- How often does each starting hand win against a specific hand or random hand? - What are the odds of your opponent holding a pocket pair when he raises? - What is the probability that an over-card... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Exactly what I wanted. Odds are key to good Texas Hold'em. This book really meets my needs.
This book WILL improve your game...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Unless you're a math genius or your name is Chris Ferguson, you need this book. Top-to-bottom odds and probabilities for limit and no-limit hold'em. Loaded with charts and explanations. I purchased this book after seeing the charts in the back of the book ... unlike any I've seen elsewhere. You can't go wrong with this book ... it's one of my top favorites.
Finally I understand the math side of the game
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I have been playing for a couple of years, managing small profits in NL cash games and sit-n-gos. I've read several books and understand the basics of pot odds and implied pot odds - but this book takes my understanding to a new level. In sit-n-gos, I found that i was folding way too often when short stacks went all-in. This book explains the process in analyzing these types of situations in detail. It also explains how to go about determining how much to bet to protect your hand - a concept which I really only applied by feel before reading this book. The title of the book makes it sound like you are in for a calculus class, but that is the opposite of what the book is about. Yes, you math guys will get plenty of explanations for how the calculations are done, but the real emphasis is on how odds affect strategy which is really all I was wanting. Finally, the charts rock! One chart showed the probability of a raiser holding a pocket pair which i didn't even know could be calculated. I see the light! excellent book!
Fills in Gaps In Nearly Every Game
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Hilger's first book, Internet Texas Hold'em, was a good book because it laid out poker strategy in an easy to read and complete volume. The new book has the same readability but focuses primarily on a largely misunderstood facet of poker, the math. This is not to say Hilger's book is a math textbook, it is not. He simply does an excellent job of explaining how to use the math of poker to get an edge. Probably the most helpful portion of the book (after having read the text thoroughly and multiple times) is the charts section. In this section there are pages and pages of charts that are easily referenced to see what the chances of certain things are. The math of poker is a hole in most people's game and many are intimidated by it. Hilger makes it accessible to all poker players with his easy to read and understand style.
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