Best NLHE cash game strategy book?

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I have read BlackRains Crushing the Micros. I play NL2 and hoping to soon move up to NL5. I feel some of the concepts in crushing the micros cant be used to the extent they used to be. Even at NL2 there seems to be a lot more regs than when he wrote this book (I play at Bcp mostly). Maybe I just flat out suck but after watching some of his videos I wish I could sit at those tables.

I plan to read Small Stakes No Limit but Ed Miller next and possibly one of Harringtons book. Anyone else have any suggestion for specifically 2NL or 5Nl?
 
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Still there is Small Stakes No-Limit Hold'em (Ed Miller, Sunny Mehta, Matt Flynn). Explain how to beat online nl100-200 6 max. While not up to these limits, so just flipped through the book a bit, but overall impression is good.
And the reviews about it too good.
 
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i like phil gordons little green book, it is a great book for cash and tournament play very good read
 
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It looks like the Blackrain book would be worth a buy. If you can compete solidly at this level, you really won't need to look much further as you go up buyin levels.
 
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i have an excellent tournament game, in my humble opinion, but i can't seem to crach the 'cash game' nut. So all of these suggestions are appreciated, and i will definitely be looking into many of these titles.
 
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Good question im slowly getting away from mtt but not altogether for the cash tables il have to ck some of those out
 
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i like phil gordons little green book, it is a great book for cash and tournament play very good read
I just got the audio verison of this book because i spend a lot of time in the car. Will report back once its finished
 
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Is it worth $1600?
There is no way that "Let There Be Range" (or any other poker book for that matter) is worth $1600.

While it is a good book, there are so many other books and training sites which will give you much more bang for your buck in terms of value.
 
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Axiomas de Zunick. for poker and for Business.
 
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Harrington on Cash Games: How to Win at No-Limit Hold'em Money Games
 
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Still there is Small Stakes No-Limit Hold'em (Ed Miller, Sunny Mehta, Matt Flynn). Explain how to beat online nl100-200 6 max. While not up to these limits, so just flipped through the book a bit, but overall impression is good.
And the reviews about it too good.

This. Haven't read that much of it but so far it's pretty good. It focus on $1/$2 6-max but they say you apply their concepts to 99% of the games. They cover steals, basic concepts, stats analysis, etc.

But still my favorite poker book so far is "The Theory of Poker", although it's not specific to any kind of game. Covers most concepts you need to know, but if you aren't playing at an advanced level, you should stick to ABC player, and this book deals mostly with fancy plays (slowplaying, check/raise, semi-bluff, etc). Care that "Let There Be Range" is for tournaments if I'm not mistaken. Haven't read

heAdstroMan said "all poker books will be outdated and unhelpful" (I'm already writing and I'm too lazy to quote now), but this isn't true at all (arguably, if you said "some books", I'd agree with you), simply because most poker books focus on timeless concepts. For example, take pot odds. pot odds are always present no matter the time period, and there's no way any opponent can change their game to ditch them. Same for implied odds, equities, and every other mathematical principle.
Even stuff that may change as the game changes, like bluffing, is still updated in old books. For example, even the oldest books say you shouldn't bluff against too many opponents, because you may be running against a better hand, or that you shouldn't bluff on a wet board, because draws won't fold. Again, I can't see how the game's evolution can ditch this. Even the player profiling we use today (TAGs, LAGs, NITs, etc) has its origins in a book, although I can't specify which. But even "Small Stakes NL" and strategy websites that haven't been updates in a long while have these terms, so it's not like the game changes thaaat much.
 
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There is no way that "Let There Be Range" (or any other poker book for that matter) is worth $1600.

While it is a good book, there are so many other books and training sites which will give you much more bang for your buck in terms of value.

All relative, book was aimed at people playign higher games maybe $3$6 $5$10 so 1-2 buyins, if it made them even a slightly better player it paid for itself

if they played $5$10 buyin is $1000

if we played 5c/10c $10 buyin so for us its ony like buying a $15 book
 
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Wanted: Good micro stakes poker book

I'd like to know what a good poker book for micro stakes play would be. Non digital copy availability preferred.
 
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Hi Lheticus. I really took a lot from Ed Miller's Small Stakes Hold'em: Winning Big with Expert Play. With lots of examples and clearly explained principles, I gained a really good understanding of how I need to think about micro stakes games.

While this book is several years old, it's still relevant. Good poker players learn and evolve. Bad players just stay bad in the same old way, though. I continue to consult the book to refresh and compare real game play experience to the strategy in the book.

If you decide to give to a try, let me know what you think!
 
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[ame="http://www.amazon.com/No-Limit-Hold-Theory-Practice/dp/188068537X"]No Limit Hold'em: Theory & Practice[/ame] is probably my favorite Hold'em book for any stakes. But anything by Ed Miller is going to be quality.
 
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I feel your pain. It is actually kind of hard to find a good book for micro stakes. Most of the books written (even the ones that say small stakes) are for 100nl up to million dollar tournament poker. Micros are a TOTALLY different game from the ones talked about in those books. However, I would agree with both of the other posts. Both of those books are really good. If I am remembering correctly, Miller's book is a lot about the numbers of small stakes poker such as equity, odds, outs and those kinds of things. That stuff should really improve your game. Too many other books talk about how to put fancy moves on other players and that just won't work against the non-thinking players you will find at the micros. Sklansky's book is also very good and in-depth, but I think you may get more from Miller's. Good luck at the tables.
 
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The best book is the one that will improve you the most. In my opinion, the best book for any game is The Mathematics of Poker because it gives a player the tools to solve basically any solvable poker problem; however, if you're just starting off, it's going to be way overkill.

I would suggest basically any introductory level aimed book if you're just getting into the game, but also understand that "systems" these types of books often advocate are just simplifications of explanations the authors either do not understand or are beyond the scope of the text, i.e. They should not want to teach game theory and calculus to $5 SNG players.
 
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A good general book for live 1/2 play is Catching Fish by Ed Scimia. The general principles in it are good practices at a 1/2 live table, where most fish will sit.

An excellent read for online micro is Ed Miller's Small Stakes No-Limit Hold'em.
 
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Yes, Ted Miller, a very good book, but I would also advise you to read a book Harrington on Hold'em. There is also a variety of books about how to play the mikrostavkah and middle limits. Also you will find there how to play tournament poker and poker CIS. Learn about how they differ.
 
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google Ryan Fee's 6max guide. It's an E-book built specifically for what online NL cash games are. Best part is it's free
 
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google Ryan Fee's 6max guide. It's an E-book built specifically for what online NL cash games are. Best part is it's free

I took a look at it. From what I've seen so far, it has some good points, some points I'm not going to be able to use so well because they essentially require a poker HUD and I'm never, ever going to use those (I'd explain why, but frankly that would really need a whole other thread) and there was one aspect of the strategies that I flat out didn't comprehend:

Raising with suited connectors. In quite a few places the PDF recommends having suited connectors as low as 56 in your opening bet range. Maybe the answer to the question "how often do suited connectors hit a win" is different than I've thought? Why put yourself in a position where if you're called, you're pretty much guaranteed to be the one who needs to hit?
 
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I think like most poker literature you have to make some adjustments to the advice given. I think the way the game is played today you have to tighten up your UTG/UTG+1 opening range quite a bit, even at the smallest stakes. I think the connectors are still fine from late position and occasionally from EP to mix it up. Then just adjust from there. If blinds are playing back at you, tighten up your steal range and 4bet your stronger hands more often.
As for HUDs, I think they are nice if you're playing a lot of tables, even if just for the basic pre-flop stats
 
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fee's 6max guide was pretty decent like 8 years ago. I assume he's been updating it since then. I have to second SSNLH by Ed Miller at al. Gonna throw Tri's The Poker Blueprint out there too as many players learning the game seem to get a lot from it and appreciate the clarity of the concepts and explanations. I read it a few years back and even though I didn't agree with every little thing it's still pretty good and at least gets you thinking a bit.
 
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