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Fortune 500
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03-23-2006, 09:08 PM
Post subject: Picking a book, take two.
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Full House
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Ok. Do over.
Note: This is in regards to http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...ic.php?t=31630
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DogOnMySide
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Flush
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Manchester, UK
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Any of the 3 are good. I voted SSHE because i never fully finished it and I would like to. Also.... I suck at ring.
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Miffed22001
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Jun 2005
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HOH if youre a MTT or sng player.
Sklansky is u play ring.
Sklansky's book is much more 'knowledge' based imo, HOH only tells you things that experience will teach you anyway, whereas sklansky teaches you more subtle ideas.
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andy-akb
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Maine
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I voted SSHE because I just ordered it from PS recently and I am changing my focus to cash games. HOH has been overdone as most people here have already read it, and TOP seems too advanced for beginners really or even intermediate players.
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Murd0c
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Straight
Join Date: Nov 2005
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AHAHAHA RESISTANCE IS FUTILE TOP WILL WIN!
VOTE OR DIE!
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Currently at UB playing $50 NLHE 6max.
Bankroll: ~$1900 (Almost BR'ed for 100NL.)
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flomo
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Full House
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: mashing potatoes
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I'm a noob at poker and don't know any of the books that well, so any poker book would be great. I have a suggestion that we do an easier book first just to see how well this activity turns out. If we do the best first most players will not be interested in the books that come after. Whatever book is choosen give me sometime to obtain the book.
Does it help FTR if we buy the book though the amazon link? or is that just a helpful service to FTR members?
I hate learning so this is a good push.\
flomo
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Fortune 500
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Full House
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Originally Posted by flomo
Does it help FTR if we buy the book though the amazon link? or is that just a helpful service to FTR members?
I hate learning so this is a good push.\
flomo
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Can't hate learning and succeed at poker. Gotta shake that 
I don't know about the amazon links... I imagine they benefit FTR in some way.
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Full House
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SoCal
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I'm about 1/2 way through SSHE.
FWIW, it is geared to LimitHE. The concepts are still valuable, but, for me, mostly NL player, making the mental shift is an exercise. I'm constantly filtering the information -- "How does this apply to NL? Does it apply?"
Good info, though. I'll join in if you pick this book.
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I'm a know-it-all.
No, really.
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euphoricism
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Your place or my place
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TOP. Only one I havent read.
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Laeelin
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Full House
Join Date: Jan 2005
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HOH, but i wouldnt cry about doing theory either...
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jyms
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Tilting Mod
Join Date: Feb 2006
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I voted SSH, but it's the only one I've read as of yet. Is TOP really that difficult to a noob if he is getting alot of the theories and issues being posted about, or is there some other book I should get first to ease into the more difficult ideas of TOP.
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drmcboy
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DrButtInski
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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there's nothing wrong with reading ToP and not understanding it.
HOH is great - but it's essentially dumbing down the concepts of ToP and showing you how to apply them specifically to tourneys. Really, I could make that statement about any poker book I've read. ToP is THE book.
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andy-akb
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Maine
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Theory of Poker is on its way courtesy of PokerStars, Ive gt quite the poker library going now. After rethinking this, I think TOP will be a big addition to my game, even if I cant fully apply all of its concepts, and as Im starting to get more and more serious about improving, I am looking forward to this discussion.
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geoffm33
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Straight
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Boston
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Originally Posted by andy-akb
Theory of Poker is on its way courtesy of PokerStars |
Just picked mine up on Amazon used for $12.68...how much was PokerStars?
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andy-akb
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4-of-a-Kind
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Originally Posted by geoffm33
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Originally Posted by andy-akb
Theory of Poker is on its way courtesy of PokerStars |
Just picked mine up on Amazon used for $12.68...how much was PokerStars? |
Bought it with FPPs, won a satellite that gave me like 4000FPPs so I used those to get two books, SSHE and TOP
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Fortune 500
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Full House
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I'm going to tentatively start planning on Theory. Still time to vote.
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geoffm33
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Straight
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Boston
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Originally Posted by Fortune 500
I'm going to tentatively start planning on Theory. Still time to vote.
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When do you figure we'll start this process? Any format in mind yet or are you still working it out?
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Fortune 500
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Full House
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HAH! Me? Plan?
No... I have some ideas. Probably have something tentatively lined up early next week. I'm thinking that not this coming week, but the following, I can really get it rolling. Depends on what the higher ups want. Getting a new forum around here takes some planning. I'll be ready to go by then. Whether the site will be or not, I do not know.
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Fortune 500
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Full House
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Theory it is. I've segmented the book up. We'll actually be tackling 2-3 chapters a week, over ten weeks. I've segmented it so that the average reading per week is around 25 pages. I don't think that's too unreasonable. Still working out a format... but go ahead and grab the book if need be.
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andy-akb
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4-of-a-Kind
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Location: Maine
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Originally Posted by Fortune 500
Theory it is. I've segmented the book up. We'll actually be tackling 2-3 chapters a week, over ten weeks. I've segmented it so that the average reading per week is around 25 pages. I don't think that's too unreasonable. Still working out a format... but go ahead and grab the book if need be.
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Sounds good, 25 pages is very reasonable. Any idea on when this will start?
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Fortune 500
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Full House
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Depends on if and when we can get a new Forum set up. Still hammering out details, but I'd like to start the week of April 2nd.
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ed
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hey hey
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dj newman
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Straight
Join Date: Dec 2005
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I voted for TOP....HOH is very self explanatory for the most part.
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