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#3
11-24-2007, 01:42 PM
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Re: psychology of poker
As to its value, well it was published by 2+2- that should be a clue. Its major flaw has been that it has been heavily mined by others so that you may already be familiar with much of the contents from osmosis. I'd say the main value is earning to recognize your opponents' styles and more importantly your own. You are supposed to take a hard look at your own style of play and continue from there, making a conscious decision whether you want to play a fun or a winning game.
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11-24-2007, 05:46 PM
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Re: psychology of poker
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I'd say the main value is earning to recognize your opponents' styles and more importantly your own. [/ QUOTE ] the way the book categorizes your opponents' styles is a major problem according to some critics. if nearly all your opponents are seeing 90% of the flops and one opponent "only" sees 80% then that one opponent is a "tight" player according to this book. the same flawed reasoning also applies when the book teaches you how to recognize your own playing style.
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11-24-2007, 02:55 PM
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] general consensus was that it was a worthless read. [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] Really? Where were you guys when I wrote stinging reviews of this book and read about how much of an idiot I am? I admit that I wrote the review in the psych forum a few years back. They did NOT appreciate my thoughts.
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#7
11-24-2007, 03:47 PM
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Re: psychology of poker
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] general consensus was that it was a worthless read. [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] Really? Where were you guys when I wrote stinging reviews of this book and read about how much of an idiot I am? I admit that I wrote the review in the psych forum a few years back. They did NOT appreciate my thoughts. [/ QUOTE ] Hehe ... well here in the books forum, I've always flamed this book (that and the suzuki ... from an otherwise excellent 2+2 library)
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#8
11-26-2007, 08:23 PM
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Re: psychology of poker
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] general consensus was that it was a worthless read. [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] I just completed reading it this weekend. It is not my hobby to insult 2+2 or its writers, but I will not hold back the warning to my friends to not waste their time or winnings on this book. I don't know, I assume i expected something along the lines of levels of order thinking, or combating psychological wars in tuff poker games. Perhaps a few indepth chapters on the whole, 'He's thinking what I'm thinking what he's thinking...' sort of thing. Or at least something new... Unfortunatly it was rather a simplistic "Rate what kind of of the 4 possible players you are." And then, a repeat of what is good/bad about that style. ARggg, this is really rather basic. Even if there was a part II book to this primer book, I don't think I could pick it up now.
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#9
11-26-2007, 09:30 PM
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Re: psychology of poker
I think it's a bit unfair for you to say, "I will not hold back the warning to my friends to not waste their time or winnings on this book" given the circumstances you listed.
Your post reads like you had an assumed idea of what the book should be about before you read it. Then you read it and found out that it was not about what you thought it should be. Then you didn't like it.
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11-27-2007, 07:15 PM
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Your post reads like you had an assumed idea of what the book should be about before you read it. Then you read it and found out that it was not about what you thought it should be. Then you didn't like it. [/ QUOTE ] That sums up half of the criticism that is posted daily on this forum.
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