After playing for a year in home games and doing fairly well, I decided to read up a bit more. Neil Myers book was then handed to be by a friend.

Simply put, the book is an asset to understanding Hold'em and giving you a foundation to grow your skills on. He doesn't throw all kinds of unnecessary terms, ideas, or all the concepts at you in one swoop. The book was meant to give you a good idea of what to do in common play scenarios and a bit beyond. It won't make you an pro, as the book was not designed to do. It is designed to help you play smart poker.

After absorbing a lot of the concepts, I used them at the table and at online games. In instances where I would of normally called or raised, his book enlightened me to fold. It has saved me a lot of time, money, and taught me to be patient with the game. The bottom line is if you don't have a good hand, toss the cards. His book explains why.

Quick and Easy Texas Hold'em is an asset to anyone who wants to study it and use it to play better poker at any entry level player.

Myers delivers by providing a solid book for beginners. The premise is that you are given a simple method to take to the casino or Internet card room.

The method is easy to follow and put into practice.

Myers writes in an entertaining, straightforward style and (thankfullY) keeps the math to the minimum. It also comes with a DVD

Given the choice of poker books for new players, I liked this one best for its clarity and user-friendliness.

I read this book with hope that it would be better than the other beginner level poker books I read but it wasn't. The DVD was not helpful either. I enjoy playing Texas Holdem and I want to boost my winnings and this book isn't helping me enough.

This book is a great place to start for beginning players.
Some reviewers complain that his starting hand guide is much too tight, and it is for an "advanced players", but not at all for a real beginners, the whole point of the book is to give new players a good solid place to start and then work up and out from there. Myers doesn't say to the reader, "play these tight starting hands for the rest of your poker life", he says START here!
I've read every Poker book out there, and this is among the best of it type for the reader because it plainly focuses on the subject explained in the title.
"LEARN TO PLAY POKER!"
If you are just starting out or still have leaks and wholes in your game, or just want to go back over the basics once in a while, get this excellent book!
This is the book I would start anyone with and after you master the point in this book, then go on to other great books.
This book is not a waste of money as some reviewer said, because the money you'll save NOT making bug mistakes covered in this book will save you a hundred times as much money as you spent on this useful and constructive book on Hold'em Low Limit Poker.

I agree that the author is conservative. Maybe TOO conservative in fact. I found that following his tips made the game tedious. It is supposed to be about fun, and I got bored fast. In a friendly game, the pace should be brisk and taking some risks adds to the excitement.