Antonio Esfandiari In the Money Book Review

About Antonio Esfandiari

Antonio Esfandiari Quick Facts

Nickname: The Magician
Hometown: San Francisco, California
Year of Birth: 8 December 1978
Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran

Antonio Esfandiari Achievements

In 2004, Antonio Esfandiari finished first at the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold’Em event at the World Series of Poker, walking away with a bracelet and $184,860.
Has finished in the money six times as WSOP and five times on the World Poker Tour.
Antonio Esfandiari’s live tournament winnings exceed $2,700,000.
Was the first poker player under the age of 25 to win a finish first with prize money of more than $100,0000.
Esfandiari is a regular face at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, which hosts the world’s biggest poker game.

Antonio Esfandiari In the Money, Strategies for Winning Texas Hold’em Cash Games Book Review

LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 18: Professional poker player Antonio 'The Magician' Esfandiari arrives at the LG All-Star Poker Showdown and Party at the Palms Casino Resort December 18, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 50 poker players and celebrities competed in a high-stakes poker tournament to win an LG Electronics makeover for their home. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Antonio Esfandiari’s In the Money, released by Collins (March 2006) is a successful blend of trustworthy poker strategy and light-hearted entertainment. After explaining the correct poker plays in a variety of Limit and No-Limit poker scenarios and examining pre-flop and post-flop play, Esfandiari touches on some less covered poker. Chapters deal with topics such as creating a table image and understanding and adjusting to the texture of the poker game. In the Money also offers some appealing shorter chapters on doing chip tricks and speaking like a poker professional.

What are the strong points of the Antonio Esfandiari ’s In the Money?

An insightful perspective into the world of professional poker
Features offerings by other top poker players, including Phil Laak and Phil Hellmuth
Filled with entertaining poker stories
Effectively highlights the essential differences between limit and no-limit poker games

Where does Antonio Esfandiari’s In the Money fall short?

Although In the Money Is inspirational, it is lacking in real depth
Advanced poker players will find a lot of the strategy to be superfluous

Who will benefit from Antonio Esfandiari’s In the Money?

Antonio Esfandiari’s In the Money reads more like an autobiographical work than a pure poker strategy guide. Poker players with a plenty of experience will not radically benefit from the poker strategy advice. The content focuses exclusively on playing and winning Texas Hold’em games, and as with any poker book, the advice dispensed is no guarantee of poker success. The only way to really improve your poker game significantly is with time and practice.