Dan Kimberg's Poker Book Titled "Serious Poker"
Poker writer Dan Kimberg is popularly known as one of the biggest critics of poker books. In his Web site www.kimberg.com/poker/, Dan Kimberg has posted a countless number of reviews of various poker books that have been released all over the world. But aside from reviewing poker books, Dan Kimberg has also been writing his own poker books, one of which is titled "Serious Poker," which is also the focus of our discussion.
"Serious Poker" begins with information specifically intended for novice players of poker. The rules in playing poker are first discussed and a guide as to how to go about inside a public card room is also presented. The ability of Dan Kimberg to discuss to novice poker players the things that they should expect inside a public card room is very pertinent because it will definitely help novice poker players to anticipate the things that transpire in a public card room.
One of the sections of "Serious Poker" talks about such issues as how to study a poker game, self-reflection, game selection, variance, and luck. Those who have already read this poker book believe that such section is the best one of all. Despite the fact that some of the footnotes featured in such poker book are distracting and irrelevant, the way "Serious Poker" is written can be described as concise. Dan Kimberg gets to reach his readers effectively.
Miscellaneous topics are also featured in "Serious Poker," such as tells, angle shooting, cheating, and poker tournaments. This part of the book does not seem to be very relevant and of assistance to readers. However, we will never really know whether some readers find this part of the book interesting.
The latter part of "Serious Poker" is more concentrated on the subject of mathematics. Among the subjects touched by Dan Kimberg are bankroll calculations, a short introduction to combinatorics, and a discussion of poker simulations. We highly recommend this part of the book to poker players who do not comprehend terminologies and methods concerning basic statistics and probabilities that are featured in most advanced poker books.
Such formulae as fluctuation calculations and risk of ruin are also presented in "Serious Poker." Furthermore, this poker book also suggests other reading materials that will definitely be of help in augmenting the knowledge of poker players about such casino game. Online resources of related topics are also featured in this poker book. Aside from all these, this poker book also features a glossary, although some poker players might not agree to the definitions of some of the terms listed in the glossary.
Dan Kimberg has indeed presented helpful suggestions in his book "Serious Poker."