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World Hotels - How To Think Like a Poker Pro
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Manufacturer: ConJelCo LLC
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 795.412
EAN: 9781886070295
ISBN: 1886070296
Label: ConJelCo LLC
Manufacturer: ConJelCo LLC
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 296
Publication Date: 2008-02-19
Publisher: ConJelCo LLC
Studio: ConJelCo LLC
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Roy Cooke has been beating the hell out of poker games since 1972. His CardPlayer Magazine column is poker's longest continuously running commentary. He was a pioneer in the Internet Poker Industry. His rule book has become an industry standard. He is a champion for player's rights, fighting harder than anyone for more protection against cheats, especially online. His previous book, Real Poker II contains all his Play of Hand columns from 1992-1999, and is widely considered an essential on any poker player's bookshelf. This volume How to Think Like a Poker Pro consists of many of Roy's columns published between 2000 and 2005. It is divided into four broad sections covering: - Philosophy of Life and Poker
- Edge
- Becoming a Pro
- Strategy and Tactics
It will be a valuable addition to your poker library.
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Summary: Stick with Real Poker
Comment: I didn't think this book was anywhere near as good as his previous book, 'Real Poker II'. There is really nothing new in these essays, and I definitely didn't start thinking like a poker pro after reading it. Frankly, that would have been a scary experience. Also this book does NOT feature the analysis of any hand play, which I think is Cooke's strength.
Since there is no 'Seach Inside' feature for this book, I'll descibe the contents a bit. The essays were previously published in Cardplayer Magazine if I understand correctly. There are four sections, the first being 75 pages, entitled 'Philosophy of Life and the Game'. Some of the titles in this section include 'The Point of It All', 'The Railbird Hustle', 'There Can Be a Dark Side', and 'The Mental Game'.
The second section is called 'The Edge Concept', about 45 pages long on, well, edge.
Section three is 'So You Wannabe a Pro', 85 pages long, which again is exactly what you would expect it to be. I previously have seen about everything here elsewhere. If any man, woman or child base a switch in careers on these few pages, each and everyone of them need to be spanked by their mommies ... hard. very hard. Then they need to come with me to the doctor to have the dosage of our medication markedly increased.
The final section, about 70 pages long, is entitled 'Strategy and Tactics'. I would have expected this section to interest me the most. However, as i noted above, his 'Real Poker II' contains far more information.
The book ends with John Bond, the co-author, being allowed two pages to articulate his thoughts about poker, life, and what he has done in the last fifteen years.
Parenthetically, I wish Mr. Bond would learn the difference between a noun and a verb; for example, 'earn' is how you get earnings and not the earnings themselves, and 'sit' is what you do with your seat. I won't continue, because it will take away what little fun there is in reading this book.
Cooke is always talking about edge. The edge here, I believe, is to reread 'Real Poker' and pass on this one.
No, better yet, buy the book and enjoy it. What the hell, life is short! And my three star review gives you a 0.5 gold star edge. How can you lose?
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