Modern Poker Theory
Building an unbeatable strategy based on GTO principles
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3.3 • 16 Ratings
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- $29.99
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- $29.99
Publisher Description
Modern Poker Theory is a comprehensive, rigorous guide to the most important aspects of No-Limit Hold’em. It is based around an in-depth examination of what is meant by game theory optimal play (GTO) and how it can be applied at the table. Understanding GTO is fundamental to being able to make accurate poker decisions and being able to exploit players who don’t.
Modern Poker Theory uses modern poker tools to develop a systematic approach to the analysis of GTO. It organizes the ideas and concepts in an intuitive manner that is totally focused to practical applications.
Next time you are at a table some of the players will have studied Modern Poker Theory and some won’t. The players who have studied Modern Poker Theory will, without doubt, have a better theoretical and practical understanding of No-Limit Hold’em. They will be the favourites in the game. Make sure you are one of them.
Michael Acevedo, one of the world’s leading poker theorists, is a game theory expert who is renowned for creating cutting-edge content for the world’s leading players. The production of Modern Poker Theory is the culmination of many thousands of hours of his research work with the most advanced poker software tools available. It is poker theory for the 21st century.
Customer Reviews
Modern Poker Theory
Actually, this is exactly the type of poker book I was looking for.
I have read 6-7 other poker books, and used a pay by month app for the free trial period to learn at least something similar to GTO strategy before, so I did have some background in the material and ability to look at the 13x13 charts before reading, but I think that this book helped me to fill the gaps in my understanding of the reasons behind the charts.
Why are these pre-flop ranges GTO? What bet sizing is optimal after the flop? What should I do (open/check) from the BB position?
It also had insight on some things that I thought I had a pretty solid grasp on but learned that there were better ways to look at them; such as flop texture and how stack to pot ratio can effect bet sizing.
Overall I think that it is a great book for people who want to understand more of the exact probabilities of the game in order to assist with making better decisions in real life situations, but if you aren’t familiar with reading other poker books and aren’t very capable of reading over the terminology quickly, this book probably won’t be for you.
Sometimes I found it to be long winded, however, in the end of a chapter, I usually understood the authors reasoning for trying to explain things beforehand. If you can force yourself through all of the pre-explanation equations, it is usually worth it in the end. But, I think that the author might have benefitted from giving a more simple description of the practical applications before each chapter started, and then let the reader decice of they would like to continue on to the more comlex equations come. However, they do tend to give a good synopsys at the end of the sections, even if it’s at the last minute when you think it will never come.
I didn’t read the introduction and such at the start of the book, but maybe they already explained who this book was for there… IDK
But anyway, I like the book. 5 Stars *****
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