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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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