Applications of No-Limit Hold ’em teaches theoretical sound poker, and thus the ability to create the bet-sizings and ranges which will beat the better players.

Applications of No-Limit Hold’em is definitely not a book for beginners. It has a rich density – it is filled with helpful advice, and is abundant in examples exactly at the moments a player might need one. The book’s readers consider it to be well thought out, helping them to become better, well-rounded players. Some aspects of the book might not be up to date, though, as in poker tendencies change rather quickly – but, as the author said, constantly updating a work with the latest trends would cause it never to be published at all.

Synopsis of Applications of No-Limit Hold ’em

One of the most daunting moments in a poker player’s career occurs when he realizes his knowledge of how to play a specific hand well is incomplete without the additional understanding of how to play every other hand in his range well. This task would be impossible if a player had to actually think about every other hand in his range, but by understanding theoretical sound poker, he can quickly design balanced ranges using the proper bet-sizing while playing.

Applications of No-Limit Hold ’em teaches theoretical sound poker, and thus the ability to create the bet-sizings and ranges which will beat the better players. The theory in this book is not designed to be complex or abstract, but rather it’s intended to be applied immediately producing better overall results.

Many confusing concepts such as overbetting, balancing multiple bet-sizing ranges, donk betting, and check-raising as the preflop raiser are crucial to a player’s strategy despite few players implementing them or talking about them. And after reading this book, you should be able to not only conceptually understand these ideas, but also know how to begin incorporating them into your game, and thereby successfully compete against tough opponents.

The author, Matthew Janda, has the following to say about the book:

“The one thing I will say is the book will be around the same difficultly level and approach that I have in my videos. There’s more time for discussion in 500+ pages than there is in one hour of video so you should expect to see concepts and ranges explained in more detail, but you do not need to worry about this being an overly abstract or mathematically dense book.”

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