I bought his book for my son who is studying to be a professional poker player. Yes I did say studying. What separates the amateur from the professional is knowledge - and that goes for pretty much any profession. That said my son is an advanced poker player so I felt pretty comfortable about getting him this book since I knew he would grasp the concepts given how much he already knows and how often he plays - which is constantly.
His opinion on the book echoes what others have already noted. He gave it 7 out of 10 so four stars here. The concepts in the book are advanced so for many it might not be very helpful depending on their stage of development. For him it has provided a lot of good concepts that he references regularly.
He would recommend this book for anyone serious about learning poker as a possible career. He did say it could be helpful for a beginner as well, but there may be better books out there for someone just starting out.
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The Poker Blueprint: Advanced Strategies for Crushing Micro & Small Stakes NL Paperback – February 15, 2010
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Tri Nguyen
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Aaron Davis
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From the man who literally CREATED the poker ebook market and its poster child, Let There Be Range (a two-thousand dollar poker manual for high-stakes poker professionals), The Poker Blueprint provides the infrastructure for micro- and small-stakes players to build their game on. It also offer advanced strategies that are vital to crushing today's online short-handed games up to 100NL.
YOU WILL LEARN:
• How to win pots without premium holdings ... Secrets revealed on page 97
• How to crush your opponents using this simple tactic ... See page 177
• How to increase your win-rate with a tiny adjustment to your game ... Go to page 184
• How to be the best player at your table the moment you sit down ... See page 14 immediately
• How to bluff big and gets rewarded for it ... Read page 235
• How to deal with downswings without stressing yourself … Read page 238
• How to calculate odds on the fly … Go to Page 34
• How Tri becomes a self-made millionaire through playing poker … Secrets revealed on Page 20
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. There are more than 50 advanced tactics covered, all proven to work under the Las Vegas bright lights, the New York underground games, the internet, the college dorms, the kitchen home games, and anywhere you can think of!
You don't need advanced math or a high IQ to crush poker.
You need the right strategies and that's exactly what The Poker Blueprint delivers.
Order today. Our winning circle awaits you!
YOU WILL LEARN:
• How to win pots without premium holdings ... Secrets revealed on page 97
• How to crush your opponents using this simple tactic ... See page 177
• How to increase your win-rate with a tiny adjustment to your game ... Go to page 184
• How to be the best player at your table the moment you sit down ... See page 14 immediately
• How to bluff big and gets rewarded for it ... Read page 235
• How to deal with downswings without stressing yourself … Read page 238
• How to calculate odds on the fly … Go to Page 34
• How Tri becomes a self-made millionaire through playing poker … Secrets revealed on Page 20
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. There are more than 50 advanced tactics covered, all proven to work under the Las Vegas bright lights, the New York underground games, the internet, the college dorms, the kitchen home games, and anywhere you can think of!
You don't need advanced math or a high IQ to crush poker.
You need the right strategies and that's exactly what The Poker Blueprint delivers.
Order today. Our winning circle awaits you!
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Print length260 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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Publication dateFebruary 15, 2010
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Dimensions6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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"If you are currently a solid micro or small stakes tournament player considering moving up or loosening your style pull the trigger and buy The Poker Blueprint." -- Whamfish
"If you are unfamiliar hand ranges and betting accordingly this is a MUST read.
"If you are unfamiliar hand ranges and betting accordingly this is a MUST read.
A great +EV combination!" -- Karri Konga
About the Author
Highly successful online poker professional Tri 'SlowHabit' Nguyen turned his loves of poker and education into a notable coaching career, drawing praise for his ability to explain complex poker concepts in simple, easy to understand terms. These skills transitioned well into writing and he soon found himself teamed up with fellow online star Cole South -- a collaboration that resulted in the high-level no limit Hold'em breakthrough, Let There be Range.
Nguyen is also the author of The No Limit Holdem Workbook: Exploiting Regulars. Additionally, Nguyen has written extensively on Omaha and his The Pot-Limit Omaha Book: Transitioning from NLHE to PLO is frequently prescribed to Hold'em players looking to crush small- and mid-stakes PLO. The sequel, Advanced PLO Play, is for PLO specialists looking to increase their edge against other PLO regulars. A graduate in computer science and education from UC-Berkeley, Nguyen is a regular strategy column contributor to Card Player magazine and a prolific blogger at dailyvariance.com.
Product details
- Publisher : DailyVariance Publishing, LLC; 1st edition (February 15, 2010)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 260 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0982402236
- ISBN-13 : 978-0982402238
- Item Weight : 12.5 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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- #1,069 in Poker (Books)
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I would rate this as one of the top 5 no limit books available today. I paid more than the current price and still think that was a bargain.
I do not necessarily recommend this if it's your first no limit book. The concepts are advanced and are presented in more of a summary format. As a result, it's extremely valuable if you have a solid foundation as it will help you quickly spot weaknesses and identify new opportunities in your current game, but may not provide enough background and depth if you're a newer player.
I do not necessarily recommend this if it's your first no limit book. The concepts are advanced and are presented in more of a summary format. As a result, it's extremely valuable if you have a solid foundation as it will help you quickly spot weaknesses and identify new opportunities in your current game, but may not provide enough background and depth if you're a newer player.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2013
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This book offers some interesting and useful insights. Far more useful though I think is their follow up book Exploiting Regulars, which includes a bunch of poker 'problems' to work through.
The layout of 'Blueprint' is a little odd (at least on the Kindle edition) and doesn't flow well, but hey, I always figure if I can learn one thing from a poker book that helps me win one hand, it paid for itself. This is better than most, and overall pretty good
The layout of 'Blueprint' is a little odd (at least on the Kindle edition) and doesn't flow well, but hey, I always figure if I can learn one thing from a poker book that helps me win one hand, it paid for itself. This is better than most, and overall pretty good
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2014
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This is a good book to get you thinking about how to play small stakes poker. It goes over a lot of concepts with many examples and is generally easy to understand. It's a lot to digest and I'll have to read it again and take some notes, but theres a lot of good content here.
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2017
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An excellent review of ABC Poker Theory.
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2011
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I will keep this short and simple. You have to read this book twice , three times to fully devour it.
Since reading i have become profitable in 10NL . even tho the book is for 100nl the strategies generally apply to smaller games as well (6 max)
Looking forward to moving up the ranks with the knowledge acquired in this book.
I especially love the section where he tells you to take a stab and move up even w/o the roll because as we get older we generally lose the edge of aggression and settle in.
Excellent read! BUY BUY BUY!
Since reading i have become profitable in 10NL . even tho the book is for 100nl the strategies generally apply to smaller games as well (6 max)
Looking forward to moving up the ranks with the knowledge acquired in this book.
I especially love the section where he tells you to take a stab and move up even w/o the roll because as we get older we generally lose the edge of aggression and settle in.
Excellent read! BUY BUY BUY!
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2014
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this book was ok for outlining strategy. I read it and realized I had pretty much been following the strategy all along. Not a good book for table play where you are playing the opponent and not the cards.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2011
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When I went to buy this book, I hoped for the best but sort of expected a mediocre rehash of the same concepts bandied around at 2+2, Harrington, etc. I was very pleasantly surprised to finally see strategies explained that work for styles other than nittish 14/8, 9/7 etc. The post-flop play section was excellent and finally explained the reasoning behind the moves.
My previous experience at micro stakes NL games is the "grinder" nit, where you basically fall asleep waiting for some 88+, AQ+, JTs+, ATs+ hands to come, then raise 3xBB, c-bet the flop, and if anyone is still in the hand post-flop you are probably behind unless you have a set or 2 pair, but you bet the turn with your single pair and either end up folding to a shove or else calling off the stack and wishing you folded.
I was very exploitable post-flop and didnt realize it, but because I was still making 6-10BB/100, I didnt really think too much about it being a "problem". After reading this book, it is much more fun playing poker and there is really a good chance of running up a big stack during a session, rather than grinding out a few BBs over hours.
After reading this book in a day (yes, it is THAT interesting) and playing a while trying out some of the new moves I learned about, I have experienced an awakening of sorts. Really a change of mindset.
Basically, the idea is to maximize your expectation over time regardless of individual hands. In other words, instead of being a nit never risking any money except on premium hands and waiting for a near-lock situation to bet or raise, you have to mix it up enough to generate other opportunities. A pleasant side effect is getting paid off much more often on your premium hands because people think you 3-bet too much. I now welcome deep stack tables instead of avoiding them, and am improving enough to make decent money.
My previous experience at micro stakes NL games is the "grinder" nit, where you basically fall asleep waiting for some 88+, AQ+, JTs+, ATs+ hands to come, then raise 3xBB, c-bet the flop, and if anyone is still in the hand post-flop you are probably behind unless you have a set or 2 pair, but you bet the turn with your single pair and either end up folding to a shove or else calling off the stack and wishing you folded.
I was very exploitable post-flop and didnt realize it, but because I was still making 6-10BB/100, I didnt really think too much about it being a "problem". After reading this book, it is much more fun playing poker and there is really a good chance of running up a big stack during a session, rather than grinding out a few BBs over hours.
After reading this book in a day (yes, it is THAT interesting) and playing a while trying out some of the new moves I learned about, I have experienced an awakening of sorts. Really a change of mindset.
Basically, the idea is to maximize your expectation over time regardless of individual hands. In other words, instead of being a nit never risking any money except on premium hands and waiting for a near-lock situation to bet or raise, you have to mix it up enough to generate other opportunities. A pleasant side effect is getting paid off much more often on your premium hands because people think you 3-bet too much. I now welcome deep stack tables instead of avoiding them, and am improving enough to make decent money.
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Stuart Hamilton
5.0 out of 5 stars
The most useful book for micro stakes 6 max NLH
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2013Verified Purchase
The book can be slightly confusing at times, but what makes it so useful is the examples, they are all relevant and reflect common situations you encounter in this type of game. There is a discussion of pre flop hand ranges (including 3-betting) and plenty of post flop examples showing the correct time to cbet,barrel,float and various other post flop tricks.
It needs to be read through several times, and if you stick with it and use the examples as a frame of reference for your own decisions, you will be able to build a bankroll at the micro stakes.
I recommend depositing small and starting small and only moving up when you have earned enough money for the next buy in and moving back down if you lose a few buy ins. That way you won't hemorrhage money keeping on redepositing at a level you are not good enough to beat. With the invention of rush/zoom poker it is possible to play many hands in a short period of time, which also means you can test the ideas out fairly quickly as well as build a roll much faster
People often seem to assume they are better than they really are, and attribute keeping on going broke as being down to bad luck, so they redeposit, and before they know it they have a bad gambling habit that is costing them money. The micro stakes games are typically much tougher these days in the recession, meaning your game will have to be much sharper to make a profit than times gone by.
Do not expect to start crushing the games over night after reading this book, it will take some practice and study, however once you know the book inside out, you will be able to beat the microstakes games and you will have the foundations to move up to the tougher games
It needs to be read through several times, and if you stick with it and use the examples as a frame of reference for your own decisions, you will be able to build a bankroll at the micro stakes.
I recommend depositing small and starting small and only moving up when you have earned enough money for the next buy in and moving back down if you lose a few buy ins. That way you won't hemorrhage money keeping on redepositing at a level you are not good enough to beat. With the invention of rush/zoom poker it is possible to play many hands in a short period of time, which also means you can test the ideas out fairly quickly as well as build a roll much faster
People often seem to assume they are better than they really are, and attribute keeping on going broke as being down to bad luck, so they redeposit, and before they know it they have a bad gambling habit that is costing them money. The micro stakes games are typically much tougher these days in the recession, meaning your game will have to be much sharper to make a profit than times gone by.
Do not expect to start crushing the games over night after reading this book, it will take some practice and study, however once you know the book inside out, you will be able to beat the microstakes games and you will have the foundations to move up to the tougher games
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not apt for today's micros.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2012Verified Purchase
While this book is pretty good at explaining how smaller stakes work, it is appalling for the micro stakes player.
If you employ the strategies used in this at the smallest of stakes you will, WILL, lose money. Most of the people at these stakes are calling stations and it's just not profitable to bluff or semi bluff against them without massive draws. I find a lot of books make this mistake. It's so much easier and much more profitable to just play monsters big, get in cheap with your marginal hands and then value bet relentlessly in most of the spots in this where the author advises different strategies.
IE, raising 3x on a table where you've got 5 others who are likely to call makes absolutely no sense. You're better off raising massive to get value from 1/2 of them who're still willing to call, and then taking them to town.
OBV the author crushes more than I do but I just think most of the spots in the book don't apply to MICRO stakes.
For small stakes it's pretty great, though it has to be said the title is misleading at best as this seems to be specifically aimed at small and not micro stakes..
If you employ the strategies used in this at the smallest of stakes you will, WILL, lose money. Most of the people at these stakes are calling stations and it's just not profitable to bluff or semi bluff against them without massive draws. I find a lot of books make this mistake. It's so much easier and much more profitable to just play monsters big, get in cheap with your marginal hands and then value bet relentlessly in most of the spots in this where the author advises different strategies.
IE, raising 3x on a table where you've got 5 others who are likely to call makes absolutely no sense. You're better off raising massive to get value from 1/2 of them who're still willing to call, and then taking them to town.
OBV the author crushes more than I do but I just think most of the spots in the book don't apply to MICRO stakes.
For small stakes it's pretty great, though it has to be said the title is misleading at best as this seems to be specifically aimed at small and not micro stakes..
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Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2018Verified Purchase
Good but rather basic in places.
Paulo Brasilino de Andrade
4.0 out of 5 stars
Avançado de mais para mim.
Reviewed in Brazil on October 19, 2016Verified Purchase
Apesar de conter muitas estratégias avançadas, as quais não me servem pois jogo $0.01-0.02, considero uma boa leitura. Certamente aqueles que jogam seriamente nos stakes mais altos se beneficiaram grandemente pela leitura desta obra. Recomendo.
Ralf
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wertvolle Anregungen für Cash & Turnierspiel
Reviewed in Germany on July 2, 2013Verified Purchase
Der Author hält sich nicht mit Grundlagen auf, die sollte man sich woanders anlesen.
Obwohl auf Cash Games ausgelegt konnte ich auch für mein Turnierspiel wertvolle Anregungen entnehmen.
Lag es evtl. an diesem Buch dass ich meine letzten beiden Turniere gewonnen habe, man wird sehen .. ?!
Manche Aspekte werden öfters wiederholt, was allerdings mehrmaliges lesen unnötig macht ;-)
Obwohl auf Cash Games ausgelegt konnte ich auch für mein Turnierspiel wertvolle Anregungen entnehmen.
Lag es evtl. an diesem Buch dass ich meine letzten beiden Turniere gewonnen habe, man wird sehen .. ?!
Manche Aspekte werden öfters wiederholt, was allerdings mehrmaliges lesen unnötig macht ;-)