Hold'em Poker by David Sklansky Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Hold'em Poker
Book Review: The First Holdem Book You Should Read
Summary: 5 Stars
David Sklansky is very smart. David Sklansky knows it. He makes excellent points as you gather information, and form a style of your own. I would not recommend playing exactly as he says, for others know this style now. Use it as great insight, from which you may draw better insights in time. Listen to him. He knows what he's talking about. "Luck is a constant" Paul "Big Fig" NewtonBook Review: There are better books by Sklansky
Summary: 2 Stars
I found this book very hard to read. The information was poorly presented. I estimate that I read this book three times actually, when you consider the amount of time I spent re-reading the passages trying to understand them. The editor took a month off, I think.The most frustrating aspect was the conflicting information that was presented. Often times Sklansky would teach you a certain way to do things, but then offer alternative scenarios which require the opposite tactic. All this information would be contained in one paragraph. So I was never really sure what the actual advice was.
I did, however, also happen to have a copy of Sklansky's "Theory of Poker" which I found to be very easy to read, well-arranged, and organized. I suggest you purchase Theory of Poker. It contains all the information in this Hold-em book anyway.
Sklansky has great advice to give. You just need to make sure and buy the right book.
Book Review: This guy is a creep
Summary: 1 Stars
He's not as good as he seems to think he is. This book was not at all helpful.Book Review: Too dated and difficult for a beginners book.
Summary: 2 Stars
I read this book as a Beginner and found it very hard to follow. David Sklansky may be a great poker player but he is a lousy author. Beyond the basic rules of the game, trying to understand the concepts are too much of a chore. I think you would do better buying a more recently written poker book. The recent boom in pokers' popularity has brought many other well written books on strategy and instruction to the market, and you don't need to waste your time and money trying to plow through this short book.Book Review: Very Good
Summary: 5 Stars
This is very good. Probably a 4.5, so going with 5. Really liked "Poker Nation" and just started playing Hold' Em. This book was a good intro to strategy and I also picked up the advanced book. I agree that you should read this book first.