[Shahbucks]

Just wondering whats your top 3-5 poker books and why?

[lolbear]

Harrington on Hold'em and Super System are classic. Although Hoh might be getting old since 99% of people ahve read it. Still good for basic concepts. Too many good books out there but I have a special liking for Every Hand Revealed. It's defintiely not the best book out there but it is a very fun read and it's cheap and gives you very good insight. Shouldn't take away anything specific in it, but intuition will take off if it hits you.

[Czu81]

Super System 2 cas can learn different types of poker from one book.

[Shahbucks]

1. NLHE Theory and practice by David Sklansy, Ed Miller
2. Harrington On Hold'em is a great one. Kind of like cheap coaching.
3. Super System 2 best book to learn all forms but the nl part is outdated to me.

[milwaukee mike]

nothing beats playing time.
learning how to spot betting patterns and tells is the biggest edge you can gain, too large a % of players know basic odds/strategy these days to get much of a "book smarts edge" imho.

[MJT1212]

nothing beats playing time. learning how to spot betting patterns and tells is the biggest edge you can gain, too large a % of players know basic odds/strategy these days to get much of a "book smarts edge" imho.

nice point

[daneblazer]

If you want to just buy one book and are a tournament player buy
Harrington on Hold em Vol 2

Other good ones are
Tournament Poker for Advanced Players
Theory of Poker
Every Hand Revealed


Got Harringtons cash game book recently but haven't read it.

[qwertvt]

IMHO – For tournaments there is no contest. Dan Harrington’s
Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 1
Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 2
Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 3

This series goes into more depth and discusses techniques that other books don’t touch on. For instance, I don’t know of any other book that discusses M theory. I would say a must read if you want to advance your tournament game.
He has a cash game series that is out but I have not read them.

For Poker in general – Sklanksky’s Theory of Poker.

[Shahbucks]

nothing beats playing time.
learning how to spot betting patterns and tells is the biggest edge you can gain, too large a % of players know basic odds/strategy these days to get much of a "book smarts edge" imho.

True nothing beats playing hands but someone has to teach you how to swim.

[ericthegangster]

HoH ftw

[BobbyBaseballs]

Matusow's autobiography

Perfect for all the degenerate stains who bet sports on this site and never win.

[Dr.Gonzo]

Forget wasting your time reading books. If you want to improve your game join a poker school site like cardrunners. Post hand histories you are having problems with on 2+2.