Best book on hand reading, ranges etc

[Sunny Mehta]

Hi Cloodie,

Thanks for the kind words. FYI, we'll be going into much more detail about hand ranges in Volume Two. Look for it probably spring-ish.

-S

[1p0kerboy]

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Hi Cloodie,

Thanks for the kind words. FYI, we'll be going into much more detail about hand ranges in Volume Two. Look for it probably spring-ish.

-S

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Will volume 2 be geared towards beginners/easy games?

[Sunny Mehta]

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Will volume 2 be geared towards beginners/easy games?

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hi pb,

Hard to say exactly at this point, but in general I think Volume Two will cover more advanced material than the first book. There will be much more stuff that's applicable to the online/6-max crowd. But honestly, ideally I'd like people to be able to use the hand range ideas to be able to adjust to any game (loose, tight, easy, tough), so I think we'll try to include as many examples from different game types as we can.

Thanks,

Sunny

[avatar77]

I found that Largay's book was quite good at giving examples on reading hand ranges - i.e. there was a statement where Largay mentioned if a guy was a big book reader, then you can expect him to play like a book - raising in early preflop position means he likely has AK, AQ or large pocket pair, etc...
I took Largay's advice and started a poker journal and I make it a goal to write at least one entry per session - whether it be a hand I played in or just an observation that I learned. If you do this, you'd be amazed at how much faster you are learning all the little nuances of the game.
Just yesterday, I was in a game at the casino and I saw a guy in early position limp in with pocket aces... he flopped a set, check raised the turn.. of course, you can't quite put him on top set just by that but I noticed a lot of little mannerisms that screamed out to me that he had a big hand: he tried to look very casual, almost bored,...he made a brief speech prior to betting and he looked away after he made the raise... those are little things that I would not have picked up before taking Largay's advice.

[Cloodie]

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I found that Largay's book was quite good at giving examples on reading hand ranges - i.e. there was a statement where Largay mentioned if a guy was a big book reader, then you can expect him to play like a book - raising in early preflop position means he likely has AK, AQ or large pocket pair, etc...
I took Largay's advice and started a poker journal and I make it a goal to write at least one entry per session - whether it be a hand I played in or just an observation that I learned. If you do this, you'd be amazed at how much faster you are learning all the little nuances of the game.
Just yesterday, I was in a game at the casino and I saw a guy in early position limp in with pocket aces... he flopped a set, check raised the turn.. of course, you can't quite put him on top set just by that but I noticed a lot of little mannerisms that screamed out to me that he had a big hand: he tried to look very casual, almost bored,...he made a brief speech prior to betting and he looked away after he made the raise... those are little things that I would not have picked up before taking Largay's advice.

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I'll need to check out Largay. I like the journal idea as I have a terrible memory and tend to forget so much.

[Cloodie]

Thanks for the reply Sunny and I'll definately be looking out for Volume 2 when it's released. It is on my 'must buy' list along with Harrington's cash books.