How good is your limit hold\'em
 

I just started reading this book and wanted to get a few opinions on my observations so far. I mostly play 3/6 both live and online, i was excited about this book b/c i thought it would be a big help for both but i'm finding that it's more aggressive than i'm comfortable being in my live games, not necessarily online though. Has anyone else found this? Suggestions like betting on the turn into a passive player who raised pf and on the flop when you bet with top pair of 10's with an A kicker. For the passive players i play with live this screams over pair.

I'm tentative to continue this book right now and am considering saving it until i move up in limits a little. Any suggestions from others who have already gone through it?

Re: How good is your limit hold\'em
 

The best thing about the book is that, even if you don't agree with the author, you at least have to formulate a reason in your mind why you think he's wrong and you're right. You can then continue thinking about the situations and discussing them with poker buddies live and on-line. Look for those situation while you're playing, particularly when not you but other people are playing the hand, and see how things play out.

Then, months later, it really won't matter who was right and who was wrong. You will have been thinking about your game and thinking about poker at a very high level for a very long time.

And that's the whole point of reading books like this one - to get you thinking criticly and objectivly about the game.

Re: How good is your limit hold\'em
 

the book is good, and the authors are almost always correct. it will apply to both live and online games.

Re: How good is your limit hold\'em
 

wow amulet, that's sassy and totally not helpful, thanks.

Re: How good is your limit hold\'em
 

I'm not sassy? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Re: How good is your limit hold\'em
 

okay phydaux, you were sassy too

You Misunderstood
 

there was nothing sassy in my response. by saying that the authors know what they are doing, and that the book is good, i was attempting to let you know that you should use their information. as players start to move up in hold em or play at low limits, they often think that their game is different and that certain books don't apply to their game. this is common. however, if the book is good it is very unusual for the information, if understood correctly, not to apply to their game. that includes your games. i didn't answer your specific question, but answered the broader question.

Re: You Misunderstood
 

I received this book a couple of days ago and havent got around to reading it yet, but I cant believe how short it is. 191 pages?? come on...

and the 2nd one which will be out soon isn't that much longer either, 205 pages!

It could have easily been a 1 volume book, but then again 2 books is more profitable than 1, (for the publisher that is)

I know the 1st is about 2 years old, but there is no excuse for the 2nd to be so short aswell. Maybe for the 3rd they may be able to squeeze it up to a whopping 250 pages....

Re: You Misunderstood
 

personally i found some of the advice a little strange to me, but i do think it's because i seldom play in games like those.

there is a sample chapter at d&b if anyone wants to debate it.

this is one of the few good books that i skipped buying, partially because i'd already moved to NL when i first saw it.

Re: You Misunderstood
 

The"How Good is Your Limit Hold Em" book is awesome. I have read my copy at least 3 times in the last year. Ed Miller even gave it a top rating because the postflop material is so good. It does focus on tough heads up and 3 player pots with tougher online players, but the concepts apply to live games as well.