The new edition has additional chapters and bolded text in older chapters where changes have been made. The year something was written appears in parens.

Thanks for the answers. I'm reading the last edition and while i was getting into it i was afraid i would have to start again.
I got to say that i'm not a cash game player (my opr stats argue that i'm not an mtt player as well ), but i really believe there is so much +ev in that book even for mtt/sng players .

Is there a place to buy it that i can pay with moneybookers? I have a a debit mastercard but amazon is giving me hell with this card.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QfSzgV1q5g

Hi Proudwalker,

Send me an email at teambalugawhale@gmail.com and I'll get you set up with a moneybookers purchase.

Thanks,

Andrew

wow, Its a lot of money!!! That means the book its really good

Just finished the book and i'd like to congratulate BalugaWhale for what I consider a masterpiece in the world of poker books. Really great stuff, which will take a long time and many many "re-reads" to fully grasp the contents. The price of the book should be for each chapter. I swear one day I will afford to be coached by this guy...

Thanks for the informing about these collection of books friend.I will really keep this in my cue.It will be really helpful to extend the knowledge on poke game.

If I haven't read Vol1 + 2, should I go back and read them? Is there content in either that doesn't appear in Vol3?

The only content that's not included in vol. 3 are Matt Colletta's HU section and Steve Cesaro's "How to beat shortstackers". Everything else is in 3rd Edition.

Andrew

Hi Andrew,

A few questions for you:

I see your book on the Daily Variance site for $59.99. Is that only for pdf? Would that include a kindle version? I prefer Kindle and Amazon has it for $79.99. Why can't DV also sell it on Kindle?

Also, I noticed the paperback version on Amazon is $54.48. Why the price discrepancy?

If I have read Volume 1 and 2 already - is there a lot of EV for me to buy the 3rd edition?

1) You can actually buy the ebook from me directly at www.balugawhale.com. If you send me an email at teambalugawhale@gmail.com, we can organize something to get you a Kindle version.

2) Price discrepency is actually a little strange to me (I believe that Amazon has initiated a christmas sale on their own?). Normally, the Kindle was more expensive than the e-book due to the steep price Amazon charges authors to publish in Kindle. However, if you contact me, we can work something out.

3) There is a lot of new content in 3rd Edition; both new chapters and commentary on the original material.

Hope that answers your questions,

Andrew

hey whale how can i buy the paperback version of this book im from uk and amozon .co.uk only has the kindle version, when i click on ur website it redircts to amozon.com

Hi Paccu,

Not sure what the problem is (working on it now), but send me an email at teambalugawhale@gmail.com and I can get one sent out to you as early as tomorrow.

Thanks,

Andrew

I am still in doubt whether to buy this book or not. I loved your DC videos a couple years ago. However the games have been changed alot and I am not sure if you have been grinding last year or months? I mean I am sure that lot in the book can be used in todays games. But I am wondering if it teaches you the right aproach to the game right now.

And I also would like to know if there are elements in this book that would be usefull PLO? I know that this book is written for NLH, but I am sure there must be good concepts in NLH that would work in PLO aswell.

I hope that some of you can convince me whether to go for this book or not.

First, to all non-US people unable to find the paperback on Amazon, try this link to purchase directly from the createspace store: https://www.createspace.com/3702570

Blaze,
The games have definitely changed over the years; that is a big reason why I updated Easy Game again. 3rd Edition is designed to keep up with game dynamic shifts that cause poker to look different today than it did a few years ago.

I started playing again sometime late in 2010, though never the amount of hands I played during 2009 and before. It took me a little while to get my game back, and I ran ice-cold over 140k+ hands, but I was comfortably beating midstakes by the time black friday hit. I also won a 100k gtd tournament on FTP (one of the $320 ones) for something like 27-29k, i don't remember exactly how much.

The concepts in the book definitely apply to PLO (they're basic poker philosophies that will apply to any poker game, though all the examples are in NLHE). Really, the book is about helping people learn to think properly about poker situations--what is important, what isn't important, and why we take the actions we take.

Hopefully that answers your questions,

Andrew

just ordered it

wow am i reading this right - only $60 for the new edition?

That's right!

Andrew

For any new players like myself, adventuring into the online poker world that are overwhelmed by the number of books and training sites on the market and don't know where to start, my humble opinion is this:

Unless Phil Galfond gets into book publishing, you won't find this kind of crystal clear reasoning and effective analysis of poker situations anywhere else.

The basic section alone is worth the price because it gives it's reader the most important thing a poker player needs in the beginning : the right framework. A framework that saves you from bad habits you might get early on and a foundation on which you have to build by re-reading it at least 2 or 3 times, having a thought process for every decision you make and posting problem hands on 2p2.

Hi Everyone:

I have been reading this book and find it very disappointing. For instance, I just finished reading "Chapter Forty-Four: Ego and the Tilt Cycle (2009)," and disagree with much of what it says. To be specific, the author argues to stay out of high variance games since they can cause you to tilt and thus lower your win rate and perhaps even turn you into a loser (in that game).

But can't the opposite also happen? If certain opponents, who play reasonably well when winning, tilt easily, can't this make a marginal game highly profitable?

In fact, it's my experience that at higher limits this is exactly what happens. By looking for these players, especially if they are beginning to lose, you may find a great spot in terms of expectation even though your variance goes up. In fact, in my book Gambling Theory and Other Topics, I make this exact argument. That is the price we pay for a higher expectation is often a higher variance, and by properly balancing this higher variance against the size of our bankroll, we can maximize our long term profits, something this author, based on what is written in this chapter, does not seem to take into account.

Mason

That seems like a decent point Mason but can you expand more on why the entire book, not just that chapter, is disappointing?

Hi Mason,

I think you are basically saying the same thing as Andrew, but from a different point of view. He is saying, if YOU are one of these players, who plays reasonably well when winning but tilt easily, then you should try to avoid high variance, marginal games. Because other players will try to capitalize on your tilt issue, like you argued.

If you don't have any problems with tilt, then you will profit from other players' tilt, hence your aspect is totally sound from a theoretical point of view. Andrew's advice might be more practical for players, who know that they are liable to tilt (like me lol).

Anyways I think it's a really good book. (Actually the best poker book I've read so far, but I haven't read a lot). You won't regret buying it.

No. It says just the opposite. Also, if you're someone who tilts easily, don't expect to do well playing poker.

MM

IMO he doesn't say to stay out of high-variance games, he says to stay out of games where you have little/no edge, as this lowers winrate and increases variance. A game can be high-variance AND you have an significant edge, and he doesn't suggest avoiding those sorts of game.

I think BW is saying:
Low-edge -> low winrate -> high variance -> tilt

You seem to be reading it as:
High variance -> tilt -> low edge -> low winrate

For this I suspect we will have to wait a month or two until we get a full review in the 2+2 magazine.