5 comments about Poker : Hold 'Em, Advanced.

1. Maybe I was expecting a bit too much from this book, given its apparent popularity, but I found it very short on useful information. As a former games specialist for the Tropicana in Las Vegas and avid poker player, I have read dozens of poker books, including everything by Two Plus Two Publishing (Sklansky and Malmuth). This book simply does not hold up when compared against "The Theory of Poker" or "Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players" (both by Sklansky). While these two books cost a bit more, they pack in orders of magnitude more material. It should also be noted that this is "an advanced book on *low limit* Texas Hold'em." (emphasis mine) For those looking to play higher limit games (5-10 and above) I would recommend going straight to Sklansky. If you want to play low limit Hold'em, pick up a copy of "Winning Low-Limit Hold'em" (2nd Edition) by Lee Jones. Lee's book is accessible to beginning players but has enough material that even experienced players will learn a lot.



2. Whether you are a beginner or advanced player, buy this book. It's easy to read chapters give plain advice that can be immediately applied to the table.

   Nelson's rules will definitely save you money in the long run.

   It also gives great advice for players who want to enter tournaments at the casinos




3. If you feel that reading this book makes you a more able poker player, here's a tip for you: Stay out of cardrooms! Here's a guy whose written a book of 71 pages. See how he uses 1/2 of those pages: "I can here you say, "What is an advanced player? that is a good question Andy. What are the boundaries of a beginner. In your opinion, what constitutes a good intermediate player? Give us a geography lesson here; Andy. What are the boundaries of beginner, the intermediate and the advanced player?" Ah yes. An advanced player. What is it. Who is it? Are you one? Is that guy in the middle of the table an advanced player? An intermediate player? What are the factors that make up a quality player? What does one need in order to call himself/herself an advanced player. Let me give you my considered opinion and balance it with what you think. "

   End of quote.

   I'm sure you're able to make an assessment over how much valuable information can be put into a book where the author uses such an amount of words on bs like this. Stay clear!




4. Again, this book seems to lack content, as did the previous two in this series. This book seems filled with irrelevant clipart more than actual advice. Also, the annoying editing mistakes again make numerous appearances in this book suggesting it was quite rushed. Most of the advice is completely common sense, and not what I would consider "advanced techniques". The book begins to go over some of the information that it needs to address, but doesn't get into near enough depth. In the three book series, Andy never really goes into bluffing, what specific odds are, what specific tells people might have, etc. If you want to get a good book, I would get the book by Ken Warren "the winner's guide to hold'em" which goes into much more depth, and is written much better.



5. I have taught poker for going on 14 years. I have used the Hold 'Em books by Andy Nelson for almost 9 of those years. Why? Because they provide the clearest and reader friendly books on the market. They are great primers, clear and to the point and the students have told me that these are the most helpful books I have used for texts. More than one student has come back to tell me that he or she does a quick rewiew of the book before going to the game.
   For the student who wants statistics, I refer them to Mike Caro's Poker Probe.
   For the better students I refer them to Lee Jones's book and to Mr. Nelson's 101 WAYS TO WIN.

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5 comments about Poker - Hold 'Em: Book One.

1. I am a professional poker player and when I picked up Mr. Nelson's book POKER: 101 Ways To Win, I was very impressed. I posted my comments on that book with Amazon.com. I vowed to read all of Mr. Nelson's books to see if all of his material was as good. So far, I am pleased.

   This first book on Texas Hold 'em is a fine primer for the beginner. In the Introduction, Mr. Nelson lays out his goal for the reader. That goal is to make them into a winning poker player. He lays great emphasis on building a good foundation. If you have the right fundamentals, you can enjoy the game more because you will be winning more.

   This is a "rock" book. By that I mean that Mr. Nelson suggests you play conservatively until you get more experienced at the table. So he suggests that your hand selection be quite narrow. I agree with this and wish that I had known that when I first started to play.

   Mr. Nelson also writes about the importance of position and patience. And even in the Introduction he cautions the reader to not copy the play of bad players.

   I look forward to reviewing his next Hold 'em book, the Intermediate one.




2. This was my first introduction to value betting and some other basic hold'em concepts. Recently I am able to consistently win in play money games, due in large part to this book. When in doubt I still fall back on his starting hands. The book seems conscientiously written to educate. The instructions he gives can be followed.



3. I was not impressed with this book. It is very short, has many simple editing errors (which imply it was a rushed deal), and lacks many of the specifics available in other hold'em books. I realize that Nelson can not go through every situation, and that this is a beginner book, but for the money, I would (and did) purchase "The Winner's Guide to Texas Hold'em Poker" by Ken Warren. It is a much better book.



4. I have taught poker classes for many years, mostly Texas Hold 'Em. I have used these three books by Andy Nelson as my texts for 9 years now. I use them because they are great teaching material. They are reader friendly and they allow me to move the students along at a pace that will make them into players who win. They are great primers.



5. This is a TINY book, 74 small pages with big type and huge margins - all the text would likely fit on two typed pages (single spaced). Even if all 3 of these books were combined into one, it would still be very short and not worth the $. The advise is very general and not too helpful - along the lines of "play with good hands, and practice so you will eventually learn what a good hand is". A waste of the 15 minutes it took to read.

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1 comments about Texas Hold'em Poker : Claiming $2-$5.

1. This is a very good book for anyone who is trying to adjust to playing the $2-$5 hold'em games that are spread in the casinos of Colorado. As a resident in Colorado, I found it frustrating that I could frequently beat the fixed limit games commonly found in California and Las Vegas but struggled whenever I went to play some cards just "up the hill." This book definately turned my game around, and I have been winning more consistently since reading it.

   However, be warned that this book is not for beginning players. The author assumes that you are familar with the game and are well-versed in poker literature and lingo (i.e., you will appreciate this book more if you have read David Sklansky's "The Theory of Poker). But for anyone who has been struggling to beat the often volitle $2-$5 game, you will get your money's worth out of this book.

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