"Dittmar answers many questions and fills in a lot of gaps about poker mathematics. . . . His book is for the thinking player who wants to incorporate some mathematics and an understanding of odds into his or her mode of play."  —Poker Player Magazine

Without a clear understanding — or at least a great natural instinct for odds, probabilities and the ratios of risk and reward — success at poker is unlikely.

However,with enough knowledge of these odds and ratios to recognize situations of positive expectation, and the discipline to operate only in an environment of positive expectation, long-term poker success is virtually assured.