Kill Phil by Blair Rodman and Lee Nelson

  Celebrated Down Under poker pro, Lee Nelson teams up with blackjack guru Blair Rodman in this 2005 paperback release to teach the novice poker player how to play and win against much more experienced opponents. As one can easily guess from the title, Kill Phil: The Fast Track to Success in No-Limit Hold 'Em Poker Tournaments - a little fun is poked at Phil Hellmuths legendary ego, and these authors want to set you up to beat the likes of even Phil.  The books instructional tone serves to demonstrate to the novice just exactly what makes the pros tick. The coverage of professional styles and traits goes fairly in-depth. The book describes the typical No-Limit Hold 'em tournament routine of giving too much credit to the all in move late in the game as a weakness, and the authors try to tout ways around this. They also challenge certain common suggestions for playing correctly and offer up simplistic if not interesting ways of their own.  Kill Phil shares Rodman and Nelsons methods for understanding the strength of the re-raise, playing in accordance to stack size, managing your table image, and how to remain flexible. A small section covers the topic of final table deals. Other areas discussed in Kill Phil include counting outs, avoiding pre-flop traps, acting first and acting last, pre and post flop tables, advanced post-flop strategy, and more.  There is a lot of information to digest within the book. It is best for beginning to intermediate level readers who think they may have a shot someday of playing against some poker greats. Consider this read a collection of tips designed to help you stomach your way through tournaments with insider knowledge that just might help you win.  Purchase Kill Phil online at a number of available outlets.