Best Books

Hi Everybody,

Can I get some input on best poker books. Holdem only please, and not the super basic or the really advanced.

I like it to keep drumming into me that you should not play weak cards. My favorite so far is The Illustrated Guide to Texas Holdem by Dennis Purdy. It is easy to read and he explains when certain hand should be folded.

I would love to find more books like this.

Thanks,

Carthalion

Here's some poker book reviews that may interest you:

http://stickspoker.blogspot.com/2009/02/link-collection-sticks-poker-book.html

For NLHE Tournament Poker....

Phil Gordon's 'Little Green Book'
then.....
Harrington On Holdem Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (tournament play)

then....
Winning Poker Tournaments - One Hand At A Time (< best MTT book by far!)

Other books for NLHE Tournament play....
Kill Everyone - revised edition (with Elky supplement) < mtt & sng

& for SNG's >> Collin Moshmanns SNG Strategy

the above list is by far my most recommended (I've read many poker books & these are the ones I'd suggest)

This may not be a poker book. But this book will - Save. Your. Life!! Know how to protect yourself against the zombie invasion!

Poker Orifice said:

For NLHE Tournament Poker....

Phil Gordon's 'Little Green Book'
then.....
Harrington On Holdem Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (tournament play)

then....
Winning Poker Tournaments - One Hand At A Time (< best MTT book by far!)

Other books for NLHE Tournament play....
Kill Everyone - revised edition (with Elky supplement) < mtt & sng

& for SNG's >> Collin Moshmanns SNG Strategy

the above list is by far my most recommended (I've read many poker books & these are the ones I'd suggest)

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+million. If read every book there besides Kill Everyone and they are by far some of the best books if read.

To add to that impressive list.
Profesional No Limit Holdem. Concepts in this book are something every players should know.
NL Theory and Practice. Another great book.
The poker mindset. Great for the psycological aspect of the game.
HUNLH by Moshman for your heads up game.
And finaly Turn your poker into a buissness by Dusty "leatherass" for when your ready to take poker seriously.

HoH is a must. Try read posts here as they can be very very useful. There are good suggestings on this thread already.

I used to love the HoH series(and still do because it taught me a lot of the basics at the beginning of my poker stages), but I feel like it is starting to become a little too conservative now. Tournament poker has become much more aggressive than it was when the books first came out and for a lot of the information in the books, if you stick to it, you're going to get torn apart. Granted there is a lot of great information that still applies in them, but I just feel like a lot of it is a little dated.

Cashgames

Harrington on Cashgames Vol 1 and 2. For NLHE

Read them and reap. Phil Hellmuth"s book on tells. The theory of poker as a foundation for everything else you read.

Where's the best place to buy these books? I'd like to use some of your suggestions and build an impressive library, cheaply. Anybody know where to find the best deals? (Note: I want REAL books, not downloads or e-books).

Thanks,

Mike

MikeShayne said:

Where's the best place to buy these books? I'd like to use some of your suggestions and build an impressive library, cheaply. Anybody know where to find the best deals? (Note: I want REAL books, not downloads or e-books).

Thanks,

Mike

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Amazon imo... if you wanna buy them cheaply I would definitely go for the 'slightly used.'

I have found some good deals on ebay as well. I also always get coupons from Borders for 40% off, so that's usually what I will buy them with.

MikeShayne said:

Where's the best place to buy these books? I'd like to use some of your suggestions and build an impressive library, cheaply. Anybody know where to find the best deals? (Note: I want REAL books, not downloads or e-books).

Thanks,

Mike

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Prior to purchasing most poker books I will get them via an inter-library book loan (where I live you can pretty much get any book published prior to 2009). So for books like Phil Gordon's Little Green Book I'd just grab it thru a library (maybe same for Harrington On Holdem although most people that read these books like to go thru them more than once). Librarians here know me quite well now & have even picked up some poker mag subscriptions for me... ahem... umm.. I mean for 'the library', lol.

I'm pretty much an Amazon girl myself, although from time to time I have found some fabulous deals at Edward R Hamilton, Bookseller (google will get you there).

As far as buikding an impressive library goes, have you done a search for "books" here on CardsChat? If you do you should find some really comprehensive lists.

I think aliengenius has one of the best libraries. I have based some of my past purchases on his here: https://www.cardschat.com/forum/general-poker-13/poker-library-updated-98838/

try a book bye tony holdem ...its a good way to learn tight agggressive play...got me winnig straight away

I'm a loose-aggressive player and the book that helped me the most is Kill Everyone...especially the more abstract parts are like a bible to me which make complex strategic decisions and styles obvious. I read it again every few months