David Sklansky Tournament Poker For Advanced Players (Expanded Edition) Book Review

For background information on David Skalansky, please click here. David Sklansky’s Tournament Poker For Advanced Players, released by Two Plus Two Publishing, is a wealth of information for advanced players who specially want to improve their poker tournament skills.

Note that the poker concepts explained in Tournament Poker For Advanced Players are complex and theoretical. Sklansky assumes that readers have a good working knowledge of all the basic poker strategies.

Tournament Poker For Advanced Players focuses on advanced tactics which are essential for anyone who is really serious about winning poker tournaments. Skalansky takes time to analyse the advantages and pitfalls of slow-playing in tournaments, discusses how to adapt to the changing value of chips and thoroughly explains the ‘Gap Concept’ – raising and folding in tight games. Other sections deal with exploiting your weaker opponents, all-in strategies, and final table play.

What are the strong points of the David Sklansky ’s Tournament Poker For Advanced Players?

Numerous and detailed ‘test-yourself’ hand examples with questions and answers
Comprehensively covers essential tournament poker concepts
Deals with situations that are exclusive to poker tournaments

Where does David Sklansky’s Tournament Poker For Advanced Players fall short?

Although the numerous mathematical calculations contained in the book are interesting, they are rather unnecessary with regard to improving your game- play practically

Who will benefit from David Sklansky’s Tournament Poker For Advanced Players?

Tournament Poker For Advanced Players is another brilliant and valuable contribution by the world’s most famous poker theorist, David Skalansky. It is best suited for solid and experienced No Limit Hold’Em poker players who wish to learn how adjust their strategy for poker tournaments.