Lee Jones Winning Low Limit Hold'em

[AutumnLeaf]

has anyone else read the latest edition of the Lee Jones "winning low limit hold'em" book (3rd ed) and what did you think of it in terms of content and also perhaps improvements over previous editions? Also, to what limit level could the book be used as a general strategy guide?

I've read the book and have applied it very successfully to the micro limits, i've found that sometimes when i stray from some of the fairly conservative advice i actually leak a lot of chips, but there are also occassions, such as betting mid-pair against one or two relatively weak opponents that i've actually won a few extra bets as well.

Furthermore, i haven't really specifically delved into the SitnGo section of the book as i feel it was more of a space filler then a good SitnGo introductory strategy section.

There were a few other sections that i don't exactly follow either such as the raising for value on a flush draw plus i feel there's not enuf material on playing from the blinds... However, i do believe the starting hand chart is really good and the general postflop advice is very good starting point and for me has been really good for the micro limits- what are some other views on this book?

[A_F]

This is a decent beginners book, but if you want to progress any higher than 3/6 online i think you need to study more advanced texts. The 3rd edition is vastly superior to the 1st and 2nd edition (the 1st edition contains some real ugly advice)

[phydaux]

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The 3rd edition is vastly superior to the 1st and 2nd edition

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[AutumnLeaf]

okay cool, the reason i specified third edition was because i noticed the earlier editions drew quite a bit of criticism from malmuth in his book reviews and there has been debate regarding the softness of games going down in the last year or so, which is why i wanted some opinions on the strength of this book and how good the strategy holds up

[stigmata]

this book has a soft spot in my heart because it's the first poker book i read [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Decent begginer book and a good start for anyone.

But a major problem with this (and SSH) is that they are mostly geared towards very loose, 9/10-handed games. Such games don't exist on the internet anymore, alas. This doesnt stop them being great books, but just be aware!

[Frond]

This is still a valid book for live LLHE play and the tight starting hand requirements are good as well for starter outers.

[cwilli26]

I thought this was a great book when I read it as a limit hold'em novice (I learned NL tourney hold-em initially) a few years ago. It quickly turned me into a consistent winner in the $3/$6 and $4/$8 arena. The 3rd edition, which I also recently bought, contains an excellent chapter on single table sit-n-gos which has helped me immensely. This is a must read for players new to limit hold'em.

When ready to advance to higher limits, move on to Sklansky.

[Gonso]

This book can be skipped in favor on many other titles now. If you're going to read it though, the 3rd edition is the only one worth having.