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What would the ideal poker game look like? Big pots, lots of action and a game where you know way more than your competition. Master Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha, and this poker dream can become a money-machine reality.
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Format:Paperback
Jeff Hwang's next instalment in his Omaha series offers a range of advice for playing PLO Omaha. As an advanced book it assumes a basic knowledge of the game, though I generally find the book would be useful even to newcomers (once they get over a small terminology gap).
The book is divided into several sections which could be read in any order. For a newer Omaha player we'd recommend actually skipping the first several chapters and starting directly with Small Ball. This is the starting point to the overall strategy and offers the most general view of the game.
We suspect Hwang might disagree somewhat since he indicates his strategy is somewhat based on floating, the topic of the first chapter. Though even without that first chapter his examples tend to be understandable and his strategy clear.
Once those overall strategy chapters are read, or if you've been playing Omaha a while, the rest can be scanned and read in any order. It is a lot of material that can't likely be appreciated in one or two sittings.
Many topics, such as the Stack-to-Pot ratio are well reviewed and relevant to any poker player. Further to this, much of the general advice is not just Omaha specific and could apply to a variety of games.
The focus of the book however is on Pot-Limit Omaha and that game is used as the inspiration to support all his ideas. Core to the book, and as the title implies, is small ball and short-handed play. Strangely they reside in different chapters though one gets the impression that Hwang is actually presenting them as a single strategy.
Hwang writes in a personal style and involves the reader in what he is presenting. This made the book mostly easy to read and interesting enough to go further. Concepts are presented with lots of information but I never felt overloaded at any time.
Several sample hands are provided for analysis and walk-through. I enjoy going through a few hands at times, but here it sometimes feels like too many are present. I found myself skipping several pages of them to get to more of Hwang's informative prose.
Overall a good book and a decent read. Certainly any Omaha player would find it useful and any poker player in general could find it informative.
The book is divided into several sections which could be read in any order. For a newer Omaha player we'd recommend actually skipping the first several chapters and starting directly with Small Ball. This is the starting point to the overall strategy and offers the most general view of the game.
We suspect Hwang might disagree somewhat since he indicates his strategy is somewhat based on floating, the topic of the first chapter. Though even without that first chapter his examples tend to be understandable and his strategy clear.
Once those overall strategy chapters are read, or if you've been playing Omaha a while, the rest can be scanned and read in any order. It is a lot of material that can't likely be appreciated in one or two sittings.
Many topics, such as the Stack-to-Pot ratio are well reviewed and relevant to any poker player. Further to this, much of the general advice is not just Omaha specific and could apply to a variety of games.
The focus of the book however is on Pot-Limit Omaha and that game is used as the inspiration to support all his ideas. Core to the book, and as the title implies, is small ball and short-handed play. Strangely they reside in different chapters though one gets the impression that Hwang is actually presenting them as a single strategy.
Hwang writes in a personal style and involves the reader in what he is presenting. This made the book mostly easy to read and interesting enough to go further. Concepts are presented with lots of information but I never felt overloaded at any time.
Several sample hands are provided for analysis and walk-through. I enjoy going through a few hands at times, but here it sometimes feels like too many are present. I found myself skipping several pages of them to get to more of Hwang's informative prose.
Overall a good book and a decent read. Certainly any Omaha player would find it useful and any poker player in general could find it informative.
Format:Paperback
This is volume 1 of a 3 volume series about Omaha Poker, a growing trend in Poker in the last years.
The whole series is phenomenal. I can say that it obviously aims to do for Omaha cash games what Harrington series did for Tournament Hold' Em Poker... It has a similar structure, the 2 first volumes explain some of the writer's strategies in the game (as described in the title actually), while the third volume is packed with exercises, example hands, quizzes that help you check out where are you at, according to the writer's rankings...
Jeff Hwang is a really good writer, with his biggest advantage being the ability to explain with simple terms and thoughts a game that is much more complex than Hold' em.
In order for the reader to be able to gain full grasp and advantages of this series, he has to have read "The Big Play Strategy" prior to this. There you will find the basic strategies and foundations of Omaha Poker, and "The Big Play strategy" is actually the ground zero in Omaha Poker books of this millenium...
So go get that first (if you haven't already bought it) and then proceed with this series. Personally I did exactly that, and after reading the Big Play Strategy, I purchased all three of them at once... A great investment!
By the way, this is no series for beginners or light readers! The writer is very serious about the game and about his approach to it, so the books are full of great stuff, thoughts, strategies etc... Also all three books are packed with examples! I would even say that sometimes there seem to be too many of them, but then again since Jeff is really good at explaining his thoughts, having A LOT of examples to go with them is only a good thing ;-) Besides what better way to learn more about the game than reviewing and thinking about it through real life played examples?
One more thing: For the lovers of ebooks, there are also electronic versions of this trilogy, and for anyone interested, you can purchase that version instead of the hardcopy. Personally, I purchased both!!! You see I bought the hardcopies first, but when the electronic versions appeared, I couldn't resist...
For anyone interested in Omaha cash games, for anyone serious about this fascinating form of poker, get "The Big Play Strategy" and then get this triad of books. The best investment you could possibly make!
Great job Jeff, thank you very much.
The whole series is phenomenal. I can say that it obviously aims to do for Omaha cash games what Harrington series did for Tournament Hold' Em Poker... It has a similar structure, the 2 first volumes explain some of the writer's strategies in the game (as described in the title actually), while the third volume is packed with exercises, example hands, quizzes that help you check out where are you at, according to the writer's rankings...
Jeff Hwang is a really good writer, with his biggest advantage being the ability to explain with simple terms and thoughts a game that is much more complex than Hold' em.
In order for the reader to be able to gain full grasp and advantages of this series, he has to have read "The Big Play Strategy" prior to this. There you will find the basic strategies and foundations of Omaha Poker, and "The Big Play strategy" is actually the ground zero in Omaha Poker books of this millenium...
So go get that first (if you haven't already bought it) and then proceed with this series. Personally I did exactly that, and after reading the Big Play Strategy, I purchased all three of them at once... A great investment!
By the way, this is no series for beginners or light readers! The writer is very serious about the game and about his approach to it, so the books are full of great stuff, thoughts, strategies etc... Also all three books are packed with examples! I would even say that sometimes there seem to be too many of them, but then again since Jeff is really good at explaining his thoughts, having A LOT of examples to go with them is only a good thing ;-) Besides what better way to learn more about the game than reviewing and thinking about it through real life played examples?
One more thing: For the lovers of ebooks, there are also electronic versions of this trilogy, and for anyone interested, you can purchase that version instead of the hardcopy. Personally, I purchased both!!! You see I bought the hardcopies first, but when the electronic versions appeared, I couldn't resist...
For anyone interested in Omaha cash games, for anyone serious about this fascinating form of poker, get "The Big Play Strategy" and then get this triad of books. The best investment you could possibly make!
Great job Jeff, thank you very much.
Format:Paperback
I basically agree with the review above.
I like the way Jeff Hwang takes the novice PLO player through the process of discovery.
After reading the "Big Play Strategy" this is a nice follow on, taking you deeper into the game.
Personally, I like Jeff Hwangs writing style, it flows nicely, and keeps you engaged without overloading you at any point.
How do I rate this book ?
Well it's certainly good enough, to make me want to purchase the next in the line, that's for sure !
I like the way Jeff Hwang takes the novice PLO player through the process of discovery.
After reading the "Big Play Strategy" this is a nice follow on, taking you deeper into the game.
Personally, I like Jeff Hwangs writing style, it flows nicely, and keeps you engaged without overloading you at any point.
How do I rate this book ?
Well it's certainly good enough, to make me want to purchase the next in the line, that's for sure !
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