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Summary: Every Limit Player NEEDS This Book
This should not be your first poker book, nor your bible for low limit play. This book is very valuable, when used in the PROPER CONTEXT. This book not only applies to low limit games, but any very loose limit game. If you play online and are at a table with 8 other rocks who are playing 8 tables trying to grind out a big bet an hour at each, this book won't do you very much good. However, if you play 6/12 or lower in a casino setting, this book is invaluable. Normally you profit by playing against players who play too many hands, but when you are in a game where 5 or 6 players are seeing the turn and river, that creates a very difficult problem. Sklansky and Miller have the formula to solve this problem. Even if you play higher stakes, you need the info in this book if the game is extremely loose. You do need a very solid foundation and understanding of the game and concepts before reading this book, because, again, it is tailored to a very specific setting. Using this book as your primary source of learning the game can be very damaging.
Summary: Another must-own Sklansky book for Limit Hold'em
Right up front, if you play poker and don't know who David Sklansky is, you have a lot of reading ahead of you. For my part, I buy anything he puts in print, and recommend every other player do the same. Also, I think Skalnsky should get Malmuth and Ed Miller to co-write all of his books. They flow better and are easier to read.
Anyway, this book is just as advertised, it's for playing smaller stakes where players are typically more loose that higher-stakes games. Some of the suggestions in this book run counter to normal poker theory, but reflect the right sort of detours needed to adjust for these tables.
It has your normal math-centric approach as you find in the rest of his books, but it's crisp.
This book is an excellent add-on to any poker library, along with Lee Jones' Low Limit book.
Summary: Best of breed for low limit holdem
This is the best all-around instructional book on limit Holdem $5/$10 and below. I've read it cover-to-cover many times. The principles are rock solid and the explanations are well written, especially the post-flop strategies. I use Miller's style as my "fast gear", since it is very aggressive and is most effective those times when you happen to have a strong table image. It's important to understand, though, that it is a volatile style that requires mental focus and good judgement. In my experience, it's possible to win a little less with much less risk by substituting folds for the marginal raise plays, and that is what I do if I'm tired, or have one eye on a ball game, or just don't have a good read on the table.
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