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Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Texas Hold'em by Phil Gordon
rickwren's review
5.0
This small book is filled with some of the best, most understandable advice on No Limit Hold'em that I have read anywhere. It's essential and may stand as the best investment in the game I've made to date.
frankincredible's review
3.0
This is a highly regarded poker book that comes up in just about any "Top Poker Books" list. It's an okay starting off point for a beginning player. Might be a little basic for someone who has read a few decent poker books before. I've seen that Phil Gordon has some more advanced follow up books. It might be worth checking them out soon.
lunchlander's review
5.0
A fantastic, approachable, readable book on how to play poker that also has a ton of insight into the game.
oakmoses's review
5.0
This should probably be the second poker book any serious player reads, or the first book if you've already got a good handle on the rudiments of solid play. Gordon does an excellent job of walking the fine line between math, instinct, and aggression.
cwebb's review against another edition
4.0
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catliffe's review against another edition
4.0
This is a very handy book. I would consider myself an average player in that I understand the rules and win a pot every now and then. This is just one professional player's account of what works for him, but there's some really great, yet basic stuff in here that I think someone at my level could benefit from. There's good advice and tips on how to figure out what other players might have and how you should play in response, which was of great benefit to me.
Some interesting real life plays and stories peppered throughout which helped with picturing how a scenario might play out, but also added an element of humour and made for easy and enjoyable reading.
Some interesting real life plays and stories peppered throughout which helped with picturing how a scenario might play out, but also added an element of humour and made for easy and enjoyable reading.
mburnamfink's review against another edition
4.0
I'm terrible at poker. Not wanting to embarrass myself at the next poker night, I got Gordon's book. This is perhaps a little more advanced that what I could use, but it's a quick and readable introduction to poker strategy, and the art of imperfect information, livened up with examples from the table. Gordon provides the basics of "tight-and-aggressive" strategy, and why it wins most of the time, along with the bigger picture of tournament games and poker psychology. The mathematical parts of the book, on pot odds and quickly figuring the odds of your hand against an assumed AA or AK hand, as well as avoiding common statistical mistakes, is a little rough, and will take me another reread.
If there's any criticism that can be fairly levied against The Little Green Book is that it's become so popular that the 'meta' of the game has moved to take advantage of it. This book won't make you a star, but hopefully it'll keep me from embarrassing myself next Thursday.
If there's any criticism that can be fairly levied against The Little Green Book is that it's become so popular that the 'meta' of the game has moved to take advantage of it. This book won't make you a star, but hopefully it'll keep me from embarrassing myself next Thursday.