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Charley Swayne’s Swayne’s Advanced Degree in Hold’em is the economics-savvy textbook serious poker players cite when they want graduate-level edge at the felt. First published in 2009, this hefty 423-page paperback blends game theory, behavioral finance and practical drills into one readable course that skips the jargon and gets straight to exploitative and GTO lines alike.
The book walks through hand-reading formulas, stack-to-pot ratios, and meta-game adjustments used by today’s card-room regulars, making it a trusted reference for university poker electives and self-taught grinders. Swayne frames every lesson around real hands he annotated for live $1-$2 to $5-$10 tables, so readers see how classroom math converts to felt-side profit without ever feeling like dry homework.
This copy shows gentle shelf love—light cover scuffs, no marks, no cracked spine, and crisp pages that fan easily for rapid look-ups between sessions. It’s an un-ex-library, smoke-free survivor that will slip cleanly into a backpack or study desk without the usual second-hand wear.
Grab this affordable edition and give your Hold’em arsenal the graduate upgrade; seasoned players call it the bridge between casual manuals and high-stakes literature.
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