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Originally Posted by diezel
it's basicly 10 hours + of coaching written down for you
compare it with coaching, not with some lousy sklansky book
this is an amazing post. the words "some lousy sklansky book" show a complete lack of how good most of sklansky's books are and how much he contributed to the understanding of all poker.
pot odds, implied odds, outs, board texture, semi bluffing, probabilities on your opponents cards, position, and many other key subjects were ether;
1. written about and explain in far greater detail
or
2. first written about in sklansky's books.
david's sklansky's books provided a knowledge base that most poker books on the market, including the nl books and post here, are expanding on.
that doesn't mean that there are not other terrific authors and books. and that certain subjects like nl play won't be taken to new levels. but most of what is written in 2+2 posts, and most of what we know about poker and poker theory was expressed in sklansky's books long before anyone else wrote about them (and i suspect before the arrogant and unaware poster was born).