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Poker Tournament Formula (Paperback)

by Arnold Snyder (Author)
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Cardoza Publishing; 1st edition (1 Nov 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1580422039
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580422031
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,519 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This is the only book that shows how to beat the fast no-limit holdem tournaments that most people play For the first time, youll learn why cards dont matter as much as the dynamics of a tournament. Every so often, a book comes along that changes the way players attack a game and provides them with a big advantage over opponents. This is it

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Book for those Hectic Fast Tournaments! , 27 April 2007
By Karn9evil (England) - See all my reviews
I'm a huge fan of Harrington's three books on Tournament Poker, and have modelled my approach around much of his advice with some success, although generally on multi-table SNGs or paced tournaments with fewer players. However, I've been on the look out for a similar book from another source to broaden out my approach, especially with the more aggressive nature of online and smaller stakes poker than Action Dan generally writes about, and especially those fast tournaments with hundreds or thousands signed up to them. I think I've found it with this new Arnold Synder book. It's well-written, moves into many advanced areas of strategy and with its emphasis not necessarily on the cards you hold, but such issues as position, betting, stack size, blinds etc. I think it both complements and builds on the text-book approach of the Harrington and Sklansky books. I also like the fact that the book starts with the basics but then effectively moves into more advanced advice.

At the heart of the book is the view that tight play at some point (either when the blinds are rising or your stack is falling) is not an option if you are going to have any chance of winning big in a large multi-table tournament. Arnold reckons you need to be considering all-in moves much sooner than implied by more 'conservative' textbooks and also that late position is almost more important than the cards. I have to say that the aggressive approach goes against my more natural tight, steady approach to large tournaments, but he rightly states that as luck plays such a large part in fast tournaments, you need to keep the foot on the gas if you want to get into the serious money rather than just survive beyond the bubble.

As always, if you get an early boost to your stack, then it becomes easier to take chances with late raises and start to bully the smaller stacks, even if you occasionally have a set back or two. What Arnold does stress is that your stack has to stay competitive otherwise you'll eventually be blinded out at some point. Don't survive, play to win it and if you're not competitive, your really wasting your time and are better putting your efforts into the next tournament.

In the book he shows a graph of his tournament winnings for a period of time. I've no idea how accurate or contemporary it is, but it shows periods of 10-20 tournaments when he has no money finish, but that when the cards and the strategy come together, he wins big and that keeps the overall income gradient rising! It's an interesting approach and one you might want to try if you find you are getting nowhere in big tourneys or even freerolls despite playing 'correctly' from a Tight-Aggressive approach.

It's relatively early for me to fully assess Arnold's approach and find out if it proves profitable for me in the long-term (my review is based on the quality of the book), but I'm already encouraged by finding that I've already gone very deep in an on-line larger tournament recently as a result of using the strategy, which has more than compensated for going out quicker than normal in another few (thereby probably not wasting valuable hours when I could be elsewhere, no doubt). The 'Formula' is not for most SNGs or tournaments, but it could be worth a try on a few modestly-priced large fast tournaments in the near future.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Cards dont matter, 27 Jun 2007
This is an excellent book that shows you how to pick up hands when you have absolutly nothing.
A great book, easy to read and understand, though putting his strategies into practice takes some guts.
A must for all serious poker players who want to move up the ladder.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Want to Win?, 3 Feb 2007
By Pa Caswell (Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Before buying this book I read about it on the various forums, and for the very reason that the strategies suggested seem to go against established thinking, I decided to buy it. The book arrived on the Tuesday I read it and on the Sunday played a [...] NL hold em tournament on Party Poker with 1035 other entrants. Using just the position strategy I was able to steal the blinds 22 times out of 30 tries. Ultimately I came first, as much a surprise to me as anyone, I won $1088, so the book has paid for itself and then some. Combine this book with the thinking from Harrington 1-3, and you will learn to keep your head above water when the cards dry up as they surely will.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Explains why and how you play aggressive tournament poker
This book has a good explanation on how to utilize the three main weapons in poker: position, chips and .... (what was it????) ... cards. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Trond

5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding Tournament Speed
This book is an essential read for beginners and intermediates. Many players assume the only difference between online NLH tournaments to be the buy in cost and the size of the... Read more
Published 16 days ago by Mark Griffiths

5.0 out of 5 stars Revolutionary
Hi,

This book was a revolution to me, the book opened my eyes and is my best ever investment into a poker book (and I have a few)

I am not going to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Renaud Nicolas

1.0 out of 5 stars ROFLMAO
Play looser in late position.There you go I saved you having to buy and read this book,as that is it period it covers nothing else.Buy the Harrington series instead.
Published 7 months ago by Jayson

1.0 out of 5 stars Dont bother with this
Compares poker to rock paper scissors! Bit random.

Also openly recites a lot of stuff that you can get from other books like Mike Caro.
Published 7 months ago by Michael Sneddon

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than most....
Bought this book among about a dozen others and would recommend this book as it covers many of the intermediate topics of tournament play that other book merely pad out. Read more
Published 10 months ago by A. Cresswell

5.0 out of 5 stars Something different
A well-written and persuasive book that provides a different way of thinking about the game and how to do well in tournaments than the more established classics (Harrington, etc)... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Devski

2.0 out of 5 stars Make money - only not from poker!
This is another in a very long line of "improving your game" books whose titles cover any hobby/sport or pastime imaginable. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Inkspot

5.0 out of 5 stars A last a relevant book on Tournament Poker.
Nearly all tournament poker books provide an optimium strategy for the World Series of Poker tournament or a similarly structured event. I and 99. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Steven M. Clayton

3.0 out of 5 stars Fills a gap in the market
This book presents strategies for success in "fast" tournaments. That is, tournaments where you start out with a samll number of chips, and the blinds rise quickly. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Phil IV

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