Written by psychologist and professional gambler Alan N. Schoonmaker, "The Psychology of Poker" helps us to discover what goes on in the heads of our opponents and how to leverage this information to beat them.
certainly can not call it a strategy book. It focuses, in fact, the different motivations that drive people to sit at a poker table, the various types of players that we can meet and how and why they act and react in a certain way.
A text, then, for players with some experience already. Council, therefore, those new to join him on a book of basic strategy.
After a brief introduction, Schoonmaker brings the reader to analyze your game and ask a question to which we must respond in a more honest effort to get the best from the rest of the book: What motivates you to play poker?
Immediately after the author introduces a method of classification of the players. Initially explains the difference between loose and tight players, and those between the passive and aggressive and then shows us how to classify ourselves and others according to a precise pattern. This method allows you to analyze a player in a very careful, given all the information that we even moved to the place he chooses to sit. After a bit 'of practice you will understand immediately who you face.
In the final part of the text you will find an excellent discussion on why to study and plan can help you improve your game, how to keep playing and have fun without the poker becomes tedious and tiring.
In conclusion, if you have not already at least 25 years of experience, then this book will help you a lot. If you want to find out why you and other people play poker because they adopted a style rather than another, and if you often ask yourself "Why did you see my raise pre-flop?" then Schoonmaker will help you find an answer.
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