Play Poker Like the Pros

Play Poker Like the Pros
by Phil Hellmuth

Play Poker Like the Pros
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Author: Phil Hellmuth
Edition: Paperback
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2003-05-01
ISBN: 0641796293
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Unknown

Book Reviews of Play Poker Like the Pros

Book Review: Great for beginners and intermediate players
Summary: 5 Stars

If you've seen Hellmuth play, you know he's pretty conservative in his play. You also know he's an whiner among other things. However, he's won more poker tournaments than anyone else, just ask him, he'll tell you. The first time I read this book, I was beginning a home game with some guys from work. I had no idea how to play Texas Hold 'em and this book got me off to a great start. It has a couple of chapters on the basics of the game and some beginner strategies. I won the first night I played in the home game using Phil's beginers strategies. After six months, I still go back re-read chapters because when I first read them as a novice, I didn't completely get it. As an intermediate player with some experience under my belt, the strategies and reasonings make more sense. I've been doing great in our home game and currently towards the top of the winnings list.

That being said, I'm sure how helpful it would be to someone with moderate poker experience, and certaintly, would not be helpful to an advanced player. And oh yeah, Phil mentions a time or two how great he is.

Summary of Play Poker Like the Pros

In Play Poker Like the Pros, poker master Phil Hellmuth, Jr., demonstrates exactly how to play and win -- even if you have never picked up a deck of cards -- the modern games of poker, including: Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Seven-Card Stud, and Razz.

Phil Hellmuth, Jr., a seven-time World Champion of Poker, presents his tournament-tested strategies to beat any type of player, including:

  • The Jackal (crazy and unpredictable)
  • The Elephant (plays too many hands)
  • The Mouse (plays very conservatively)
  • The Lion (skilled and tough to beat)

Play Poker Like the Pros begins by laying out the rules and set-up of each game and then moves on to easy-to-follow basic and advanced strategies. Hellmuth teaches exactly which hands to play, when to bluff, when to raise, and when to fold. In addition Hellmuth provides techniques for reading other players and staying cool under pressure. There are also special chapters on how to beat online poker games and an inside look at tournament play.

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