Good tips for tournament poker.

A very good poker book for a beginner.

Good info for those learning to refine their "skills".

This was the smoothest reading poker tactics book I've read so far. Gordon covers varies situations and how he would play them. Not strictly a stats book which is a breath of fresh air for me.

Good quick read. I enjoyed the pace of the book and found the info very useful. Phil does a great job of sharing his in-depth knowledge and presents it extremely well without overcomplicating it. Great source for it's time, obviously the game has evolved since then, but there's no discounting the value of any of the info shared as it is all still applicable to the game today. The hardest part for me is probably classifying the style of play into a box.

Insightful and easy to read. The book covers basic aspects of playing poker with examples and math concepts.

I’m reviewing my poker library after re-reading each of the books and formatting them for ease of reference.

Poker player experience level required: n  BEGINNERn

Original publication date: n  2005n
Reviewed: n  2022n

Game: n  No Limit Hold‘Emn

Book information is relevant at time of review: n  YESn

Content:

This book takes a step up from his previous Little Book, diving into concepts more thoroughly. However, because of his background and experience, this series is more tailored to the Tournament player versus the cash player.

The shortfall of this book is that while it addresses poker situations, it never really dives deep into the reasons, mathematics or psychology of playing poker well. What it does cover is scenarios that he has been put in and a brief excerpt of what unfolded. There is still a lot to be desired as to how great poker players play great poker.

Overall the content is better than his first Little book, but does not include the depth or diversity of information many poker reference books have.

I really enjoyed this book. It will appeal to both the beginner and the expert. It lays out the basic rules of No Limit Texas Hold 'Em Poker, and it also gives many different strategies for dealing with different situations that crop up in games. There are sections on psychology and body language as we learn how to interpret tells from players. There are also sections on math as we learn how to play the odds. Poker is a wonderful blend of chance and skill. Gordon does use a lot of lingo, but it will help if you just look up the terms he uses in order to improve your own grasp of the vocabulary of the game. I initially had trouble with terms like a "drawing" hand, and also "tight-aggressive," but once I looked up the terms I became more knowledge about poker.

Not sure how to digest 250 pages on poker tips in all honesty. Presume I’ll continue to grind the 1p, 2ps to no avail but at least I know now that position matters, raising pre flop matters and there are tells other than breaking one’s poker face. The stories within are pretty painful and little on hitting quads in the second week of uni to beat a full house, so pipe down Gordon..

Phil Gordon is a well known tournament poker player and the host of the Celebrity Poker Showdown. Modeled after Harvey Penick's book on golf, this book presents the basics of Texas Hold'em. The text is stripped down and instructional. There are sections on Math, Psychology and even Online Poker.

An excellent primer on the game, this abridged audio version was read by the author.

Gordon captures a lot of practical advice in pithy chunks. Gordon writes clearly about his decision-making process, in a prose style and overall structure that really works for me. Altogether, the quantity and quality of his lessons are too much to absorb in just one reading.

Realizing that, as well as the book’s overall excellence, I returned the library copy and got the Kindle version (at no cost, thanks to a steep sale and various Amazon points; what a bargain).

I had gotten about half-way through the library copy when I realized that this book is a keeper. In the future, I can see myself reading a section again and focusing on that for an hour to sharpen various aspects of my play.

I think this book belongs in every poker library, and students of the game should read this at least once.

Never really been a huge fan of the Gordon books

But i think they stand out just for the hand examples that you can go through dozens of times, if not hundreds of times.