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Get the Edge At Low-Limit Texas Hold'em (Scoblete Get-The-Edge) Paperback – March 25, 2004

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Bill Burton is the casino gambling guide for About.com and writes for several magazines, including Midwest Gaming and Travel and Southern Gaming and Destinations. He is also the gaming consultant for Fodoors Travel Guide to Las Vegas.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Taylor Trade Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 25, 2004
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 180 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1566251893
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1566251891
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.42 x 0.69 x 8.96 inches

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J. Fields

Helpful for new players

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2022
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Moderately useful info.

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paul m killy

texas holdem

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2013
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it was exactly what i needed to improve my poker game and i would recommend it to any one trying to improve their game

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John Paul

Excellent Book for Improving your game

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2009
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I am only 25% of the way through this book and my game on the internet has improved greatly. I am no longer going to the cashier for chips. The book is well written, easy to understand, provides hands on examples and personal experience on much of the authors strategy and playing technique.

Even if you do not intend to play for money, this book will make the game of Texas Hold-em more enjoyable as you will understand the dynamics of the game...

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James A. Lohr

Old book ... not as represented

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2012
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This is a more than 10 year old work on poker. It is so old the pages are yellow, and the info in it is not very fresh, nor comprehensive. Don't invest in this to improve your game. Spend a bit more and get some of Dan Harrington's books!

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R Dalmasi

Receipt merchandise after complaining

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2010
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Received book really late, a month and a half later, after complaining with a negative review...

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Jessica Lux

Decent book, but not my favorite low limit title

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2005

This is a decent book on low limit Hold Em. Note that Low Limit is a 2/4 or 3/6 game, not the $30 blind games in Vegas or the big CA tournaments. The psychology and right moves in low limit are very different from no-limit or tournament style play, and it is important to read a book directed at where your play is.

Burton gives you very little of the theory behind poker, the odds, the "whys" of the best move. Now, for a beginner low limit book, you don't want to get too bogged down in that stuff, but personally I find it easier to , "I should do XX because the odd of getting YY are so much better than the odds of ZZ." Figuring out the basic odds isn't too hard, but it is treated only briefly in this book, and Burton doesn't really drive the point home.

Frankly, this book has a lot of info, but it doesn't boil it down into strategies that you are going to when you are at the table. You might get frustrated because you be paranoid about ing everything that is laid out in a very verbose format.

Personally, I didn't find this book as useful as the one by Lee Jones (Winning Low Limit Hold Em). If you only buy one book, go for Jones's, because he really breaks down the hows plus the whys of each move, and every chapter concludes with a cheat sheet for you to your new Hold Em "rules."

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Rob L

An OK introduction to Low Limit Hold'em - there are better

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2003

This book may be good for a player with absolutely no poker experience, or a player who wants to be able to keep his/her head above water a little longer at the tables while on a yearly trip to Vegas or Atlantic City. However, if you already know how to play Texas Hold'em and are looking to improve your game, there are a few books that are better than this one.
This book is very dry and flat. It is an interminable list of, "do this, don't do this, except what that happens". It reads like a buddy giving you advice on how to play.
However, there is really no logical way to digest all of this information. The information is useless if you can't recall it, and the way this is written it would be difficult for anyone to be able to use the advice without the book next to them to look it up whenever a particular situation comes up.
In my opinion, this occurs because Mr. Burton never really never goes into depth about why you should or shouldn't make a particular play. He does to a point, but never in a way that makes you think for yourself. He is just like a buddy that spoon feeds you advice without telling you the underlying how or why of a decision.
To be able to use any kind of advice, you need to be able to understand the underlying theory of the advice so you can make your own, well informed and educated decisions, not play like a robot. If you want to play systematically and unimaginatively, you'd be better off learning the basic strategy of blackjack and stick to that instead of poker. If you want a book that teaches you AND makes you think for yourself, check out Lee Jones' book.

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Robert McCaw

Stick with Lee Jones

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2005

There are a a lot of books available to the beginning student of poker. If you are just taking up limit poker, I'd advise buying Lee Jones' book instead of this one. At best, I'd buy this one as a supplement.

I absolutely agree with Uncle Trick's analysis of the book -- especially regarding its lack of depth. The problem can be highlighted by comparing Burton's treatment of Ace-Jack offsuit in early postion with that of Jones.

Burton simply says "(AJo)is playable in early position, but if you're raised you may be in trouble. You have to consider who's doing the raising." In fairness, these statements are basically true, but I find them pretty superficial.

In contrast, Jones devotes a lengthy and thoughtful paragraph to AJo, concluding that inexperienced players should probably fold it in early position. I took up poker about three months ago, and did not fully appreciate all of Jones's thinking when I first read his book. But I have found myself rereading paragraphs like the one in Jones on AJo and gaining understanding on second and third readings. It's a very valuable resource.

Burton's book is relatively inexpensive and does provide some useful information for the beginner. The tables of starting hands are about as good as any, and there are tables of odds stating, for example, the probability of hitting a flush given two suited cards. If you find this kind of thing useful, you may want to have the book in your library. But you won't find yourself rereading this one often!

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bape

low limitで確実に勝ちたい人には良いのでは

Reviewed in Japan on March 2, 2006
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トーナメントを目指す人にとっては、あまり参考にならないかもしれないが、low limitをやる人にとっては良書である。

しきりにタイトなプレーが推奨されていて、ホールデムプレーヤーの全ての人がこの本を読んでいたらと思うとぞっとする。

ホールデムの基本的な事はこれ一冊でほぼ理解できる。初心者にはバイブルとなるのではないか。

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