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| Phil Gordon's Little Green Book |
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Phil Gordon
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
320 pages
2005
$14.28 |
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From the publisher:
Phil Gordon plays poker with the best players in the world. He has won -- and lost -- in tournaments and cash games around the globe, all the while studying the game and learning from every hand dealt. As the resident expert and cohost of Celebrity Poker Showdown, Phil has quickly become one of the most sought-after teachers of No Limit Texas Hold'em. It's a tough game. But anyone can become a winning player with the right amount of courage, patience, aggression, observation, and, perhaps most important, dedication to becoming a better player.
After fifteen years of keeping notes on the things he's learned, the greats he's played with, and the celebrities he's taught, Phil Gordon has poured every single thing he knows about No Limit Texas Hold'em into this little green book. Taking a page from Harvey Penick's bestselling book of golf wisdom, Phil plays the role of both teacher and student, offering up insightful tips on how to think about poker and how to develop a singular style of play. Through philosophy, psychology, strategy, math, and the knowledge gleaned from playing poker with everyone from T. J. Cloutier and Phil Ivey to Hank Azaria and Ben Affleck, Phil breaks down the game into enlightening instructional tidbits and illustrative anecdotes that inspire the kind of persistence and motivation necessary to improve your game.
Independent Reviews
I don't think I'd recommend this as a first book on no-limit hold'em for beginners, but I think it would be an excellent choice as a second book on the game for players with at least some experience. While advanced players will doubtless find much of what the author has to say to be familiar, it's likely that at least a few tactics, ideas, and ways of looking at situations will be novel enough to justify reading this book. I found it to be worth the time I spent reading it, and I recommend "Phil Gordon's Little Green Book" to most no-limit hold'em players.(pokerplayernewspaper.com)
Finally - a book devoted primarily to No Limit cash games! Phil's Little Green Book is both - it's got a green jacket and is pint-sized - but don't let that fool you. The cliche that good things come in small packages was coined for this book, a powerhouse of advice for and insight into winning strategies for No Limit ring games(parttimepoker.com)
If the Little Green Book isn't the best book on no-limit hold'em available today, it's certainly close. It is an excellent source for anyone with a basic knowledge of the game who wants expert insights to improve quickly. Intermediate players who find themselves struggling with making progress should also find the book's concise summaries of no-limit tactical principles very useful. Players who want a more methodical approach to tournament play may be better served by Harrington on Hold'em, with its in-depth explorations of specific situations and methods of hand analysis, though Gordon's book would still make a good companion piece.(blindbetpoker.com) |
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