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About Andrew Brokos
Andrew Brokos has been a professional poker player for over 15 years. He hosts the long-running Thinking Poker Podcast with Nate Meyvis and has published hundreds of articles in Cardplayer Magazine, Two Plus Two Magazine, and PokerNews.
Among Andrew's carer accolades are a victory in a $1000 FTOPS event and six cashes World Series of Poker Main Event is impressive, including three top 100 finishes and 125th place in the 2019 event.
A passionate advocate for educational equality, Andrew is also the founder of the Boston Debate League, a non-profit organization that works with the Boston Public Schools.
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Play Optimal Poker shatters the myth that game theory is only for elite poker players. Renowned poker pro and coach Andrew Brokos takes you step-by-step through the fundamentals, explaining core game theory principles and how to apply them in real poker situations. Whether you play small stakes or high stakes, cash games or tournaments, Play Optimal Poker provides powerful new tools to help you navigate tricky situations, hold your own against the toughest competition, and exploit common mistakes. Once you understand the fundamentals of game theory, you’ll approach the poker table with the confidence to handle anything the game can throw at you.
You will learn how to:
- Use powerful game theory concepts like equilibrium and indifference
- Apply game theory principles to everyday poker decisions
- Build polarized and condensed ranges
- Profit from both aggression and passivity
- Manipulate your ranges to exploit common mistakes
- Hold your own against world-class opponents
Andrew Brokos has been a professional poker player for more than fifteen years, with hundreds of thousands in cash game winnings, final tables in major online tournament series, and three Top 100 finishes in the World Series of Poker Main Event. As a coach and host of the popular Thinking Poker Podcast, Andrew is widely regarded for his ability to explain complex concepts in terms anyone can understand.
"Working with Andrew instantly leveled up my game, but more importantly it gave me a great foundation on which to build my skills over time by learning to think about the game in the right way. As a rec player the work we did has really had a positive impact on my life because I just get a lot more joy out of poker now that I’m winning much more consistently and moving up the stakes."
-Michael S., poker coaching student
"There's just a ton of useful stuff here. I'm already starting to think... OK, every hand that I play, I need to be thinking about what hands out of my range am I bluffing here?"
-Eric L., lawyer and “serious amateur” poker player
Theory You Can Understand. Strategy You Can Use.
In this follow-up to his best-selling Play Optimal Poker, renowned poker pro and coach Andrew Brokos demonstrates how to construct the right ranges for any situation.
By investigating real no-limit hold ‘em scenarios, you'll learn to select hands that perform well individually but also complement one another, amplifying each other’s strengths and compensating for each other’s weaknesses. In the process, you’ll explore powerful concepts like:
- Bet sizing
- Equity denial
- Equity realization
- Balance
- Leverage
- Board coverage
- Exploitative play
Whether you play tournaments or cash games, high stakes or low, online or live, you’ll gain fresh insights into the game you love. Real world examples demonstrate how to make the best decision every time, so you can reel in the biggest fish and hold your own when swimming with the sharks.
Play with confidence. Play with precision. Play optimal poker.
Andrew Brokos has been a professional poker player for more than fifteen years, with hundreds of thousands in cash game winnings, final tables in major online tournament series, and three Top 100 finishes in the World Series of Poker Main Event. As a coach and host of the popular Thinking Poker Podcast, Andrew is widely regarded for his ability to explain complex concepts in terms anyone can understand.
This volume collects eighteen classic essays on timeless strategy concepts such as range analysis, bluffing, bluff-catching, and game selection. Each offers a quick hit of poker theory in clear, accessible language, with a dash of humor mixed in. Reading these essays is as fun as it is profitable!
This volume collects twenty-one classic poker essays, many of which introduce concepts Andrew later explored with greater rigor in his Play Optimal Poker series. These essays provide practical, accessible heuristics for thinking about hand reading, goal setting, range analysis, incentives, and more. Each offers a quick hit of poker theory with a dash of humor, so reading them is as fun as it is profitable!
Juega un Poquer Óptimo (Play Optimal Poker en inglés) rompe el mito de que la Teoría de los Juegos es solo para los jugadores de élite. El renombrado profesional y coach de poquer Andrew Brokos te lleva paso a paso a través de los fundamentos, explicando los principios básicos de la Teoría de los Juegos y como aplicarla en situaciones reales de poquer. Tanto si juegas en niveles bajos como en los niveles altos, en partidas de cash o en torneos, Juega un Poquer Óptimo te proporciona nuevas y potentes herramientas que te ayudarán a sortear situaciones complicadas, a mantenerte en pie frente a la competencia más dura y a aprovechar los errores más comunes. Una vez que comprendas los fundamentos de la Teoría de los Juegos, te acercarás a la mesa de poquer con la confianza necesaria para manejar cualquier situación que el juego pueda lanzarte.
Aprenderás a:
- Utilizar poderosos conceptos de la Teoría de los Juegos como el equilibrio y la indiferencia
- Aplicar los principios de la Teoría de los Juegos a las decisiones cotidianas del poquer
- Construir rangos polarizados y condensados
- Sacar provecho tanto de la agresión como de la pasividad
- Manipular sus rangos para explotar errores comunes
- Sostenerte frente a oponentes de talla mundial
Andrew Brokos ha sido un jugador profesional de poquer durante más de quince años, con cientos de miles de ganancias en cash games, mesas finales en las principales series de torneos online, y tres llegadas al Top 100 en el Evento Principal de las WSOP. Como coach y presentador del popular podcast Thinking Poker, Andrew es ampliamente reconocido por su capacidad para explicar conceptos complejos en términos que cualquiera pueda entender.
"Trabajar con Andrew mejoró instantáneamente mi juego, pero lo más importante es que me dio una gran base sobre la que construir mis habilidades con el tiempo, aprendiendo a pensar en el juego de la manera correcta. Como jugador recreacional, el trabajo que realizamos ha tenido un impacto positivo en mi vida, ya que disfruto mucho más del poquer ahora que estoy ganando de forma mucho más consistente y subiendo de nivel."
-Michael S., estudiante de coaching de poquer
"Hay muchas cosas útiles aquí. Ya estoy empezando a pensar... Vale, en cada mano que juego, tengo que pensar con qué manos fuera de mi rango estoy bluffeando."
-Eric L., abogado y jugador de poquer "aficionado serio".
LA THÉORIE DES JEUX ENFIN ABORDABLE !
Pour vous, la théorie des jeux est abstraite et incompréhensible ? Vous allez changer d'avis !
Dans Play Optimal Poker 1, le pro et coach de poker renommé Andrew Brokos, explose le mythe.
La théorie des jeux n'est pas réservée aux joueurs de poker d'élite !
On vous explique pas à pas les principes fondamentaux de la GTO et comment les appliquer dans des situations de poker réelles.
CHANGEZ VOTRE FAÇON DE PENSER, FAITES ÉVOLUER VOTRE JEU
- Appliquez la théorie des jeux ! Vous n'allez pas seulement "jouer différemment". Vous allez surtout "penser autrement".
- Tenez tête aux compétiteurs les plus acharnés ! Exploitez les erreurs courantes ! POP1 vous fournit des outils puissants. À petits ou gros enjeux, faites votre chemin dans les situations épineuses.
- Comprenez les principes fondamentaux de la théorie des jeux pour aborder la table de poker avec la confiance au top et gérer tout ce que à quoi le jeu vous expose !
VOTRE NOUVEAU COACH : ANDREW BROKOS
Andrew Brokos est joueur de poker professionnel depuis plus de quinze ans. Il cumule des centaines de milliers de gains en cash game, des tables finales dans les grandes séries de tournois en ligne et trois classements dans le Top 100 du Main Event WSOP.
Entraîneur et animateur du podcastThinking Poker, Andrew est largement reconnu pour sa capacité à expliquer des concepts complexes dans des termes que tout le monde peut comprendre.
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À suivre :Play Optimal Poker 2: construire les ranges (POP2: Range Construction, A. Brokos).
Brokos has helped thousands of poker players improve their skills with his articles, videos, and personalized coaching. He's entertained tens of thousands more with the Thinking Poker blog and podcast. The Thinking Poker Diaries bring those skills together, inviting you to share in the excitement of high stakes poker and improve your game in the process.
"I always felt a major drawback to poker-strategy books was their density and seriousness; many read like text-books. But in his Poker Diaries, Andrew combines storytelling and his personal experience with thoughts on strategy and lets the reader enjoy himself while he learns how to play tournament poker."
-Tony Dunst, professional poker player and host of the World Poker Tour's Raw Deal
In this volume Brokos considers poker strategy and tactics with his usual insightfulness, but he also reflects on how to cope with the game's many frustrations. It's an honest and compelling glimpse of the gritty reality of the poker world, where even the best players are never as confident and self-assured as they seem.
With humor, drama, and the strategic insights for which he is famous, Brokos lays out what it takes to succeed in this unique event as well as to endure poker's emotional swings, which are at their wildest in the WSOP Main Event.
Brokos has helped thousands of poker players improve their skills with his articles, videos, and personalized coaching. He's entertained tens of thousands more with the Thinking Poker blog and podcast. The Thinking Poker Diaries bring those skills together, inviting you to share in the excitement of high stakes poker and improve your game in the process.
"I always felt a major drawback to poker-strategy books was their density and seriousness; many read like text-books. But in his Poker Diaries, Andrew combines storytelling and his personal experience with thoughts on strategy and lets the reader enjoy himself while he learns how to play tournament poker."
-Tony Dunst, professional poker player and host of the World Poker Tour's Raw Deal
Brokos has helped thousands of poker players improve their skills with his articles, videos, and personalized coaching. He's entertained tens of thousands more with the Thinking Poker blog and podcast. The Thinking Poker Diaries bring those skills together, inviting you to share in the excitement of high stakes poker and improve your game in the process.
"I always felt a major drawback to poker-strategy books was their density and seriousness; many read like text-books. But in his Poker Diaries, Andrew combines storytelling and his personal experience with thoughts on strategy and lets the reader enjoy himself while he learns how to play tournament poker."
-Tony Dunst, professional poker player and host of the World Poker Tour's Raw Deal
Brokos has helped thousands of poker players improve their skills with his articles, videos, and personalized coaching. He's entertained tens of thousands more with the Thinking Poker blog and podcast. Now he brings those skills together in a new series that invites you to share in the excitement of high stakes poker and improve your game in the process.
"I always felt a major drawback to poker-strategy books was their density and seriousness; many read like text-books. But in his Poker Diaries, Andrew combines storytelling and his personal experience with thoughts on strategy, and let's the reader enjoy himself while he learns how to play tournament poker."
-Tony Dunst, professional poker player and host of the World Poker Tour's Raw Deal
Brokos has helped thousands of poker players improve their skills with his articles, videos, and personalized coaching. He's entertained tens of thousands more with the Thinking Poker blog and podcast. Now he brings those skills together in a new series that invites you to share in the excitement of high stakes poker and improve your game in the process.
"I always felt a major drawback to poker-strategy books was their density and seriousness; many read like text-books. But in his Poker Diaries, Andrew combines storytelling and his personal experience with thoughts on strategy, and let's the reader enjoy himself while he learns how to play tournament poker."
-Tony Dunst, professional poker player and host of the World Poker Tour's Raw Deal
Brokos has helped thousands of poker players improve their skills with his articles, videos, and personalized coaching. He's entertained tens of thousands more with the Thinking Poker blog and podcast. Now he brings those skills together in a new series that invites you to share in the excitement of high stakes poker and improve your game in the process.
"I always felt a major drawback to poker-strategy books was their density and seriousness; many read like text-books. But in his Poker Diaries, Andrew combines storytelling and his personal experience with thoughts on strategy, and let's the reader enjoy himself while he learns how to play tournament poker."
-Tony Dunst, professional poker player and host of the World Poker Tour's Raw Deal
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