Hold ’em Poker: For Advanced Players by David Sklansky (PDF)

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Texas Hold ’em is not an easy game to play well. To become an expert you must balance many concepts, some of which occasionally contradict each other. In 1988, the first edition appeared. Many ideas, which were only known to a small, select group of players, were made available to anyone who was striving to become an expert, and the hold ’em explosion had begun. It is now a new century, and the authors have again moved the state of the art forward by adding over 100 pages of new material, including extensive sections on “loose games,” and “short-handed games.” Anyone who studies this text, is well disciplined, and gets the proper experience should become a significant winner. Some of the other ideas discussed include play on the first two cards, semibluffing, the free card, inducing bluffs, staying with a draw, playing when a pair flops, playing trash hands, desperation bets, playing in wild games, reading hands, and psychology.

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Editorial Reviews: About the Author About David Sklansky David Sklansky is generally considered the number one authority on gambling in the world today. Besides his ten books on the subject, David also has produced two videos and numerous writings for various gaming publications. His occasional poker seminars always receive an enthusiastic reception, including those given at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. More recently, David has been doing consulting work for casinos, Internet gaming sites, and gaming device companies. He has recently invented several games, soon to appear in casinos. David attributes his standing in the gambling community to three things: 1. The fact that he presents his ideas as simply as possible (sometimes with Mason Malmuth) even though these ideas frequently involve concepts that are deep, subtle, and not to be found elsewhere. 2. The fact that the things he says and writes can be counted on to be accurate. 3. The fact that to this day a large portion of his income is still derived from gambling (usually poker, but occasionally blackjack, sports betting, horses, video games, casino promotions, or casino tournaments). Thus, those who depend on David’s advice know that he still depends on it himself. About Mason Malmuth Mason Malmuth was born and raised in Coral Gables, Florida. In 1973 he received his BS in Mathematics from Virginia Tech, and completed their Masters’ program in 1975. While working for the United States Census Bureau in 1978, Mason stopped overnight in Las Vegas while driving to his new assignment in California. He was immediately fascinated by the games, and gambling became his major interest. After arriving in California he discovered that poker was legal and began playing in some of the public cardrooms as well as taking periodic trips to Las Vegas where he would play both poker and blackjack. In 1981 he went to work for the Northrop Corporation as a mathematician and moved to Los Angeles where he could conviently pursue his interest in poker in the large public cardrooms in Gardena, Bell Gardens, and Commerce. In 1983 his first article “Card Domination — The Ultimate Blackjack Weapon” was published in Gambling Times magazine. In 1987 he left his job with the Northrop Corporation to begin a career as both a full-time gambler and a gambling writer. He has had over 500 articles published in various magazines and is the author or co-author of 12 books. These include Gambling Theory and Other Topics, where he tries to demonstrate why only a small number of people are highly successful at gambling. In this book he introduces the reader to the concept of “non-self weighting strategies” and explains why successful gambling is actually a balance of luck and skill. Other books he has co-authored are Hold ’em Poker For Advanced Players, written with David Sklansky, and Seven-Card Stud For Advanced Players written with David Sklansky and Ray Zee. All the “advanced” books are considered the definitive works on these games. His company Two Plus Two Publishing has sold over 400,000 books and currently has 26 titles to its credit. These books are recognized as the best in their field and are thoroughly studied by those individuals who take gambling seriously.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐After reading several of the 2+2 offerings, I finally got around to picking up this one. I have to say that it is an excellent companion to Ed Miller’s superb work, Small Stakes Hold’em. What I love about Hold Em for Advanced Players is that it recalibrated my fundamentals which is exactly what the mathematician ordered. It seems that the more I’m online competing, the more likely I am to make plays I should never be making. One can only be beaten so long by knuckleheads making straights with 9/5 offsuit before you start becoming experimental and see raise after raise with suited connectors that may have no value after the flop.Admittedly, the book is not brand new, but they did update it to make it more in keeping with today’s aggressive, aggressive, “I’m all in like Gus Hanson,” game. The focus is ring games, which most of us play them online. I did not heed the author’s advice when I got it (to read it straight through first), but skipped ahead to the new chapter on playing in loose games. Based on my experiences, their advice was on point and quite helpful.I perused the reviews below, and, I have to say that I disagree with the recent about there being too many exceptions to the information given. I find the inability to state things categorically, and, for every instance, to be in the nature of the game. Endless and bizarre exceptions basically are Texas Hold’Em. It’s semi-formal rules with exceptions everywhere you look. If there were not so many contingencies, the fish would never win, and, as all of us know, the fish win quite a bit. The randomicity of the game causes authors like Malmouth and Sklansky to alter their advice slightly depending on the situation, and to always try to find a way for the player to get an edge and slant the odds in his favor. And what is “in his favor” depends on the hand, the street, and the bet. A great many people long to impose order upon poker, but you cannot completely do so. With any form of gambling there will always be some chaos inherent; there’s no getting around it. Once you accept this fact, you tilt far less. As for the writing style, okay, these are math guys. No, they aren’t great writers, but so what? We are looking for their expert analytical guidance. I don’t care if the sentences are choppy and devoid of personality. If you ask me, my game could use a little less personality. As a fellow soldier in the trenches, let me say that this would make a valuable purchase.

⭐I thought I knew Texas Hold ‘Em pretty well, so I bought this book and read it. I was fascinated with the presentation, but confused with the material, definitions and some tactics. Bottom line: I’m not as Advanced as I thought I was. I found myself reading and re-reading pages trying to understand the concepts he was trying to deliver. I managed about a 50% success rate in understanding.This is more of a “caution review” than a review. Poker players – if you think you’re “pretty good” like I did, you should start with The Theory of Poker, which a lot of reviewers have recommended (I, myself, ordered it and am reading it now). It should bridge some gaps in understanding. If The Theory is too easy of a read, then you’re ready for Advanced.I’m still glad I bought this book, cause I have a tool that I can use in the future…just not right now 🙁

⭐This is not a book to read while drinking a beer and watching the ballgame on TV. Like most Sklansky books, it’s packed with information delivered in a dry, straightforward style reminicsent of college math or engineering texts. The ideas, while often subtle, are very powerful if the reader will take the time to read, re-read, and probe them in poker games and out.Much of the material is in the form of brief essays. The portion on non-optimal play in loose games is worth the price of the book all by itself. The same can be said of the heads up play section. I recommend that you take notes and re read the sections several times as you study, then chat online (2+2 forum is a good site to do this)with some playes about what you’ve learned.This book in my opinion is Sklansky’s best book, with Theory of Poker a close second. Take the time and make the effort to understand what he’s saying and take your game to a new level.

⭐If you are a serious limit holdem player this always has been required reading but it has become more and more a study in the history of holdem in recent years. Changes in playing style and improvements in general play make it more of an intermediate read than the first step to serious advanced play that it was when first published. Still, if you want to understand how older players got to where they are today, reading this is an absolute must. On the other hand, if you follow the advice in this book you will be a certain slow loser at today’s higher stakes tables. I bought a new copy because I loaned my old copy and it isn’t coming back. I still look at it from time to time but with a very different eye than when I first read it. Without a doubt, it is a classic of poker play literature.

⭐This book is very in-depth, and incredibly informative. It’s packed with loads of information that anyone of any skill-level can benefit from. It has hand ranking charts to help beginners understand which hands are strong and which hands are week, and lots of other mid-range to advanced tips and strategies that everyone can benefit from. The co-authors are very knowledgeable and logical in the way they present information, although there are a few areas I have read where I wish there was actually a bit more detail. This is not a “relaxing, enjoyable” book – it will challenge you to think and really work to comprehend the information that is presented. I highly recommend it for people of any skill-level, but those who have been playing the game for a while and really want a deeper understanding of Texas Hold Em will really benefit from and enjoy this book!

⭐Its a great book. Read it on a loan from a friend about 8 years ago when I didn’t even know quite how to play yet. I got the first 3 chapters or so then realized the cover says “for advanced players.” Years later I understand why! Thought it was a great book then and it gets better every time I read it (about once a year in early spring, just before the W.S.O.P. Every read reveals something new that I do or see, but don’t know why its that way. It’s a classic for all poker players ,regardless of new or old school, and should be in any serious players library.

⭐As with most hold’em books the book begins with listing the starting hands when to play them depending on position and how to play them depending on the play of your opponents.The book then goes on to consider strategic concepts which includes freecards, semi-bluffing, check raising and odds and implied odds.The next section titled miscellaneous topics gives advice on some of the typical situations found in a hold’em game, such as playing when a pair flops, playing pairs in the hole etc.Following this there are chapters on loose games, playing short handed, playing non-standard games and other skills. To finish with there is an extensive question and answer section with questions on each chapter in the book.The writing in the book has a very intense feel with often a dozen points hidden within a single page. This makes multiple read-throughs almost mandatory to gain the most from it.It has been suggested that the advice in this book is too loose for the modern game. This may or may not be true, but if you are an advanced player surely you can take some parts of the book that are of use, and discard the rest.I personally feel that this book will be of help to my poker, and is worthy of further study. I am also more than happy to take the advice of the experienced poker writers listed above by studying this book. Im sure they know more about the game than i do!

⭐Anybody interested in poker must buy this great value

⭐Book in good condition, Excellent!

⭐If your gambling hard earned cash you could invest in this product

⭐I didn’t realize but All the book is based on the game of LIMIT Poker. So if you play No-limit, it become nearly useless! Its like your opponent bets 1euro above the limit of your pot-odds and you should have to fold!Explanations are not easy to understand, of course i am not an advanced player only recreational.I think Slansky did a lot in the past to get poker out of this dirty whisky image,If you play LIMIT poker maybe its a good book, go read other comments 🙂

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