The Poker Tournament Formula II: Advanced Strategies
by Arnold Snyder
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Author: Arnold SnyderEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-08
ISBN: 1580422268
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Cardoza
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- ISBN13: 9781580422260
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Playing Players, Not Cards
Summary: 5 Stars
Last June, I was playing in a Caesar's Palace Megastack tournament. I was down to $4,000 in chips, from a starting chip stack of $12,500. I was livid and decided I was going to play poker by my instincts and reads, rather than whatever the hell "the book" or "books" recommended. Out of 561 players, I made the final table and we chopped.
Playing by the book will never make you a winner. But, of course, I'm always on the lookout for a good book on poker. I had real doubts about an author claiming to have a winning tournament formula. What a bunch of nonsense and what nerve? Yet, Snyder's The Poker Tournament Formula was a damn good read. His explanations of player types he's labeled as "boat people," "Canasta Ladies," and so on, were spot on and hilarious. Snyder's analysis of tournament structure, while overly detailed, was a novel insight. His "rock, paper, scissors" analogy was genius and very accurate. He also gives the best explanation of position play that I've ever read. Nevertheless, I was, and remain, skeptical of his relying too heavily on position and not enough on the cards -- even for the fast tournaments his first book is geared toward.
The Poker Tournament Formula 2 is much, much better than TPTF. His re-examining of the theories he recommended for fast tournaments for slow tournaments shows him to be an original thinker, adapting to circumstances rather than adhering to dogma. He rips Sklansky's half-baked ideas on calling requirements and chip values (i.e., "the less chips you have, the more each chip is worth, and the more chips you have, the less each chip is worth" is correctly ridiculed) and the overly tight, rigid play recommended by Harrington in his 3 volume set. Calling the Harrington devotes "Harringbots" is not only accurate, but damn funny. Snyder recommends not surviving, but thriving -- by accumulating a big stack and using your chips as artilery. His explanation of "chip utility" accurately describes, and simplifies, how the size of your stack compared to the blinds/antes and those of your competitors enables you to play poker or cripples you -- and you're headed for the rocks much earlier than you would have thought, at least according to Harrington's "M" formula.
Most surprising about TPTF2? Snyder doesn't recommend a "forumla." He emphasizes "chip utility," reading your opponent, worthwhile gambles, tournament structure, and tournament stages. He seemed to articulate my thoughts on playing tournaments; but since all the authors seemed to disagree with my thoughts, I assumed I was wrong. Snyder has been bludgeoned on some websites for his theories and recommendations, but most of these criticisms seems to be from people who seem too devoted to the common accepted poker theories to see anything worthwhile in Snyder's unconventional theories. Snyder's book is well-thought out, well-written, and witty. I highly recommend it. If it's not the best book on poker I've read, it's in the top 3.
Summary of The Poker Tournament Formula II: Advanced Strategies
Probably the greatest tournament poker book ever written, and the most controversial in the last decade, Snyder's revolutionary work debunks commonly (and falsely) held beliefs. Snyder reveals the power of chip utility - the real secret behind winning tournaments - and covers utility ranks, tournament structures, small- and long-ball strategies, patience factors, the impact of structures, crushing the Harringbots and other player types, tournament phases, and much more. Includes big sections on Tools, Strategies, and Tournament Phases. A must buy!Poker Books
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