Prof No Limit vol 1, does this apply to online 6max?

[riverspecialist]

I didnt want to ask this in the "books andpublication" area because i suspect everyone there will says "yes" whether or not it does and i think we'll get more relevant discussion here.

I just finished the Prof No Limit vol 1. It was interesting because it focuses so much on preflop philosphy - specifically one i knew existed but i didnt fully understand - whereas most no limit books have avoided this area.

Before reading this book I mostly resorted to the standard (4bb + bb*limpers) preflop raise. Now i still keep it as my standard raise, but i try to deviate when I can. I think if i played live (or full ring) more I would find this book more useful. Many of their axioms break down in online 6max.

Their philosphy assumes most of your profit comes from when you get allin. That this should just be taken for granted surprised me. Maybe thats because the site I play on allows players to buyin for 200bb so its not unusual for the entire table to be very deep making allins much less common. Online games are typically tighter than live games, so again getting allin happens less often.

The strongest point the book makes is that it teachs you to think about preflop and post flop play as being connected. While its discussion about post flop play is interesting i think most pros will say "yeah, thats the mathematical reason for why i do what i do. but i dont think that way." and beginners will find it so overwelming.

i wonder if could have learned to play no limit by having read this book or if i was better off just learning from experience and hand analysis and learning their theory later (or never). Maybe the reader isn't supposed to learn post flop play from this book, but rather the post flop discussion is just an explanation of they preflop strategy?

Long post, but its important. beginners and veterans alike, please dont spare me any thoughts.