Poker: The Real Deal: Insider Tips from the Co-host of Celebrity Poker Showdown

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Poker: The Real Deal by Phil Gordon

Amazon Restaurants Food delivery from local restaurants. Please try again later. I'm a relative newcomer to poker and after reading reviews on Amazon, I chose this as my starting point to start reading in order to improve my game. The other reviews are spot on, this is an excellent starting point, for the following reasons: It's well written, and it's peppered with interesting scenarios and anecdotes that keep it from getting boring. I breezed through it in a few days.

Poker: The Real Deal

I'm sure in depth statistics are necessary for more advanced players, but for a beginner they can be overwhelming. The book does provide some very basic statistics, such as the calculation of "pot odds" in order to determine when to chase a drawing hand. It also of course has a number of chapters on how to play a game, such as how to think like a poker player, and a brief description of a number of different poker strategies and when they can be used. Like I said, this is an introductory book, and I plan to follow it up with additional reading.

I also purchased Slansky's "The Theory of Poker" and Caro's "Poker Tells", both also recommended by amazon reviews and both recommended by Gordon in this book , and I'm very glad I started with this one. One note though, this isn't a big issue but the majority of the book focuses on limit hold-em. Many if not the majority of the concepts are applicable to other poker games, but I think it's worth noting that the vast majority of the examples are limit Hold 'em and I don't believe that is mentioned anywhere on the book's cover. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase.


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In this book, Phil Gordon covers a really wide range of topics; yet players of all levels will relate to the material in some way. While the book is VERY light on strategy, poker enthusiasts will get hooked from page one. A passage from the very first pages: It's not it's purpose!! The book is more of a light read, filled with anecdotes and the occasional sprinkling of strategy.

Poker: The Real Deal: Insider Tips from the Co-host of Celebrity Poker Showdown

Remember your junior high coach explaining the history of basketball to everyone in the locker room? You're thinking "Are we done yet? I just want to play! Well, that's how this book begins, but i have to admit that reading about the riverboat gamblers along the Mississippi and when under the gun really meant under the gun and the history of card decks and how the game of poker evolved actually proved to be quite interesting.

Phil promised a "short history" and it was, so the book quickly moves into the "need to know" strategies of winning poker, and this book is chock full of good advice and expert strategy. I marveled at his precise communication skills on that DVD, and realized that it would be wise to purchase any and all future books and or dvd's that include Phil's name.


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Also, I have come to realize that the greatest poker players do not necessarily make for the best educators of Texas Hold'em. Therefore, it is refreshing to find someone that is both a great poker player AND a great educator. That person is Phil Gordon.

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And to all of you silly conspiracy theorists out there, I have never met nor spoken to Phil Gordon. I simply collect his books because they are great, period. See More New Releases. Celebrity Poker Showdown co-host and world-class poker player Phil Gordon shows you how to look and play like a pro in this insider's guide to the poker world.

Like a secret society, poker has its own language and custom—its own governing logic and rules of etiquette that the uninitiated may find intimidating. It's a game of skill, and playing well depends on more than just a good hand or the ability to hide emotion. The first step toward developing a style of play worthy of the greats is learning to think like a poker player. In a game where there are no absolutes, mastering the basics is only the beginning—being able to pull off the strategy and theatrics is the difference between legendary wins and epic failure. Your Cart items Cart total. Trade Paperback Trade Paperback eBook.

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