Tom McEvoy, T. J. Cloutier, & Their Book for Poker Tournament Players

Tom McEvoy and T. J. Cloutier are two of the most successful professional poker players in the world. They have decided to team up in order to come up with a poker book that specifically caters to poker players who concentrate on the game of Texas Hold'em. Their book is titled "Championship Tournament Practice Hands" and it mainly teaches readers how to manage situations that occur during No-Limit and Limit Texas Hold'em tournaments.

"Championship Tournament Practice Hands" is comprised of three divisions. Tom McEvoy is the one responsible for the first division, concentrating on the game of Limit Hold'em. T. J. Cloutier is the one responsible for writing the second section, concentrating on the game of No-Limit Hold'em. However, T. J. Cloutier incorporated some examples of Pot-Limit games in this section. In the third section of this poker book, Tom McEvoy and T. J. Cloutier discuss key hands that have occurred in the World Series of Poker tournaments over the years.

Both Tom McEvoy and T. J. Cloutier are known to be poker professionals who have a solid and tight style of playing. That is the reason why readers do not disagree to the pieces of advice that they have included in "Championship Tournament Practice Hands." These two poker professionals are also known for their interesting in gambling less. They are not like the other poker professionals who play hyper-aggressively or in a wild manner.

Although "Championship Tournament Practice Hands" is one ideal book for Texas Hold'em poker players, readers might also notice some flaws. One of these flaws can be the inconsistency of Tom McEvoy and T. J. Cloutier with regard to their beginning hand requirements. Readers might particularly notice such flaw in the authors' discussion of two-gap suited hands in the game of Limit Hold'em.

The last division of "Championship Tournament Practice Hands" also analyzes several popular confrontations that have occurred in poker tournaments most especially in tournaments conducted by the World Series of Poker. The explanation written by both authors in this poker book features pertinent insights about poker. This particular section is not only interesting but it is also entertaining.

Some readers might get disappointed with the fact that this poker book does not really have that much useful information. However, most readers will still find this poker book interesting because of the fact that it has been written by well-respected poker tournament professionals, Tom McEvoy and T. J. Cloutier. Besides, despite the fact that "Championship Tournament Practice Hands" has some flaws, readers still cannot deny the fact that this poker book is entertaining.