knowing how to read people's hands, and disabling them from reading your's. Knowing when to stay at the table, or just walk away. It's all here.

I'm not saying I could go to Vegas and come home a millionaire, but for home games, it's pretty much a guaranteed win.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for the Beginner., September 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Winning Poker For The Serious Player (Paperback)

One of the first poker books I've read. Full of concepts to help the beginner or leisurely player become a competitor. Covering 7-Stud, Hold 'em and others, along with several unique "home" games, Silberstang presents some simple guidelines for the player to gain from his exploits at any poker table.

The only criticism of the book is that it's too basic, and never gets beyond the basic winning strategies. Although the book is informative, the various sections on each game seem to go by too quickly without covering more advanced concepts. It also fails to answer common FAQ's like off betting and tells.

Overall, great for beginners, but the advanced player should look to Sklansky & Malmuth for the juicy stuff.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It helped me., March 6, 2001

By 

Bill OBryan (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winning Poker For The Serious Player (Paperback)

Silberstang gears this book toward the casino game. Many of his comments start with a differentiation between the home game play and the casino game play and expounds on the casino play. I'm a home game player with a group that seems stuck on 7 card high-low split. This book taught me to stop playing weak pairs and how to punish those who do and made me some money. Unfortunately for me, the book doesn't focus exclusively on the high-low game. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it the most of the 5 or so poker strategy books I've read. This is the only one I've re-read.