From Vietnam to Vegas!: How I Won the World Series of Poker Main Event

Really enjoyed this book.

I have dozens of poker books and I am constantly looking for that added nugget. Overall this book wasn't bad but there was room for improvement. First, if you prefer cash games, move on. This book isn't it. This is worth a look if you play tournaments and are serious about tournament strategy. This book reviews all the hands played by 2016 WSOP champion Qui Nguyen when he was at the final table. The problem with the book is the game became short handed very quickly and it did not provide insights of tournament play at a full table. On top of that, half the book was showing heads up play. I would have liked to have seen the same format for the whole tournament to get a better feel for how he got to the final table. This book is very similar to a book by Gus Hansen (Every Hand Revealed) but Hansen's book showed the whole tournament not just the final table. Nguyen's story from rags to riches is inspiring and I tip my hat to him but I would have liked to see the whole story and not just the final table results.

Lesson learned: there are times in a tournament when you have to be fearless!