– Customer review on 24/06/2007

Doyle Brunson and a group of fellow high limit pros wrote "Super/System" in the late 70's after Doyle won his second world series of poker main event title. The book contains general poker advice from Doyle followed by specific strategies for all the games commonly played a the time. This book was a complete revelation when it came out - far and away the best poker book ever published up to that point on each of those games.

Today, the book reads a little differently. The generic advice is still good, although Doyle's musings on scientific ESP will strike modern readers as a bit odd. But mostly it's solid stuff. The game specific advice is more hit or miss. Many of the games, namely 5 card draw, limit lowball draw, no limit lowball draw, lowball stud (now called razz) and stud hi/lo split (no qualifier) are no longer commonly spread anywhere I know of. The limit holdem chapter is decent for beginners, but there is now better information out there. Chip Reese's 7 card stud chapter is excellent, and still in my opinion the best material written on the subject because his advice is simple, and works at pretty much every limit.

The "meat" of the book is Doyle's no limit holdem chapter. The advice contained within is very solid in the context of a deep stack (ie. lots of money on the table relative to the size of the blinds) no limit game. Now that these games are again commonly spread in casinos, that chapter is very valuable. Despite his tournament wins, Doyle's advice is no longer appropriate for tournament play because the formats have changed, as has the opposition. If you looking for no limit tournament advice, get the excellent Harrington on Holdem series.

In addition to the material on dead games, there are some other minor problems with the book. The grammar is bad, and it appears no professional editing job was ever done. This is more quaint than distracting, but you should be aware of it. In addition, poker terminology is in a constant state of flux, and the meaning of some words has changed since the book was written. On recent printings, footnotes are included to help you sort out the confusion.

All and all this is still an important book for any serious poker player both from a strategic and historical point of view. I wouldn't recommend it as a first book unless you intend to play seven card stud, but much of the information is top notch.

– Customer review on 26/06/2010

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– Customer review on 07/09/2009

This book is really good at teaching general poker strategy. It should not be taken completely literally though. The situations it describes are more for bigger money games and don't apply as much to say a 1-2 NL Hold 'em game where people are buying in for $100-$200. The NL Hold 'em section is only about 100 pages of the book. The book is a good one though and I suggest reading it, just use your own judgement along with Brunson's.

– Customer review on 17/11/2008

If you're ever going buy a guide to playing successful poker, THIS IS THE BOOK!

Doyle Brunson (considered the greatest poker player of our time), has won the Poker World Series twice and in this book he shares the secrets to how he got there. His language, while casual, is direct and educational. He gives you clear reasons & examples as to why you should fold/raise/call on all kinds of hands.

And don't worry if you're just an amateur player, you won't be overwhelmed with the poker talk. His guide doesn't throw you in the deep-end, leaving you baffled by percentages and odds. Also, if you don't seem to recognise a certain term, there's a glossary at the back of the book (just in case you're stuck wondering what the difference is between The River and Fourth Street).

Don't just consider this book educational. Consider it an investment!!

– Customer review on 26/08/2008

If your looking to improve your understanding of techniques successful Poker players use to achieve their results then this is the book for you. If you looking for the same success rate then I guess especially in the No Limit Hold'em section if your anything like me you'll need to change your personality. I'm still looking for answers.