| Hold 'Em Poker |  | Author: David Sklansky
Publisher: Two Plus Two Pub. / Creel
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ISBN: 1880685086
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Publication Date: December 1, 1996
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This text is must reading for anyone planning to play holdem. It was the first definitive work on holdem poker and was originally published in 1976. Yet, it is still one of the most important and best selling poker books available. The text is designed for someone relatively new to the game, but it also contains much sophisticated material which all players should find beneficial. It is probably best known for the Sklansky Hand Rankings, which made the game much simpler to quantify and understand. Some of the topics include how Texas holdem is played, the importance of position, the first two cards, the key "flops," strategy before the flop, semi-bluffing, the free card, slowplaying, check raising, head-up on fifth street, and how to read hands. Not only was this text, which is Sklanskys first work, a major contributor to the explosive growth of this game, it is also a book that should still be read by all serious players.
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 Good but old July 11, 2010
I'm Just Saying. (So Cal)
The book is good, but the Theory of Poker and other books of his covers everything within this book and it only cost a few more dollars. This book has ~107 of text total, focused on limit hold em 10/20. The advices are outdated that he wrote *this is no longer the case with the double blinds structure.
Save your money and get other books of his
Basic Strategy May 23, 2010
Justin R McCormick (Florida, USA)
I bought this book as well as No Limit Hold 'Em Theory and Practice. I mainly bought this book just to refresh my memory on the basics. This book covered a lot of good notes on how to become a good Hold 'Em player. I wanted to read a book that showed the basic strategy and not get to complicated. This was definitely the book for that.
This book contains a lot of the information for the old version of Hold 'Em. Most of the information still holds up to today's Hold 'Em games but for No Limit some of the strategy has to be changed. Towards the end of the book, it contains information on how to read hands. In my personal opinion this was one of the best sections throughout the book as it all came together how poker professionals become good at what they do.
Overall this was an easy read, and a book for beginners.
1000+ Hands at Micro Limits - Making $ February 25, 2010
Carl Roberts (Carrollton, KY)
This really is a solid book for beginners. However, as Sklansky writes in the introduction, "Those readers who haven't played any kind of poker at all would be wise to pick up a book such as the Fundamentals of Poker [...] before continuing with this book."
In other words, this book is not meant to teach you the basic mechanics of a poker game. Furthermore, Hold 'Em Poker does not contain a complete "system" that will tell you when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.
This book takes the novice poker play to a point where he or she can begin to see WHY it's good to hold certain hands and fold others. Sklansky introduces the reader to the concept of outs and pot odds, and explains the idea that poker is not about breaking even or winning pots. Poker is about making money over the long run.
Furthermore, Sklansky, like any good teacher, gives you homework. At several points in the book, he writes, "I urge the reader to deal out a few hundred hands himself." If that sounds like work to you, it is.
If you are a complete beginner when it comes to poker rules, this is not the book for you. If you are looking for a complete system, this is not the book for you. However, if you are serious about becoming a better hold 'em player, this is a great book.
 Great Book on Strategy February 16, 2010
R. Williams (New Smyrna Beach, FL)
This book provided great insight into how to analyze your opponents hand(s) and, consequently, when to holdem and when to foldem. After applying the recommendations my game was greatly improved. Really good info on how to play before the flop.
Not what I expected August 18, 2009
Elliot J. Cooley (Arizona)
Although this book is rather short, it has some very heavy information that can be useful if studied and practiced thoroughly. However, the information in the book only pertains to limit Hold 'em, not No Limit. Furthermore, the book is a little out of date. However, it does have a lot of good stuff in it, and I would recommend it to any novice player.
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