Mathematics of Poker

[General Sal]

I know Adam's reading it, and someone else is also going through it. It's a very heavy mathematics book... I can't quite say that it's that useful as far as "a game plan." It basically uses advanced level probability/statistics to illustrate what really happens with poker. Maybe later in the book, we'll see more strategy ideas... but I like the new ideas I'm learning from it.

Is anyone else from here planning on getting it as well? I think we should be kind of dissecting it... it'll definitely help the game out if we do so.

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

I should have it within a week and I'm looking forward to it.

[General Sal]

The math is pretty heavy... so far what it did do for me is open my eyes to the application of probablity to the game.

[Eusebio]

I´ll get it too this week, so lets have some heavy math...

[Eusebio]

Ok, got it today, but there is a problem coming up. The english used is pretty heavy too... so it will take a while for me to read it...

[General Sal]

Ok, got it today, but there is a problem coming up. The english used is pretty heavy too... so it will take a while for me to read it...

Yeah, you have to learn some new probability stuff, and with the heavy math comes some bigger obstacles...

why do I have this feeling that I'm gonna be re-writing every formula in pencil onto paper in a notebook....

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

I am almost done with the second main section, and I must say I'm impressed. Much of it was stuff I already knew, but I didn't know why I knew, and it's a great way to think about the game. It has gotten better with every chapter (and I anticipate it only getting better), but it is definitely a difficult read.

I'll do a more thorough review when I'm finished, but I expect this will probably get me thinking a lot more clearly about much of my play.

[General Sal]

I am almost done with the second main section, and I must say I'm impressed. Much of it was stuff I already knew, but I didn't know why I knew, and it's a great way to think about the game. It has gotten better with every chapter (and I anticipate it only getting better), but it is definitely a difficult read.

I'll do a more thorough review when I'm finished, but I expect this will probably get me thinking a lot more clearly about much of my play.

Yeah, keep going with it... I really haven't finished it yet... I'm afraid a lot of what I'm learned, I'd forgotten.

What do you think about all that stuff with Bayes' theorem?

[kingetje]

this is bill chen's book right? the dude on HSP season 3.


what about this book? "Professional No Limit Hold Em"

looks pretty good... finally a book strictly on NL cash?



No-limit hold em was once only a tournament game. Cash games were rarely spread in conventional poker rooms, let alone the Internet. All of that changed when the game exploded on television. No-limit cash games started sprouting up at casinos of all types. No-limit hold em is now the most popular form of poker. Tournaments pushed it to the forefront, and a great deal of money can also be won here despite that fact, many players feel frustrated with their results. They win some money, only to lose it all on one botched hand. This book teaches you how to play and think like a professional. It shows how to size your bets, manage the pot, manipulate your opponents, know when to go all-in, and avoid the big mistake. Do you understand critical no-limit concepts like The REM Process, The Commitment Threshold, and Stack-To-Pot Ratios? If not, this is the book for you.

[General Sal]

this is bill chen's book right? the dude on HSP season 3.


what about this book? "Professional No Limit Hold Em"

looks pretty good... finally a book strictly on NL cash?



No-limit hold em was once only a tournament game. Cash games were rarely spread in conventional poker rooms, let alone the Internet. All of that changed when the game exploded on television. No-limit cash games started sprouting up at casinos of all types. No-limit hold em is now the most popular form of poker. Tournaments pushed it to the forefront, and a great deal of money can also be won here despite that fact, many players feel frustrated with their results. They win some money, only to lose it all on one botched hand. This book teaches you how to play and think like a professional. It shows how to size your bets, manage the pot, manipulate your opponents, know when to go all-in, and avoid the big mistake. Do you understand critical no-limit concepts like The REM Process, The Commitment Threshold, and Stack-To-Pot Ratios? If not, this is the book for you.

I just bought this book, along with two others. Time to put Bill Chen down for now.

[kingetje]

hey Sal, i ordered it too. will be a while til Amazon ships it to my doorstep though

[Gunslinger]

Got my copy of PNLHE. I started a new thread about that one. Also, I see Harrington is coming out with cash game books as well. It's a good year for no-limit books...