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 enlarge | Author: Phil Gordon
Creator: Chris Ferguson
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 106334
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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 Occasional gems but few and far between May 15, 2007
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
Phil Gordon claims that "The Little Blue Book" will teach you how to think about poker. I do not think his work lives up to that claim. The book is dedicated primarily to tournament analysis, with the first quarter of the book dedicated to cash game play.
If a book claims to teach you how to think about poker, then it firstly must provide a generic framework for thinking about poker problems and then it should use specific hand examples to show you how to apply that framework to make profitable decisions.
Gordon's book is a haphazardly assembled collection of hands along with his analysis, some of which is insightful and some of which is not. Some of his advice includes:
"Be careful when playing hands that are easily dominated - even drunks can play top two pair effectively"
"Do not underestimate the power of implied tilt odds. You can at times take the worst of it if a monster suckout will open a fire hose of angry tilting money"
"It's usually correct to slowplay when you flop an absolute monster"
"When a player who never bluffs makes a bet or a raise, you have to put him on a big hand"
To be fair to the book there are some good points inside but nothing that a solid intermediate poker player would not understand already. For a more comprehensive treatment of tournament poker, I would definitely recommend Harrington's three part poker series. I can't really recommend Gordon's book to any type of poker audience.
 Phil Gordon May 13, 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have all of MR. Gordons books (3)....I enjoyed all of them...anyone who plays poker....should add them to their poker library...shari
Real Poker Stories May 7, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a great book for someone who knows the basics of Texas Hold 'Em, who has read some books on poker but found it hard to put their general rules of advice into effective play. Phil has found a form for combining real situations with the advice -- his stories around particular hands. Thoroughly enjoyed reading these stories and suspect you will as well.
Good Pleasure Reading April 11, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am a little over half way through this book. I think it is similar to Harrington's (Harrington on Hold'em) style of writing about holdem in that it presents situations and takes you through the thought process of Gordon as he negotiates the hand. Campared to Harrington, Gordon's work is a little more to the point, a little less technical, and good pleasure reading. Each story has a little tip ("Key Analysis") at the end. I recommend it for anyone who loves the game and already has a lot of experience in playing and understands the fundamentals.
Gordon's Blue book February 1, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Gordon's recent Blue book may not be as instructive as his Green one but it is a great read. It is fun to review actual hands and see why they were played the way they were and what Phil might have done differently given hindsight. It is a perfect table or bathroom book. Each hand is about a 3/5 minute read so the book is easy to pick up and start new and read quickly and put down. Highly recommend.
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