Poker Books.. (Top 5 in order of preference)

Quick poll /survey here please.
Can you post what you'd consider to be the top 5 books on poker today.
I'm talking about books geared for those who are already say an intermediate player (although most players have the tendancy to 'believe' that they are better than they actually are,.. ie. "I can easily play as good as the guys on TV!"... sure ya can, lol,.. that's why they're on TV and you're just sitting at home watching it). The more I learn,.. the more I realize how much I didn't know, lol.
SO,.. TOP 5 BOOKS,.. what do ya say???
(in order of preference please)
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6.) No,.. not '6',.. just '5', lol

Thanks for your time and opinions!!!
Poker Orifice,... keepin' track of the a-holes, hee hee

Hold'em wisdom for all players, by Daniel Negreanu is at the top of my pile right now and I highly recommend it to all players.

This question makes not sense. What game/variation you are playing, level of expertise of the reader, and many other considerations have to go into recommendations.

for MTT i prefere Harrington on Hold`em I and II two very good books about tournamentpoker

1) Killer poker online 2 - John Vorhaus
2) Winning at Low Limit Holdem - Lee Jones
3) Holdem Poker - Gary Carson (first book I ever read)
4) Harrington series (I know it's 3 books but it's my list)
5) The Big Deal - Anthony Holden (not an educational book as such but a great read)

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1nickthegreek said:

Hold'em wisdom for all players, by Daniel Negreanu is at the top of my pile right now and I highly recommend it to all players.

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i totally agree with nick on this! i havent read it yet but i
went threw it and its gonna be good!

1) Super System 1

2) No limit holdem secrets

3) Harrington on holdem.


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aliengenius said:

This question makes not sense. What game/variation you are playing, level of expertise of the reader, and many other considerations have to go into recommendations.

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They stated the level of expertise - intermediate.

1. "Harrington On Holdem" Vol 1
2. "Harrington On Holdem" Vol 2
3. "Killer Poker Online" - Vorhaus's first one
4. "Killer Poker Online" - His second one
5. "Killer Poker Shorthanded" - His other one.

The first two are essential reading for the tournament player - recommending these two is a no-brainer - they are The Bible of Tournament Poker.

The next three are written in an informal, relaxed style and talk a bit about the psychology involved - but are fine reads and should help the intermediate player improve.

"The Theory Of Poker" by Sklansky and "Super System" by Brunson are also always recommended. With the former I personally got kinda bogged down by all the maths; with the latter, I found the methods advocated to be just too damn aggressive for my style.

Both offer great insights however and I'm glad I have them in my collection.

1. HOH I
2. HOH II
3. HOH III
4. Ace on the River: An Advanced Poker Guide
5. The Full Tilt poker strategy Guide: Tournament Edition

Okay so I have my list of 'Top5' poker books (for NLHE 'Tournament Play').

(was just goin' thru a bunch of old emails today & came across this one that brought me to this thread here).

Since requesting opinions on 'Top5' I probably read over '50'. lol.

1. Small Stakes No Limit Hold'em
2. Professional No Limit Hold'em
3. Harrington on Hold'em Series
4. The Poker Blueprint
5. Kill Everyone

Honourable Mention: Treat Your Poker Like A Business

1. Super System 1
2. Winning at Low Limit Holdem
3. No limit holdem secrets
4. Harrington on holdem.
5. The Poker Blueprint

3yrs. later (...almost), I'll answer my own question here...
for > NLHE 'Tournament Play'
Listed in order I'd suggest to read them in.

1.) Phil Gordon's "Little Green Book"
2.) Harrington On Holdem - Vol.1 'Tournament Play'
3.) Harrington On Holdem - Vol.2 'End Game'
4.) Winning Poker Tournaments - One Hand At A Time - Vol.1 - (Rizen,Apestyles,JonTurner)
5.) Winning Poker Tournaments - One Hand At A Time - Vol.2

These 5 for sure! Nothing else comes close either (imo).
That's my Christmas Gift for anyone starting out on the NLHE MTT haul.:santaclau

{for SNG play -> Collin Moshmann's book 'Sit'N Go Strategy'}

Tons of books I could put on a list of > 'Don't bother reading themn' (but that'll be next year's Christmas gift.... hint.. Phil Helmuth's books are up there near the top).