| Poker is tightly woven into the fabric of American culture. Phrases like "ace in the hole," "calling a bluff," "up the ante," and "when the chips are down" are all part of everyday speech. The game is played by hundred of thousands of people online 24 hours a day and shows like Celebrity Poker Showdown have given this hobby even more far-reaching exposure. Texas Hold ‘em is considered the best-known, most-played variety of the game. As many executives like Bill Gates have discovered, winning at poker has more in common with winning in business than meets the eye. Now, everyone who wants to make more money and succeed in business can use these cunning strategies to their full advantage -- at the card table and at the conference table. Following on the popularity of his bestseller The Art of War for Executives, author Donald G. Krause, along with co-author Jeff Carter, reveals practical advice for outmaneuvering opponents and achieving success, effectively transferring tactics for winning at Texas Hold ‘em to every competitive arena. Readers will discover how to: * Develop the characteristics needed to win -- including confidence, patience, and logic * Master no-limit tactics like deception, discipline, and observation * Overcome the causes of failure that can trip up any player * Use strategies like reading the table, bluffing, spotting bluffs, and finding and exploiting small edges Useful, entertaining, and shrewd, this is the only book that shows readers how to use Hold 'em poker to beat the competition, no matter the odds. |
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 What you can learn about business strategy by playing Poker |
| Review Date: February 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Raymond Garcia, Manhattan, NY, USA |
From the back cover:
"If you ever wondered how some people are able to take risk and seem to win more than others, this is the book for you. Playing Hold'Em teaches skills that balance intellect with emotion, resulting in decision making competence that would otherwise take many years to develop" -- Ray Garcia, Strategy Coach, Alterwork LLC
I read the "The Art of War for Executives" by Donald Krause many years ago and wondered at the time how I could practice what I read and try out some of the strategies. It was an entertaining read and helped me reflect on the competitive business environment.
Mr. Krause teamed up with Jeff Carter in "No Limit" to help provide an understanding of how Poker, Texas Hold'Em, can be used to understand strategic decision making as an essential skill required to succeed in business. This could be generalized to playing strategy games of all sorts as a practice in exercising judgment, smarts, and control under specific rules of the game.
The Art of Was was about applying strategy at the macro level for the entire army or company within a market. No Limit gets at the individuals ability to think strategically within the constraints of the cards they are dealt, their own inner struggles with risk and expectations, when to halt and when to stay in the game, how to read the players and the table, and how to play the odds. This is not something that one can learn easily in business school or the work place. No Limit affords the reader insights into how to use the game of Poker to learn about their own strengths and weakness and how to work within those characteristics to achieve the goal of winning.
The book is equally interesting for the avid Poker player as it is for the readers of business oriented books. The strategies that can be practiced within Poker can be observed watching others play the game as well. Poker has an enormous following with regular Poker tournaments showing on Cable and Satellite TV.
Organizations like Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS) have formed to create a forum for using Poker to enhance business skills. This is a critically important missing aspect of most business school programs and unfortunately the workplace may not be conducive to experimenting with individual strategies. This leaves Poker as the safe haven to learn the strategies that can be put into use in a business setting.
The No Limit book will provide a way of thinking about the process of using strategy within the game but as in any learning activity you'll need to put it into practice to really have the impact. Fortunately it is fairly easy to get a Poker game going and Texas Hold'Em is a fast and easy form of Poker to pick up.
The books format is easy to read and employs a summary format for important things to remember. It has some background on Poker Texas Hold'Em, just enough for those unfamiliar with the game to appreciate its appeal. For those who are already Poker player the strategies you can use immediately and translate them into the workplace dynamics.
I personally know one of the authors, Jeff Carter, and I am quoted on the back cover so admittedly I'm biased. I can say Jeff is not only an avid Poker Texas Hold'Em player but an insightful business executive. He has an uncanny ability to read the table an figure out the best move to make given the cards.
You will not only enjoy this book but you will find yourself referring to it as you put into practice the many strategies you'll learn.
Ray Garcia |
Can you handle this?
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| Review Date: March 18, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jeffrey L. Miller, |
This book is not for the faint of heart. No Limit puts it out there for the reader. Millions will read this but few will have the will to act and make an impact on their lives.
The concepts described in No Limit are critical to success when the stakes are high. This is about the realities of business in today's hypercompetitive environment. .
Donald Krause and Jeff Carter combine to provide a unique and powerful set of tools that can dramatically increase one's ability to influence and lead. They seem to combine game theory, psychoanalysis and various negotiation models into an innovative analogous format that has yet to be documented.
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"I'm all in"
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| Review Date: March 21, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Stephanie J. Holden, Winston-Salem, NC USA |
Everyone wants to be a winner but not all possess and nurture the skills necessary to win. This book is not about a one time, quick fix for success or the bluff that gets you the promotion or project you've had your eye on. It is about applying the skills addressed by Donald Krause and Jeff Carter to your everyday life in order to know yourself, know and understand the players in the game you play and increase your odds. It is about striving to be the winner, cultivating the attributes of greatness from within, and learning from failure-yours and those of others- to not just win the big pot but all those little ones that make us get up everyday and pursue our aspirations.
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Take your game to the next level
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| Review Date: March 26, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Brian Kelly, |
Once you pick up No Limit and start turning the pages, it will not be easy to put down. This book is extremely easy to read and more importantly, apply. Krause and Carter's clever use of acronyms and overall structure make the content very easy to pick up and maintain. After reading this book, I've been able to increase my level of performance at work through applying the No Limit strategies.
Poker, business, and life require a strategic decision making approach that positions you for the best possible chance for success. This book will help you enhance, transport and modify your Friday night poker methodology into your professional & personal relationships creating a competitive advantage over your competitors. |
Hundreds of people play 'no limit' poker, but few realize its strategies can be used to get ahead in business and life
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| Review Date: August 11, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Midwest Book Review, Oregon, WI USA |
| Hundreds of people play 'no limit' poker, but few realize its strategies can be used to get ahead in business and life. NO LIMIT explores connections between poker and business, showing how Texas Hold 'em, the most popular version of the game, holds many keys to business success. Any game players who know Texas Hold 'em well and are interested in business concepts, as well as business libraries, will find here a fine opportunity for success and strategic planning. |
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