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hey pretty new 2 poker been playin on line for 4 - 5 months and have been reading poker nation by andy bellin and been gettin lot of help from it. The book itsnt a all out book teaching about poker but with simple tips from the txt have took my game forward no end.

Any body have any other gd poker books to tell about ??

I liked Super System 2 NL section.  I found Mike Caro's Poker Tells too long winded and self indulgent.

Dan Harrington on tournaments, both volumes.

I had a book on Internet poker, Hilger is it, I lent it to a friend........

NLHE Tournies...Harrington Vols 1 & 2 (www.twoplustwo.com)

Omaha..Omaha Hold em The Action Game Ciaffione (sp)

Limit HE Sklansky HE for Advanced players and Ed Miller Small Stakes HE (2+2 publish)

Currently reading Ace on The River Barry Greenstein and The Professor Banker and Suicide King By M Craig both not really strategy books. Most are gettable on amazon

I agree with you there .. read quite a few but these two seemed to educate me the most .. for a bout a week..Thought Phil HelMUTH's  was pretty well... poor really

... and by all accounts take care with Super System 1, dangerous, perhaps out moded, methods

Depends what sort of games you are playing. There's a good earlier thread here.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=538.0

I'd back up redsimons recommendation on that thread of Pot-Limit and No-Limit Poker if you are looking for a CASH game book.

Most people recommend the two Harrington books for TOURNAMENT Hold Em.

The Ray Zee book is excellent for split pot games.


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Gotta go with the Harrington books as well, well thought out and covers most situations. I think a third volume is coming out soon.

Coincidentally, on Challenge TV at the moment, WPT "Play it by the Book" 6 poker book authors playing for a Bellagio ticket.

Mike Sexton already out.

Left in are

David Slansky
TJ Cloutier
Mike Caro
Doyle Brunson
Phil Helmuth

I liked TJ's book .. got some very good info out of it .. but i still think Dan H's are ranked up there personally

Helmuth doesn't deserve to be on this show.

Avoid his books like the plague.

Sorry Dear!

As for errrr Phil, if it wasn't for luck he would have been out by now  :)

Exactley ;)

And you pull ME up for spelling!

NO..... i can't spell for toffee.. ( oops dn't mention toffee apples ,.Tikay may hear..) i was exagerating the helmuth .. like he insists latley..


You ever met  that TJ.?. he is one Big man...

No I never have, and I am not the sort to kiss and tell either  ;D

Will you 2 stop flirting!

Flirting, I'm not flirting.

Not according to the dictionary definition.

Objection your honour.

Lol .. we said about Doyles book being outdated .. then there he sits with with a major stack... :-[

He spilled his heart out in SS1 and totally changed his game as others then knew how to play him.

did he loose it in the end there or what?

Hey! I'm watching 122. It's still goin!  >:( ;)

ah well

lol What's it worth Snoops?

What's what worth.

And promise me there'll be no mention of yaks and rice pudding.

What's it worth for the Nun and I not to issue major spoilers. I hear she is partial to sticky toffee apples, I'll settle for Jelly Babies.

I will not be blackmailed!!!

Slansky won it!

i am watching on +1 lol. cherrs.  ;D

 >:(

I'm holding you in contempt of court!

Next time come across with the Jelly Babies dude!  8)

I need a railbird on the ladbrokes 50 (12k). feeling lonely.

I'm on Laddies now, on my way

Thx for the support as always.

hopefully it will do the trick.  :)

Well, it did on that AQ.  :P ::)

If I win I promise to buy you a bag a jelly babies.

For those who are still awake, snoopy is a Comp with 261 to start, £3.5k 1st prize. He is just starting final table. If you are around, go and rail for him, please.

ta Robert. Unfortunately I fear many are at the Gala 100 rebuy.

True. Ah well they can read all about it later

btw Snoopy is chip leader

Err make that 6th (his 8s mugged by 10s)

er... not now.

I had 8s. Unfortunately a low stack on the big blind had 10s. Down to 39k. still in there tho.

Keep catching that guy nicking my blind. Will he never learn?

Back up to 47.5k

4 jelly babies.  ;D

need to make my move asap.

up to 86k with a little luck. KQ v A9  ::)

Don't know how you get time to post.
He's chip leader, 3 left

Got 1st!!! $3,588. Thx for the railbirding robert. I'm sure it helped spur me on.

Great heads up battle. If there's one thing on Ladbrokes that you can always get, it's the freedom to play poker heads up. Unfortunately this guy wasn't an all-in nutter and gave me a run 4 my money.

Got lucky tho - reraised his preflop raise with A7. Outdrew his JJ with a str8 on river. But I guess u need to get lucky at some point during the comp. Just glad my 2 outdraws came in the final 5. Ty poker fairies.

Suppose I could make it 10 bags Robert   :D

Respect the Brief, he's a true ambassador to Blonde.

Pleasure, you played well, good to watch

congrats ad  ;D

Great stuff snoopy - it continues a great day for the blondeites, after J-8 Penly won the 'Stars Heads-Up match against McEvoy. Just need a blondeite to win the Notts £100 now. (Though it won't be ME.....)

Congrats Snoopy

Nice one Adam, you can buy a few books with that :D

tytyty

I owe Robert some jelly babies though.  >:( :D

well done snoopy, i'd have railed ya but i didn't fancy reading a thread about poker books again last night so didn't see it :(

Snoopy's victory was hidden away!

well done


Now then, what's your favourite poker book where you learnt the secrets of your success?

Nice job Snoopy.

Well done.

Well. Cloutier's was the first I read. Nothing too advanced, but great for beginners.

Super System is a must.

Killer Poker is worth a read if you're struggling with discipline.

Recently, Harrington's 2 volumes have been a real eye-opener. Uses specific examples siting a range of different scenarios. Excellent read.

Just started reading Barry Greenstein's 'Ace on the River'.

Although it starts out with a lot of page fillers, things do start to pick up and Barry makes some interesting points.

I like the fact that the book looks a bit different. Big, clear, and colourful, although some of the lovely pictures could do with a caption or two.

Has any1 else read this? I'm approaching the strategy sections.

Couldn't believe their was a chapter on the ins and out of the brain. Bizarre.  ???

I've read Greenstein's book and I'm still not sure what I think of it!  Its highly rated by the top pros but seems to get much criticism from the 'general' poker population.

The key thing is to understand that its not a 'how to' book in the typical sense.  I think the majority of those left disappointed by it would not have realised this prior to purchasing it.  Also, Barry has long stated that he aimed the book at the mid/high professional player looking to make the 'next step'.  Consequently, there's potentially little of relevance in there to a low stakes online player starting out.

Mason Malmuth managed to trigger a lot of debate by awarding it 10 out of 10 (which he does VERY rarely in his reviews).  I certainly wouldn't class it in such a lofty category (but perhaps this means I'm not good enough to fully appreciate it!) but it was an interesting read and is probably something which I'll re-read at some stage and re-evaluate.

Sheriff

I like Barry's book - it's different from the 'what to do on the button when there's a bet and a raise in front of you' type of books on the market. That's not to say it's necessarily better, but it gives a different viewpoint on the game by having a 'bigger picture' perspective.

It also has much higher production values than other poker books - full colour thoughout - which is really cool.