I’m a big believer in the power of peripheral vision. I think that with training, your peripheral vision can become a very solid tool for keeping track of your surroundings and the actions of the people around you. Military and martial arts groups work on developing peripheral vision because it’s incredibly useful for getting a quick sense of your surroundings and for doing so ...
Archives for September 2010
New poker book review section
I started a new section of poker book reviews. I've got reviews of two books there now: the Ultimate Guide to Poker Tells (it sucks), and Gus Hansen's Every Hand Revealed (pretty decent). Comments can be made on those pages; I'd love to hear if anyone agrees with some of the harsh criticisms I've made about the first book. I've also started a Twitter account: http://twitter.com/apokerplayer. ...
Review of “Every Hand Revealed”, by Gus Hansen
Every Hand Revealed by Gus Hansen I'm the author of the books Reading Poker Tells and Verbal Poker Tells and this is a review of Gus Hansen's book Every Hand Revealed. This book is a hand-by-hand breakdown of his win of the Aussie Millions World Poker Tour tournament, where he waded through 747 players and won $1.2 million. The book doesn’t include every single hand, of course (not his ...
Review of “Ultimate Guide to Poker Tells”
Ultimate Guide to Poker Tells by Randy Burgess and Carl Baldassarre First of all, there is nothing “ultimate” about this book. It’s bad and I wouldn't make that statement lightly. While reading this book, I went back and forth several times about how much blame should be directed toward the authors. On the one hand, they are self-proclaimed micro-stakes amateur players, and don’t try to act ...