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Sklansky

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Tuesday, 11 January 2011, at 6:42 p.m.

In Response To: candidates (Alexandre Le Siege)

Sklansky on Poker Theory

This is considered by many a fantastic book. Still a good read, but I think its a little outdated and I think some people have the impression like Sklansky and Malmuth are like poker god but thats more a myth than reality and you have to be careful with everything that has been written by those 2 since most of the advices has been refuted or is outdated.

Is this a parallel situation to Robertie's Advanced Backgammon?

I believe quite a few people (including I) continue to recommend that book, even though it's been known for over a decade that some of the conclusions of illustrated positions don't hold up to rollouts.

Messages In This Thread

• poker book recommendations (+/-) -- OT
  Chuck Bower -- Monday, 10 January 2011, at 5:18 p.m.
  • poker book recommendations (+/-) -- OT
    Stick -- Monday, 10 January 2011, at 6:14 p.m.
    • poker book recommendations (+/-) -- OT
      Alexandre Le Siege -- Monday, 10 January 2011, at 6:24 p.m.
      • poker book recommendations (+/-) -- OT
        Stick -- Monday, 10 January 2011, at 6:38 p.m.
    • candidates
      Chuck Bower -- Monday, 10 January 2011, at 9:05 p.m.
      • candidates
        Alexandre Le Siege -- Monday, 10 January 2011, at 11:29 p.m.
        • Sklansky
          Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 11 January 2011, at 6:42 p.m.
          • Sklansky
            Jake Jacobs -- Wednesday, 12 January 2011, at 1:35 a.m.
  • poker book recommendations (+/-) -- OT
    Sebastiaan kuijs -- Wednesday, 12 January 2011, at 12:48 p.m.