Most over-rated poker book of all time?

[jeffnc]

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First off, I would argue that HPFAP is the most under-rated book as opposed to over-rated. No book in the history of poker impacted games like this book did. Remember, the original version came out in 1988 when the typical regular was extremely weak-tight, and we have sold over 250,000 copies. So it's influence was certainly felt.

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I called it overrated, and I'm going to change my opinion and agree with you from a certain perspective.

The book reminds me of some musical artists that have highly regarded albums. Or even some musical artists themselves. The music is not really that enjoyable or listenable necessarily, but it is influential. There are many examples of "great" albums that no one really likes listening to, yet they were "important" in the sense that they went in a new direction or influenced poker thinking.

HPFAP is like that. It's not a very good book, but it was an important book and an influential book. So I would agree that it is both overrated and underrated at the same time.