Hold'em Poker by David Sklansky Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Hold'em Poker
Book Review: Good but old
Summary: 3 Stars
The book is good, but the Theory of Poker and other books of his covers everything within this book and it only cost a few more dollars. This book has ~107 of text total, focused on limit hold em 10/20. The advices are outdated that he wrote *this is no longer the case with the double blinds structure.
Save your money and get other books of his
Book Review: Good info but not clearly presented
Summary: 3 Stars
Sklanky may be a good poker player, but he stinks as a writer. The book is confusing and offers very litte in the way of helping a novice to understand his terms. Someone just picking this book off the shelf with no prior poker knowledge would be lost. If however, you already have some poker knowledge, and don't mind muddling through his poor examples and confusing writing style, then you can get some good advice out of this book. However there are books out there that have the same information that are better and more clearly written.Book Review: Good intro
Summary: 4 Stars
As a regular non-hold 'em poker player with friends with some success, I thought I'd see how the real thing was done. I read this book and played my first game of low limit hold 'em at a casino. 40 hours of playing later I'm even. The techniques in this book are excellent for 3,6 or 5,10 poker (especially when, as usual, there's at least three loose players at the table). I wouldn't recommend it for higher limit games or advanced players, the techniques are limited and there isn't enough advice on big pot hands. But hey, this book saved me around $500 from common sense alone, so it's ok with me. I'm still searching for a good book on pot limit or high stakes games, this isn't it.Book Review: Great Book
Summary: 4 Stars
Very Good Book for someone wanting to learn about the general strategies of hold'em. It's not better than hold'em poker for advanced players, but it is still pretty good. In my opinion Hold'em poker for advanced players is the best book ever written on poker..so anything close will be a great tool for you to use. Also, this book does not address no-limit very well....and with all of the televised tourney coverage.....everyone loves no-limit and tournaments..so this book is not the best for those two aspects of the game.
Book Review: Great Book on Strategy
Summary: 5 Stars
This book provided great insight into how to analyze your opponents hand(s) and, consequently, when to holdem and when to foldem. After applying the recommendations my game was greatly improved. Really good info on how to play before the flop.