PRO POKER SCHOOL Learn Before You Earn

Poker Review

Review by Jon Eaton

Not one single book in the history of poker should be emphasized more than Professional Poker by Mark Blade. That's how much I believe this book means to the poker world. I mean, Super System might be the Bible, but this book is the Encyclopedia. I guess it depends on your religious beliefs as to which is more important or correct' but just go with the analogy for now.

Mark Blade has written a very practical and useful guide for how to go from a recreational, winning poker player, into a full-time professional. Along the way he helps you decide if this path is correct for you, and gives you some pointers to help your journey. From someone who has been there and done that, he gives you basically all the information that took years of hardships for many before you to learn and accept fully.

Your advantage over those before you is with this book, you don't have to go broke to learn how to play poker. You can now learn the exact principles for bankroll management, game analysis, and moving up in the ranks without dropping $10,000 or more.

My unfortunate belief that this book is so great is unfortunate because I have a feeling not many are aware of this book. When I saw it on the shelf, it really didn't stand out'it looked like one of the dozens of other books put out in the past two years about poker. I glanced through it, and was actually unimpressed at first. In fact, I didn't want to buy it!

Something told me to give it a chance and I purchased it, with the intentions of reviewing it for you loyal readers. When I was halfway through, I was immediately amazed at how well written and organized it was. Everything was clear and concise, and every important point was hammered out for you to fully understand.

The thing about me reading this book is I already possess most of this knowledge, mostly from learning the hard way. Therefore, I can fully understand the concepts presented, and can completely confirm that Mark has done his work here. If you read this book, apply the concepts and learn how to play the game right, you have a winning recipe here. It's no secret that the concepts Mark has given you in this book are winning concepts, because every professional player should already know what Mark knows.

Many professionals got lucky when they started. Whether they really stood the test of time or just had beginners luck may remain to be seen, but this text will spell out for you how to avoid having to just get lucky to succeed at poker. To be fair to those who didn't use the key concepts of this book to make it to the top, Mark does approach topics like playing on a short bankroll and playing for bigger scores through satellites and so forth. There is some legitimacy to these approaches, and he spells them out for you.

Whether you are wanting to do this for a living or you just want to play seriously, this book should be the first thing you buy before going any further. I can't begin to tell you how important it is to understand how long the long run really is, and how to achieve the goals you set out for yourself through proper bankroll management. Mark will completely spell these things out for you in plain and simple English, and if you follow his advice, I will see you at a final table in the near future.