Despite the fact that this book is a must have for any poker player (and it is), I must say it's not a complete guide for dummies. One must have some poker background in order to enjoy the full contents of this book, since the most I got from it is consolidating the knowledges I already had. For instance, most poker players are familiar with semi-bluffing, but the book somewhat provides a more indepth approach that will really explain what it's about, how to use it and why it's so powerful against the right opponents. You'll have to read it to understand what I mean. I also thinks someone should publish a book exactly like this, but focused on NLHE, since most information in this book is about POKER as a general sense and the reader must learn to filter what is and isn't valid for what type of poker he or she plays. That's the reason why I'm only giving it 4 stars; otherwise it would be a five.

I agree this is a great book, however I think if I would have read it as my very first poker book I probably would not have understood as much. The book uses a lot of terminology that may be hard to understand for a novice reader. I do think its a great book I just don’t think its a good first book. Even now I still find the book a bit hard to read if I don’t focus. It is definitely a book you should read a second time. My second time around I got a bunch of stuff I missed.

Yeah thats is definately true nerver said it was an easy book though what would you reckon for a novice/beginner? Post it up in a new thread

Sklansky really knows his stuff his books though are a bit on the intense side and i would rather go for somethnig a little bit lighter

Is this a good book for a beginner or would you say that this book should be reserved until one knows or understands more about it.