The Course — Review
A skill-by-skill curriculum for beating live and online cash games, ordered by importance.
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A skill-by-skill curriculum for beating live and online cash games, ordered by importance.
Intermediate by Ed Miller
What The Course covers
Miller organizes cash-game mastery into a sequence of concrete skills — value betting, not paying off big bets, playing the player, barreling and more — taught from most to least important so you always know what to work on next.
Key ideas you'll take away
- A prioritized curriculum of cash-game skills
- Thin value betting and disciplined folding
- Exploiting the specific players in front of you
Who it's for
Intermediate cash players who want a clear, practical improvement path.
Our verdict
Exceptionally practical and well-sequenced — one of the best modern cash-game books.