Each week, we take a look at a book that features poker and while many in our series lean towards the anecdote to carry an audience through, Alec Torelli’s latest poker book takes the opposite line and steams right through with strategy.

If you’re looking to accelerate your poker development from a recreational game that you enjoy getting better at to one where you’re making more of a steady profit, then Torelli’s The Poker Coach might be one of the best purchases you make this year.

As Torelli frequently delves into on his Twitter account, the American from Orange County has a real gift for lending nuggets of information to improve other players games. Torelli has $1.5 million in live tournament results alone, across just two dozen results too meaning he knows how to put what he says into practice too. That has the added benefit of lending credence to the tips he gives out by way of the reverse being true – these are strategies that are designed to be put into practice.

How The Poker Coach works best is in putting the building blocks in place for profitable play. From looking at the odds of a particular hand in different situations to making reads on your opponents, The Poker Coach is a book that is designed to improve a variety of aspects to your play.