Poker for Dummies
by Lou Krieger, Richard D. Harroch
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Book Reviews of Poker for Dummies
Book Review: A Fair-to-Middling Guide
Summary: 3 Stars
"Poker for Dummies" is a reference primer that merits reading for the rube, but it's marred by embarrassing mistakes (their sample deal of Omaha/8 shows three cards of the same rank and suit), and some half-baked stratagems: would you play against someone who carried a game notepad, as they recommend? Still, "Dummies" deconstructs money management myths, gives good advice re. when and why to keep or dump, and explains why calling is often worth the investment. Their take on bluffing was enlightening too, but watch it when playing your Wednesday night chums, a.k.a. people who don't know when they're beat.
It's a decent entryway with some good nuggets, but I'll refine them elsewhere.
Book Review: A Problem With Focus
Summary: 2 Stars
The problem with this book is that it lacks a focus. A "Dummies" book
should instruct beginners on a specific subject. But here the subject
is too broad.
This book tries to address *all* of the following: casino poker, home
poker, online poker, strategy, tells, bluffing, money management, world
series of poker, poker personalities, tournaments, video poker, and more.
And being a reasonably short book, it doesn't cover any of these topic
satisfactorily.
There are some good bits in the book. However my advice is to determine
your objectives for reading a poker book and find one focused to that
objective.
Book Review: Not really for dummies
Summary: 2 Stars
This book failed to meet the criteria it was written for. In other words the whole point of the "for Dummies" collection is that a complete layman can pick up a book on any subject he/she is not familiar with and get a good idea about the whole thing. This is not the case with this book. Although it cover the basics it does not cover all the basics before going on to the next subject. A person with no idea about Poker and Poker variations would get confused - the book would leave too many open questions for an intelligent reader who knows nothing or very little about Poker. I can not recommend it for beginners - which is who this book should be for.
Book Review: Depends on your game....
Summary: 3 Stars
If you're an average to good poker player, you won't get much out of this book. But if you're one of those poker posers that has sprung up over the last year, I'm sure you'll think this is the greatest book ever written. So if you suck, be sure to read this, so at least you'll be able to talk the talk while you're getting cleaned out at the tables. If you're good, spend your money on something else, or save it and buy in for 15 bucks more the next time you play. Am I the only person who hates the poker bandwagon jumpers? Well, at least they're easy to beat in the casinos. I'll let them hang around as long as I can take their money with ease.Book Review: Poker For Dummies
Summary: 4 Stars
Like most of the books in the "Dummies" series, I can guarantee that there is at least one thing in this book that you can use the very next time you sit down in your local card room, or around the dining room table with Aunt Minnie and the cousins for a "nickel-dime-quarter" game, no matter what your "poker I.Q." is before you read it. Easy to follow, fun, informative. A must-read before you read any of the "other" classics. Is "Poker for Dummies" a "classic"? Well, I don't know if I'd go that far....but it should be on your shelf along side Sklansky and Vorhaus, that's for sure!!