Good Poker Books

Fieldysnuts44 · 05-11-11, 11:50 AM

I think Doyles book is the best poker book money can buy.It helped my game in many many ways and teaches you to play other games other than Hold em.It really helped my Omaho game as well.If you have the cash join a site like CardRunners or read forums like Pocketfives and 2plus 2.GL

Deep_Rest · 05-11-11, 01:15 PM

It depends what you play. If you're hitting up live no-limit cash games read Harrington on Hold 'em–Cash Games. If you play live low-mid stakes limit hold em (2-4 to 8-16), Sklansky's book on Limit Hold 'em is good.

Basically, any book from 2+2 publishing is good. However, I'd recommend becoming a forum member on 2+2. Just get involved with that community and you can learn way more than any book can provide...plus it's free! Best of luck.

daneblazer · 05-11-11, 02:48 PM

If you're an online ring game player, you're better off watching some card runners videos. A lot of the books are outdated for online play.

BeerDog99 · 05-11-11, 03:07 PM

Harrington has an Online 6-max book out. I am not through it but it looks good and all Harrington books have been good imho.

lcscanada · 05-11-11, 03:23 PM

All these books are ok if your average opponents are your home game buddies. These principles are for the chris moneymaker era. Even the average 1-2 player knows what's going on now. Your better off reading books on how to control your emotions, and how to manage your money then read a book about poker strategy. Play microstakes for a year and you'll learn all you need to know. Forget books.

BeerDog99 · 05-11-11, 03:30 PM

LMAO...

scarface2738 · 05-11-11, 04:07 PM

the poker mindset

Cappy · 05-11-11, 05:33 PM

I think that the Harrington on Hold 'em series is the best, it was written by Dan Harrington. Really good all around strategy, you won't be disappointed.

brucethebear · 05-11-11, 05:41 PM

+1 for Harrington on Holdem.
Phil Gordons Green and Blue are probably the best books for starters.

Also agree that you should join the 2+2 community.

BtB

SpeedPro · 05-11-11, 06:03 PM

I will check some of these out too. I have started Gus Hansen Every Hand Revealed but want to know more.

Emily_Haines · 05-11-11, 07:41 PM

I don't think you get too much from all these books. The best place to learn and gain experience is at the table itself. Phil Ivie said he never read one book and he is the best in the world.

I probably have learned the most from watching the live at the bike cash games. When Bart Hanson is doing the commentary he offers good advice for the many difficult player dependent situations that come up in the game. Like when a really tight player in a unraised pot bets a 7 high flop. You raise him and barrel the turn and river as there is no way he can take the heat when over cards come. Unreal how well some of this stuff works in cash games.

BigLouie66 · 05-11-11, 09:22 PM

Harrington's series is really well written, and helped me alot.

Deep_Rest · 05-11-11, 11:30 PM

You can probably watch a video version of Caro's Poker Tells on youtube. This will be gold if you run into a bunch of tourist players in Vegas. Against "initiated" people though, it might be a waste of time.

Ian · 05-11-11, 11:57 PM

What games are you looking to play?

For NLHE cash I don't think there is one comprehensive book, but there are a few good ones out there:

-The first two parts of Professional No Limit Hold 'Em are excellent, probably the best introductory material out there. Ignore parts 3-5 though.

-No Limit Hold 'Em Theory and Practice is good for teaching some basic and not so basic concepts and has good info on how to handle a few scenarios you'll frequently face, but it's far from comprehensive. This is a good one to study after you've read a couple others.

-Small Stakes No Limit has some good info pertaining to live play.

-All the Harrington cash books are imo bad.

yahoonino · 05-12-11, 09:20 AM

Originally posted by lcscanada

All these books are ok if your average opponents are your home game buddies. These principles are for the chris moneymaker era. Even the average 1-2 player knows what's going on now. Your better off reading books on how to control your emotions, and how to manage your money then read a book about poker strategy. Play microstakes for a year and you'll learn all you need to know. Forget books.

agree book dont help if you dont get card,,,book dont help if you hold pocket ace and they get crack,,, sunglasses at the poker table dont help ether you need lot and lot of luck to win torney,,,,of course you got to know when holdem and you got to know when to foldhim

Degenerate · 05-12-11, 10:17 AM

Any poker book with Ed Miller as an author.

Blax0r · 05-12-11, 10:17 AM

Mathematics of Poker by Bill Chen; although you'll need to know basic calculus.

Premierr23 · 05-12-11, 10:44 AM

Gus Hansen's 'Every Hand Revealed'

DRZ · 05-12-11, 01:09 PM

doyle's is the only i have read, probably only one you need to as well

Pajda · 05-12-11, 11:56 PM

If you're interested in tournament play I recommend Harrington on Holdem.

1sttimer · 05-13-11, 12:03 AM

shit phil

Phil Hel book is a waste of shit

Cuse0323 · 05-13-11, 01:12 AM

I'm a fan of Sklansky books.

sq764 · 05-13-11, 10:53 PM

honestly playing is the way to get better, period... books are books

levski2006 · 05-14-11, 03:27 AM

every poker player should have the bible- Super system and its a good choice Harringhton on holdem!

Czu81 · 05-14-11, 03:39 AM

Now u want to join an online poker training site...

NYER5680 · 05-14-11, 04:39 AM

Killer poker online. By john varhaus. Not sure if that is how last name is spelled but pretty good book.

BWest · 05-15-11, 08:29 AM

Low-limit NLHold-em is turning into bingo. If you look at the avg pot size and see it's 20+ times the BB, poker skills are not really required. Players are calling everthing which is great if your holding the nuts, but how often is that? The 2+2 books are great for medium and above NLHD and tournaments. Tournament poker at the final table is where reading Harrington pays off bigtime. They were a big help for me transitioning to live play.

daneblazer · 05-15-11, 08:35 PM

Super System is so out dated for NL hold em. It's not even in my top 10...

malaka78 · 05-15-11, 09:06 PM

reading the same book as you, nothin better then that one

FlipK11 · 05-25-11, 10:39 AM

I've found Caro's Most Profitable Hold Em' Advice to be a very good read, much more valuable information than i imagined when i picked it up. Lots of differen't strategies and overall good advice, as well as a ton of odds charts, percentages and whatnot. Also super system should be read by anyone seriously thinking of playing poker regularly, for real money.

excel · 05-25-11, 10:49 AM

let there be range!

TroepHero · 05-25-11, 11:14 AM

I did like all of Harrington's tournament books for mtt's, but till now I didn't find any book as usefull at SNG's as Collin Moshman's "sit and go strategy" very very detailed imo.

Sklansky and Harrington's cash game books are good 2, but I'm not much into cash games myself.

blackout31 · 05-25-11, 11:21 AM

Super-System 1 & 2
Harrington on Holdem, especially Volume 3, so you can work out the problems on their own.
Phil Gorden's Little Green/Little Blue Book
Salansky on Holdem is good for theory.

There are a few torrents out there with poker e-books all on game theory as it relates to poker. Most of them are graduate papers, but they all read like an intro book, and give a good insight into things like EV and variance.

Blax0r · 05-25-11, 12:26 PM

Originally posted by excel

let there be range!

That is one expensive book.

http://dailyvariance.com/poker-books/let-there-be-range/