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    <body><![CDATA[Good strategy book, good format, quick read, good reference.   Phil is a good story teller and he is definately someone who is life experienced different than most poker authors.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I like how this book reveals how Phil Gordan would play certain situations. He goes into why he plays how he does, but also confesses that there are plenty of reasons to play differently. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A fantastic, approachable, readable book on how to play poker that also has a ton of insight into the game.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This small book is filled with some of the best, most understandable advice on No Limit Hold'em that I have read anywhere.  It's essential and may stand as the best investment in the game I've made to date.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Here's the thing: reading about how to do better at something like playing poker is more boring than counting to a million; if you can get past about 600 or so without skipping a number or stopping, then congratulations, you're a calculator. And if by skimming this book and not finishing it I do wor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11649990">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[As a novice, I found this book very helpful.  Now, when I watch tournaments on television, I can more easily follow the various strategies employed by familiar professionals.  <br/><br/>Will Phil's tips improve my own game?  It's hard to say.  I guess I would need to play more than twice a year in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34628239">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[There are a lot of poker books out there (and I've read many of them ;^), but this one is my favorite, perhaps because my playing style is very much like Phil Gordon's. I also like that he doesn't take him self too seriously, a problem that is rampant among the poker set.   ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great instructional book for the casual or beginning player. It focuses on ideas and strategies without spending too much time on the math of poker. This was the first hold'em book i read, and it definately improved my game.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not yet memorized, but no need to keep a poker face when playing on the computer... someone needs to write a book just about this version but this one lays out the basics and makes it fun to read, too.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Sure, sure I love SuperSystem, but Phil Gordon makes poker seem easy with this condensened easy to read book.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Phil Gordon plays poker with the best players in the world. He has won -- and lost -- in tournaments and cash games around the globe, all the while studying the game and learning from every hand dealt. As the resident expert and cohost of <em>Celebrity Poker Showdown,</em> Phil has quickly become one of the most sought-after teachers of No Limit Texas Hold'em. It's a tough game. But anyone can become a winning player with the right amount of courage, patience, aggression, observation, and, perhaps most important, dedication to becoming a better player.<p>After fifteen years of keeping notes on the things he's learned, the greats he's played with, and the celebrities he's taught, Phil Gordon has poured every single thing he knows about No Limit Texas Hold'em into this little green book. Taking a page from Harvey Penick's bestselling book of golf wisdom, Phil plays the role of both teacher and student, offering up insightful tips on how to think about poker and how to develop a singular style of play. Through philosophy, psychology, strategy, math, and the knowledge gleaned from playing poker with everyone from T. J. Cloutier and Phil Ivey to Hank Azaria and Ben Affleck, Phil breaks down the game into enlightening instructional tidbits and illustrative anecdotes that inspire the kind of persistence and motivation necessary to improve your game.<p>A book to rank with Doyle Brunson's <em>Super System</em> and David Sklansky's <em>The Theory of Poker,</em> <em>Phil Gordon's Little Green Book</em> deserves a spot on the shelf of every serious student of the game.</p></p>]]>
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