Poker Tournament Tips from the Pros: How to Win Low-Limit Poker Tournaments [Paperback]

Shane Smith (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Cardoza; Enlarged 4th edition (July 22, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580421032
• ISBN-13: 978-1580421034
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,981,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not enough content for the price, July 24, 2003

By	UncleTrick (Las Vegas, NV.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Poker Tournament Tips from the Pros: How to Win Low-Limit Poker Tournaments (Paperback)

This book is very poorly written. It is as sickening to endure as a high-school pep rally. "You can do it! Keep trying, you'll get there! Rah Rah Rah". There is a lot of useless blather and no real content or strategy for playing in poker tournaments, just lists of general and vague advice. It is mostly just a bunch of quotes from professional players taken from other books, magazines, etc. I don't think the author interviewed any of the people she quotes in the book, and if she did, it is not apparent. Also, this book addresses mostly re-buy tournaments. Freeze-outs are mentioned in passing, but not really discussed. Then again, nothing in this book is really addressed anyway. If you are a beginner do what I did: Go to your local bookstore, buy a cup of coffee and read this thin tome (140 pages or so) in about an hour and put it back on the shelf. If you are an experienced tournament player, just get the coffee and skip the book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Respectfully Disagree, June 6, 2004

By	Michael K. Wheeler (Anaheim, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Poker Tournament Tips from the Pros: How to Win Low-Limit Poker Tournaments (Paperback)

I disagree with the other reviews on this site. This book is targeted for the tournament novice. If you are out there winning thousands of dollars in poker tournaments, then you obviously don't need this book. However, for someone who has no idea how a live poker tournament works, this is an excellent reference guide. Yes, some of the advice falls under the category of "duh" (e.g. "Fold marginal hands"), but I've played in several tournaments and many live games, and have made a lot of money off of the people who don't follow the advice outlined in this book. Notice the subtitle is "How To Win at Low Limit Poker." The key word is "Low Limit." This book is not for high rollers. However, it does provide sound strategies that, when coupled with experience, can produce winning results. I've won two online tournaments employing some of the basic strategies in this book. I'll admit it is a bit pricey for the content, but it is a cheap investment if you make the cost back with a winning hand or two. This book coupled with Larry Phillips "The Tao of Poker" forced me to look at how I was playing and my decision making process. What might be common sense advice to one player may be news to another.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless!, February 7, 2004

By	Ralf Wuehler (Hercules, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Poker Tournament Tips from the Pros: How to Win Low-Limit Poker Tournaments (Paperback)

I agree with the previous critic. Anyone looking for specific tournament poker tactics with example hands will be disappointed. The book amounts to nothing more than the type of common sense, but practically useless, advice that a father might give his young son before his very first tournament. Anyone who finds this book insightful instead of thinking "Duh!" at every turn of a page, should probably not play in poker tournaments just yet, since all the information given is purely and exclusively common sense advice.