Nowadays, many excellent poker books are available for players keen to improve their game. However, the vast majority are aimed at audiences that are already sophisticated in their understanding of poker. This book is different. Improve Your Poker - Now! is aimed at players who love poker and have moved beyond the introductory level, but who may be flummoxed by terms like GTO, ICM, merged ranges, and blocker effects. These players want a clear, straightforward guide that improves their game - now! The authors, Topher Goggin and leading coach Alexander Fitzgerald, understand these needs and have crafted a book that is perfect for such players. There are no complex hand range charts to master, solvers are conspicuous only from their absence, and the advice is given in terms that are easy to understand. This practical guide is everything you need to succeed now, without everything else you don't. * Clear, concise language and straightforward instruction. * Easy-to-implement strategies. * Simple explanation of fundamental principles. Unlike elite players, who must study tirelessly to make even tiny improvements to their game, players at the "serious amateur" level can make tremendous skill leaps almost immediately. This book will help you to do precisely that.
In "real life," Topher Goggin is a general practice attorney in central Michigan, but with a wide variety of other interests. He is the play-by-play radio announcer for Alma College and Alma High School sports, where he has won numerous awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. He has also taught college precalculus (because who doesn't want to learn math from the local lawyer?), and taught beginning golfers from ages 7-16 in a local junior program. He is the author of the fairy tale humor book "Not Your Mother's Goose," along with an accompanying podcast that ran 50 episodes. At the tables, Topher is a solid, but totally recreational poker player. He has worked with Alex Fitgerald as a student for several years. Alexander "Assassinato" Fitzgerald turned pro in 2006 out of high school. Since then he has won WCOOP and SCOOP events while also final tabling WPT and EPT events. Off the felt, Alexander Fitzgerald is considered one of the most influential coaches in the game, specializing in teaching low-to-mid stakes players. He is the author of several books for D&B including The Myth of Poker Talent, Exploitative Play in Live Poker and The 100 Biggest Mistakes that Poker Players Make.