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Have read a good few poker books in recent years and I believe they have made me a better player. The one that most improved me was Doyle Brunson: Super Systems 2. I believe this book hugely improved my game by taking things Doyle had to say and adapting them into my game.

What books have you read? Do you think they have improved your game?

Whats the best you’ve read and why?

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harrington on holdem I and II are a great starting point, theyre tourney oriented but give a decent insight into poker fundamentals

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Sklansky, first book I ever read, saved me from a lot of bother

took me about 2000 attempts to read theory of poker, his style is terrible, even if the content is still firstclass.

Super System isn't a good book, maybe in it's day it was, but things have advanced so far

Harrington on Hold 'em
Small Stakes Hold 'em

^^Good places to start

prof NL HE i liked a lot

Just started on Rolf Slotboom's Secrets of Professional Pot Limit Omaha. Seems pretty good so far.

Yuk, here comes another f***ing shortstacker.

How much of it have you read? Worth buying?

I don't shortstack.

I doubt we play the same games either.

QFMFT, whilst it's undoubtedly a key poker text, trying to read that when you barely know NLHE is impossible as all the examples are stud/razz/draw based.

Tommy Angelo's - Elements of Poker is the nizzles for anyone who wants to try a non strategy based poker book. I can count on three fingers the number of poker books that i've read that have noticebly made me a better player and that's one of them.

I prefer visual strategy sources rather than books, Win At Poker With Phil Tufnell is the best of the bunch.  I think this DVD is the main reason for my huge success to this date. Check out my sharkscope stats if you doubt me :D , they are really impressive and Tufnell played his part in these results. If only I could speak French, I may have been able to progress onto Eric Cantona's poker book I saw advertised on google books a while back.

The Phil Tufnel one? Really?

I saw that a while back & thought it was entertaining but very basic.

I'm gonna get the Devilfish one, looks OK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Become-Poker-Millionaire-DVD/dp/B001FP9EKQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1246656045&sr=1-1

As far as books go, the only one I've enjoyed is Big Deal, but that's obviously not intended as instructional.  I have 'Killer Poker Online' by John Vorhaus. Glad I got it cheap coz it stinks. He must have a degree in stating the bleedin obvious: the whole book is just basically, "relax, concentrate and don't tilt."

I also have 'Play Poker Like the Pros' by Phil Helmuth.  Don't know that its helped my game any, but its interesting to hear his theories on the game.

I'm intrigued by 'Elements Of Poker'. Just looked it up on eBay, you can 'buy-it-now' for only £42!  Amazon at £18. Even that's a bit steep for a book IMO.

lol,  I was joking mate.  It is crap,  I got it for Christmas a while ago and could only watch 10 minutes of it.  If you look at my stats you will see how much of a fish I am.  In terms of poker books , I am reading the Harrington cash game vol 1 at the moment. 

100%, have u finished it m8? i been watching his vids on DC, absolutely amazing. trade?

I agree Harrington on Holdem is a class read!

i liked that to, have a signed copy, don't think it adds much to the value though.

LOL! Well, you sold me that bluff pretty well!

Ain't Harrington the one who says to fold virtually every hand? Not my style, won't be buying that.

surely it not being your style is a good reason to read it? no point in buying a book that tells you how to play how you already play

Understand your point, but how hard is it to play tight? And when you do play a big hand, how will you get action? Maybe Harrington has the answers, but I'm not interested. I play poker for enjoyment as much as profit, and folding all the time is not my idea of fun.

Elements Of Poker for me.