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Title: getting the first poker book
Post by: lilluca on January 18, 2011, 04:42:27 PM
hi guys i am luca and kinda newbiei n the world of poker. i was thinking about of getting a book and somebody advised me to get super system...but then i saw that there are two versions of this book...which one should i get? should i get both of them?....do you have more books to advise me?

thank u


Title: Re: getting the first poker book
Post by: Skippy on January 18, 2011, 05:28:22 PM
Depends on what type of poker you want to play.

Try Harrington on Hold 'em 1 by Dan Harrington or Getting Started in Hold'em by Ed Miller.

Super System is mostly good as a piece of history nowadays- some of the games described aren't played any more, and of the others, only Hold'em is played regularly. If you want to learn Hold'em, other books will be better as a starting place.


Title: Re: getting the first poker book
Post by: Rod on January 18, 2011, 06:08:52 PM
hi guys i am luca and kinda newbiei n the world of poker. i was thinking about of getting a book and somebody advised me to get super system...but then i saw that there are two versions of this book...which one should i get? should i get both of them?....do you have more books to advise me?

thank u
What are you playing? Cash, tournaments or sit n gos?

To be honest I would say that I read a few poker books when I first started playing a few years back but leart more by reading and posting on this forum in the PHA section, there are some very good players who will give great advice. I have not read any books for a while but most would now be pretty outdated to modern Internet poker.


Title: Re: getting the first poker book
Post by: MC on January 18, 2011, 08:43:17 PM
Harrington on Hold 'em probs still a good starting place.

Super System definitely not lolz. It actually advises you play the hand immediately after winning a pot regardless, to "play the streak". Good logic there. Revolutionary 30 years ago, irrelevant now.


Title: Re: getting the first poker book
Post by: AlexMartin on January 19, 2011, 02:10:46 AM
I actually think ss has more in common with most extremely shorthanded deep cash games than anything else ever put into print.

regardless, dont waste your money on books mate, print off some good material from 2+2



Title: Re: getting the first poker book
Post by: lilluca on January 19, 2011, 12:50:57 PM
hi guys i am luca and kinda newbiei n the world of poker. i was thinking about of getting a book and somebody advised me to get super system...but then i saw that there are two versions of this book...which one should i get? should i get both of them?....do you have more books to advise me?

thank u
What are you playing? Cash, tournaments or sit n gos?

To be honest I would say that I read a few poker books when I first started playing a few years back but leart more by reading and posting on this forum in the PHA section, there are some very good players who will give great advice. I have not read any books for a while but most would now be pretty outdated to modern Internet poker.
i mostly play sit n gos and tournament...anyway form ur post i assume that i should use internet as my learning tool...i will do it lol


Title: Re: getting the first poker book
Post by: lilluca on January 19, 2011, 12:52:19 PM
I actually think ss has more in common with most extremely shorthanded deep cash games than anything else ever put into print.

regardless, dont waste your money on books mate, print off some good material from 2+2


thanks buddy...the site looks excellent !


Title: Re: getting the first poker book
Post by: lilluca on January 19, 2011, 12:53:10 PM
Depends on what type of poker you want to play.

Try Harrington on Hold 'em 1 by Dan Harrington or Getting Started in Hold'em by Ed Miller.

Super System is mostly good as a piece of history nowadays- some of the games described aren't played any more, and of the others, only Hold'em is played regularly. If you want to learn Hold'em, other books will be better as a starting place.
ok so i wil go for the books u advised me...since i mostly play  Hold'em


Title: Re: getting the first poker book
Post by: lilluca on January 19, 2011, 12:57:19 PM
anywya...where is the PHA section?


Title: Re: getting the first poker book
Post by: Rod on January 19, 2011, 03:00:28 PM
anywya...where is the PHA section?
Poker Hand Analysis
http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?board=24.0

Better than any books I have ever read anyway, although as I said I have not read any for a few years. Does anybody know of a good book that gives a full explaination of how to use ICM, that would be worth reading I guess? Harrington sort of does it but does not go into enough detail really imho.


Title: Re: getting the first poker book
Post by: Bigfella on January 19, 2011, 11:08:12 PM
hi guys i am luca and kinda newbiei n the world of poker. i was thinking about of getting a book and somebody advised me to get super system...but then i saw that there are two versions of this book...which one should i get? should i get both of them?....do you have more books to advise me?

thank u

Welcome to Blonde  :)up


Title: Re: getting the first poker book
Post by: lilluca on January 20, 2011, 12:50:07 PM
haha thanks again guys xD