Professional No-Limit Hold 'em Volume 1 Review Thread

[Lawrence Ng]

Ok, I think it's said been said enough times but I will say it again. This book is a great and even though there are some gaps here and there, most people will benefit more from the concepts than not. Like any good subject that is taught, it should raise more questions than it does answer them. This book definitely does that and as avid live game player with bounds of bad players that play horrible post post flop poker, I am really looking forward to volume two.

I have a couple of suggestions for Matt and Sunny.

1. Perhaps you can include a summary matrix that outlines what target SPRs should be for different hands in different positions?

For example, say I have AK with a 100 BB stack in MP. Assuming no limpers and no re=raisers, what should my preflop raise be for me to hit my target SPR.

I know there are lots of variables to account for (style of opponent, different stack sizes), but I think a general matrix could help lazy bums like me. LOL

2. I know this was already mentioned, but I would like to also see more Pokerstove Equity percentages in your examples of hands when narrowing opponents down to their range of hands.

I have a question. Let's say I'm in a pretty loose 10 handed live game and pick up 56 suited UTG. My stack size is about 200 BB. Say one of the loose players raises preflop provided and they have a deep stack as well (150+ BB). Assuming no other players re-raise preflop, would you advocate a limp-reraise here with this hand against this opponent? What if the opponent was a tighter player?

Lawrence