Phil Hellmuth's Million Dollar Texas Hold 'Em - Tournament Strategies (Masters of Poker)
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Actor: Phil HellmuthDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Big Vision
DVD Reviews of Phil Hellmuth's Million Dollar Texas Hold 'Em - Tournament Strategies (Masters of Poker)
DVD Review: Basic stuff, but if you like Phil, it's good enough to rent.
Summary: 3 Stars
PREFLOP:
It's Full-screen, in 2.0 channel stereo. Total running time= approx. 90 minutes. Filmed in early 2004.
The main feature is 52 minutes long (not including titles, promos and end credits), plus, there's 37.5 minutes of special features (same ones that are on all his Dvd's though)--see 'The Turn' section, of this review, for the details.
Like most people, I got hooked on poker during 2003, when Chris Moneymaker won the WSOP championship. I then started watching poker on tv, like a man possessed. Since one of the most entertaining players I watched was Phil Hellmuth, I chose his book, "Play Poker Like the Pros", as my first poker book. I learned that I should usually just jam the pot when I had the best hand, rather than slowplay. I learned about Phil's animal types (mouse=very tight player, etc.) and also about other poker games like Omaha, etc.
So, when I previously watched both his "Million Dollar Poker System" and "Secrets to Bluffing and Tells" Dvd's, I was bored and disappointed. They briefly touched on various topics, but they were just too basic.
Recently, however, I got a chance to rent this "Tournament Strategies" Dvd, and found it to be my favorite. Not because I learned any new poker strategy, but rather because it was the most entertaining and relaxing one to watch. Phil basically runs through the basics of how to enter the WSOP tournament and offers some tips on how to play in big tournaments.
What makes this Dvd at least mildly entertaining, is that Phil recounts actual situations from some of the many tournaments he's played in, which helps to better emphasize his various strategies. Such as, when he raised more than 20 consecutive times (to steal the blinds and antes), and rarely got called, because the other players were worried about being eliminated from the tournament (on the bubble).
FLOP:
This Dvd, like his entire "Master of Poker" series of Dvd's, has Phil once again sitting down behind a poker table, with some poker chips in front of him, talking to the camera. It looks silly when they film him from the side as he faces towards the other camera, but somehow he manages to keep it light and informative enough. He also seemed very happy. One annoying thing that occurred near the beginning though, was when Phil raised his hand to show his 1989 WSOP bracelet, and the cameraman didn't zoom in fast enough to let us see it up-close. I guess the budget was too low for a reshoot.
Phil talks about the way he likes to play just his top 10 hands, during the first 3-4 hours of tournaments (like the WSOP) with fast rising blinds. Then, when the blind structure slows down and the antes are introduced, he likes to open up and play less appealing hands. He mentions the all-in strategy beginners often use, and how they win a lot of pots this way, except for the last one. He also admits it works well against pros, but suggests that often enough, a raise of just half your stack is good enough to push players out of the pot. "Never bluff ALL your chips", he says. If the pot, is for example, $20,000 , Phil suggests a bet of $6,000 or so, would usually accomplish the same thing, without taking such a big risk.
THE TURN (Bonus Features):
Each of Phil's "Master of Poker" Dvd's, includes the same bonus features. You get the 'poker dictionary' (which accidentally leaves out A-K, from Phil's Top 10 hand list), and 37.5 minutes of extras. They include the following brief topics: Bad Beats, The Rake, Crazy Home Games, Tournaments Vs. Side Games, Knowing When to Quit, Love of the Game, Will Phil's Secrets Work for You? (13.5 minutes in length); Rank of Poker Hands, Phil's Top 10 Hands, and his Majority Play Hands (A-x suited, etc.)(12.5 minutes in length). As well, he explains the rules of Texas Hold' em, Seven Card Stud and Omaha (in only 11.5 minutes).
THE RIVER:
Is it worth buying? Not really, but Hellmuth fans should give it a rent. I found it relaxing to watch and it got me in the mood to play some poker, even before I finished watching it. Thanks Phil.
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