In the first no-limit book that I co-wrote with Sunny Mehta and Matt Flynn (as opposed to the upcoming book), Professional No-Limit Hold’em: Volume 1 (PNL1), we devoted a large chunk of the text to the concept of using Stack-to-Pot Ratios (SPR) to plan your hands and to make commitment decisions.
The SPR for a hand [...]

I mentioned last month that the new book with Sunny Mehta and Matt Flynn was coming along well. Since that post I took a weeklong trip to New Orleans to visit Sunny, and we used that time to really crank hard on the manuscript. On that trip we took stock of our progress, and we [...]

I just finished reading my first poker strategy book in quite a while (probably the first one since The Mathematics of Poker). It’s a tournament book published by Matthew Hilger’s company, Dimat, and it’s good. The book has a long title and an even longer author list, so I’m going to make a new paragraph [...]

I tried writing this review a few times, but I was never happy with it. Frankly, I never thought what I had written did the book justice. It can be hard to explain to others why they should read Elements of Poker by Tommy Angelo because no other poker …Login/Register for more.

I got a couple of emails this morning asking me when Professional No Limit Hold’em: Volume II was coming out, and I realized that I hadn’t given you guys an update in a while, so here we go.
Progress is very good, and I’m really excited with how the book is …Login/Register for more.

This week I’ve been reading The Mathematics of Poker by Bill Chen and Jerrod Ankenman. It’s quite a piece of work. The bulk of the book focuses on finding game theoretically optimal (GTO) solutions to simplified “toy” poker games. Blocking Bets and The Mathematics Of Poker|418|3.95|USD|| The purpose of these exercises is clearly [...]

I’ve been dripping with excitement for this book ever since it was but a gleam in the author’s eye. Now it’s here, and I’ll be ordering it today, right after I mop up the puddle of excitement on my floor.

Since the poker boom started, a slew of poker-themed novels have come out, most poorly-received. A friend of mine recommended Drawing Deadby Pete Hautman, so I toddled off to the book store to find a copy of it. They …Login/Register for more.

I’ve recently gotten some confirmations that Amazon has begun shipping out copies of Professional No-Limit Hold ‘em: Volume …Login/Register for more.

Professional No-Limit Hold ‘em: Volume I is finally Professional No Limit Hold’em Coming Soon to a Bookstore Near You|298|3.95|USD|| printed and available for buying! I haven’t seen a flesh-and-blood copy yet, but I will soon, and I’m excited.
Some people have asked me today about when their copies will come. Apparently Amazon has sent [...]