Doyle Brunson Super System 2 Book Review

For background information on Doyle Brunson, please click here. Doyle Brunson’s Super System 2 (Cardoza, 2005) is actually a collaborative effort, featuring articles written by top poker players and theorists selected by Doyle Brunson. These include:

Daniel Negreanu, the winner of four World Series of Poker bracelets, chips in with a piece on a relatively unknown form of poker – Triple Draw.
With 3 WSOP gold bracelets to his name, Lyle Berman (the founder of World Poker Tour) supplies an article focused on Pot-Limit Omaha High.
Bobby Baldwin, the World Poker Champion of 1978 and CEO of the Bellagio, writes a section on Omaha Eight-or-Better.
Jennifer Harman is widely regarded as the world’s best female player and contributes a section on the poker variant for which she is a top authority – Limit Hold’Em
Todd Brunson, son of Doyle Brunson and a winner of over 20 poker tournaments pens a Stud Eight-or-Better guide.

Unfortunately, Doyle Brunson’s Super System 2 does not quite live up to the high expectations. The poker strategy book tries to cover too many poker variants and in the process lacks any real depth and focus.

What are the strong points of the Doyle Brunson’s Super System 2?

Particularly informative and well-written Limit Texas Hold’Em poker strategy section authored by Jennifer Harman
Includes Doyle Brunson’s intriguing life story
Covers strategies for numerous poker variants
Beautiful and rare photos from early WSOP events

Where does Doyle Brunson’s Super System 2 fall short?

Lacking in clarity and structure
Doyle Brunson’s No-Limit Hold’em has not really been updated since the original Super System.

Who will benefit from Doyle Brunson’s Super System 2?

The poker strategies explained in Super System 2 will benefit those with little poker experience as well as advanced poker players. If you are primarily a No Limit Texas Hold’Em player who is interested in learning about other lesser known poker variants, this is undoubtedly a good value purchase.