WLLH by Lee Jones

[Nut Flush]

Just got this book in the mail last Thursady and I read it a total of 4 times this weekend. This is the first poker book I've read and it was fanatastic! I've just started playing $1/$2 hold em at the local dog track and haven't been making decent money. Last time I went I think I made $21.50 after about 3.5 hours(tips and rakes suck!). Granted, winning a little is better than losing but I want to win more pots and when I win them, I want them to be big!

Anyway, after reading this book, I labeled myself as a tight-passive player. I'd only play premium hands and limp in with my blind when allowed to. I would simply call a bet to me for fear of losing too much of my money or scaring people out of the pot. I'd raise if I hit a set, flush, or straight or raise preflop if I had a high pair but only in late position(I'd slow play them if I was first to act).

I'll be going back to the track this weekend and see if I can transform my play to be tight but aggressive. Raising pre-flop with big cards and high pocket pairs. Try to check raise in early position if I have the cards to do it and get the most money in the pot that I can. Make people pay that are on flush/straight draws. I understand now hat I might lose some money to people flopping a monster with complete crap, bu when I flop my monster I'll get the most money for it.

Anyway, I truly recommend this book for any beginner like myself. I have a better understanding of pot odds and how important position truly is in a holdem game. I'll let you know how my next trip to the track goes.

[ORGrinder]

first book i ever read. one of the best out there imho.

remember though... it's for ring game play. i've found that SNG and MTT play is MUCH different, and requires a different strategy. again, jmho.

:D

[Nut Flush]

Good point, and he does tell you in the book that he's not a great tournament player and doesn't pretend to be. He tells you to read some other book for tourney strategies. But since the only game I have available to me is $1/$2 limit games, it was a perfect book to start with. Damn, I wish it was Friday already!

[jwrussell]

LOL Nut. Let us know how it goes. I just picked up WLLHE last week. Haven't had a chance to read through it yet, but glad to hear it's worth it.

[ORGrinder]

i sould say though that even with respect to trnys... this book can help. it's simply an awesome book really. i play, in general, nothing but trnys... and i've used this book as a foundation for how to play.

i just meant it wasn't specifically for trnys and you have to adapt tot he different type of game play.

glad it helped you out! go win lots of $$$ now!!

hehehe.

[j0sh]

first book i ever read. one of the best out there imho.

agreed, it was the first i've read as well and it helped my game so much at the beginning.

[Dakijeza]

What's WLLH stand for?

[Nut Flush]

Winning Low Limit Holdem

[mindgame]

Just a note:
If you consider yourself a tight passive player you should understand that you are dead meat for the tough player. You need to shift your style and your self image if you want to take control of the game.

[Nut Flush]

I think you misread my post. What I said was that I was playing passive and after reading the book I am going to try and be more agressive.

[tonytal]

Nut, how often do you play at the track?? I play there occassionally. Have you played any tourneys there?? You got a good home game. I have finally found a couple of different ones in the area. All different limits and formats. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of time to make it to them. Maybe we can get together and play sometime. I am in the Naples area.

PM me.

TT

[Guest]

This is without question one of my favorite books. It has been extremely helpful in my poker career. It teaches you the fundamentals like no other book, and I re-read it on occasion.

You certainly have to adjust your strategy for tournaments and SnG's, but if you have a good understanding of the fundamentals, you can make those adjustments and know why you are doing it.

I have come to the realization that there may be good tournament books out there, but there are no great tournament books out there. It is simply impossible to cover all the variables (cards, players, moods, conditions, chips, etc.) and reduce it to mathematical formula that anyone can understand. What works in one tournament or at one table, will get you busted at another tournament or table. To improve your tournament success, PLAY - PLAY -PLAY, and keep good records (on paper or in your head) of what you did wrong and what you did right. And then PLAY - PLAY - PLAY again.