Poker Wisdom of a Champion by Doyle Brunson

While reading Poker Wisdom of a Champion by Doyle Brunson, I kept thinking that Doyle had to be the greatest poker story teller ever.  His stories seemed to match so many of my memories.  And, not because I'm from Ft. Worth, Texas, which is the geographical center of his early rounder days.  Nope, it was because I had already read this book...over twenty years ago.  When it was titled According to Doyle.

Doyle's wisdom is just as applicable today as it was then.  Here are a few nuggets:

1)  "When you're down near the bottom of your bankroll, never play in a game where you feel uncomfortable."  Page 45.

2)  "Players would do well to examine themselves carefully before every poker game.  Occasionally they should place themselves on an injury list and declare themselves ineligible."  Page 52.

3)  "Shifting gears is possibly the single biggest secret you should master if you want to play poker at the highest levels."  Page 132.

4)  "It is not what cards you have that matters.  It's how your cards stack up against the cards your opponents are likely to be holding."  Page 133.

5)  "If I were to define the main difference between good players and poor players, it's that good players play their cards and poor players let their cards play them."  Page 134.

Although the poker tips are timeless, the real beauty of this book is its historical significance.  If you want to know about the beginnings of Texas Hold'em in Texas by a Texan, this is the book to read.  By the way, Doyle really is a great poker story teller, too.

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R. Steve McCollum

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