Quote Originally Posted by Gridlock
While a strong player will still win against weaker ones, he wont play optimal if he plays the same game against weak players as he does strong players.
This is one of the things i like about HPFAP. It doesnt tell you to play a certain style and it doesnt tell you to raise AQ by a certain amount from each position. What it does tell you is what to consider before each and every decision and that is something that i believe will help you, whether you play holdem or stud or draw, limit or no limit or whatever.


Quote Originally Posted by Fnord
Poker is a game of decisions. We make money by making more correct decisions than our opponents and sometimes putting them in a position to make incorrect decisions. Since a well played hand sometimes does not win a pot and a poorly played hand sometimes does, figuring out the right move is difficult as it is natural to be results oriented. Discussing decisions and understanding why a particular option was chosen is the best way to learn to play better poker.
Discussing descisions is what HPFAP is all about and it really is a great book for it. If you are on a limited poker book budget then send it back and get a more NL oriented book. If you can afford the extra $15 or whatever it is then keep it and read it over and over again.

Edit: Somehow I read that as "The Theory of Poker" when i was drunk. Now that is a great book... I havnt actually got around to reading HPFAP yet so ignore everything i said or buy Theory of Poker. I guess I'll leave this reply hanging around for comedy value