Re: Most over-rated poker book of all time?
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No single book, or any collection of books, is going to make you a winning player.
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If someone reads Bill Chen's book, and takes the time to re-read it until he understands it... then I don't understand how he could NOT be a winning player.
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Well yes, but I'm not sure it's that easy.
I'm a little rusty, but I do have five college math courses under my belt and a MENSA card. Even so, there was math in there that I have never seen before.
There are certainly intelligent people out there, even people with degrees from big-time schools, that haven't take as much math as I. And honestly, I think it would take me at least 100 hours of work to really understand the math in that book that I have never encountered before.
Further, from their own words about their math inclinations and abilities, I can name two pros, Mike Matusow and Jennifer Harmon, who aren't going to tackle that book.
If you understand Chen's book and can apply it, will you be a good player. Absolutely! Can most serious amateur players do that? No.
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