I read this book a few years back and was pleased with a lot of the topics covered by Mike Caro in a short (150 pages) book. Often referred to as “pokers Mad Genius” Mike Caro is a very prominent poker player/teacher in analyzing poker and has collaborated on several poker books including Doyle Brunson's Super System.

This book touches in basic form on several poker games including Seven-card stud, draw poker and of course the most popular form of poker: Texas Hold’em. Some of the topics covered in the book are useful today as they were when this book was originally published in 2002. All the basics on how to play guidelines for several different poker games are also included and covered in several sections and chapters.

Caro’s Fundamental Secrets of Winning Poker also features a fantastic section on money (bankroll) management, a chapter on tells and Psychology including a final winning affirmation. There are a lot of tips and strategy pointers throughout the book on the different game types. There is also a segment dedicated to tournament play advice.

I read this book when I first started playing poker and began to read up on strategy and improving my own game. I have always believed Mike Caro to be a founding father for the way poker is played today and his Mike Caro University is a tool to help people improve their game and helping to keep poker popular. I enjoyed Caro’s Fundamental Secrets of Winning Poker and overall I feel it is good for introduction for players wanting to learn the basics on more than just Hold’em poker and who are looking for other games’ strategies. This book may be too basic for intermediate and advanced players but for the beginning player wanting to learn more about poker and improve from their current level this is an ideal starter book.

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