Just posted a review of No Limits: The Fundamentals of No-Limit Holdem by Chris “Fox” Wallace and Adam Stemple. Here’s the gist of it:
As a book for small stakes cash game players, it’s not bad, but not bad isn’t good enough when it’s covering ground already tread by great authors like Ed Miller and Dan Harrington. This was my second and more significant disappointment with No Limits: the authors write as though they are the first people to address the subject, when in fact several very good books covering the same concepts have already been written. There’s never any engagement with these other authors, never any attempt to compliment, criticize, or build on those who have gone before.
If you’re interested in reading more, check out the full review.
Has anyone else read this book? What did you think?
Haven’t read the book, but aren’t these the same guys that are involved with that “Dr Al” blogger slash carnival barker on CardPlayer? The one who is trying to cash in on online pros cashing out? Given that, your review is about what I would expect since that’s exactly what he does: present well-known concepts as if he invented them, or at least, is your only hope of understanding them.
They do seem to be collaborating with Dr. Alan Schoonmaker, who is both a CP blogger and 2+2 author. I don’t anything about the content of the seminars, but the idea of offering “how to play live” instruction for former online players doesn’t seem intrinsically unethical or anything.
Well, I didn’t say it was unethical, just implied that it was rather comical, and inviting of abuse since (at least his blogs) he presents a collection of truisms in such an earnest and you-don’t-understand-but-I-do-and-also-invented-the-theory manner. It certainly gives the impression of trying to make a quick buck as well, but I don’t know enough to say anything more about that.
Anyway it’s enough to convince me to stay away from the book, but maybe someone else has read it? (or attended one of the seminars??)