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Very Disappointed I am a proud owner of the first book and have read it through several times. It is an excellent read and interesting throughout. To some extent its greatly outdated as almost no one plays high/low split or 5 card draw with one joker anymore. Even the no limit hold'em chapter is slightly outdated. The chapters on Hold 'em, however, are the reasons to buy the book. I have to admit, the chapter on No-Limit has really made me a better overall player and added a confidence to my game that never existed before. This 2nd edition, released 27 years after the original contains several new games including Omaha and several new contributers. However, the best chapter in the original book, (NLHE) written by Doyle himself, remains almost UNCHANGED! No new strategies, no new stories or scenarios, no updates from Doyle on the increased popularity of Hold 'em, not even an excuse from Doyle as to why he hasn't won the Tourney in 28 years. The main reason people bought the original book was to win at Hold 'em, and I suspect every scared money college student that I wipe clean at The Borgata will go out and buy this edition for the same reason. I really don't understand why this, of all the chapters, was not updated. Is Doyle getting lazy? Trying to make a quick buck? Like I said the original book is the Bible of poker. If you own the original, keep reading it and save some money, do not buy this book. If you a serious Hold 'em player and do not own the original, What are you waiting for? Buy the 2nd edition immediately. If you are the previously mentioned college type....you know... the one that enjoys watching Chris Kattan go heads up with Mary McCormack on Celebrity Poker Showdown....do whatever you want....just keep bringing your dead money to my table.