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 enlarge | Author: Matt Flynn; Sunny Mehta; Ed Miller
Publisher: Two Plus Two Publishing LLC
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 10443
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 314
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 188068540X
Dewey Decimal Number: 795
EAN: 9781880685402
ASIN: 188068540X
Publication Date: July 20, 2007
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 Great book August 5, 2007
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book covers a number of things I haven't seen properly identified in other NL books: specifically, 1) How stack size should affect your play, and 2) how to adjust particular types of hands (draws, monsters, middling hands) based on those that in live real world examples.
I was pretty impressed with it.
 Seems fishy August 2, 2007
26 out of 35 found this review helpful
I noticed that 10 out of the 11 reviews (all 5 star!) seem to be reviewed by those who have naver reviewed any other book than this. They also reviewed the book the same week. It would seem as if Mr. Flynn has a number of friends who are willing to shill for him. Having actually read the book, I find it to be merely adequate. Sorry, Matt.
Eureka July 31, 2007
33 out of 39 found this review helpful
Overall, the best book on NL cash games in print.
The writing is very clear and direct. It is an "easy" read, even if some of the concepts require thought to digest. Kudos to Ed Miller, whom I am sure is at least partly responsible for the imminent readability.
The first half of the book breaks no new ground, but is an excellent primer for NLHE play. Basics, Fundamentals and REM (Range, Equity Maximize) should be nothing new to, but a good refresher for, experienced players. It will be excellent material for beginning players who don't think much beyond their own two cards. These sections account for pages 1-138.
Pages 140-295 include the Commitment Threshhold/Planning and Stack to Pot Ratio discussions. This is the groundbreaking material which I have never seen written about. Some of it is intuitive. Some of it is not. But it is explained in clear terms, and based on my limited experience employing the ideas, it provides an excellent framework to guide your actions at the table.
I was generally aware of building pots and exercising pot control and implied odds, but I had not thought explicitly of stack to pot ratios, nor what types of hands preferred what ratios for what purposes.
Same for "pot-committed." I generally knew when someone was pot-committed, but the commitment threshhold and planning hands around it is new to me.
I shudder to think how many bad spots I have put myself in by making the "standard" play.
This book will get you thinking about the right things. Which will make you money. Kudos to Matt and Sunny for the new ideas presented in the second half of the book.
Looking forward to Vol 2 in '08.
Excellent, clear, and groundbreaking July 30, 2007
9 out of 15 found this review helpful
This book is an excellent and clear presentation of many of the core concepts around no-limit holdem. The first half of the book describes the fundamentals and the three-stage REM thought process required to maximize profit versus your opponent's range of possible hands.
The second half of the book is truly groundbreaking information that has never before seen in print. It provides a framework for answering the most difficult and critical question of no-limit: do I want to get all my money in with this hand?
PNLHE also describes how to plan the entire hand from the earliest streets of play. Most players fail to do this, which leads them to situations where they face big bets with marginal hands, not knowing whether to fold or shove. The authors describe how to avoid this so that your opponents make mistakes, not you.
The authors are friends of mine, and I reviewed an early draft of PNLHE prior to publication. (I have also read the published book.) Now, months later, the way that I approach a no-limit hand is very different, and I win more money.
Before and After July 30, 2007
6 out of 22 found this review helpful
This book is to no-limit hold'em what Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" was to zoology. There has been a permanent, dramatic, and final enhancement of understanding. Kudos to Flynn, Mehta, and Miller for this profound achievement.
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