Hold'em Wisdom for all Players by Daniel Negreanu
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Book Reviews of Hold'em Wisdom for all Players
Book Review: Easy Read
Summary: 3 Stars
I like the way this book has been written. It borders on the basic to intermediate player theories, but has some very good advice. I found the way it was written made it easy to understand and an enjoyable read.Book Review: DN needs to look up the word "wisdom". Oh ... and "all" too.
Summary: 2 Stars
I disagree with the reviewer below on pretty much every point.
I've played poker, both live and online, for the past 4 years or so, and I was anxious to pick up this book to get some insight into DN's game.
I was extremely disappointed. I realize the book is designed to be a quick read, outlining various concepts, but there is nothing approaching wisdom here.
I've read dozens of poker books and have been able to pick up something, however big or small, from each one. This book is the exception.
Wisdom like "dont play J8, it's tricky", or "check-raise the maniac", or "go all-in against good players when you're not as good, because it's your best chance" ... aren't wisdom at all. Perhaps they could be if the book had bothered to provide some insight and not just headlines.
(btw - the above paragraph represents about 30% of the actual content of the book).
BOTTOM LINE - It's not worthwhile for true beginners because it doesn't provide any detail. It's not worthwhile for mid-level or expert players because there's nothing remotely new here.
It appears that DN (who I am a fan of) has adopted the Krusty the Klown endorsement strategy. Slap your name on whatever you can, and spit out product quickly before your 15 minutes are up.
Book Review: very basic but very cool
Summary: 2 Stars
This book is pretty basic stuff, it isn't a treatise on Small Ball or anything, just a general overview of the game with some stories thrown in. Nothing mind blowing. This book is really for newbies. If you play no-limit pretty well, you might be bored. You can hear Daniel's voice come through in the prose though and it is entertaining. "Theory of Poker" and Phil Gordon's "Little Green Book" are much better books however if you are a good player looking to improve. I also recommend Gus Hansen's "Every Hand Revealed" as it is an incredible read, you are basically sweating him through a four day multi-million dollar tournament and he goes all the way to the final table and wins giving you the nuts and bolts of EVERY HAND HE PLAYS!!! Hope this helps.Book Review: Disappointing
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm a big fan of Negreanu, and have had the pleasure of watching him on pretty much every televised game he's been on. Unfortunately, I'm in agreement with many of the other reviews here, in that this book is simply disappointing at best.
There's no new information here, nor even any unique insights into old information. Having read dozens of other books and always finding some new wisdom in them, I can't say I read a single thing in this book that was worth the money I paid for it. By all means, buy any book but this one. Phil Gordon's Little Blue/Green Book, Super/System II, Harrington on Hold'em (highly recommended!), any of Sklansy's books, are all great picks, and far more value for your dollar than Hold'em Wisdom.
Book Review: nothing special
Summary: 2 Stars
i thought this book would give me insight into how daniel plays the game, one of my favorites. unfortunately, I found the book to be a mere cursory over view of aspects of the game with out any details or discussions on daniels specific game. maybe my expectations should have been lower but when one is dealing with negreanu I think expectations should be high.
sorry dan.