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About Alton Hardin
About Alton
Alton Hardin is a former college professor and the founder and lead instructor at Alton Teaches LLC and MicroGrinder Poker School, as well as the best-selling author of Essential Poker Math. Moreover, he has had over 100,000 poker players read his books and take his 30+ poker courses geared towards beginning and struggling poker players.
Alton has been playing poker for well over a decade, both live and online. He helped pay his way through college, playing live low-stakes cash games in the early 2000s. Today, he enjoys playing the micro stakes for enjoyment and as a teaching instrument, with his primary gaming being 6-Max NLHE, focusing on 25nl and below.
Outside of poker, Alton has worked in information technology since 1999 and spent the last 12 years as a Cybersecurity specialist at the United States Department of Treasury before transitioning to teaching IT full-time. Alton also has a fond love for teaching. As an undergraduate, he group-tutored chemistry students, and as a graduate student, he taught a GMAT prep course. Upon graduating from his MBA program, he began teaching as an adjunct professor for the School of Business & Public Administration at his local state university in the field of Information Systems and IT Management.
About MicroGrinder Poker School (MicroGrinder.com)
MicroGrinder Poker School is an affordable online poker school founded by Alton Hardin that's dedicated to both beginners and struggling micro stakes poker players, where we provide a wide array of free and affordable poker resources and poker training including courses, books, strategy articles, and training video series.
One of our central philosophies is to teach you to crawl before you can walk. Why is this important? You can't be a great poker player without mastering the fundamentals first. Think of poker fundamentals as your foundation for poker success.
We welcome all poker players. In fact, we cater to beginning and struggling poker players. We understand your woes and will do everything in our power to help you become the best poker player you can be!
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Books By Alton Hardin
Expanded, Updated & Greatly Improved
New Expanded Edition Includes:
- More Than 150 Pages of New Material with Greatly Expanded Content and 4 New Chapters
- Over 75 Carefully Devised Practice and Example Poker Hands That Are Analyzed in Great Detail
- Free Enrollment into My Essential Poker Math eLearning Online Video Training Course
Poker Math Is Easy to Learn
Poker math is a vitally important aspect to No Limit Holdem poker, but it's often overlooked or simply not used because many poker players fear it is too difficult to learn. I'm here to tell you it is not. In fact, fundamental poker math is very easy to learn. More importantly, it can yield you a lot more profits at the poker table. Without using simple math at the poker table, you are simply playing a guessing game.
Use Simple Math at the Poker Table & Increase You Winnings
In this book I'll teach you how to use simple arithmetic at the poker table to gain a huge skill advantage over your opponents that will allow you to win more and lose less. Poker players that don't use math are simply guessing and you'll learn to no longer guess and know the correct mathematical move at the poker table. These simple mathematical concepts I'll be teaching you will drastically help improve your poker game and allow you to make the most profitable decisions at the poker.
Contents & Overview
First you'll be introduced to several fundamental overarching poker concepts that apply to poker mathematics. Then we'll begin our journey into poker mathematics where you'll learn about fundamental poker mathematics, including probabilities and odds, pot equity, pot odds, implied odds,the Rule of 2 and 4, expected value (EV) and much more. We'll then embark on a journey of learning about important pre-flop and post-flop poker mathematical concepts, such as pre-flop all-in situations, set-mining, steal attempts, 3-bet bluffing, betting with the best hand, semi-bluffing all-in, bluffs and hero calls. Lastly, you'll learn how to perform basic and intermediate expected value calculations and utilize card combinations, better known as combinatorics.
Effectively Understand & Utilize Essential Poker Math
- Develop a keen understanding of Probability & Odds
- Learn to quickly calculate Pot Odds & Implied Odds at the poker table
- Effectively use Pot Equity & The Rule of 2 & 4 to Determine the correct poker play
- Understand how to use Expected Value (EV) both on & off the table to analyze your plays
- Understand how to properly Set-Mine, Steal & 3-Bet Bluff with basic mathematics
- Learn the important math behind Bluffs & Hero Calls to give you a skill advantage over your opponent
- Learn to utilize EV Calculations to analyze your previous play off the table
- Learn to leverage Card Combinations to further enhance your card reading abilities & develop balanced ranges
What You'll Get out of This Book
Suitable for both beginning and experienced poker pla
Are you new to poker or a struggling poker player? Do you want to be a profitable poker player? Do you want to learn how to master the micro stakes? If so, this book is for you. If you’re a beginning, losing, break-even, or slightly winning micro stakes cash game player, this book was written for you. This book will teach you everything you need to know to master 6-Max No Limit Hold'em micro stakes cash games and turn nickels, dimes and quarters into hundreds of dollars of profit.
Become a Master of Micro Stakes Online Poker
In this book you'll learn everything you need to know to crush online micro stakes poker. I’ll teach you time-tested strategies for beating the micro stakes through a tight-aggressive approach to beating these games. My goal with this book is to teach you everything that I’ve learned throughout the years to help turn you into a solid, winning micro stakes poker player.
What You'll Get out of This Book
This book will teach you to become a solid, winning player, not only at the micro stakes but also at the live low stakes. More importantly, it'll teach you to become a thinking poker player. The common theme of this book is to help you build a solid foundation for long-term poker success. I'll do my best to impart all of the fundamental poker strategies and tactics you’ll need to know to master the micro stakes. We’ll focus on learning a tight, aggressive approach to the game by using a time-tested, proven strategy that works.
- Over 140 Carefully Devised Practice & Example Poker Hand Scenarios
- Free Enrollment into 17.5-Hour Crush Micro Stakes Poker Training Course at MicroGrinder Poker School
Contents & Overview
We'll start off discussing why people lose at poker, then progress to essential topics where we cover concepts such as the power of position, reasons to bet, understanding equity, and other important concepts. From there we'll jump to the next section, where we talk about our basic game plan and study strategies for beating the micro stakes. After that we'll introduce HUD stats and basic player types. From there, we'll move onto what I consider the meat and potatoes of the book, which are the last 3 sections of the book, where we discuss, pre-flop strategies, essential poker math, and post-flop strategies for mastering the micro stakes.
- Learn Why People Lose at Poker
- Master Fundamental Poker Concepts Necessary to Crush the Micro Stakes
- Learn the Importance of Aggressive Poker, Position, Equity, Expected Value & Much More
- Understand Essential Poker HUD Stats and Player Types That'll Allow You to Outplay Your Opponents
- Master Pre-Flop Strategies Necessary to Beat the Micro Stakes
- Learn the Fundamentals of Raising First in, 3-Betting, Cold-Calling, Set-Mining, Isolation Raising & Much More
- Master Essential Poker Math All Poker Player Need to Know
- Understand Post-Flop Fundamentals That'll Allow You to Win More Pots
- Learn the Secr
Poker Math Is Easy to Learn
Poker math is a vitally important aspect to No Limit Holdem poker, but it is often overlooked or simply not used because many poker players fear it is too difficult to learn. I'm here to tell you it is not. In fact, fundamental poker math is very easy to learn. More importantly, it can yield you a lot more profits at the poker table. Without using simple math at the poker table, you are simply playing a guessing game.
Use Simple Math at the Poker Table and Increase You Winnings
In this book I will teach you how to use simple arithmetic at the poker table to gain a huge skill advantage over your opponents that will allow you to win more and lose less. Poker players that don't use math are simply guessing and you'll learn to no longer guess and know the right mathematical move at the poker table. These simple mathematical concepts I will be teaching you will drastically help improve your poker game and allow you to make the most profitable decisions at the poker.
Contents and Overview
First you will be introduced to some fundamental overarching poker concepts that apply to poker mathematics. Then we will begin our journey into poker mathematics where you will learn about probabilities and odds, pot odds and implied odds, pot equity, and expected value. You will then learn how to quickly estimate your equity at the poker table using the Rule of 2 & 4. Moreover, you'll learn the steps involved in determining if calling with a drawing hand is profitable or not. We will also cover how to size your bets with the best hand and teach you how often bluffs and hero calls need to work to be profitable. Lastly, we will show you how to perform EV calculations and better understand card combinations.
Effectively Understand and Utilize Essential Poker Math
- Develop a keen understanding of Probability and Odds
- Learn to quickly calculate Pot Odds & Implied Odds at the poker table
- Effectively use Pot Equity & The Rule of 2 & 4 to Determine the correct poker play
- Understand how to use Expected Value (EV) both on and off the table to analyze your plays
- Learn the important math behind Bluffs & Hero Calls to give you a skill advantage over your opponent
- Learn Card Combinations to further enhance your card reading abilities
- And Many More Amazing Topics…
What You Will Get out of This Book
Suitable for both beginning and experienced poker players alike you'll learn many essential fundamental poker mathematical concepts that will help you drastically improve your poker game. After reading this book, you will have mastered fundamental No Limit Holdem mathematics. You will have gained a huge skill advantage over your opponents and you will be able to quickly and effectively use math at the poker table to make are always the most profitable move. Most importantly, you will become a much better and profitable poker player!
So what are you waiting for?
Purchase this book today to start learning how to advance your poker game with simple poker math!
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Learn to Exploit Your Opponents at the Poker Table
Are you looking to take your poker game to the next level and learn exploitative poker? You should read this book if you are looking to take your online poker game to the next level. This book is designed to teach the basic elements of exploitative poker, where you will learn to utilize HUD stats and better understand player types to develop online poker reads and exploit your opponents’ tendencies at the poker table.
This Book Is Designed for Beginning and Intermediate Poker Players That:
- Employ a Straight-Forward ABC Approach to the Game
- Do Not Understand How to Utilize Poker Tracking Software or HUD Stats
- Do Not Understand Basic Player Types
- Do Not Employ a Table and Seat Selection Strategy
Move Beyond ABC Poker
Understanding fundamental poker tactics and strategies will only take you so far. To move up in stakes you need to learn to utilize exploitative poker tactics and strategies where you not only play the cards, but also play the player!
You'll Master the Following in this Book
- Fundamental Aspects of Poker Tracking Software
- Essential HUD Stats That Are Key to Developing Rock-Solid Reads on Your Opponents at the Poker Table
- Good and Bad Player HUD Stats and Tendencies
- UseExploitative Strategiesto Playing Against Different Types of Poker Players
- The Powerful and Highly Profitable Strategy of Table and Seat Selection
- And Much More...
Learn to Exploit Your Opponents at the Poker Table
The basis behind exploitative poker is simply playing the player and exploiting weaknesses in his or her poker game. How do we do that in online poker? We use poker tracking software and HUD stats to track and identify player tendencies. We also develop a solid understanding of player type tendencies and seek to exploit them. Lastly we utilize a solid table and seat selection process to sit at the most profitable poker tables playing on our poker network. With this approach we take our fundamental ABC poker strategy and build on it with additional exploitative poker strategies to vastly improve our overall poker game.
What You'll Get Out of this Book
Once you finish reading this book, you will be a fierce adversary and feared opponent at the poker table. You will be able to quickly identify both good and bad poker players, including NITs, TAGs, LAGS, Loose Passives, Calling Stations, and Bad Aggressive Maniacs. More importantly, you'll know how to profitably and exploitably play against each type of opponent by identifying their strengths and exploiting their weaknesses. You'll also be able to easily identify the most profitable poker games running on your poker network of choice. And this will all lead to you being a more successful poker player, a happier poker player, and most importantly a more profitable poker player!
So what are you waiting for?
Purchase this book today to start learning how to advance your poker game through exploitative poker concepts and fundamentals!