<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Matt24:
Thanks, but in the first sentence it says "limit", I was looking for no-limit stuff.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Oh, that wasn't entirely clear although the Sklansky book has that focus. Really there is little for no-limit tournament beyond that book.
The other book I recollected was CHAMPIONSHIP NO-LIMIT POT LIMIT HOLD 'EM by T.J. Cloutier & Tom McEvoy. Like all of these books its a good introduction but reading it I had a sense that much was left unsaid. I guess a lot depends upon experience and knowledge of your opponents.
There is also NO-LIMIT TEXAS HOLD'EM :NEW PLAYER SERIES by Brad Daugherty and Tom McEvoy, which is really a beginners introduction to the game with considerations for tournament play. Looks like this was written to exploit the growing market.
OVerall I think the Sklansky book is excellent and I certainly admire his stuff, although his prose is often so convoluted and strewn with poker idioms that it merits careful rereading. I can only take so much at a time. I do think his Theory of Poker is one of the best poker books ever written.
A major problem with tournament play, even more than regular play, is being able to determine if you are a winning player since you expect to rarely cash, depending upon the size of the field. Now you should be able to clean up in that game you described and I hope you do but that is a special case. I found a similar situation online with typically 50 players where I made top 3 almost every time I played and won most of those. No particular skill on my part just inexperienced and generally atrocious players.
Good luck with the beer tournament!
