Advice from Professional Poker Player: Adam Noone
You should take poker seriously if your goal is to profit from playing online poker games!
There was a new article published on Full Tilt Poker a couple of days ago that all those playing online poker with the goal of turning profit or becoming professional poker player will want to pay attention to.
The author of the article, Adam Noone is a poker player from England who first saw poker on Television and then turned Professional after building his bankroll up by playing small stakes Sit & Go online poker tournaments.
He had some big winnings already such as finishing 209th in the World Series of Poker Main Event 2007 and winning the Full Tilt Poker Million Pound Challenge in London (that happened in September of 2008).
Today, he is one of the Full Tilt Poker Pros. It is interesting how he got the ticket for the Full Tilt Poker Million Pound Challenge poker tournament. He qualified online at Full Tilt Poker and after winning it went on to play FTP Pros Heads Up for £1 000 000!
In order to win those £1 000 000, he had to beat 3 Full Tilt Pros: Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson and Roland de Wolfe. After winning agains Ivey and Ferguson, he was only 1 match away from getting that million. Unfortunately for him, he lost the heads up match against Roland and had to settle for £200 000.
Anyways, to get back to the advice about poker from Adam Noone.
Basically, what you will find in the article is an explanation of the difference between someone who is playing (online) poker for fun or entertainment and someone who is playing poker in order to earn money (either as a professional or as seasoned poker player).
You can read the article here: Audit your game
In general, Adam Noone says in case your goal is to profit from (online) poker games (meaning to become professional poker player) you should treat poker as a business. Why business?
Well, because businesses regularly check and review their performance and discuss new tactics and strategies! Same should be said for Professional poker players: Reviewing and implementing new strategies is important and should be performed regularly.
One of the options to review your game is to discuss it with your friends who are also involved in online poker, but you can do it on your own too ofcourse! As said, you can read the whole article by clicking this URL: Audit your game
Leave a comment below if you liked it and/or have something to add! Good luck and keep in touch!
Phil Hellmuth’s Poker Books
Phil Hellmuth also known as the Poker Brat is one of the most famous and (and successful as well, ofcourse) professional poker players, who also wrote numerous Poker Books. The area where Phil is especially good are Texas Holdem Poker Games.
To give you a proof of that: He has up to date won 11 WSOP bracelets and they were all Texas Holdem Tournaments! At this moment, no other poker player has managed to won so many WSOP titles. So far, the closest to him are Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson, both holding 10 WSOP titles, but these are not all from playing Texas Holdem variation of poker.
Besides that, he also cashed in all together more than 70 times on various WSOP Tournaments! This is especially amazing because he is far away from ending up his poker career. We will probably see him win again and again in the future!
This simply shows how big of a Texas Holdem Poker Tournament expert Phil Hellmuth is. His poker knowledge is therefore really valuable and can be of benefit to any seasonal or professional poker player.
One way of how you can learn from him are the books about poker that he wrote. But make sure you pick the right one as some of them are mainly written in an entertaining manner. Of course if you have no problem with that, then just go on and get it!
Poker Books written by Phil Hellmuth
The list of the poker books written by Hellmuth together with short description is available below. You can buy all the below Hellmuth’s books on Amazon.
Poker Book: Read Them and Reap
Read Them and Reap was published in November 2006 and is book about Live Poker Tells. It was was written together with former FBI agent Joe Navarro, who is an expert in non-verbal communication and behaviour analysis.
If you are looking for information that will help you read your poker opponents like an open book, then this may be just what you are looking for!
Click here to buy Read Them and Reap on Amazon
Poker Book: Bad Beats and Lucky Draws
The book Bad Beats and Lucky Draws was published in October 2004 and is basically Phil Hellmuth’s collection of bad beat and big hand stories that can also help you get to know some interesting poker strategies and lessons, if you pay attention that is.
Special contributions from players like Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu and Johnny Chan are also included in this book.
Click here to buy Bad Beats and Lucky Draws on Amazon
Poker Book: Play Poker Like the Pros
Play Poker Like the Pros was first published somewhere in the year 2003 and is probably the most famous book written by Phil Hellmuth. By now it was sold in in more than 400,000 copies.
It consists out of 395 pages and includes various poker strategies that are suitable for beginners as well as for advanced poker players.
Click here to buy Play Poker Like the Pros on Amazon
Poker Book: Phil Hellmuth’s Texas Holdem
The Phil Hellmuth’s Texas Holdem book is pretty much a pocket version of Play Poker Like the Pros. One advantage of it is perhaps the fact that you can easily take it with you wherever you go.
Click here to buy Phil Hellmuth’s Texas Holdem on Amazon
Poker Book: Deal Me In
The Deal Me In book was actually not written by Phil Hellmuth, but he has his part in it as well. It was first published in September 2009 and consists out of 20 chapters.
Players such as Jennifet Harman, Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey, Devilfish and many others, share with you their stories on how they become proffesional poker players.
If you are looking for fun, informative and inspiring poker stories, then this is probably a no brainer.
Click here to buy Deal Me In on Amazon
In case you have already read any of Phil Hellmuth’s poker books, do not be affraid to leave your review in the comments below. Thanks and good luck!
How to intimidate your opponents at Poker: Tony G is the anwser!
I came across one very nice video about Tony G (his real name is Antanas Guoga by the way) that made me go and write this blog post. The reason is simple: I have always liked Tony G, not only because he is by my opinion among the best NL Texas Holdem Tournament and Cash [...]
Mike Matusow and his Autobiography Book: Check Raising the Devil
This time I am going to discuss Mike »The Mouth« Matusow and his book titled Check Raising the Devil. To begin with, this book is actually an autobiography and is not really about how to play poker, but rather about the lifestyle of Mike Matusow, which is ofcourse greatly connected with poker.
Maybe you will not agree on this one with me, but Mike Matusow could be considered as one of the most controversial Poker Pros up to date. His notorious reputation is probably known to every person, who is in one way or another involved in poker.
Some even compare his life to the legendary Steve Ungar. Perhaps the reasons for this comparison lay in the facts that both of them had drugs and gambling related problems. Despite those unfavourable circumstances still managed to succeed in the thing they both loved, which is playing poker.
What you can therefore expect in the Check Raising the Devil are the insights into the life of Mike Matusow. To be more specific, in this book Mike takes you on the journey from the time he was still living in the trailer park to the moments when he joins the high stakes poker action.
Some of the things Mike »The Mouth« Matusow will tell you about are for instance the Las Vegas parties with hookers and drugs, or about the months he spent in the correction center, or perhaps about his struggle with mental illness. If you want to experience Mike and his life from first hand, then this book is definitely something you should read!
It was published in May 2009 and you can buy it on Amazon. Alternatively you can read this article about Mike Matusow as well for more interesting stuff. It includes words from Daniel Negreanu about »The Mouth« among other things.
That is it about the Mike »The Mouth« Matusow and his autobiography book Check Raising the Devil. I will conclude this blog post with a hand that Mike played against Phil Helmuth in High Stakes Poker Season 1 TV Show:
What do you think about Mike Matusow? Have you already read the Check Raising the Devil? If so, did you like it? Tell us about it in the comments below! Have fun and cya around.
Gus Hansen’s Poker Book: Every Hand Revealed
I am sure you know who Gus Hansen, the Professional Poker player, is. The main focus of this blog post is therefore not about the Great Dane himself, but rather his Poker Book titled Every Hand Revealed that was first published in May 2008.
What you will find in this 370 pages long book (the only one written by this poker player up to date) is pretty much obvious from the title. To sum it up, it is the analysis of more than 300 hands that Gus played during the Aussie Millions in 2007.
The thing that makes this book especially interesting and valuable is the fact that Hansen explains to you in details the thinking and the logic behind his decision making process, which eventually lead him to become winner of the above mentioned live NL Texas Holdem Tournament.
For instance, you will find out why he bluffed certain hands and why he called large (almost uncallable) bets in other spots. Among other things, the mathematical aspects of poker and pot odds made on real examples are also discussed in this book through various different hands he played. Same goes for his competition: How he sees and treats other poker players behind his table.
Besides enormous amount of poker knowledge that is hidden in this poker book, there is another thing that makes it unique: The writting style itself! It is written in a fun and easy to understand way, even for the beginners.
Gus Hansen’s poker book Every Hand Revealed is not only worth reading, but is something that every poker player/fan should have in his library of poker books! In case you do not have it yet, you can click here to buy it on Amazon.
With that said, lets now look at the final hand from the Aussie Millions 2007 Main Event that made Gus the winner of this tournament and earned him $1.2 million prize award:
If you have already read it, then please tell us what you think about it in the comments below! Until next time, have fun and see you around!
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