April 26, 2013
Hi there,
I am quite new to TPE, watching a lot of videos right now.
I come here with some major questions about the books mentioned in the thread title:
First of all, do the pros of you think that Harringtons strategic advice on MTT poker still applies on modern online poker, expiecially in the low buy-ins (~$2 – $25)? I've noticed that especially his advice on preflop raising of 2,5x – 5x bb (except for the noobish low buyins where everybody calls with anytwo suited cards) seems quite outdated. But apart from that, sticking to his tight range preflop in the no-ante stages and all the other advice he gives – is it still good advice (in the most parts?).
I have come back to his way of play and it seems to me it does improve my play again. Still my sample-size is quite low, so I'd love to know what you guys think.
Now the second part:
After reading Harringtons books I went to read “Kill Everyone” and “The Raiser's Edge” pretty fast and was fascinated about all the great equilibrium charts and the ideas about fear and fold equity. Still my game sucked after trying to apply some of the new stuff (I guess mostly because I overdid bluffing). That's why I try to mostly ignore these two books until I feel my game is solid enough again to implement something new.
Still, I wonder if some of you read these books and what you think about them. 🙂
October 6, 2010
i have read the raisers edge recently, and its a really good book. yes it is theoretical, but i think some people these days just look for a blueprint on how to click buttons rather than thinking about the game, and so i actually liked this approach.
then again i much prefer the theory vids on tpe over the live sweats for instance, so i guess that suits me better.
Hey Sen,
One particular book that goes hand in hand with Raisers Edge is Jonathon Littles Volume 1. He really teaches and emphasises you think about each deciison and not just a blueprint for “if this, then this”.
His Volume 2 is quite good except most sections apply to live, although there are nuggets of gold in there applying to shorthanded and general life/poker balance.
Im actually looking forward to his volume 3 that is released soon. Its meant to be a workbook outlining what to do in certain situations with concepts from the other Volumes, much like the “winning tournaments one hand a time” series.
As Florian said the best thing is to focus on one aspect at a time, see how you can apply it in your current games and review old mtts and see where it could have been applied.
Consistency is the key to fast learning to establish and strengthen those neural connections!
GL
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