Rolf's PLO Book - anybody got it yet? - Page 2

steamboatin · #11 09-20-2006, 10:09 AM

Amazon says my order has shipped expected arrival date 9/27

PsionTheory · #12 09-20-2006, 10:11 AM

Rolf, just got the book. Looks awesome and in-depth. I'm experienced at no-limit hold em and new to Omaha, it seems like a fairly advanced book for a new player to Omaha. Would you recommend i read a basic Omaha book prior to your latest. Example - Championship Omaha by Cloutier and McEvoy

Thanks for your great work and sacrifice to help poker players like myself become better.

Psion

fnord_too · #13 09-20-2006, 11:26 AM

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For future refernece, conjelco ships priority mail. I usually get stuff two days after it ships. I probably pay a bit more than I would at amazon, though.

fnord_too · #14 09-20-2006, 11:28 AM

Spike,

If you are good at tournies the material is extensible.

This is absolutely fine for on line play. It is almost entirely based in math and talks about good strategy (in a game theory sense, though I don't think Rolf ever uses that term).

steamboatin · #15 09-20-2006, 11:37 AM

I buy all my 2+2 books direct. I didn't know Rolf's book was going to be available through Conjelco.

benfranklin · #16 09-20-2006, 12:45 PM

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Amazon says my order has shipped expected arrival date 9/27

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For future refernece, conjelco ships priority mail. I usually get stuff two days after it ships. I probably pay a bit more than I would at amazon, though.

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In addition to the service, I don't mind paying a little more as appreciation for Conjelco supporting this site.

gummy d · #17 09-20-2006, 05:36 PM

How applicable is it to plo8?????

7n7 · #18 09-20-2006, 06:34 PM

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Rolf, just got the book. Looks awesome and in-depth. I'm experienced at no-limit hold em and new to Omaha, it seems like a fairly advanced book for a new player to Omaha. Would you recommend i read a basic Omaha book prior to your latest. Example - Championship Omaha by Cloutier and McEvoy

Thanks for your great work and sacrifice to help poker players like myself become better.

Psion

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I'd recommend Ciaffone's book to start (if you need a primer).

Go to Rolf's website (www.rolfslotboom.com) and check out his book reviews.

binions · #19 09-20-2006, 07:13 PM

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Would you recommend i read a basic Omaha book prior to your latest. Example - Championship Omaha by Cloutier and McEvoy

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Lyle Berman chapter in SSII is pretty basic
So is Ciaffone's Omaha book mentioned elsewhere

Ciaffone & Reuben have some good material in their PL & NL Poker book

Reuben's How Good is Your PLO is good.

I don't think much of Cloutier's book.

steamboatin · #20 09-20-2006, 08:23 PM

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Reuben's How Good is Your PLO is good.

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I hate to disagree with someone that has an awesome avatar but I think a new player is asking for seriuos trouble if he reads Reuben. I got past the first chapter and realized I was not ready for Reuben.

I didn't finish the book so I have incomplete information but my understanding is Reuben plays really well post flop so he can get away with being really loose preflop. A new player is not going to play well post flop so based on a partial read and previous discussions on this forum, I say newbie beware. I won't say don't read it and and I won't say it isn't a good book but I am certain it isn't for newbies.