Well, Satiivas whole book is written like you don't understand anything. Or hard to find logic. Except preface. I thought maybe it was only me but then stumbled on other opinions on other sites. And 95% it was the same. On questions "Is it good for learning?" all politely answered "better try something else".
Then I started to realize maybe he didn't want to show anything? In one interview someone asked: "Are you not afraid that all will know how you play?" he answered: "Not really." And I know why! (Well, actually he said: "Not really. Because if you can't create something new then you're not good player anymore." but I've heard only "Not really.") But I see it's good for commercial. Like: he takes you through the whole tourny.
But I'm glad if you understood anything.
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better try something else.
As I said before- trying to understand his logic is helpful ALTHOUGH I don't always agree with it.
The moment you start applying logical thinking to your actions is a huge leap for your game (and life in general).
Even if your logic is flawed at first, I feel, that making a wrong decision after logical reasoning is more helpful in the long run than making a correct decision without really knowing why.
If your thought process looks something like "I decided to check-fold top pair on the river because he shouldn't have any three-barrel bluffs in his range and I'm beat by all of his value hands" you have already unlocked a new level in your game, even if that time you made an incorrect assumption.
If your decision is based on "I hate this f*****g guy so much, he's always
bluffing me, I'm instantly calling all of the streets with King-high, except for the river, where I instantly min-raise his bet, that will show him!" Well, even if you're correct and King-high is good this time and you somehow win the hand, you had absolutely no idea what just happened and it doesn't improve your game whatsoever.
Coming back to the topic: Hansen always explains his thought process behind his actions. Even if it sucks, it kind of helps newer players to realize that poker is a bit more than "I have an Ace in my hand, there's an Ace on the board, that means all of my money must go in".
Call me an optimist, but I'm trying to find good in everything.