News Flash: Elaine gives Ed\'s new book 5 stars
 

Review posted on Amazon:

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(5 Stars) Professional No Limit Hold'Em Must Be Excellent, July 24, 2007
By Elaine Vigneault - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
Based on the reviews from others on the poker forums, I have to assume the book is great. Here's what they had to say:

"I've read through the Basics chapters and have to say I am impressed so far. It is concise enough not to be a chore and still contains a lot of good information. I have high hopes for the rest of the book..."

"A lot of the information in this book has not been seen in such a user friendly format in any of the bazillion poker books I have read. This is a very high quality book with critical concepts for mastering 'stack limit' holdem I can already give this book a wayyyyyyyyyy thumbs up and I still have half left to read."

"I really did learn a ton from the second half of the book, which will hopefully make me lots of money in the future."

"This book will do a good job of helping to turn marginal players into successful ones. The ideas presented of REM, commitment, and stack to pot ratios do an excellent job of describing how to eliminate some huge flaws I have seen in other players. As a mid limit pro, I was already aware of these concepts in a vague form, but as described they really helped me understand them in theory and practice."

If you're considering this book, you may also want to take a look at these other Ed Miller books:
No Limit Hold 'em: Theory and Practice
Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big With Expert Play
Getting Started in Hold 'em

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Re: News Flash: Elaine gives Ed\'s new book 5 stars
 

It's not like she only reviews Ed's books. She gave Winning Secrets of Poker: Interviews with the Game's Best Players , a book that Ed recommended, 4 stars.

Surely she realizes she will be recognized. She should have disclosed her relationship. Otherwise I don't see anything wrong with her 'review'.

Re: News Flash: Elaine gives Ed\'s new book 5 stars
 

I've been saying for ages that Elaine knows what side her bread is buttered on. She shilled shamelessly for Ed's videos when they first came out.

Now granted, PNL & Ed's videos are awesome, 5-star poker material. So it isn't exactly like Phil Helmuth's wife shilling Play Poker Like the Pros & Tournament Poker Black Belt, and her saying "I'm a doctor, so you can trust me..."

But you can't blame a woman for being proud of her husband.

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But you can't blame a woman for being proud of her husband.

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But she really should disclose the relationship when shilling for him if in fact it's true that she's his wife.

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But she really should disclose the relationship when shilling for him if in fact it's true that she's his wife.


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Didn't you watch "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"?

Re: News Flash: Elaine gives Ed\'s new book 5 stars
 

Wait a minute - Elaine is Ed's wife? I don't get it, she gives her location as Raleigh. Ed doesn't live in Raleigh does he?

Re: News Flash: Elaine gives Ed\'s new book 5 stars
 

No they don't live there....Thats Elane for ya.

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But you can't blame a woman for being proud of her husband.

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But she really should disclose the relationship when shilling for him if in fact it's true that she's his wife.

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I'm not aware of any policy on Amazon stating that you must disclose your relationship with a product that you review if there is indeed a relationship. I don't see anything, at all, wrong with her review.

Sounds to me like some members of this forum are just interested in creating some drama.

Re: News Flash: Elaine gives Ed\'s new book 5 stars
 

lol - who cares about their policy I just believe it's a little tacky to deliver a gushing review about your husbands book and not disclose that he's your husband. But whatever...

Re: News Flash: Elaine gives Ed\'s new book 5 stars
 

Guerrilla Marketing. See it all the time on Amazon.