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 enlarge | Author: Phil Gordon
Creator: Chris Ferguson
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 54259
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 1416927190
Dewey Decimal Number: 795.412
EAN: 9781416927198
ASIN: 1416927190
Publication Date: October 3, 2006
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A good read, but lacks any new insight December 22, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I know I'm in the minority here, but I enjoy playing cash games a lot more than tournaments. So I'm glad Gordon decided to start this book discussing cash games. Still, if you're looking for hardcore poker strategy, you're better off with Sklansky's books or Harrington's books. Even though Harrington designed his books with tournaments in mind, you can still get some tips and strategy that will carry over to cash games.
This book reads more like a friend telling you poker stories. It is both the book's biggest strength and weakness; because it's not as in depth, you won't learn much from it. But with Gordon's laid back, conversational style, it's a much easier read, especially for people who aren't poker nerds. An enjoyable book, but don't expect any "lightbulb over head" moments while reading. This is more of a pleasure book than a poker theory book.
If you're looking for poker strategy, you should look elsewhere. There's a couple hidden nuggets that will improve your game, but nothing substantial. I'm still giving it 4 stars, as it is a good read for people who simply enjoy a good poker story. But for improving your game, it's probably only 2 stars.
 obvious stuff December 6, 2006
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
The author tells how he played certain hands. Problem is, most of them are OBVIOUS! For example, he takes a whole section on how to play four of a kind. Quads! He reccommends slowplaying them. No kidding!! There is another section where he has 10-7 and his opponent has AA. The flop come 6-8-9, then he tells how he took all the guy's money. I don't need a book to tell me how to play these hands.
 Excellent, easy-to-follow analysis mixed with theory November 27, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book because LGB was so great, even though it mostly contained situational analysis. I find that many books which try to analyze hands have a very dry, awkward presentation and the text is difficult to follow. All those other authors should take a lesson from this book, because I found this text very easy to comprehend and the setup for each hand was quite easy to keep in your head while Phil was talking about what is happening. I also like the way he organized the various topics he's talking about through multiple hands, and how he weaves in "lessons" or "rules" from the first book into the discussion texts in this book.
Although they seem to take up a lot of space, each hand description starts with a picture of a table with all the players shown in position, their money, play style, and names. I think this helped to reduce the amount of dry text of the nature, "x calls, y raises, two folds. then to the SB..." That's still there, but is easy to follow with the picture. I just wish the pictures could have been compressed somehow so as to allow more room for more hands to be discussed.
Phil, what color book is next? Whatever it is, I'll definitely buy that one too!
Very Entertaining. November 10, 2006
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Well, he's not Ed Miller, he's not Dan Harrington, he's not David Sklansky, and he isn't Matthew Hilger, but Phil Gordon, while not being a teaching master like the aforementioned authors, remains a solid poker player and exciting teller of tales. His narration here, like in his other books, is bold and effervescent. In this, his Little Blue Book, he devotes over 300 pages to describing hands he's played along with the strategy behind his decision-making. Not only are his descriptions of these confrontations entertaining due to the circumstances and personalities outlined, they are also educational because Gordon has put serious thought into his analysis. I think you'll find that these chapters will flow effortlessly, and you'll wish there were more of them once you finish. I will say though that you should probably buy The Little Green Book first because it provides much more in the way of theory than this one does.
Gordon's Poker Education Through Example... Fantastic!! November 4, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
With a couple of Poker books read, I really enjoyed sitting down with Phil Gordon's Little Blue Book. This is a good short read, it is almost like a manual as it offers lessons learned at the tables. And don't get me wrong, Phil is very lively and articulate so it anything but a bore. I think this is a great book for the air traveler on your wway to Vegas (or any destination for that matter)
It has prompted me to go out and get Phil's other other books. I suggest you do the same.
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