Strategies for Beating Small Stakes Poker Tournaments

I've heard of Jonathan Little and his "Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker" for a bit now, but only very recently began to read or watch any of his stuff, primarily because I wasn't playing many tournaments at the time. I'm happy to say that he is now one of my favorite Poker thinkers/readers, and this book only backs up that opinion.The book is short and specific to adjusting your play to your opponents, breaking them into general categories (but while also noting that few if any players fit any category perfectly, and how to adjust to those differences as well), and giving some quick strategies to take against their style, along with some clear examples that indicate other strategies, changes, or things to think about when in a hand, and about how to analyze and adjust to your opponent."Strategies for Beating Small Stakes Poker Tournaments," as the title indicates, is not an introduction to NLHE (No Limit Hold 'Em), not to poker tournaments, not even to basic strategy, but that is not its purpose. Despite that, the bonuses offered in the book (a couple videos, PDFs, and even two free audio-book offers), will provide you with an intro to the game, an in depth intro that covers more advanced play in tournaments, increasing aggression, and more.This is a great little book, and will help any player learn what sorts of things to focus on, and how to focus on and look at them, to increase their profits at poker, in a tournament or other format.One bit of advice: while reading the book, ask yourself what sort of player *you* are, what *you* are doing that your opponents are taking advantage of (either on purpose, or 'accident' because of their playing style), and how *you* can change your style so as to plug up leaks in your own game. Poker is a dynamic game, something that Jonathan Little understands VERY well, and works VERY hard to make sure you understand this and just what it entails.I read this book in a single night, and I need to reread this book very soon to help make sure it sinks in even deeper! Invaluable!

I downloaded this book on vacation and read the whole thing in one night instead of resting for the next day's sightseeing. It contains the usual Jonathan Little content: sound, strong advice that requires a serious dedication to improve one's game. Even if you are not seriously dedicated to improving your game, this book will still give you some tips you can use at tomorrow's tournament; following even 20% of the advice it contains will improve your game noticeably. Heck, for this price, you can afford to follow the advice on a single page and it could pay for itself in a single hand! Anyway. What I'm saying is: if, like me, you enjoy playing small stakes tournaments at your local casino or while traveling, you should buy this book. If you're new to JL, it's a great introduction that will probably result in further purchases from his extensive and terrific library. If you're a fan already, you should add this to your collection. If you're a completist, you have it already, so stop reading reviews! And if you know someone — spouse, sibling, offspring, parent, or friend — who plays tournaments and keeps finishing out of the money with increasingly lame excuses, this is a perfect gift to send to his or her Kindle.

Well, this is one more great book by Jonathan Little. Having bought and read his Professional tournament series (I own all 3 of those books both in physical and digital form) I knew that Jonathan Little is a "little" expert in producing great books with solid content, that can teach you well about the game and elevate your poker play.This one is no exeption. It focuses though on another area than his tournament series: The Player. Your opponent to be exact. It is all about opponents tendencies, habits, mistakes, how to recognize and exploit them.I haven't read it all yet, but the usual quality of his writing is obviously there.My only complaint would be that this is a very short book... But then again, I guess that is why Jonathan elected to release it only in digitall form (so far at least) and in such a small price. For $5 (well, $6 for me, including taxes) which is the price of a coffee or a small snack, you get some valid and interesting info that can't be missed.So overall this is a great addition to my poker library, small addition but great. And yes, I will definately suggest you add it to your collection.

I have accumulated quite a few books on poker by Jonathan Little because I found out a long time ago that he manages to present deep concepts in an easily understood manner, with no wasted words getting in the way. I have also found that he has steadily refined and distilled his presentations with every new publication. Before buying "Strategies for Beating Small Stakes Poker Tournaments," I noticed that it was about 45 pages, but since I had faith in Jonathan's trend toward more and more compact expression of winning concepts, I decided that hitting the "one-click" button would be a good bet. At worst, I thought, it would give me an overview of strategies developed at greater length in some of his other books. After perusing the entire book, I found that the bet had paid off. There is a lot of wisdom packed into these 45 pages, and there is also a link to a free 11-minute instructional video on FloatTheTurn.com. The flow of his thoughts parallels the way he plays a hand, so there is extra training to be absorbed in the between-the-lines messaging. Perhaps this explains the low-verbiage, high-impact value of his writing. Anyway, as a poker player since 1985, experienced at high stakes and low, I give this book an easy five stars. It may address the play of small-stakes tournaments, but the strategies discussed here will serve you well when you graduate to tougher competition higher up the ladder. Personally, I enjoy the hell out of small stakes tournaments, and I think I'll be enjoying them even more after I absorb everything in this book.

Quick delivery - got it within 3 days of ordering it and it was also the second week of December. It was for present for my Fiancé and he loved it- read it in one day. Said he played a better game the day he read it.It was in mint condition too.

almost all examples are based on 40, 50 or even 100 bb stacks. I would like to see strstegies when you are short stack

This book is good for small stakes. Simple text but with good strategy. I recommend to everyone. . . .

I've enjoyed both videos and previous books of Jonathan Little and found this latest release a concentrate of tips and strategies that anyone who wants to crash small stakes tournaments should have.

It is a good book for beginners on how to think about the game. I highly recommend it. You should buy it.