REVIEW
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.
YAW
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