{"id":36309,"date":"2014-04-30T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T08:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=36309"},"modified":"2019-10-31T12:30:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T12:30:59","slug":"chris-moorman-moormans-book-poker-part-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/chris-moorman-moormans-book-poker-part-2-2.html","title":{"rendered":"This Is Chris Moorman on “Moorman\u2019s Book of Poker” Part 2 of 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

We caught up with\u00a0Chris Moorman recently to talk about his upcoming book on poker. To date Moorman boasts\u00a0over $10m in online tournament winnings (more than anyone else on the planet now or ever), close to $4m in live tournament earnings, a World Poker Tour title and a recent win at our\u00a0<\/span>$200k Guaranteed Sunday\u00a0under his belt<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0who else is better qualified to write a book. If you missed part 1 read it first here.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

What book titles did you consider?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Well the obvious is Book of Moorman,<\/i> and we would have loved to call it that but the copyright issues kept us from being able to do so. I\u2019m happy with Moorman\u2019s Book of Poker<\/i>\u2026it\u2019s still similar and I think people get the point.<\/p>\n

Do you have any concerns about working with your co-author Byron Jacobs?<\/b><\/h3>\n

I have none because firstly he has a lot of experience with publishing and writing poker books. Second, it\u2019s his hands I am reviewing, so even if say he messed up a hand, that\u2019s the point. I teach and explain how to correct the mistakes.<\/p>\n

How are you going to manage the writing with your playing schedule? Are you well organized?<\/b><\/h3>\n

Organization is perhaps not my strongest point, but for things I care about and have a passion for I am very dedicated. This book has been and will definitely be a challenge as I have never done anything like this before, but I am excited and looking forward to it. Once the book is completed I will have written around 50,000 words across 100 hand histories, which sounds daunting up front, but I have found that once I got started it was easier than I expected.<\/p>\n

What is your favorite poker book and why?<\/b><\/h3>\n

I discovered Dan Harrington\u2019s Harrington on Hold\u2019em<\/i> when I was first starting to take the game more seriously. He managed to keep his book simple and easy to read whist covering new concepts, which I was unfamiliar with at the time.<\/p>\n

Why have we never seen you working for an online training site?<\/b><\/h3>\n

I have had a number of great offers over the years but I felt like online poker is my livelihood and I didn\u2019t want to reveal exactly how I tend to play online tournaments. I feel like this would be giving up too much information about my game and would hurt my bottom line significantly.<\/p>\n

What are your strengths as a coach?<\/b><\/h3>\n

I have very little experience coaching but I feel like my consistent results over a long period of time at an ever-changing game is more than enough for people to see. Additionally I\u2019m always talking strategy and discussing hands with great-minded poker friends.<\/p>\n

What parts of your game are really going to be emphasized in this book?<\/b><\/h3>\n

All parts, really. The book isn\u2019t focusing on one particular part but more a combination of pre-flop, and post-flop \u2013 particularly including turn and river decisions, which can often be more complicated.<\/p>\n

What fears do you have about this book?<\/b><\/h3>\n

Obviously this is the first book I\u2019ve ever written so I want to make sure I get my points across well. I wouldn\u2019t say I have fears per say – I just want to do a great job and help people as best I can.<\/p>\n

What do you think you will learn from this experience?<\/b><\/h3>\n

I feel like it will help me possibly identify some leaks I may have in my game as I review so many hands.\u00a0 Also I think something like this can really show you what you are capable of. As I said before writing 50,000 words sounds so daunting, but once it is done I think I will have a new sense of accomplishment.<\/p>\n

Are we going to see a mixture of live and online hands in the book?<\/b><\/h3>\n

No, this book will solely be based upon hands that my co-author, Byron Jacobs has played online, which I will then analyze. In the future I am open to writing about my own hands, both live and online.<\/p>\n

How is the book going to be structured?<\/b><\/h3>\n

We will show a diagram of the table and set up of the hand, Byron will explain what he did and why and then I will give my analysis as to what he did right, wrong and what could be done differently.<\/p>\n

What is your opinion of the current state of poker in general?<\/b><\/h3>\n

I think the game is always getting tougher as more people figure things out. Hopefully things will change in America in the next few years and bring a lot of new life into the game. Also, currently there are a lot of great ambassadors for the game and I love that people are always looking at ways we can make it more accessible to new players.<\/p>\n

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We caught up with\u00a0Chris Moorman recently to talk about his upcoming book on poker. To date Moorman boasts\u00a0over $10m in online tournament winnings (more than anyone else on the planet now or ever), close to $4m in live tournament earnings, a World Poker Tour title and a recent win at our\u00a0$200k Guaranteed Sunday\u00a0under his belt,\u00a0who<\/p>\n

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