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Poker DVD Review: Final Table Poker by Phil Gordon
 In the fashion of a World Poker Tour WPT final table, Phil Gordon brings you inside the mind of a professional player, who is playing in the tournament and has made the final table. Although seemingly acted out, the situations and characters that interact at this table are very real. Thus, they warrant the excellent narration and analysis that Phil offers during each hand, whether he is in it or not. What does a professional poker player do with pocket 9's? Normally you would expect a raise or even a reraise, but the situation that arises has Phil folding before the flop - and for good reason.
Situations are what this DVD is all about. What does Phil do with this hand, in this position, against this character and with this stack? Virtually every hand has something to take away - including some great tell playbacks, and on-the-spot pot odd calculations. There are beginner and advanced audio analysis - both of which I found valuable. Even more so because you can only see Phil's hole cards, forcing you to think about the other players' possible hands. This works well at both levels. And that is what Phil Gordon the teacher is all about. Listen, if you flop top pair and are heads up against a shorter stack - what would you do? Oh wait. the short stack happens to be Chris (Jesus) Ferguson , and he suspiciously called a preflop raise and checked to you after the flop. Both skill levels internalize how Phil Gordon calculates his response. Even though it may turn out to be a negative result, it is important to know the right decision process.
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A lot of the play centers around player styles as well, with particular notes on aggressive players and how they tend to 'implode'. The DVD culminates with some fantastic end game strategies, keeping you on edge all the way. Yes, it is entertaining too! This DVD puts others in the field way back on the shelf. it also includes a handy tournament start chart. Seriously - never has such presentation, analysis, realism, and education come together in an instructional DVD for poker. It really sets the standard and surely is an excellent library addition.I fyou would like to purchase this DVD, click this link... Final Table Poker DVD .
Poker DVD Review: Annie Duke's Advanced Texas Hold'em Secrets - How to Beat the Big Boys by Annie Duke
This is one of those "As Seen on TV" DVD series that included Phil Hellmuth, Howard Lederer and Annie Duke among others. With some failings in mind, this one is certainly the best of the series due to some original content not yet discussed by other pros.
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From her poker table Duke chips up a significant amount of tips including some advanced theories on bluffing and tells which I found to be qualified enough to actually call them secrets, hence the title. Included in that is some pretty interesting stuff on FBI profiling, which annie claims to have studied in depth and relates that to bluffing at a live table.
 I like this DVD for the main reason that it dishes out the steak, without wasting all the time other such products do with beginner material, which is so easy to find for free these days. Duke takes her work seriously here, and comes across more professional than I have ever seen her.
One of the things missing is excitement, be it audio or visual. Duke isn't the easiest person to listen to for over an hour, seemingly just on this side of abrasive for the whole session. As well, some visual accents would go a long way to breaking this thing up. I am sure someone must have considered throwing in some actual table shots, interviews, and real life examples - but got nixed it along the way. Too bad. Overall a recommended product. From Poker Book Report |
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