Excellent book on Limit Hold-Em

[Zybomb]

"Weighing the Odds in Hold Em Poker" by King Yao

Has anyone read this book?

Includes explanation of different player types, and adjusting your strategy depending on the player type. What player types are best and worst to use moves such as slowplaying check raising , raising for free cards etc. A whole bunch on EV, pot odds, outs and position.

Then the real good stuff hits IMO. A full chart of starting hands based on position (I think pshabi just posted a question relating to this), a section just devoted to the AQo debate, playing specific hands on the flop, kicker issues, reading opponents hands and 18 different common mistakes in short handed (3-6) limit holdem

There is also an entire online poker section (inlcudes bonus whoring Geoff)

I really like his common mistakes area, including specific hands in specific positions. Some are fairly obvious (dont call an UTG raise with A10o in third position, but a lot deals with high suited one gappers , suited connectors MEDIUM PAIRS etc in various positions.

Worthwhile invested for anyone interested

[JDMcNugent7]

This is now the next book i plan on getting since u gave it such a good review, i might actually get it tonight. sounds like a good one.

EDIT: damnit its about limit ? Nevermind i guess - or should i try and start learning to play limit HE - i think i might ?

[Zybomb]

It is about limit, but a lot can be applied to NL as well (starting hand reqs, flop play, short handed play), although obviously not everything. Being a NL player, I know I still got a lot out of this book, but not as much as a limit player would get obviously

[JDMcNugent7]

so u play strictly NL and still liked this Limit book ?
or do u play both ?

[Talking Poker]

Sounds like a good book. Thanks for the review.

[Zybomb]

I dab into limit here and there but 95% I play NL.

For a limit player Id rate this book 5 out of 5... for the NL player Id say 60% of this information is still useful

Id say there are a lot of concepts that can be used in NL as well, but a lot discussed deals with EV and odds involving limit hands (how to save a bet onthe river etc) It does however have a preflop hand chart based on position...and give very good post flop play advice

If you are looking for a good NL book, I highly recommend both Harrington on Hold Em's, although it deals with NL tournaments not necessarily cash games.

Are there any good books out there for NL cash games anyone?