 Another great title from Dr. Al |
| Review Date: February 25, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Paul Benjamin, Berkeley, California |
There are dozens if not hundreds of books on poker strategy, and many of them are very good and very useful at helping you learn what to do at the poker table. But knowing yourself--your motivations, your fears, your reasons for playing, your responses to the inevitable ups and downs of the game--is at least equally important to successful poker, and maybe more important.
All of Al Schoonmaker's books can help in this regard, and he has set the bar even higher with this new title, "Poker Winners Are Different." He has identified and articulated the characteristics of winners (many of which will surprise you), and he will help you determine if you have those characteristics or can cultivate them. In fact, the most powerful element of the book is in its "interactive" nature, forcing you to self-evaluate your attitudes and your game to determine if you can indeed be a winner.
I used to review poker books for Card Player magazine, and this is a very a impressive addition to the literature of poker. If you're serious about the game and honest with yourself, you should read this title. |
Look beyond the cards.
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| Review Date: June 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: D. Mosman, Simi Valley, Ca USA |
| I have invested in several of these "how to" and "advanced strategy" books for playing and I have learned a great deal from them. But, I really wanted something that would help keep me focused and to be more disciplined when I played. This book delivers in many ways that helps you organize yourself so that you are at an optimum performance level when you play. The book tells you what winners do (behavior and decision wise)and it also tells you what losers do. Unfortunately, I found myself in the losers category more often than I would have liked. This was actually good news to me and now I know what to fix. The book helps your realize why you play and therefore, how to approach the game with your end goal in mind. Things like playing for the long term are still difficult concepts to master. But, I feel like the author has set some excellent guidelines for filtering out all the noise so that you can play your best. This is a definite must in your library if you want to understand yourself better and be a better player. |
It is a geat, very well written book.
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| Review Date: August 7, 2009 |
| Reviewer: P. Bal, Los Angeles, CA USA |
| I am a beginner, who wants to learn how to play poker well. I like the game and I do understand that I need to study. I am constantly looking for a good material to learn from. I do love Al's writing. I am a student of Psychology and I am working towards my PhD. I don't like books written poorly. Al's language is clear and to the point. After I finished reading POKER WINNERS ARE DIFFERENT, I decided to go back and start at the beginning with penny games before I get to the higher games. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is honest with him or herself. |
"Dr Poker" strikes again with massively helpful insight
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| Review Date: November 5, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Sanjay Mehta, Henderson, NV United States |
I've decided to give Dr. Alan Schoonmaker the nickname Dr. Poker, since this book - combined with all his previous books - form an amazing body of work that is indispensable for the health of all poker players. If there's a leak in your game, your poker personality, your internal attitude towards poker or your approach to the game, Dr Poker is the man to help you fix it. And because his books are not about strategy but personal insight, they are rather timeless, and players at just about any level of play - from beginner to expert - will likely find a lot of information to improve their performance at the poker table.
Since different problems pop up in a player's psyche at different stages in their game play, this book (like his others) is an invaluable reference tool that requires constant re-reading to maximize its value. A first reading may isolate and fix a few problems with your poker attitude. Later readings may identify other problems that didn't exist the first time, but have developed since then. Like physical health, poker health is constantly changing and evolving and this book is the perfect tool as a constant reference guide to refer back to repeatedly.
This book has played a very major role in improving my poker health and I expect it to continue doing so for as long as I play poker. |
Best book on poker psychology
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| Review Date: February 24, 2010 |
| Reviewer: npc, Las Vegas, NV |
| Poker Winners are Different is the best poker book Schoonmaker has written. This is a terrific book about the psychology of poker focusing on those things poker players do that prevent them from being winners (or bigger winners) at the game. I don't know any poker player who doesn't suffer from at least one of the weaknesses Schoonmaker discusses. If you're a poker player who has read this book and claimed to not learn anything from it, I'd wager it's more likely that you're in denial than that you have that much discipline. Highly recommended. |
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