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 Originally Posted by elipsesjeff
Originally Posted by montimus
The author of that article doesn't have a clue.
Nowhere in HFAP does it say, "if you do everything I say, you'll win big." Last I checked, none of his books, said anything like that.
As a matter of fact, HFAP isn't even targetted at home games, online games or low limit games. Not to mention the fact that the author seemed to have read the book when he knew relatively little about the game.
Much of Sklansky is situation specific, so it's pretty ludicrous to do as this guy did and take it all word for word.
I disagree with just about everything here.
SSH all but blatently states you'll kick major ass if you follow the book. Hefap doesnt target any type of game other than Medium stakes tables, those tables inhabited by advanced players.
And Sklansky purposefully makes his examples so they are applied to topics in general. I didnt read the above article, but i'im just responding to your reaction.
I think you missed my point about taking Sklansky word for word. Sklansky never says, "if you raise aces 4 bucks on the flop and go all-in on the flop, you'll win every time." He suggests strategies that, when applied in the correct situations, work. That's really what most poker books do.
I believe the author of the article in question thought he was supposed take Sklansky word-for-word and would become a pro after reading HEFAP, and that's not how you're supposed to interpret any poker literature.
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