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 Poker: Poker Books: Hold'em Excellence
Online Poker Books ReviewsHold'em Excellence Obviously this book places most of its emphasis on THE, hence the title. Krieger did, however, //include many other very important topics throughout the pages that made for quite a nice surprise while reading cover to cover. The book starts out by outlining basic rules and situations of playing poker, more specifically Hold'em, in a casino. What to expect, difference from home game, and classifying your opponents. The second section of the book makes a smooth transition from general poker, to Hold'em, starting at the beginning for a person that has little or no knowledge of the game. With a few pages of the nuts and bolts of the game, Krieger moves onto the different stages of a Hold'em hand. Pre-flop, playing the blinds, playing the flop, the turn, the river, raising, and analyzing the table, each get ten+ dedicated pages. I would have to say that the information on how to play each stage of the hand is worth the price of the book alone, especially when you read it, play a few sessions, and reread it. I have yet to read Sklanky's HE book, but I really can't imagine it offers anything more then what you can find here (although Krieger does list Sklanky's book as a must read). Krieger also covers how to play jackpot games, something I hadn't read anything about until now. Of course some pages set aside for money management, computers and poker, record keeping info, and a few other 'Easter eggs' that one might not expect to find in a Hold'em book. All in all I would have to say this books belongs on the shelf of anyone looking to improve their poker game. It contains a few personal short stories that I found quite interesting, and the knowledge I gained is immeasurable. Finally, the chart for starting requirements in the back is great. Easy to look at and memorize because of it's picture like layout. |
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