Product Description
Poker demands many skills and strategies. To be
successful, you must be able to master all of them and then apply them
at the appropriate times. They include proper hand selection,
appropriate aggression, bluffing, semi-bluffing, understanding tells
and telegraphs, choosing the right games, and reading hands. These
skills do not come easily since they require unnatural actions. You
cannot win just by "doing what comes naturally." This book does
not provide strategic advice; you should get it from other Two Plus
Two books. Dr. Schoonmaker is concerned only with the way that
psychological factors affect your own and your opponents’ ability to
play properly.
successful, you must be able to master all of them and then apply them
at the appropriate times. They include proper hand selection,
appropriate aggression, bluffing, semi-bluffing, understanding tells
and telegraphs, choosing the right games, and reading hands. These
skills do not come easily since they require unnatural actions. You
cannot win just by "doing what comes naturally." This book does
not provide strategic advice; you should get it from other Two Plus
Two books. Dr. Schoonmaker is concerned only with the way that
psychological factors affect your own and your opponents’ ability to
play properly.
For example, have you ever wondered why some players seem extremely aggressive while others are passive? Why some are tight and others loose? Furthermore, have you ever wondered why some tactics seem to come naturally to you while others don’t?
This text will answer many of these questions. It will explain why you and your opponents play the way you do. Many people know how to play properly, but play poorly. Simply learning strategy does not mean that you will apply it properly.
The author also suggests strategic adjustments that you should make to improve your results against different kinds of players, and he suggests personal adjustments that will help you to play better and enjoy the game more.
