Ok so i haven’t exactly given it much of a chance yet after about 50 pages
or so but can anyone tell me if it’s worth carrying on reading KILL EVERYONE by
Lee Nelson et al. So far it’s been nothing but the type of poker literature
that i despise with anecdotes and age old quotes about scaring opponents etc. with
the odd line about Doyle Brunson and his “play your rush” bullshit.
Elky then adds some insight which actually wouldn’t be so bad if it didn’t just
contradict everything the Author had just written and so far its don’t nothing
but make me angry….the hand example of him shoving all in with an up and down
straight and flush draw and talking like it made him some kind of poker god
made me actually scream!
I just finished Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a time vol 1&2 and
think they were the best poker books i have ever read/have ever been written.
They based information on situational circumstances instead of taking the (so
far) bird’s eye view of poker as some kind of macho competition where the aim
is to scare your opponents into laying down Aces….by calling with 64o and
hitting the nut straight??
I fully respect Elky and was looking forward to this book a lot….but
unless someone tells me otherwise i think I’m pretty much done with it
already!!!
June 22, 2010
I think it is more what type of book you prefer. “Kill Everyone” is great for beginner to intermediate player, introducing more of the ideas that we use is tournament poker. I got more out of “Winning Tournaments One Hand at a Time” as well. I personally like seeing hands and reading about the thought proccess. “Kill Everyone” does have its place and still is a staple in tournament poker strategy, but can be bland if you already know the concepts and want to see them in use. I use “Kill Everyone” and books of that type for reference or review of concepts, but I STUDY hand review books like WTOHAaT.
"Your either in Sheen's Korner or your with the trolls."
October 6, 2010
The raisers edge, the new book from elky and lee Nelson seems to have a fair bit more advanced stuff in it. I am only a few chapters in atm but skimming over the rest of the book it seems to be pretty decent
Raisers edge is good, but all the stuff about equilibrium strategies goes on and on and on, and I can’t imagine anyone actually putting it into practice. I read Jonathan Little’s “Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker” while on holiday and thought it was really good (don’t be put off the title). Lots of hand examples and good discussion of stack sizes. He does like to play 64s type hands a lot, so if you don’t like that style then stay away 🙂
Yeah I was going to get Raisers Edge next but wanted to read this one first as I expected them to link together well. I will finish it, and even if I take just a few small points on board it will be worth while. I suppose I may be a bit harsh after just reading WPTOHAaT because nothing was going to really compare to those. They really blew me away!!
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