Your Worst Poker Enemy
by Alan N. Schoonmaker
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Author: Alan N. SchoonmakerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-01
ISBN: 0818407204
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Lyle Stuart
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Book Review: Good information in general, writing a bit tedious.
Summary: 3 Stars
The general information in this book is well worth reading, the idea that most semi-serious players don't read enough and depend too much on luck is advice/information that many need to hear but just aren't willing to accept.
The book talks about stress, handling losing streaks, being at the wrong game, and many other things that can lead to losses, as well as discussing things that can help a game, reading and studying, using a coach or poker friend to critique one's play.
As far as readability, the book lacked in areas, it kind of drug on a bit, there were places I was thinking "okay, I get it already".
There are indeed other good poker books out there, but this one deals specifically with what is going on in the mind of a player, it's not a book about strategy at the table, he doesn't explain why or how to bet the river with a certain hand against a certain opponent, but rather asks you to consider whether your game is in a place that you should even be at that table, at that time and how have you prepared mentally and psychologically to be there.
Personally I've been knocked out of tournaments simply because the cards landed one way or another; I was on the bubble and went heads up against an opponent that finished with quad aces. You can't cry about that. Another tourney I got knocked out of was determined by a coin toss hand, you win half of those, so what can you say when you lose? But I've also been knocked out of tourneys, or lost money in cash games when I was playing poorly due to factors that were psychological and mental, not only making mistakes but making mistakes that I know not to make but made anyway.
I think that is the reason I recommend this book; it may very well point out one or two blind spots that keep you out of trouble, either putting money in your pocket or keeping it there in the first place.
Summary of Your Worst Poker Enemy
"AT THE TABLE, YOU'RE YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY." --Stu Ungar, the world's greatest poker playerDo you play hands you should fold? Do you sometimes go too far with hands, hoping to get lucky while knowing that the pot odds don't justify calling? Ever kept playing even when you knew you were off your game because you were losing and wanted to get even? Have you let anger or destructive urges affect the way you play even though you know better?
Don't despair! Now, in Your Worst Poker Enemy, psychologist Dr. Alan Schoonmaker shows you how to reap the full benefits of the poker knowledge you already have by helping you to identify and stop psychologically based mistakes. This must-have book also features detailed sections that examine crucial points far beyond the scope of most other poker strategy guides, including:
Using Intuition vs. Logic
Evaluating Yourself and the Opposition
Understanding Unconscious and Emotional Factors
Adjusting to Changes
Handling stress
Dr. Schoonmaker will help you to recognize and defeat the often crippling psychological factors that distort your perceptions about yourself, other players, and the game itself and send you on your way to becoming the best poker player you can be!
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