The Psychology Of Poker by Alan N. Schoonmaker, Ph.D.

The Psychology of Poker by Alan N. Schoonmaker, Ph.D., contains over 300 pages.  Fully 2/3's is dedicated to player style analysis - Loose-Aggressive, Loose-Passive, Tight-Passive, and Tight-Aggressive.  This is one of the most thorough treatments of player styles available.

There is also lots of common sense, and new ways of looking at old problems (with solutions).  For example, here is Schoonmaker's list of Our Deadly Sins, page 283.

1)  Poor self-control.

2)  Denying reality.

3)  Impatience.

4)  Focusing on ourselves, not the other players.

5)  Yielding to our emotions.

6)  Poor concentration.

7)  Rigidity.

8)  Educating the opposition.

9)  Aching to get even.

10)  Blaming bad luck.

Schoonmaker is also author of Your Worst Poker Enemy (see my review), and recently released Your Best Poker Friend: Increase Your Mental Edge and Maximize Your Profits.  This guy knows his stuff, and is making some important contributions.  Get to know his books.

See more books by Alan N. Schoonmaker and books about achieving self-control located bottom of this page.  And, before you place a book order, look at the Free Offers page. 

R. Steve McCollum

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