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[xdan]

So all this talk about GTO and the game evolving, I need some reading to do during covid lockdown.

Thoughts?

 

[davislane]

who reads?

 

[Pinkdan]

I’m reading that book right now actually. It’s good, prepare to work tho

 

[boltonguy]

I have read it, very good but the detailed analysis based on the authors solver work applies to tournaments and play with stacks <30bb.
A better book is Brokos Play Optimal Poker. Very game theory concept with less math and useful application to cash games.
https://www.thinkingpoker.net/play-optimal-poker/

 

[Pinkdan]

I have read it, very good but the detailed analysis based on the authors solver work applies to tournaments and play with stacks <30bb.
A better book is Brokos Play Optimal Poker. Very game theory concept with less math and useful application to cash games.
https://www.thinkingpoker.net/play-optimal-poker/

Oooooh I want to read these now

 

[boltonguy]

They both use the same toy game example to talk about strategies with polarized vs condensed ranges but Acevedo kind of rips through it and shows the math while Brokos walks through it step by step and shows and explains the math. For me - the Brokos book is much more like a class with example problems. He actually provides example problems and solutions. I will say that Brokos' chapter on condensed vs condensed ranges IP + OOP has very positively impacted my play/win rate as I work on moving up to 25NL Zone.

He also has really good material about how to exploit by deviating from GTO - how to assess the degree of the deviation based on the opponnent's play. Really good stuff. I'm reading it a second time before moving to his second book.

 

[Pip17]

Damn I thought we were gonna talk about the car!!! Oh well......lol what does GTO stand for here?

 

[DZPoker]

Damn I thought we were gonna talk about the car!!! Oh well......lol what does GTO stand for here?

Game Theory Optimal

Simple Explanation:
https://www.pokerstarsschool.com/strategies/an-introduction-to-gto-poker-strategy/

 

[Percy7]

I should pick up a book for a change and give the online courses a break.

 

[pacmartine]

I’ve been so rusty that I needed to jump into that new world. I’m reading the Brokos book along with this and have been very pleased.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

Little just released a new version of that book last month, as well.

 

[pacmartine]

Thank you for the heads up!

 

[boltonguy]

It’s a good book for categorizing your opponents and implementing exploitative strategies against those categories.

 

[Pinkdan]

His new book is for hard games fyi

 

[Mojo1312]

Michael Acevedo, Ace I see? Is that really his last name? Or are poker authors inventing pen names like pornstars do their stage names?

Former King of Porn,

Rock Johnson, turned poker pro

Michael Acevedo releases his highly anticipated new poker book: Modern Poker Theory: Building an unbeatable strategy based on GTO principles.

In it you will learn the power of the button! How to play deep! Why you should punish the limpers and when to execute the squeeze play!

Pinkdan of PCF fame says Michael Acevedo's new book is: "For hard games."

Listen to

Scotty Nguyen and pick up his new book today baby!