No clue. I read that book a loooong time ago. All I remember is that I didnt like it too much.

IN SOPTP2 you said you were thinking about training for a marathon. Where does that stand?

I think he's completed a few marathons now

So i applied the min raise consistently throughout the game...it worked out well....i did see me saving a lot more chips when someone shoved over the top. For the most part i seen that the min raise was just as effective as 3x the big blind and i get to risk less chips

I ran the fake NYC marathon the year it got cancelled. I ended up doing 28 mils for fun. Since then, I have been focusing on speed instead of distance because distance is boring to me. I spend most of my cardio training time doing high intensity interval training. My long term goal is to be able to run a 5 minute mile. I can currently do around .35 miles at 12mph currently so I have a very long way to go.

Good luck for today Jonathan. (and tomorrow).

Thanks. 13th isnt too terrible after having .67bbs with 45 people left.

Johnathan,

I can't figure out where else to post this. This question belongs on your forums, which I can't seem to join.

I watched some of the free videos on your coaching site, then a few days ago I joined your site and made the paypal payment.

When I signed up I chose a password and watched three videos. When I tried to get on yesterday my password didn't work, I used the lost password option, and I was told that my password was "free." That was NOT the passsword that I chose, and if I remember correctly, "free" is the password for a free trial.

So, I'm not sure if I am signed up for my paid membership, or a free trial. I tried to get on your forums and ask about this, but I was unable to do so.

I was confronted with two captcha words that I could not decipher. It took me seven tries to find a set or words that i could decipher and type correctly. I typed the two words and I got a message that I had to fill both fields--but there was only one box in which I could type. I followed the instruction to type both words, in order, with a space in between.

Bottom line, I can't get in the forums to find out what I have to do to make sure that my paid membership is recognized.

If you are having problems with any aspect of my training site, please click "support" at the bottom of the site, click "submit a new request", type in your problem, and my tech support guy will help you out.

Ordered all three of these, heard they are awesome books, cannot wait.

Quick question, is there anyway to order poker books online without having to pay insane shipping fees which send you into poverty if you live outside the USA or UK?

I'm from South Africa and the 3 books in total cost about R750( 65 dollars) however shipping fees and export duties added up to something like R400( 40 dollars somewhere about). Can't really buy poker books in SA and I'm not a fan of reading books online.

Thanks

Sadly I have no clue how to cheaply get books there. Maybe there is a major chain book store or a local book shop that will order them for you? Of course, you could always buy the digital format but you seem to not like them.

Perhaps other forum members know how to solve your problem. Good luck!

Hey man, read the first 25 pages of your vol 1 book so far and am enjoying it though I don't understand one concept which you laid down in the book, you also sort of emphasised its importance so I desperately want to understand it.

Here is what you said on pg 23 of the book.

" Some things such as reading the board, calculating pot odds and knowing the remaining stack sizes, will and must, become second nature. Suppose you have 9s8s and the flop is 10s 6 s and 4h. You should instantly see this board and know you have a gutshot and a flush draw. You should also instantly know you have around 43 percent equity against most hand ranges. "

It is the part in bold which I do not understand very well. I am currently reading a book called poker maths that matters by Owen Gaines whereby I learnt about the 4/2 rule. I'm not sure if my maths is correct here but in this example do you not have 15 outs( 9 for flush+ 3 for J+ 3 for 7's). If so why is your equity not 60 percent as the 4/2 rule indicates that on the flop you should times your outs= 15 by 4, this equals 60.

Was wondering why Im wrong here?

Thanks man, sorry to bother. If I get confused with further concepts can I post here or should I email( bearing in mind you are okay with this in the first place? )

I think Jonathan´s gonna be too busy to answer atm, as he´s making a deep run at the WPT championship. In any case, the problem seems to be that you have incorrectly counted the jacks as outs, so you only have 12 outs.
Re. the rule of 2 and 4: When you have more than 8 outs, the more accurate way is to multiply your outs by 4 and then subtract the difference between your outs and 8.
Example: 15 outs = 60%. 15 less 8 = 7. Subtract 7 from 60 gives you 53%. I think the actual result is nearer to 54%, but it´s the near enough.

cool, thanks for the clarification man

I've been playing online NLHE 6-max cash games (micros) from around 1yr. Now I'm going to start to learn & play online tournaments. Will this book be helpful to me as a beginner?
Also, there are a lot of options there - like regular or turbo, knockout or shootout, 4-max or 6-max etc, stt or mtts, no. of players etc about which, I know very less. Thinking of giving myself $200 for this try. What are the game suggestions for a tournament begineer like me?
Thanks.

Sure it will. They're aimed at beginners, but I personally was glad I had some basic understanding of general poker strategy before I read them.

Someone else can answer this better than me, but it all depends on preference. I'd think as a beginner, just sticking to the plain MTT format would be a starting point. You'll find in the books that JL mentions playing so SNG's to help with his game.

The books are generally geared towards a player who somewhat knows how to play poker. For example, I will not explain that a flush beats a straight or that the button moves to the left after every hand.

I personally don't think there is much of a difference in various formats once you become an expert at the game because they all require adjustments that should be somewhat obvious to an expert. That being said, if you are just starting with tournaments, I strongly suggest you start small and play 9 handed tournaments with a normal or turbo structure.

I'm thinking of purchasing your books, however this quote on page 1 of the thread gives me pause. Given the assertion that poker books become outdated within 3-5 years, would you agree or disagree that SOPTP is outdated (or will soon be outdated)?

I actually just reread through the entire book to get it on Audible. Fwiw, it just went live on Audible today.

Everything in it is still applicable in all tournaments. Perhaps some modifications should be made when playing super high stakes but I am confident that if you study and apply what is taught in the book, you will do well.

Thanks. Didn't know about the new Audible version. Will look into that. I'll probably want a print version too. Hope there is some sort of package deal out there.

My philosophy for poker books is to squeeze every drop of value out I can. For HOH, for example, I (1) read both volumes cover to cover (made no notations), (2) read them again, underlining and highlighting, (3) made a summary/outline focusing on my notations, and (4) made a crib sheet (outline of the summary). That process has served me well so far.

I'll probably do the same thing with your series, but for step one I'll listen to the audio version!

It is excellent that you consume poker books in this manner. Your way is much more beneficial than simply reading through the book one time. Let me know what you think of the audio version!

I just got the audio version from the iTunes Store today. Sounds good so far.

Awesome! I hope you enjoy it.

I own them both in paperback and both in kindle form.
If people can retain information In their sleep I may also get them in audible wooooop

Jonathon,

3bets in position against an aggressive player you suggest 99+,AK,AT-2,KJ-K9,Q9,J8+,T7+,and some random K5s,86s which is 22% ish I think.

Matthew Janda in his 6max book seems to have a much narrower 3bet range of maybe 8% with lots of suited hands .This against players who play optimally I think.

Wonder what your comment on that would be. Can aggressive MTT players play that badly against such wide 3bets ?

thanks
pat