Whats your favorite Poker Book?

I've read just about all of them, and I have to say Phil Gordons little Green Book is the one that put everything together for me. Yes, he goes on a little bit about his 2001 WSOP final table a little too much, but the book is just great. His system of calculating outs made my life a lot easier. The power of 4 and the power of 2 is just a brilliant way to simplify the odds for us mere mortals.

I am new to Holdem, you mentioned Phil Gordons little Green Book. Is there any others that you or members would recommend? Trying to get any help I can. Thanks in advance.



Jack

"The Secrets of Online Power Poker" by Julian Gardner is the one that got me started though it's a little dated now I will always have a soft spot for it.

Harrington series is the best, IMHO, Gordon is OK but rudimentary. Right now this is my favourite poker book:

Zen Thoughts from Tommy Angelo

Killer Poker - No Limit by Vorhaus.

Harrington's books blew my mind when I got the first, and then the second when it came out. However from watching him on Late Night Poker along with countless other places, he doesnt seem to always follow his own advice. Theres no doubt he's a master at playing a short stack.

One of the things I really love about Gordon's book is that it isnt as overbearing as Harrington's books. Dont get me wrong all of the problems that Harrington gives you in his book are great and excellent practice for real life tourneys... but Gordon's book has all the math that you need (Sklansky gets a little crazy in my opinion - Sometimes I think he's a little wacky) and real life situations that make you understand what goes on in the mind of a proffessional poker player.

Both are absolutely essential in any poker player's library. I just feel I can relate to Gordon more than Harrington. Its a much easier read for me.

For no limit I love Harrington, but my favorite has got to be Winning Low-Limit Hold'em by Lee Jones. I give this book and Small Stakes Hold'em: Winning Big With Expert Play by Ed Miller, David Sklansky, and Mason Malmuth much of the credit for my live game limit success. Can't help but love a book that's made me a few grand.

I love reading all poker books pretty much. It's funny how it will take me forever to read anything non poker related but I zip through poker books left and right. So far my faves are Negreau's Power Holdem Strategy, Gus' Every Hand Revealed, Mike Caro's books. I have a few that I haven't read yet like read em and reap and I actually just bought 2 that i cant wait to start ...Small Stakes Holdem, and Practical Poker Math. I need to learn more about odds and probabilities so I have a feeling I'm gonna have to read that last one a few times.

After playing for a couple of years, I have finally taken the plunge and bought some poker texts on line - by Doyle Brunson, Sklansky and Hellmuth. My only problem will be finding the time to read them !!! Cheers

In my opinion the Harrington's books are the best for tournaments, but never forget the theory of poker(another great book with great explanations about the mathematical of the game). I started to read the gordon's book and until now i am really enjoying it. Anyone here already read the Professional No-Limit Holdem:Volume 1???I wanna know if its worth to buy this book...

I like SNG Strategy by Collin Moshman.

The book I got the most out of was Championship No-Limit and Pot-Limit Hold'em, by McEvoy and Cloutier. I play my best in tourneys. Perhaps it was the style of play that fit me, but I still recommend it.

Good Luck,
Tom

High-Low-Split Poker by Ray Zee

Of course, I've only read 2 poker books....

i have read some poker books and its interesting but i dont believe in that too much for improving my game or like that. best way to do so is practice at the tables.

i agree, nothing tops experience. the only book i've read is the theory of poker by david sklansky. many parts are very mathematical and become even unapplicable to real game situations because the calculations are too complex. but the points he proves through them are insightful.

Seconded. This book is very simple and puts out some complex ideas like EV and other various SnG bubble play moves. Shows some very counterintuitive profitable ideas. Now, I have the harrington on Hold em series, and those are far more detailed, but for a single simple book, Moshman has done a great job. As far as most interesting goes - Every Hand Revealed by Gus Hansen was a great read into one of the best poker minds there is.

Tee hee hee.. I like the comments where poker books are not recommended and that experience is the way to go... but also notice that the one has only read one poker book? (how could you form an opinion then... in my opinion... hee hee).
I agree with alot of what has already been said above. Phil Gordon's books are great and he is also a decent writer (which helps... take in comparison Doyle's books.... ).
Harrington series is also a definite must for anyone wishing to make a go of NLHE tournaments.
I too have read dozens of poker books (and re-read some many times over). My favourite book at the moment though is 'Winning Poker Tournaments - One Hand At A Time' by Eric 'Rizen' Lynch, Jon 'apestyles' Van Fleet, & Jon 'PearlJammer' Turner. In it's 400+ pages it goes over 194 problem hands (more difficult situations,.. difficult hands to play in certain circumstances). I would for sure read all of Harrington's books first though (and Gordon's as well wouldn't hurt any) and of course play a bunch (but that goes without question, right?..lol). The book is broken down into 4 parts, 1 part for each player to comment on a bunch of different hands, taking you through their thought processes, etc., then at the end there are a bunch of hands posted that were played by Mathew Hilger with comments from each of the other 3 players/authors on how they would've played out those hands (without any of them having prior knowledge of what the other player has written about the particular hand). The last hands chosen by Hilger specifically due to them having been 'problem hands' for him that he had played out in the past.
It's a great book but definitely geared to more advanced play. In it they describe playing in a bunch of the online tournaments that many of you are very familiar with and then gear their play towards the playing field in them. Alot of the stuff in the book would need to be toned down some for cheaper buyins ($100 & under) but is great stuff and can really help one to expand on one's thinking about the game.

GL!!

Daniel Negreanu's books ^_^
1: Power Hold'em Strategy
2: Hold'em Wisdom for all players

I started with Hellmuths Play poker like a pro
then The little green book, then The book of bluffs by Matt Lessinger.
All these books were very helpful to shape my game and thinking at the table especially the last one it explained betting patterns and basic bluffing. But the best book was Winning low limit Holdem by Lee Jones.
I wore that book out. When I lose to much I get the book back out and it really helps me focus.

I fould Mike Cappelletti and Mike Caro's Mastering Hold'em & Omaha to be extremely helpful in ring game and home games. I'm looking for a good tournament book with some detailed information on how to do better. I have heard that David Sklansky has many books with an unimaginable amount of information for the enthusiast.

I'm in the middle of the Harrington books. They are well written and for some reason, keep ,me interested. Some books for some reason dont hold my attention. Hand analysis made interesting...HHHHmmmmm. The Helmuth PB fails at this for me, but oddly made sense.
Peace,
FLOW

I find that each book helps me differently. Some were really hard reading...but worth it in the end. Slansky, Harrington, Brunson, Navarro, the list is long. I like reading Bluff and Card Player magazines also.

when you cant find the time to read them, pop in a good poker DVD i love them.

There is a nice online book for beginners from august o'meara. It's called:
online no-limit texas hold'em. Its easy to read and it discusses in short the super system van Doyle Brunson. Its not the best book but for beginners its a good start!

all books by Dan Harrington and Read em' and reap

Phil Gordons little Green Book
BEST so far.

small stakes poker and anything by David Skylanski

Santa has sent me a couple more poker books for Christmas, lol.
Power Holdem Strategy by Daniel Negreanu (I've read his other books... not on the tops of my list by any means.. but are well-written and is always of interest to me to get into the minds of other players).
Also... Collin Moshman's sit n go book. Pretty sure I've already read everthing and more that could possibly be in that book... but hey.. I don't have it yet and what the hell... another good one for my collection, lol.

If you're into playing NLHE tournament play... by all means get yourself the Harrington On Holdem series... well worth it for sure!!!
Once you've played for awhile and if you're interested in something which is much more advanced, pick yourself up 'Winning Poker Tournaments - One Hand At A Time' by Rizen, Apestyles, and PearlJammed (you can also pick up a bonus with it if you grab it from PokerXFactor...they'll throw in 25 training videos by Jon Turner (PearlJammed).

Phil Gordon's books are worth reading as well - - - Little Green Book.. and Little Blue Book. If it were just one book,... get Harrington On Holdem Vol.1 (but then you'll need to get Vol.2 as well, lol.... then Vol.3).

The Little Green Book
Super System II (I've still got my original Super System hardbound with the bright silver cover [not so bright anymore] and System II, although a bit of a rip-off as far as any spectacularly new or original information, is worth the cost (especially used from ebay) for the updated strategies and information.
The Harrington Books
Sklansky's "The Theory of Poker"
The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition

As far as I'm concerned, Hellmuth's Play Poker Like the Pros is a waste of money. Of course, feel free to balance that opinion against the fact that I really, really don't like Hellmuth.

Doesn't seem right to have a thread about books without AlienGenius posting in it - I miss him! You can say what is best for you, but it would be wrong to assume that what works best for you is automatically what will work best for everyone else.

I read Doyle Brunson's Super System, and found that his techniques weren't really TAG enough for me in online play, although some of his tricks worked well for me in live play.

Phil Gordon's Little Green Book has given me a mental set of rules to apply to all hands, as well as various refinements such as betting between 2 to 4 times the big blind - depending on position - when raising. So it is the most useful book so far for me, out of the two that I have tried, but I am still very much a beginner at poker.

Zen and the art of poker is definately my favorite. Its not so much about poker, but more about the mindset that one has to have in order to succeed. I think mindset is the most important aspect of poker.

I havent read a poker book yet and i dont think i ever will. I just take as it comes

I'm reading "Bad Beats and Lucky Draws" by Hellmuth. Love it so far. It's basically him recounting big hands he's played in or observed from high end pros and giving his analysis, and in the case of hands that he's in, describes why he played the hand as he did.

Holdem brain from King Yao has a more math aproach to poker (like counting outs/odds etc). It goes a little to far for me but people who like math will like it.