ReefAquarium

The biggest thing I got from this book is to crank up the re-raise quotient.
What's his range for re-raise?
54o, 76o, QTo, K7o, A8o

I've changed my game a lot. I've been playing much more aggressive.

I've been crushing the games online lately. It may be just variance, but I think I make the price of the book back once an hour or so.

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Graham

Good luck with that... I've been reraising with those hands for years and so far its been -ev

pkrfce9

gus shows you when it makes sense to do this. timing is everything.

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Kristy_Sea

This thread made me consider quitting the forum forever.

blackmagicz

I find his strategy works really well in live tournies, you just need to pull the trigger.

But your reads have to be spot on along with your player analysis....otherwise you just open up a whole can of worms....lol

Definitely a good read as I have always wondered how pros play from start to finish. They also do have 1 or 2 defining moments which shoot them up to the top of the leader board where it could have also ended their tournament very early.

I can see why so many pros bust out very early on.....I think for the most part Gus' manuvering in this book is pretty stable and it just so happens he makes 1 or 2 "oops" moves that work in his favour. Other than that, surprisingly he plays a solid game.

pkrfce9

wow. that is HUGE

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ReefAquarium

I should note that this book is probably bad for you if you can't play ABC poker.

This book would be very bad for a beginner to read and try to implement.
There is a fine line between being an aggressive and a chip spewer.

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BlondeFish

If any of the forumers I see want to swap their Every Hand Revealed or Kill Everyone with my 518-page Power Hold'em Strategy by Negreanu, please let me know.

actyper

Book swap is a good idea. Though half the books in my library I have not read yet.

pkrfce9

done. i will bring old gussy tonight (LATE tonight...)

if anybody has Kill Everyone, i'm looking for that one, too. amazon.ca doesn't seem to keep it in stock much

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pokerJAH

The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King: Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time (Hardcover)

Any offers?

pkrfce9

hardcover? oooooooooh! i've only got the softcover. it is a great read.

i'd trade any book by mcevoy and/or cloutier for it, though. interested?

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BlondeFish

Agreed. Since I try to be an active reader, verifying the authors' calculations and conclusions (Negreanu's book has errors in both), I still haven't finished The Mathematics of Poker that I started reading back in 2006! I just received five more 2+2 books from their signup offer (Everest), so I have a lot of reading and lending to do.

I just hope pkrfce9 won't be blowing his load on my book while he's examining Negreanu's "Small Ball".

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pokerJAH

sounds good; got some titles?

ReefAquarium

Does anyone want to join/start a directed reading group? What books is everyone interested in reading/discussing? (So far I've bought and I still have to read.) Sit and Go Strategy, by Colin Moshman. Winning in Tough Hold'em Games. (I still have to buy and read) Kill Everyone Elements of Poker.

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