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Announcing: Small Stakes No Limit Hold’em – The Affordable Poker eBook

Posted on Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:39:15 AM
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I’m proud today to officially announce Small Stakes No Limit Hold’em by Ed Miller, Sunny Mehta, and Matt Flynn. It’s the affordable poker ebook.

Yesterday I posted an update on the book, and since then – as can be expected in the fast-paced world of poker ebooks – a few things have changed.

We hit an unfortunate snag with the timing tells section. You see I always play poker by dialing in with my 14.4kb modem to an ISP located in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I learned long ago that online poker is rigged for anyone who lives in Slovenia. At first I was preparing a move to that land of Alpine serenity and unnerving hyper-aggression, but then this dialing-in tactic came to me in a moment of pure inspiration. Sure it costs a little extra in international calling fees, and I can only play one table at a time. But it’s so worth it to finally be able to hit a freaking set once in a while. (I’ll sell the dial-up number for $5k. Email me.)

Anyway, I developed the timing tells software using the dialup connection. Yesterday I sent the software to Sunny for the first time to test on his broadband connection, and wouldn’t you know the HUD was saying that everyone had aces all the time. So there are a few more bugs than I thought, and I’m afraid we’re not going to have this material ready in time for the book release. The software package is also unfortunately indefinitely on hold.

And the postflop chart. Funny story. Matt read my post yesterday and gave me a call. It turns out that for the last four months he’s been in intense training for a cagefighting match and he never got around to writing the chart. So I’m sorry, but we’re not going to have that for you either.

Enough about what isn’t in the book. Let’s talk about what is. Here is the high-level Table of Contents.

Small Stakes No Limit Hold’em by Ed Miller, Sunny Mehta, and Matt Flynn

Part 1: Introduction

  • 64 Squares
  • Showdown Equity And Steal Equity
  • Using Equity To Make Decisions
  • Stealing

Part 2: Beating Online $1-$2 6-Max Games

  • Introduction: Why $1-$2 6-Max?
  • Stealing The Blinds And Playing Position
  • Profiling Opponents And Putting Them On Ranges
  • Barreling
  • Going For Value And Controlling The Pot
  • 3-Betting Light And The 3-Bet, 4-Bet, 5-Bet Game
  • Isolating Bad Players
  • Handling Opposing Aggression
  • Making Specific Preflop Decisions
  • Putting It Together

Part 3: 7 Easy Steps To No-Limit Success

Part 4: Beyond $1-$2 No-Limit

  • Choosing Fixed Bet Sizes
  • Balancing Your Lines
  • And more…

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67 Responses to “Announcing: Small Stakes No Limit Hold’em – The Affordable Poker eBook”

Elaine Vigneault
@ Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:57:13 AM
1

Hilarious!

“Matt read my post yesterday and gave me a call. It turns out that for the last four months he’s been in intense training for a cagefighting match and he never got around to writing the chart.”

hahhahahahahahaha!

Jamleeco
@ Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:46:06 AM
2

Your hope is alive and well. I am very excited for your book. And I will take all bets laying 45-1 that I’m not the only one.

Jamleeco
@ Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:51:59 AM
3

Ps. However, I AM disappointed about the post-flop chart. I always tape your charts to the inside of my shirt. Then, before I take any action, I always act like I’m blowing my nose on the inside of my shirt and consult the chart.

For any who like my idea, I’ve had some accidents, so be prudent and lamenate them before taping.

Mike
@ Thu Apr 02, 2009 01:18:33 PM
4

Ed,

I’ve made a postflop chart for you that you are welcome to include. It is from AggroHUSHposter on 2+2, who apparently has been transitioning over to NLHE like so many other from the flock:

Opponent action | Your action
—————-|————-
Check | Bet
Bet | Raise
Raise | Reraise
Call | Taunt
Fold | Mock

5

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JJS
@ Thu Apr 02, 2009 02:02:31 PM
6

Ed> “Two Ed’s are better than one.”

This must be that dry sense of humor that we have heard tell about. :)

I’ll be ordering your book Ed as soon as I can, and don’t worry, I won’t really be offering Venezuelan Bolivars… :)

Ken
@ Thu Apr 02, 2009 03:08:10 PM
7

Ed,

Please consider publishing via a site like Lulu.com that will let you sell ‘print on demand’ books as well as eBooks (in different formats).

Best of both worlds!!

I’m not affliated with Lulu in anyway, I’ve just read about them and think it’s a cool business model for authors.

Aaron
@ Thu Apr 02, 2009 04:56:44 PM
8

Is the ’7 Easy Steps to NL Success’ section one of your previous articles? If so, is it expanded at all? Looks great!

Aaron
@ Thu Apr 02, 2009 05:37:34 PM
9

“You will be able to read it on your computer and possibly on other devices (as many as I can figure out how to reasonably support).”

Will you be able to print it?

Bear
@ Thu Apr 02, 2009 07:38:33 PM
10

Damn you Jamleeco! I had hernia surgery 3 days ago, and I almost split a gut again!! 10 minutes of great pain. Laughter isn’t always the best medicine. But, thank God, the staples held fast!

garcia1000
@ Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:42:17 PM
11

I like to read on paper because it is easier on my eyes. Will I be able to read this e-book on paper?

I have a printer.

I have paper, too.

Poor European
@ Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:51:17 AM
12

A couple of Questions/Suggestions/Beggings:

Please consider a moneybookers transfer!
Thanks in advance.

How many pages are we talking about? (Rough estimation?)

Any specific date when preordering will be available?

Most commonly wanted feature: I wanna be able to print it out! :-)

Thanks Ed- I’m dying to read your book.

Jack L
@ Fri Apr 03, 2009 03:28:58 AM
13

Exciting! I’d also like to stress how important it is to print these things out – I like reading about poker while having a coffee, not sitting at my PC.

jimd
@ Fri Apr 03, 2009 05:47:23 AM
14

Unlike videos on many of the sites, I hope I won’t have problems with this book on my Macintosh.

mike
@ Fri Apr 03, 2009 06:17:52 AM
15

Ed, will we be able to print the book?

Greyzy
@ Fri Apr 03, 2009 08:41:12 AM
16

@ JJS
>>Ed> “Two Ed’s are better than one.”

>>This must be that dry sense of humor that we have heard tell about. :)

Actually what he meant was: “Two Miller’s are better than one.”

So much for his “dry” sense of humor…

Jamleeco
@ Fri Apr 03, 2009 09:13:50 AM
17

Bear, I’m glad you are recovering nicely. Hopefully you will have a cool scar to show off.

Like the old saying “Glory lasts, pain fades, and chicks dig scars ”

And for you guys who are asking about printing, I took the liberty of copying and pasting below some comments Ed made earlier about the book.

Quote:

Printing it out is fine and well within your rights once you’ve bought the e-book. I’ll try to make sure it’s easy to print the book out when we choose the system we use to distribute the e-book.

punki_nav
@ Fri Apr 03, 2009 09:24:03 AM
18

Where can i make a pre-order for 39.95$ ?

Regards

Ed Miller
@ Fri Apr 03, 2009 09:58:06 AM
19

Hi punki_nav

Preordering is not available just yet. I’m hoping to get it ready sometime within the week. I will announce it loudly on this website when it’s ready.

Sorry for the delay.

threads13
@ Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:46:54 AM
20

Ed,

I’ve actually been thinking about getting into some cagefighting myself… could you hit me up with Matt’s email address so I can get some pointers from him?

Thanks!

Iggy
@ Fri Apr 03, 2009 07:10:36 PM
21

Ed, +1 on lulu or some other print on demand option. Some of us old timers much prefer an actual book as it is more easy to study in places where a laptop isn’t available.

Jenson
@ Sat Apr 04, 2009 06:52:59 AM
22

It would be cook if you could sell the eBook on Amazon for their Kindle.

Mike
@ Sat Apr 04, 2009 08:55:50 AM
23

Will the post flop chart be emailed to those who purchased the book once it is ready?

Ed Miller
@ Mon Apr 06, 2009 08:52:03 AM
24

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the suggestions for devices, paper printing, and payment options. I’ll try to accommodate as many of these requests as possible.

I’m sorry, but the postflop chart is no longer in the works. With 45 million possible boards to cover, we decided that we weren’t making progress quickly enough to finish the project.

Pete
@ Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:47:49 AM
25

Just cover the most common 3.2 million combos.

Greyzy
@ Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:53:45 AM
26

Ed,

instead of the omitted postflop chart: could you include some mantras that make the poker gods happy and keep my aces from breaking, two-outers from sucking out on me and make my draws come in more often? That should easily fit on a page or two… :)

Greyzy

Gugel
@ Mon Apr 06, 2009 05:08:04 PM
27

I think ebooks are the way to go.

There are obviously some issues with copyright protection, but hopefully ebooks won’t make quite the same mistakes as the music industry :)

Louis
@ Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:55:48 AM
28

Too bad it’s going to be an e-book. I sit at a computer all day so the last thing I want to do is read a book at my computer. I like real books. And no, printing it on a laser printer and putting some crappy binder on it doesn’t cut it.

Ed Miller
@ Wed Apr 08, 2009 05:26:25 PM
29

Hi Louis,

I hear you. We’ve gotten a lot of requests for paper versions of the book, and I’m going to look into it.

Etienne
@ Wed Apr 08, 2009 08:55:03 PM
30

Personally I don’t see the problem with printing it out and peeping it on paper.

Sam
@ Wed Apr 08, 2009 08:58:11 PM
31

kudos to purusing the paper option. I much prefer a book in paper format…I guess I’m with the crowd that thinks knowledge acquired through reading should be tactile and have a sense of smell. ;-)

jim
@ Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:47:17 PM
32

Ed, sorry – but you are the worst salesman in the world. You’ve ‘officially announced’ a book that you’ve spoken about for ages, still we can’t even pre-order it, and stuff you said would be in it isn’t now going to be… i am looking forward to it but your whole thing has been frustrating to say the least… when is it going to be available? Give a date please so I don ‘t keep coming to the site and get frustrated that there is still no more information.

jim
@ Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:49:41 PM
33

PS… and then there’s the wait for the pre-ordering, so god only knows when it’ll actually be available…

Pete
@ Fri Apr 10, 2009 01:58:13 PM
34

Jim,

I understand your frustration. As a software developer, let me share this idea with you:

The last 5% of development not only takes a significant amount of time, it’s the difference between good and great.

If you take a look at the majority of triple A titles that have been released over the last 5 years, the games that ship with the most serious bugs are rushed out the door to meet some type of publisher deadline.

Software development isn’t an exact science. Just when you think you’re done, one bug can effect a number of different systems. This is why most development companies can’t release an exact date unless the game has gone ‘gold’. Meaning, it’s finished, it’s just waiting for distribution. On the last game I worked on, we spent 3 weeks longer in beta testing than expected. I’m glad we were able to do it right.

I have a feeling book publishing isn’t much different. Personally, I rather have it done right than rushed out before it’s polished.

I respect your thoughts Jim, just wanted to toss in another perspective.

jim
@ Fri Apr 10, 2009 02:11:00 PM
35

Pete

I respect your thoughts too. I’m a director at a top 50 PR agency in the UK. I’m sure the book will be great when it comes out, and that a lot of that will be due to that last 5 per cent of work. But… Ed has a little bit to learn about how to launch a new product well, and not frustrate those that are most likely to buy it!!!

Best

James

Ed Miller
@ Fri Apr 10, 2009 02:37:19 PM
36

James,

Your criticism is fair enough. I definitely apologize for the frustrations (and I’ve had a few myself).

I’m working to get preordering available and a release date nailed down ASAP. Bumbling on my part notwithstanding, I think ultimately the book will be worth it.

Pete
@ Fri Apr 10, 2009 03:02:36 PM
37

Jim,

I agree with the launching. When the buzz really started to pick up, I would have liked to have seen the preordering already established.

Ed,

Can’t wait!

Anonymous
@ Fri Apr 10, 2009 06:28:38 PM
38

It’s sort of two sides of the same coin though, fellas. There is a constant barrage of questions on this site (and some others) about when is the book going to be out, give us an update, ballpark it at least, etc. So, Ed does that. But then you have the “things” Pete just articulated.

Jim, do what I’ve been working on, it’s good for poker too.

Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out, breate…….. Thanks Tommy.

Jamleeco
@ Fri Apr 10, 2009 06:29:32 PM
39

whoops, not anonymous, that was me. sorry.

Greyzy
@ Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:09:32 PM
40

Ed,

is there still some Microsoft heritage stuck in you from the old times??? :)

Greyzy

jim
@ Sat Apr 11, 2009 08:26:47 AM
41

Tommy

Thanks for the advice… wish i’d been given it before blowing an $8K MTT win in a few hours playing appallingly in a $1000NL the other night…

Live and learn.

Looking forward to the book.

Best

James

Pete
@ Tue Apr 14, 2009 07:14:31 PM
42

Hey Ed,

Just checking in on updates.

Ed Miller
@ Tue Apr 14, 2009 07:22:15 PM
43

Pete,

Important update coming tomorrow morning.

Ed Miller
@ Tue Apr 14, 2009 08:22:50 PM
44

Pete,

Oops. Sorry, not tomorrow morning. But soon.

gargamel
@ Wed Apr 15, 2009 07:26:57 AM
45

After purchasing the ebook, will we be able to download later/corrected versions for free when they become available?

Pete
@ Wed Apr 15, 2009 03:49:28 PM
46

Do you plan to release a video series at all based off the book (similar to your limit CDs)?

Ed Miller
@ Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:12:47 AM
47

gargamel,

It will probably work kinda like software. If we do minor updates – typographical fixes, add a hand here or change a hand there – all that will be free. But if we add 50-100 pages of new material, we’ll probably release that as a 2nd edition, and it may cost a little extra to “upgrade”.

Pete,

I might do a video series based on the book. We’ll see. Interesting idea…

dendemann
@ Sat Apr 18, 2009 02:08:46 PM
48

hey,

can you already say something about the payment methods, i dont have a CC or paypal, just moneybookers, and i dont want to miss the pre-order time, just because i have to wait until a signup to the excepted payment methods is verified.

TIA
dende

Ed Miller
@ Sat Apr 18, 2009 05:06:33 PM
49

I think for preordering we plan to accept credit cards, Paypal, Google Checkout, Moneybookers, and Full Tilt Transfer. If one of these options doesn’t work for you, please leave a comment and I’ll see if we can accommodate you.

Adam
@ Sun Apr 19, 2009 08:00:06 PM
50

Is the preordering happening soon? and how long after that is the release?

I’m really looking forward to this as I’m sure half the known world is :)

blood
@ Mon Apr 20, 2009 03:01:14 PM
51

It would be great if we could purchase with Full Tilt Points.

Ed Miller
@ Tue Apr 21, 2009 07:28:30 AM
52

Adam,

Preordering should be coming soon, and then release will be probably 2-3 weeks after that.

blood,

I’d love to get the book in the Full Tilt store. I’ll contact them… but it can take a long time to get in.

centurion
@ Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:32:50 AM
53

I’m proud to officially announce my 100th birthday

James, Age 30

Richard Branson
@ Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:55:33 AM
54

I am proud to officially announce flights to mars

Jesus
@ Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:50:47 PM
55

I’m proud to officially announce ‘I’m back!’

Greyzy
@ Fri Apr 24, 2009 02:31:14 AM
56

Ed,

please make preordering at the reduced price available at least until June, 1st, because I will be on vacation for most of May. But maybe I’ll be back “soon”er than the start of preordering… :)

Greyzy

P.S. Anybody in this forum from Texas? I’ll be travelling around and could possibly manage to meet with you for a homegame etc.

SomeOtherEd
@ Fri Apr 24, 2009 03:53:35 AM
57

The preordering “soon” is like in a couple of days, or a couple of weeks ?
Say first half of May preordering opens and end of May comes the release ?
As most of people I’m eager to get my eye on your ebook, so a more accurate deadline might make the wait easier :-)
Cheers,
Ed

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Ed Miller
@ Fri Apr 24, 2009 02:39:51 PM
59

SomeOtherEd,

That’s roughly the timeframe of “soon.” We have one technical detail to get a hold on and then we’ll be ready to announce a final release date. Near the end of May is a quite reasonable guess for when it will be.

Greyzy,

Drop me a line a couple of days before you leave and I’ll make sure you don’t get screwed by your trip.

Ed Miller
@ Fri Apr 24, 2009 02:40:12 PM
60

Jesus,

Welcome back.

Elaine Vigneault
@ Fri Apr 24, 2009 02:43:39 PM
61

Here, watch some cute young animals play while you wait for the new book to come out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbhjEj3Rj7E

Greyzy
@ Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:04:14 PM
62

Elaine,

nice video! Just one question: while the GOAT is wearing a COAT why isn’t the PIG wearing a WIG???

:)

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Pete
@ Sat May 09, 2009 05:21:47 AM
64

Hey Ed,

Any updates?

Larry
@ Sun May 10, 2009 08:19:29 AM
65

I assume the bottleneck was at the editing end, as Anna Paradox is listed as editing both this book and the Balugawhale book. Now that Baluga’s book is out, presumably Ms. Paradox will be focusing, with laser-like intensity, on this one. (But I’m only guessing.)

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Billy Edwards
@ Sun May 17, 2009 11:30:01 AM
67

Ed,
Will you include Neteller as one of the payment methods ?
Billy

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