Professional Poker: The Essential Guide to Playing for a Living

headofmike · #1 12-26-2006, 08:13 PM

is this a good starting point for going pro? Or is it not worth the time. Any other suggestions are welcome

deacsoft · #2 12-26-2006, 08:41 PM

Starting point?

I believe this would be a great book to read long before making an attempt at going pro.

JJay1231 · #3 12-27-2006, 02:50 AM

I have this book and its very light when it comes to any type of strategy. It's more of a book that deals with getting prepared for going pro. Apparantly there is going to be a 2nd and 3rd book also in the series.

BigStack650 · #4 12-27-2006, 10:14 PM

correct me if I am wrong, but I flipped through Greenstein's Ace on the River today and these seemed to be very similar in content

deacsoft · #5 12-27-2006, 10:54 PM

There is some similar content and a few shared topics, but over-all I don't think they're even close.

xxx · #6 12-28-2006, 05:52 PM

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correct me if I am wrong, but I flipped through Greenstein's Ace on the River today and these seemed to be very similar in content

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I found AOR to be more about philosophy of pro playing, and PP to be much more about money and lifestyle matters. IMHO, AOR is a great book, and PP is an OK book. Some respected posters hated AOR, others loved it. PP has never generated much heat either way.