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Play Optimal Poker 2: Range Construction
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.
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.
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347 pages, Paperback
Published May 24, 2020
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December 8, 2020
Malmuth gives this book a 10/10
"The basis of this book is to understand what your range should be and that of your opponent, and how this should affect your playing decisions. Unlike the first book, real poker examples are used instead of theoretical toy games."
"The basis of this book is to understand what your range should be and that of your opponent, and how this should affect your playing decisions. Unlike the first book, real poker examples are used instead of theoretical toy games."
March 11, 2023
A great book
A really good book and one to read over and over to let the concepts settle in. Worth reading this as it is the practical application of the principles in Volume 1. I’d recommend reading it in conjunction with Dara O’Kearney’s GTO book (which is somewhat simpler, but doesn’t go the same level of detail).
A really good book and one to read over and over to let the concepts settle in. Worth reading this as it is the practical application of the principles in Volume 1. I’d recommend reading it in conjunction with Dara O’Kearney’s GTO book (which is somewhat simpler, but doesn’t go the same level of detail).
November 19, 2020
Great follow-up to the original, with lots of high-level and practical analysis of all streets of no-limit hold 'em.
June 16, 2025
What do "game theory optimal" poker strategies look like? How is poker solver software used to explore these strategies? Most importantly, how can I use this information to make better decisions during my own poker play?
Andrew Brokos takes us on a journey of how a professional poker player uses software to determine game theory-optimal solutions for specific scenarios, and then generalize those results to be useful in real poker situations. If it sounds complicated, it's because it is! But this book will help you understand how to think more like a solver and to ask the right questions in any poker hand.
Andrew Brokos takes us on a journey of how a professional poker player uses software to determine game theory-optimal solutions for specific scenarios, and then generalize those results to be useful in real poker situations. If it sounds complicated, it's because it is! But this book will help you understand how to think more like a solver and to ask the right questions in any poker hand.
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