Kill Phil The Fast Track to Success in No-Limit Hold 'em Poker Tournaments
by Rodman, Blair; Nelson, Lee; Heston, Steven; Hellmuth, Jr., PhilEdition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-07-01
Publisher(s): Huntington Press
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Summary
Thanks to television, the Internet, and the incredible popularity of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, when Kill Phil was first published in 2006, tournament poker had become the richest sport in the world. The problem was that no-limit hold 'em was dominated by a handful of experienced and skilled professional players. Kill Phil turned the tables on the pros by introducing a strategy that allowed even an absolute novice to compete against the best players in the world.
Author Biography
Blair Rodman made it into the prize money six times and played at three final tables in the 2004 WSOP. He topped it off finishing 54th out of 2,576 players (one spot behind the legendary Doyle Brunson). Blair continued the pace in 2005, making two final tables on the WSOP circuit, finishing second in the World Poker Tour finale at the Reno Hilton for a $327,000 payday, as well as second place at the Ultimate Poker Challenge at the Union Plaza.
Lee Nelson’s style is opponent-dependent and varies according to table composition, psychological factors, and the meta-game. Lee, a retired doctor, is skilled at picking up tells and exploiting them. Lee is also a prolific poker-book writer, having co-written Kill Phil, Kill Everyone, and The Raiser’s Edge.
Steven Heston is a professor of finance at a prestigious East Coast university who developed option and quantitative-investment models used on Wall Street. He designed the computer models used in Kill Phil and did the optimal departure analysis for Don Schlesinger’s Blackjack Attack.
Lee Nelson’s style is opponent-dependent and varies according to table composition, psychological factors, and the meta-game. Lee, a retired doctor, is skilled at picking up tells and exploiting them. Lee is also a prolific poker-book writer, having co-written Kill Phil, Kill Everyone, and The Raiser’s Edge.
Steven Heston is a professor of finance at a prestigious East Coast university who developed option and quantitative-investment models used on Wall Street. He designed the computer models used in Kill Phil and did the optimal departure analysis for Don Schlesinger’s Blackjack Attack.
Table of Contents
| Foreword-One of the Phils Fires Back | p. xi |
| Introduction to the New Edition and Important Strategy Updates | p. 1 |
| The Mathematics Behind Kill Phil | p. 9 |
| Let's Kill Phil | p. 15 |
| Beginning Considerations | |
| The History of Poker Tournaments | p. 31 |
| Understanding No-Limit Hold 'Em | p. 37 |
| The Benefits of Big-Pot Poker | p. 53 |
| Characteristics of Winning No-Limit Tournament Players | p. 59 |
| The Kill Phil Beginner Strategies | |
| The Basis For The Kill Phil Strategies | p. 67 |
| Kill Phil Rookie | p. 73 |
| Kill Phil Basic | p. 77 |
| The Kill Phil Intermediate Strategies | |
| Kill Phil Basic Plus | p. 111 |
| Fine-Tuning Kill Phil Basic Plus | p. 129 |
| Advanced Kill Phil Strategies | |
| Kill Phil Expert | p. 153 |
| Kill Phil in Practice | p. 175 |
| Attitudes and Latitudes | p. 197 |
| Phil is Dead; Long Live Phil | p. 227 |
| Poker Hands | p. 231 |
| Basics of No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em | p. 233 |
| How No-Limit Hold 'Em Tournaments Work | p. 237 |
| Glossary | p. 239 |
| Pre-flop Match-Ups | p. 253 |
| Post-flop Match-Ups | p. 255 |
| Probability of Winning a Showdown with A<$>K<$> vs. Black Pairs | p. 257 |
| Outs | p. 259 |
| Pair Probability | p. 261 |
| Deal Formula | p. 263 |
| Recommended Reading and Websites | p. 265 |
| The Kill Phil Strategy Cards | p. 269 |
| Index | p. 281 |
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