Caro's Book of Poker Tells
by Mike Caro
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Author: Mike CaroEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-03-18
ISBN: 1580420826
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Cardoza
Product features:
- poker playing
- Caro's Most Profitable Hold'em Advice
- Caro's Fundamental Secrets of Winning Poker
- Mastering Hold'em and Omaha Poker
Book Reviews of Caro's Book of Poker Tells
Book Review: "Mad"? Yes. "Genius"? Show me!
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought and read this book based on the many positive reviews out there. While I don't regret buying it, I definitely got my hopes (for knowledge) up higher than I should have.
Caro provides so many different examples of "tells" (I guess he had to in order to have enough material for a book) that it's improbable that anyone will remember enough to be of real benefit. In fact, unless the player sits perfectly still, almost everything he does can be interpretted as some kinda tell! What the hell? And every "tell" Caro explains is qualified with verbage to the effect "[this] means [this] MOST OF THE TIMES". But it's that 1 time in a hundred that costs you everything.
It boils down to this. A player's projection of strength frequently indicates weakness and vice versa. Accurately reading another player's body language and actions consistently is a skill most people will never master. Most of us will be better off playing mathematically via Sklansky's "The Theory of Poker".
Case in point: I watched a master's poker tournement with Caro, Sklansky, Brunson and a few other household names. Caro kept trying to get a read on his opponents by being obnoxious and goading them into some type of reaction that he could read. Not only was he annoying, but he was the first one to lose! In the same game, Sklansky strictly played the numbers according to his own theory... and won.
The greatest value in this book is in my making sure my opponents know I've read it. That messes with their heads...
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