The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition |  | Authors: Andy Bloch, Richard Brodie, Chris Ferguson, Ted Forrest, Rafe Furst, Phil Gordon, David Grey, Howard Lederer, Mike Matusow
Creator: Michael Craig
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 9788
Media: Paperback
Pages: 448
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.3
ISBN: 0446698601
Dewey Decimal Number: 795.412
EAN: 9780446698603
ASIN: 0446698601
Publication Date: June 1, 2007
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Product Description
The professionals of Full Tilt Poker include the best and most famous poker players in the world. Their accomplishments are unparalleled, with countless World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour championships to their names and well in excess of $100 million in winnings in private games. Now, this group of poker legends has banded together to create THE FULL TILT POKER STRATEGY GUIDE, which will stand as an instant classic of the genre and is sure to become the industry standard.
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 Good for beginners, few tips for advanced players January 11, 2010
Dima Emelianov (Norway)
If you're a beginner with some experience under your belt, but only limited knowledge of poker tactics/strategy, you're likely to improve your game drastically after having read this book. It covers all the basics of NL Hold-em, including betting, bet-sizes, pre-flop/post-flop strategy, as well as big-stack and small-stack play. It also covers Omaha and a few other poker variants. In other words, it's the perfect book to get if you're just starting out.
On the other hand, if you have some experience and are familiar with the basics such as the 3x-raise, stealing, re-stealing, position, leverage, big-stack play, pot-odds, etc. this book offers only limited info. Moreover, if you're looking for material on NL Hold-em exclusively, this may not be the book for you, as only 10 of the 19 chapters are about the game (the remainder being dedicated to Omaha, Razz, Stud).
In other words, for the more advanced players, it's a great book to get your basics straight, but don't expect much new. Only two chapters offer more advanced strategy. These discuss pre- and post-flop strategy from a math-pont of view, grouping raising/calling-hands based on hand-quality/position/other players' actions/etc., giving you nice data-sheets to study and consider.
Another thing worth noting is the cover, which sports the Full Tilt-logo. It may leave you with the impression that the book is written with an emphasis on online MTTs. This is not the case. An entire chapter is dedicated to online poker, but the info there is pretty much useless, unless you've just started out. Tips in the chapter include: raise in SB if BB is sitting out, take advantage of the real-time pay-out info, etc.
Full Tilt Poker, Strategy Guide November 18, 2009
Larry B. Levin (San Antonio TX)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very good book for decent players. Will probably only read half of the chapters. Enjoyed it so far.
Great Poker Book August 26, 2009
pro gym (Santo Domingo)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You got the best guide to Tourment Poker. There is Holdem, Omaha and Stud Poker guide lines. It teaches you well. I like te Chapters with Howard Lederer and Phil Gordon. Its a great book with a lot of information to improve your Tournament skills. Thank you Full Tilt Poker.
A Unique Voice in Every Chapter July 28, 2009
Poker Shrink (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The best part of this really excellent book is that each of the players comes through as a unique individual talking about a different aspect of the game. Michael Craig was succeeded in tightly editing the book without losing the essential style of each of the players. Gavin Smith sounds like Gavin Smith and Mike Matusow is clearly "The Mouth". Even the nit-picky Chris Ferguson comes through in his authentic voice. Tough task--well done.
A wise investment June 15, 2009
One time (Arizona)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The first thing I would say about this particular publication is also my only gripe; anytime you have poker players write for the purpose of reading (go figure right?), is that its going to be dry, emotionless and really hard to fallow. But then again its poker and not "The Notebook". Aside from that, the lessons and insight given are nearly priceless when considering the context. Even if the only tournament play you experiance is your weekly home game, this book will pay for itself the first time. If you do play at a more serious level, you cant afford to miss out on the information shared.
Extremely in-depth analysis that sheds a fresh new light on areas that you may have overlooked in you overall playing style. I very wise investment indeed.
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