| Why You Lose at Poker | 
 enlarge | Authors: Russell Fox, Scott T. Harker
Publisher: Conjelco
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 260970
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 212
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1886070261
Dewey Decimal Number: 795.412
EAN: 9781886070264
ASIN: 1886070261
Publication Date: July 2006
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Product Description
Why do you lose at poker? Before you answer that question, think about this. There is no magic key that unlocks the door to poker. You might be able to pinpoint a leak or two in your game, but you may be surprised to find that there are many more lurking under the surface. This book shows you the sixteen most common errors in poker, and how to avoid them. You will learn the keys to finding the leaks in your game and plugging them for good. Stepping away from the table and watching others play incorrectly is the best path to understanding your own mistakes. Youll learn why these errors are so bad, and why they cost you money over and over. Recognizing these errors in your own game can be painful, but the rewards of revealing them are well worth it. If youre ready to admit that youd like to lose less and win more, then you need this book! "Of all the guys in poker you've never heard of, Russ and Scott are two of the smartest. They are long-time winning poker players, and have done a great job of putting that knowledge into this book to help you become a better player. I believe this book will help make anybody who is willing to work at his game into a winning player." --Greg Raymer, Champion, 2004 World Series of Poker
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 Good Advice April 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is well written and contains very good advice. It's well worth the time to read, it should help your game progress.
Modeled on a Classic March 21, 2008
Fox and Harker are succesful poker players and co-wrote an earlier book about NLHE.
Fox, who is a tournament bridge player himself, and Harker, who isn't,
got the idea for this book after reading the S.J. Simon's classic book and you can tell. Not that I am talking about plaguerism. They just decided to do a book LIKE for poker players and they succeeded.
There are chapters about common errors that cause losing players to
lose and winning players to win less. Much of this is elementary but
some of the chapters are very interesting. They are reminders to veteran players and warnings to newbies. Even many very experienced players could use the advice about game selection and the chapter on the economics of tournaments.
The greatest resemblance to is that it ends with some hands played at the club. after which they analyze each player's actions, replacing him or her with a reasonable player to see how much better (or worse) said reasonable player would have done.
This is a very entertaining book. Unless you are a very advanced poker player, it would help your game too. I only gave it four stars because a some very good players would find nothing in it that they don't already have under control. The entertainment value of the book might still make it worthwhile for some of them but not for others.
For fans of
For those who remember Mrs. Guggenheim, the pleasant but hopeless
rubber-bridge player from by S.J. Simon, it
might be interesting to know that she is still alive and well.
Evidently, she was widowed or divorced, I didn't get to ask her which,
and has married again, to a wealthy and generous man named Goldman.
I ran into her in an entertaining little book called Poker> by Russell Fox and Scott T. Harker, where she was playing poker
for moderate stakes. She isn't any better at her new game than at her
old one but she remains indominatible.
The cast of characters is similar to Simon's but only Mrs. Guggenheim/Goldman is recognizable.
Good review of the basics August 4, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is simple and clear. It helped me take an objective look at my style of play and identify some lapses in discipline and logic that have been causing some serious leaks in my bankroll. Horse sense and discipline, is my short summary of this book.
good book! May 14, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is great for learning poker at a decent level. I really like being able to read what I'm doing wrong, rather than......"if you do this, there's no doubt you're going to win".
 Best poker book ever! May 12, 2007
I have read six other poker books from cover to cover and tried to use the knowledge at the tables. Each book did teach me something and helped my game. However, my losses were always bigger than my gains, albeit not by much. After reading this book, I have not lost ONCE! In a 3-6 hold 'em game, I started walking away with several extra racks of chips each and every game. To be honest, I am sure that I will lose on occasion and I am far - far - FAR from being a pro - I can now enjoy this game recreationally and make some money along the way. This is an excellent book. I just hope I don't face other readers of this book at my table!
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