What do you think of Colin Moshman’s book?

I’ve recently re-read Colin Moshman’s book, Sit 'n Go Strategy (I got me the Paperback edition) and I was reminded how much this little thing helped up my SnG game. Although maybe not the definitive book on Sit N Go, HoH credibly has a case for that, but remains a tossup maybe, Colin’s book covers everything one needs to know when going through basic through intermediate-level SNG play.

I like how Sit 'n Go Strategy is logically divided into progressively more advanced sections, from Low Blind Play, Medium Blind Play, and High Blind Play, and then there’s the chapter on Sit `N Go Career Play. It’s like it’s sucking you in teasing with concepts for each level that makes you want to go and play the level to try out the theories and the examples.

Once I got the book from the store, I tried out the playing using the things Colin illustrated on Low blind play on the micros, and I found I was winning about 3 out of every 6 games – 50% is not bad, not bad at all. That was on small $.50, $1.00 & $2.00 games SnG's. Half a day into reading it and playing with it, it already covered for itself on the price, petrol, and the burger I bought on the way home.

My take is that if anyone is serious about playing SnGs, then this book should be on your bed stand, under your pillow, on your coffee table, in your bag – basically just keep it with your until you are able to master the concepts it has outlined.

Of course, there are other great SnG and other poker books available, like Phil Hellmuth's Texas Holdem and Idiots Guide to Texas Holdem which you should read, but for SnG, if you are already into poker, it’s a great read. It’s a very good book for beginners and has some great content for advanced players too. If you plan on moving to SnGs, then read this first, you won’t be disappointed.

I was already quite deep into SnGs when I first read it and some of the things there I was already doing, but as I read on. Things got more and more interesting and dare I say, valuable. The middle blind play and high blinds play sections were to me the most compelling and where I got the most out of the book.

It’s true that experience is the best teacher in poker, and some would argue that using the price of buying the book could be spent for a buy-in already, to get hands on experience. But it’s been the experience of a lot of playing that reading this book pays off more that what you shell out.