Ace on the River: An Advanced Poker Guide by Barry Greenstein (PDF)

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Ace on the River is designed to improve the play of everyone from beginners to seasoned professionals. The unique play-by-play section will challenge readers to think beyond simple starting hands and make better decisions on other streets. Ace on the River addresses elements of the game that are unfamiliar to many players. Included are chapters on the poker society, money management, family matters and even sex. This complilation of philosophies and real-table scenarios provides a rare chance to see the poker world through the eyes of someone who lives it.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “I seem to win whenever I read it.” — Ted Forrest, winning high-stakes player”It’s the necessary complement to instructional poker books.” — John Hennigan, winning high-stakes player”Other players don’t think about poker like Barry does.” — Phil Ivey, winning high-stakes player”This book contains a lot of stuff I knew but had never seen written.” — Doyle Brunson, poker legend From the Publisher This is the first truly “advanced” guide to poker. It’s unique play-by-play section challenges readers and they will return again and again to this section for insight. From the Back Cover Ace on the River is designed to improve the play of everyone from beginners to seasoned professionals. The unique play-by-play section will challenge readers to think beyond simple starting hands and make better decisions on other streets. Ace on the River addresses elements of the game that are unfamiliar to many players. Included are chapters on the poker society, money management, family matters and even sex. This complilation of philosophies and real-table scenarios provides a rare chance to see the poker world through the eyes of someone who lives it. About the Author From early in 2003 to the middle of 2004, Barry Greenstein won seven poker tournaments including a World Poker Tour event and a World Series of Poker bracelet. He also had 5 second place finishes during this time span. He has donated about three million dollars of his tournament winnings to charity and is known as The Robin Hood of Poker. Read more

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⭐”This book is dedicated to the children of gamblers. They were rarely promised anything, because the promise might have been too hard to keep. They may have wanted to play a game with their parent rather than watch a sporting event on which their parent had placed a bet. They were told everything was done so they could have toys and clothes and a nice place to live, but all they wanted was a little more of their parent’s time. I apologize to my children, Michael Sebok, Joesph Sebok, Chris Sebok, Christina Tran, Nathaniel Greenstein, and Melissa Greenstein, for when I have failed as a parent.” — Barry Greenstein (dedication to his book “Ace On The River”, 2005)This is not your normal poker book. From the dedication I have reprinted here, it’s easily evident that this isn’t like most books of ANY genre that you will find on a bookshelf. I’ve never read a dedication that elicited so many emotions which cover the spectrum. Most dedications are to children, spouses, parents, friends. While this indirectly mentions his children, it’s the kind of dedication and the kind of words that take a strong person to write, a stronger one to put into print.If you are looking for a poker strategy guide, this book isn’t for you. If you are looking for hand rankings and learning about suited connectors, go pick up a 2+2 book. There are lots of them out there, and some are very good. While some hand analysis is examined at the end of this book, this book is meant to show you the lifestyle of a poker pro. Split into 28 chapters with an addendum, Barry peels back the glitz and glammer that you always see on television where edited highlights and spectacular bluffs make the casual fan say “wow”.Barry starts by telling his life story, and for anyone that thinks he worked at Symantec and then started his poker career afterwards, they are very wrong. Barry was a card player since he was a young child, and much of the money he made at Symantec was used to build and replace his bankroll for doing what he really wanted to do. While Greenstein doesn’t deny making a lot of money at the software giant, it’s more likely that Barry made a nice salary, but nowhere near the gobs of cash that others have made in the industry.From discussing ways to think and act like a poker player, to bankroll management, to sports betting, sexuality, and remembering to put family first, Barry gives the most honest analysis of what a pro poker player’s life is really like. The writing is pretty good most of the time, but it could use a couple more edits. In no ways does this detract from the book, it makes it more genuine, more Barry Greenstein. The pictures in this book are quite simply beautiful. Filled with 2-300 color pictures of players, casinos, and the poker life, you will be hard pressed to find another poker book with better (or even similar) photography. Some of the places where pictures were taken (like the high stakes room in the Bellagio) are off limits to most people. This picture from the ‘Family’ chapter is my favorite in the entire book.If you want to move beyond your regular books and want to learn more about what makes a pro poker player a pro poker player, this is a one of a kind book on the market. If you are already a pro poker player and you need some more direction, this book will no doubt enlighten and enthrall you. Finally, if you ARE looking for hand analysis from one of the top players in the world, Barry covers some of that as well towards the end of this book and it’s good, but Dan Harrington’s book excel far beyond the little stuff that Barry touches upon here (no doubt it was added later to cater towards this type of audience).For anyone that gives this book anything less than 4 stars, they don’t understand how important a piece of work this is in the field of poker.***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

⭐The long anticipated ‘Ace on the River’ is one of the most interesting and unique poker books ever written.Barry Greenstein has been playing professional poker for about thirty years, and has been a regular in the biggest games in the world for more than a decade, with legends such as Doyle Brunson and Chip Reese. This text was originally intended to be a chapter in the sequel to Brunson’s ‘Super System,’ but when the first draft ran over 100 pages, the project turned into its own book.The book is primarily targetted toward high-limit professional poker players, which is a very limited audience. Lower and middle limit players will find a lot of the material useful and interesting, but significant portions won’t apply to them. Casual home game and beginning players will find a fascinating look into the mind and world of high-stakes poker players, but should definitely look elsewhere for instruction and strategy tips.Part I, “The Poker World,” is fascinating but not especially useful material. The first thirty pages is a memoir of Greenstein’s life in poker. Next are chapters on the different kinds of people in “The Poker Society,” “How to Behave in the Poker Society,” and a chapter on the superstitions many have.Part II, “Philosophy,” contains miscellaneous ideas, advice, and discussion mostly relevant to professional poker players. There is little technical or strategic material, focusing more on psychology and avoiding common pitfalls. One chapter discusses the dangers of getting too involved in sports betting (a ubiquitous part of the poker world), one on integrity, others on attitude, the psychology of gambling, family, and even sexuality.Part III, “Advanced Play,” is the meat of the book, with chapters on math and game theory (how valuable they are and how they are used), internet poker, tournaments, specific strategic advice, and some no-limit tournament hands. These last two are the best in the book and extremely valuable, although not as long or detailed as I had hoped. Both go through several different hands, discussing the options at each point and what types of things the player should be considering, as well as how to analyze and think about hands after the fact.Throughout the book, he addresses interesting philosophical questions like, “Who is the best player in the world (and how could that be determined)?” and “What really separates the very best players from everyone else?”I had seen several glowing reviews from other top players who had advanced copies before I read it myself, and thus had very high expectations when I finally got a copy. From that perspective, I was slightly disappointed. My main complaint is with the brevity of the actual hand discussions, but what is there is excellent. Other parts seem a bit preachy without enough specific advice; see the chapters on avoiding being distracted by sports betting and remembering to spend time with your family. To most readers this might seem strange, but these are problems that have derailed the careers or broken up families of many otherwise successful pros. He does speak from personal experience on these issues and others, which makes the slightly preachy tone much more palatable.Throughout, the text is well-written, articulate, and an enjoyable read. The book is filled with color photos on almost every page, and another reader I talked with described it as a coffee table book. It’s rare in the poker world for someone with Greenstein’s stature, intelligence, and experience to write about any of these topics, which makes the advice invaluable for successful or aspiring pros. At the same time, very little is so technical or advanced that it would go over the heads of others who are interested, some parts just won’t be relevant.

⭐This book is really about the life of a poker player. Don’t expect to be enlightened by this book with amazing poker tactics. Barry Greinstein is quite an extrordinary guy . He does a lot for charity work and is an excellent cash games poker player. If you are looking to improve your game you are better off buying Dan Harrington’s books “Harrington on Holdem 1,2 and 3”. But as am insight into the life of a poker player and a lot of good quality photographs you can’t get much better than this book.

⭐i found this book inspiring. it calmed me down at the tables and make me think more, think. poker is a game of cards but barry plays it so calm and cool, i felt this through the book and simply it has changed my whole approach. other books bang on about strategy, there isnt much of that in this book, its more a view of the game, an approach that you will learn from this book. must readfor all serious poker players

⭐More of a biography than a guide to playing better poker. Interesting and entertaining, some great anecdotes, Greenstein knows how to tell a story and he has some stories to tell.

⭐Good.

⭐Very helpful

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