Jonathan Little on Live No-Limit Cash Games, Volume 1: The Theory

It is the best book for beginners and intermediate live cash games players ever written until year 2014.The book can transform a beginner or intermediate player to a solid winning player in live low stakes like 1/2. It covers all the basics but covers EVERY basic case of the game giving EXPERT ADVISE and teach the reader how to do the same moves like professional players do in that cases.The book is very well organized and giving solid information about playing live cash games. It is very well written, it doesn't contain any redundant information , it contains everything someone needs to know to win at low lives stakes and it is a very pleasant and interesting reading for everyone . I 'm a professional player and I rarely buy books who include beginner's content but I still bought that one , found some useful information and enjoyed the reading.The author is one of the top world class professional players with huge experience deep knowledge and excellent results in top tournaments like WSOP in many different forms of poker like No Limit Holdem, Limit Holdem , Omaha etc.Jonathan is also a very good writer and has an excellent unique writing style. His MTT books for example are the best begginer level MTT books on the market (much better than those from Harrington ).

Jonathan Little has produced a good reference to be assimilated for those of us interested in 'cash games'. I have read his series on 'tournament play' and found it very helpful. Since there are differences between 'cash' and 'tourney'...I would recommend reading about both in order to understand and apply those differences. The best Texas Holdem players are perpetual students of the game who not only play often and learn through experience, but tap into many other sources as well. Jonathan Little's book is worth tapping into.

If you think you know how to play holdem, get ready to get a reality check when you read this book. Jonathan Little teaches how to play with adults at the table. This is not "old man coffee" training. This is REAL holdem. Imagine sitting down at a table in Vegas and see Phil Ivy sitting at your table. This book will get your ready for that moment.I have taken 130 hour of professional poker training but this book is taking my game 10 levels higher. This book has some basics but it is the most advanced cash game training book I've read. Don't ask about the 5% rule, ask about 5 betting.

Highly recommend this book. It is exhaustive and goes takes $1/2 to a whole new level. You may have to tweak the ranges here and there, but that goes without saying. The workbook is worth getting as well. Lots of the material I think is fancy play, however I have seen regs employ this strategy at the casino recently, you wont regret the book, I listened free on Audible and got a hard copy...

I have read several poker books and am a consistent live action player who plays 1/3$ and 2/5$ no limit holdem.This book is more geared toward online play and is not practical when applied to live casino games. Jonathan even talks about some of this being applied to high limit games which has no value for new comers.You will find johnathan is quite aggressive and plays a range of hands on all positions that seem suspect. He often talks about 4,5 and 6 bets and how to deal with that but anyone who plays knows how rare these plays are. Let me re-phrase that, they are extremely rare for live cash games. A lot of this book is hard to apply to live no limit cash games. He plays so loose in so many positions you are going to blow through and bank roll you had trying to work through the issues with being aggressive. He talks about 3-betting A TON pre flop around the button which is fine if you know your opponent well enough but he 3 bet range is so wide it just makes me completely uncomfortable to 3 bet with trash hands. But maybe that I why I am not a pro.I think this book is a fine read to understanding holdem from a hyper-aggressive players stand point, but over all read a few other books to get a larger concept and apply a few of his ideas here and there.Don't make this book your gospel or it will cost you a lot of money.

Jonathan Little's books, training, webinars, and website Float the Turn are a valuable resources to poker players of all levels. I was a break even player and had almost stopped playing when I came across one of Jon's webinars. I found a new love of the game and have had a 15BB winrate in live games for the last 14 months. Jon would say I am running hot at this winrate, but I attribute it to his teaching. This book will pay for itself in one session. Check out his Positive Poker book with Patricia Gardener for your mental game.

Good book. Easy to read and follow. Good advice, not just in the poker game itself, but "life leaks" as the author puts it.

This was a very helpful book for me as an amateur player trying to win money at 1-2 NLH tables, with the intention of moving up to 2-5 as I improve. Lots of detail, but the writing is so clear and straightforward that intermediate players should have no problem understanding. I will be re-reading the many sections I highlighted on my first read.

Excellent.

This is an excellent book, well-organized, well-written and easy to read. I recommend it as a 'must read' for poker lovers.It contains the BEST and most detailed discussion of playing 'The Flop" and 'The Turn and the River' one has ever read---The flop is 68 pages and the Turn & River is 36 pages and they are neatly categorized into 'being the Aggressor' or "Caller', 'In-position' or 'Out-of-position' and then 'Heads-up' and 'Multiway'---and every page is a gem! The author simply wastes no time and space when he wrote these sections. They cover so much so thoroughly and so clearly that it is really AMAZING! Read these two chapters carefully again and I am sure you'll be greatly rewarded. There simply is no match in published poker books when discussing the play on the flop, the turn and the river are concerned.Overall the book is so well-written by a great teacher in poker today that it is both fun and rewarding to read. While one finds many of Little's ideas expressed in his other published writings repeating in the other chapters in this book, these two chapters are so outstanding I think it is worth twice the cost in buying it.

Enjoyed reading

Nice book!

Top class insights but no short cuts here. Hard work but worth it.