
Fundamental NoLimit Hold'em Mathematics You Need to Know
by Alton Hardin
This book is for any poker player, new or experienced, that has either struggled or neglected to implement basic poker mathematics into their NoLimit Hold?em (NLHE) game. This book will teach you the basic poker mathematics you need to know in order to improve and outplay your opponents, and focuses on foundational poker mathematics the ones you...
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Consider Big Deal by Anthony Holden. Recommended by 2 sources.
“Reading this feels like shadowing a curious travel writer who has wandered into a closed-off subculture. Holden spends a year embedded with professional poker players across Las Vegas, Malta, Morocco and at sea, narrating hands, personalities, and barroom repartee while folding in moments of self-reflection. What works best is lively, anecdotal immersion — scenes of stakes, banter, and travel that bring the game to life. The main limitation is repetition and jargon: narrative momentum stalls when similar stories and name-dropping pile up, and it offers little in the way of practical poker instruction.”
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