So I bought this ebook (so far just a bit of review for me, nothing new) and although the book does do a good job at explaining I spotted 2 mistakes so far and am only on page 39. The mistakes I have spotted are the following:
Hero: 6
7
Villain: A
K
Board: K
5
6
Now you have the chance for the turn and river to come an 8 and 9, a 4 and 8, or a 3 and 4. Any of those three combinations of turn and river cards would give you a straight. This is a chance for improvement you didn’t have before. Now your hand would have a 23% chance to win, and your opponent would have the remaining 77%. This is about a 5% improvement from the previous board.
Some backdoor straight draws are stronger than others. For example, if the board were K
4
6
, you would still have a backdoor straight draw. However, your percentage would go down to 21%. This is because we lost a straight chance. When the board contained a 5, you had three chances for the straight. Now with the board having a 4 instead of a 5, you only have two chances for the straight. The turn and river need to come down either a 5 and 8
or a 3 and 8.
Hero: 6
7
Villain: A
K
Board: K
5
6
Now you have both the backdoor flush draw and the backdoor straight draw. Now your percentage would change to 26%. This is about an 8% increase from when you have no backdoor draws. This is a significant increase and can really impact how you play a hand. Now, in terms of counting outs, if you’re going to see both the turn and river, you can add an extra out for a backdoor draw. So again, looking at your board here, you have the five outs for the
4s and 5s in the deck, but you also have the backdoor flush draw and backdoor straight draw.
I have highlighted the mistakes which I spotted.
I'm not here to bash but I was just wondering how mistakes like this are overlooked, I mean I get confused only to find out the author made a mistake. You would think that out of all people a professional poker player would spot the mistakes in his own book, like don't these books get reviewed multiple times or are they just in a hurry to get it published?
I look forward to your opinions, and will keep an open eye for more mistakes as I read on, thanks.