I suppose that by now everyone has read Internet Texas Hold'em: Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro
Then and now, Hilger's Internet poker textbook stands out as one of the best and most thorough. My emphasis is correctly placed on the word 'textbook'. There are hand examples, Internet Tips, chapter reviews, and tests. Hilger shares and teaches all of his Internet pro experience.
Here are a few tasty morsels of Hilger's wisdom:
1) "In many cases, it is the size of the pot that determines if drawing to a particular hand is profitable. Given the same exact hand and scenario, your hand could either be folded or played depending on the size of the pot." Page 29.
2) "Bluffs on the flop have a higher chance of success since most flops do not help your opponents, and to call your bluff, your opponents know that there are still two betting rounds remaining." Page 45.
3) "Playing strong hands strongly can sometimes confuse your opponents into thinking you have either a vulnerable hand or are bluffing. For this reason, usually only slowplay when the pot is small and your opponents are likely to fold if you bet." Page 66.
4) "Advanced players try to play more hands against weak opponents and less hands against strong opponents." Page 76.
5) "By the way, in any position except the blinds, once you have limped in, you should almost always call a raise." Page 80.
6) "You will lose money in the blinds no matter how good you are." Page 83.
7) "When you are in the big blind against the small blind, you should generally play aggressively. If the small blind raises, generally reraise with all the hands you would raise with from the small blind..." Page 87.
8) "Flopped straights are vulnerable hands that should almost always be played strongly and almost never slowplayed." Page 123.
9) "Check-raising on the Internet can be especially effective in earning additional bets." Page 140.
If you play Internet poker, but haven't read this book...do I really need to ask why?
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R. Steve McCollum
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