Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Texas Hold'em Author: Visit Amazon's Phil Gordon Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1416903674 | Format: EPUB
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"In our minds, this book is an instant classic and a must-have for any serious student of the game. Everyone who reads it will come away a better player."
-- Howard Lederer and Annie Duke
"Phil Gordon is one of poker's premier players and has few peers as a teacher of No Limit Hold'em. I would hate to have to compete with anyone who accesses the information in these pages."
-- Erik Seidel
"Poker: The Real Deal was the best introductory book ever, and this is the perfect 'graduation' book. It provides the key to leaving solid amateur play behind and embracing the first inklings of playing like a true pro. I now feel endowed with that intangible element of strength known as unbridled confidence."
-- James Woods
"Phil Gordon and his
Little Green Book made the difference between me losing money and winning money. It made me a winning player."
-- Hank Azaria
"If I cared about poker at all, this would be the book I'd buy."
-- David Foley
About the Author
Phil Gordon is a world-class poker player and teacher with two World Poker Tour championships and seven final table appearances at the World Series of Poker. Since 2001 he has earned more than $3 million in tournament prize money. His bestselling previous works,
Poker: The Real Deal, Phil Gordon's Little Green Book, and
Phil Gordon's Little Blue Book, alongside his teaching and commentary on forty-two episodes of Bravo's
Celebrity Poker Showdown, make Phil the preeminent poker teacher and writer in the world. Phil currently resides in Newport, Washington with his wife and two young sons.
- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment; 1st edition (October 1, 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416903674
- ISBN-13: 978-1416903673
- Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
The Phil Gordon's Little Green Book is, in my view, the second or third best book on no-limit. In my view, nothing beats the Harrington books, which are more comprehensive, particularly on tournament strategy (although they are useful for cash games too), and Doyle's chapter in Super System is still must reading. But having said that, Phil Gordon's book is right up there with these classics--heady company. It is conversational in tone and easy reading, but not unsophisticated. The sections of the book dealing with post-flop play are excellent, and somewhat reminiscent of the approach used in Super System, as Phil analyzes how he would play some commonly-occurring post-flop situations. The sections on pot-odds, implied odds and hand match-ups is clear and surprisingly comprehensive--he really gives you everything you need to know. Phil gives some useful starting hand charts and includes a useful and insightful discussion of some common pre-flop situations. I wish Phil had spent a little more time discussing how he plays hands when he is not first in the pot (and expanded on the starting-hand charts at the back of the book), as well as more time discussing how he views the tactic of raising (or calling a raise) with small pairs and connectors (based on an implied odds argument)--he does mention the tactic, but I think there is more to be said on the topic. His discussion of play from the small blind and button is excellent, as is his discussion of blind-stealing. I was fascinated by his discussion of maintaining an appropriate ratio between steal raises (which you would generally have to fold to a reraise) and raises with a real hand in order to maintain a profit (i.e.
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