Kill Everyone

Kill Everyone, Advanced strategies for No Limit Holdem poker tournaments and sit-n-go´s

Authors: Lee Nelson, Tysen Streib and Steve Heston
Comments: Bertrand Grospellier
Publisher: Huntington press
Length: 370 pages
Date: 2009
Price: $23 (amazon.com)



This book, as stated in the title, is about “Advanced strategies for No Limit Holdem Poker tournaments and sit-n-go´s.”
One if the authors, Lee Nelson, is also one of the co-authors of “Kill Phil”, the revolutionary poker manual edited in 2005 by Huntington Press. Blair Rodman, the other co-author of Kill Phill, has moved to the Blackjack games but was still involved in reviewing the manuscript of Kill Everyone.
Besides the authors, the book also contains notes by the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure 2008 winner and player of the year Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier.
The book is an expanded version of Kill Phill and it promises to be just as revolutionary and a must-have.

The content is divided into four mayor parts:

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• Early stage play: With some guidelines for accumulating chips, and a state of the art analysis of new and old school poker strategies.
  
• Endgame play: With concepts ranging from basic endgame strategy to specific strategies for different types of tournaments, prize pools, shorthanded and heads-up play and professional sit-n-go´s strategy
  
• Other topics: Topics covered include adjustments to recent changes in NLH tournaments, the role of luck, how to play against better players, how to get ready for a tournament and more...
  
• Online shorthanded no limit Holdem cash games: An interesting approach for cash games in general. Covering the differences between the different stages of a tournament and a cash game both for big stacks and short stacks

The book also contains six appendixes:

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• Appendix I: Equilibrium solution for moving in far from the money
  
• Appendix II: Equilibrium calling strategy for far from the money
  
• Appendix III: Assumed rank order for pushing hands.
  
• Appendix IV: Assumed rank order for calling hands.
  
• Appendix V: Limitations of ICM
  
• Appendix VI: Resources

In this book, the authors assumes you know basic stuff like pot odds, implied odds, etc. but you don`t have to be a pro to understand the concepts.
It is a valuable and up-to-date tool for every player wanting to improve his tournament skills, giving clear strategies for playing the different stages of a tournament, from big multi table live events to online tournaments and one table sit-n-go's.