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This follow-up to "WPT: Shuffle Up and Deal" from poker professional Erick Lindgren with contributions from other stars of the World Poker Tour provides the next level of poker strategies and insights for today's poker players. The popularity of the World Poker Tour has driven the huge spike in amateur players entering No-Limit Hold'em Tournaments. As a result the old strategies of conservative slow play are no longer effective. Only the strongest and most aggressive players like Lindgren are reaching the final tables. In this book he will share what it takes to be the last one standing. This will be a must have for all poker enthusiasts.
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Erick Lindgren has reached the World Poker Tour Final Table three times and has many major online tournament wins. At 27 he is one of the core group of young highly competitive champions on the World Poker Tour.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was quite an average book. Most of the strategies should be obvious to anyone who has played for 6 months or more.
The central theme seems to be "don't settle for making the money, and don't play too tight", some of which I've tried to incorporate into my own game.
The style is quite light and reader friendly, but there aren't many advanced plays in there.
The central theme seems to be "don't settle for making the money, and don't play too tight", some of which I've tried to incorporate into my own game.
The style is quite light and reader friendly, but there aren't many advanced plays in there.
Format:Paperback
There's a fair bit of advertising for the WPT here, which I suppose is only to be expected. The poker strategy is based on a loose-aggressive approach, which I found a refreshing change from Harrington. There's also a very pragmatic section on the reality of playing poker for a living. Lindgren has a very readable style and backs up his recommended strategy with hand examples. The final 2 chapters on poker maths and the art of bluffing by Matt Matros are harder going, but very worthwhile.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
fold this book.
4 Jan 2006
Format:Paperback
This book might be encouraging for someone who has never won at all and needs a push to do so, but it contains very little real information other than to be aggressive. I read this book with a highlighter pen in hand and only used it a half a dozen times or so and I was being generous. It reads much more like he sat around and talked about how he likes to play and then had somebody type it up than any sort of useable strategy advice.
A little information is a dangerous thing...and this book reads like he wants you to have just enough of his attitude to think you can play him, but he doesn't want to give you enough insight to actually win. You are left with the feeling that he has withheld much more than he has shared. I for one would be happy to think that my opponents were basing their strategy on this book.
Be aware also that this book is shockingly padded. Listed as 191 pages, Erick Lindgren wraps up his portion on page 129, followed by 30 pages of completely irrelevant and instantly outdated useless lists of WPT money leaders which even if they were helpful could easily have been condensed into 2 pages tops. Next comes 20 pages by his co-author which delve into all sorts of math that can be replaced with 2 simple charts that are included.
Very light on content, I would rate this a definite pass. It mostly is beneficial to show that if you DO win on the WPT, you will get all sorts of cushy, fluffy, lucrative offers to cash in away from the poker table!
A little information is a dangerous thing...and this book reads like he wants you to have just enough of his attitude to think you can play him, but he doesn't want to give you enough insight to actually win. You are left with the feeling that he has withheld much more than he has shared. I for one would be happy to think that my opponents were basing their strategy on this book.
Be aware also that this book is shockingly padded. Listed as 191 pages, Erick Lindgren wraps up his portion on page 129, followed by 30 pages of completely irrelevant and instantly outdated useless lists of WPT money leaders which even if they were helpful could easily have been condensed into 2 pages tops. Next comes 20 pages by his co-author which delve into all sorts of math that can be replaced with 2 simple charts that are included.
Very light on content, I would rate this a definite pass. It mostly is beneficial to show that if you DO win on the WPT, you will get all sorts of cushy, fluffy, lucrative offers to cash in away from the poker table!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Thriving NOT Surviving!
21 Mar 2006
Format:Paperback
Not the book for you if you are a beginner. It does not cover anything basic. I like that. Was tired of reading everyone's version of learning the basics of Texas Hold'em. However, if you've been playing for a while and have mastered the basics and have been thinking about jumping into bigger Multi-table tournaments then this book is all that it claims. Be careful not to mis-interpret what Eric says - I've seen a lot of players turn into radical loose canons after reading it. Perhaps they need to re-read the book. It's theme - play to win not survive makes perfect sense. While his strategies pertain to World Poker Tour events - it has it's place in normal bricks and mortar settings as well with on line Multi-table games. Good poker math and bluffing info bonus by Matt Matros at the end.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Buy the book and read half of it....
20 Mar 2006
Format:Paperback
I wanted to buy a book that was written by a newer younger professional. I figured their view on poker today would be fresh and would address the current poker environment. Half the book satisfies that need.
The first half of the book does discuss strategy. Lindgren is aggressive and plays to win first place and sticks to that philosophy. The most valuable part of the book is the first half in which he tells you how to play his way. It is a bit hard to swallow for tight conservative players but if you choose not to adopt it then you'll at least understand your other type of opponents.
The book changes gears and starts telling you how to handle the bright lights and television cameras of the final table. Huh? He then has a chapter on what to do with a million dollars. Huh? There is then a section that spans a number of pages on a list of the biggest winners in poker. Huh?
The last two chapters are from the co-writer addressing poker math/odds. There are different approaches and I didn't adopt the ones from this book. It wasn't as clear as I wanted it to be.
If I could give the first half 5 stars I would then I would give the other half 1 star. I'll give the book the average of the two.
The book is cheaper than the more popular ones and even cheaper on Amazon. Use this book as a supplement. If you are a serious player, get the Dan Harrington books first.
The first half of the book does discuss strategy. Lindgren is aggressive and plays to win first place and sticks to that philosophy. The most valuable part of the book is the first half in which he tells you how to play his way. It is a bit hard to swallow for tight conservative players but if you choose not to adopt it then you'll at least understand your other type of opponents.
The book changes gears and starts telling you how to handle the bright lights and television cameras of the final table. Huh? He then has a chapter on what to do with a million dollars. Huh? There is then a section that spans a number of pages on a list of the biggest winners in poker. Huh?
The last two chapters are from the co-writer addressing poker math/odds. There are different approaches and I didn't adopt the ones from this book. It wasn't as clear as I wanted it to be.
If I could give the first half 5 stars I would then I would give the other half 1 star. I'll give the book the average of the two.
The book is cheaper than the more popular ones and even cheaper on Amazon. Use this book as a supplement. If you are a serious player, get the Dan Harrington books first.
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