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So I've been playing poker for a couple of months now and I'm looking for (online) poker books that could improve my game. I feel like my overall game needs to improve a lot, however my tournament game has the most holest for sure.
(I'm sure there is a thread similar to this one somewhere but there is 84 pages in this subforum and I couldn't find. Is there any search engine on this site?)
 
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Hold'em Poker - David Sklansky best book for start need read. :)
 
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I came across a nice little book in the used bookstore, by Ken Warren, on 7 Stud (also Razz and Stud hi-lo). Has some nice little tricks I hadn't heard of before :)

One of my favorite pastimes, browsing used bookstores, looking through old poker books :)
 
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Akorps said:
One of my favorite pastimes, browsing used bookstores, looking through old poker books :)
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I used to do this often. I've found some good scores along the way & some not so good too, lol. One time while browsing in a regular book store, ~4yrs. ago I picked up 5 copies of Phil Gordon's Little Green Book at a book store in a mall. It was piled in a stack on a table in the back of the store... 'clearance table'. Each of the books had some small imperfection on the covers. I believe they were $3/book. Gave them out for Christmas gifts to friends. (still have one copy)

OP, Phil Gordon's books might be a good place to start & then Harrington series (as was already mentioned above). Can't really go wrong with those choices (imo)
 
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As far as cash games go, books by Tri Nguyen ("The Poker Blueprint", "Let there be range" etc) and Ed Miller ("Playing the player", "How to read hands at no-limit holdem", "Small Stakes No-Limit Hold'em" etc) helped me alot.

Oh and "Easy game" by Andrew Seidman! :)
 
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Any of the Dan Harrington books are good too.

True all books are good but need now with who start :)
 
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I guess I have some books to read now :) thank you :)
 
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Dan Harrington books and Doyle Brunson books.
 
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I forgot Little Green Book by Phil Gordon
 
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hffjd2000 said:
Dan Harrington books and Doyle Brunson books.
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, Phil Gordon's books
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Hold'em Poker - David Sklansky best book for start need read. :)
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This books for offline, old pros can not write good for online, these books are no longer relevant.

I advise you to read
Jonathan Little secrets of professional tournament poker
Nathan Williams crushing the microstakes
Easy Game Baluga
Sit 'n Go Strategy: Collin Moshman
kill everyone Lee Nelson
This is a very good books, you will find a lot of useful, especially Collin Moshman.
 
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If you play any live games this book does have some very good insite.
Phil Hellmuth Presents Read 'Em and Reap: A Career FBI Agent's Guide to Decoding Poker tells
 
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"Poker by the book" is good one!
It is easy to read and includes author's experience of 9-year coaching.
I think it worth to read! :)
Also you can read Harrington on holdem (Volumes 1-3 are all great, his cash game gook is great too. Read em and weep is a great read, (Phil Helmuth and Joe Navaro)

Also I think I think that the Harrington Tournament series and the Miller/Sklansky/Malmuth books (Small Stakes Hold 'Em and Hold 'Em Poker for Advanced Players) are probably the tops on my list.

From there, I thought that the Annie Duke / John Vorhaus book "Decide to Play Great Poker" was really interesting. Wouldn't suggest it as a first poker book, but it was a nice perspective in regards to how to limit yourself from being faced with tough spots/decisions and how to best transfer those spots/decisions to your opponents. Was really well done in my opinion.
 
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Izissant said:
"Poker by the book" is good one!
It is easy to read and includes author's experience of 9-year coaching.
I think it worth to read! :)
Also you can read Harrington on holdem (Volumes 1-3 are all great, his cash game gook is great too. Read em and weep is a great read, (Phil Helmuth and Joe Navaro)

Also I think I think that the Harrington Tournament series and the Miller/Sklansky/Malmuth books (Small Stakes Hold 'Em and Hold 'Em Poker for Advanced Players) are probably the tops on my list.

From there, I thought that the Annie Duke / John Vorhaus book "Decide to Play Great Poker" was really interesting. Wouldn't suggest it as a first poker book, but it was a nice perspective in regards to how to limit yourself from being faced with tough spots/decisions and how to best transfer those spots/decisions to your opponents. Was really well done in my opinion.
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Wow, that's impressive. I've only read 3/4 of one poker book in my life lol. Look at you resurrecting an old thread to brag :smile: It's nice to have educated members posting here for cretins like me. Maybe you can teach us a few things. Welcome to the forum and good luck!
 
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ScooperNova said:
Wow, that's impressive. I've only read 3/4 of one poker book in my life lol. Look at you resurrecting an old thread to brag :smile: It's nice to have educated members posting here for cretins like me. Maybe you can teach us a few things. Welcome to the forum and good luck!
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Thanks a lot for such words, but I only read the boooks without practice, I think onthis forum there are many people who knows the game on high level as professionals and they even can write their own book but they don`t read other matherials
 
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At the moment I read psychology of poker by Alan N. Schoonmaker really good book. I prefer it for all who take poker seriously.
 
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" kill everyone" lee nelson. its for stt and sng though
 
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I also really enjoyed the Dan Harrington on Hold-em series. I often refer back to volume 3 when I find I am having trouble making decisions as a way to regroup. Skalansky Theory of Poker is a good book too but an incredibly dry read. Great stuff if you can stay focused. Caro has some good stuff but I find its above my level outside of his poker tells book.
 
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Who I read and recommend
Super system - doyle brunson
But I think the books are outdated , I prefer to learn by revisions and video lessons
 
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I'm reading Theory of Poker because it was listed as the number one book on some ranking website for poker strategy books. It's really interesting and I feel like just the first few chapters really enhanced my understanding of the game. I'm still in the sections covering basic fundamentals but those are illuminating the strategies that different players use. Looking forward to finishing it!
 
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I'd check into poker video training sites if I were you. Books are good but I find it easier to absorb the information when people are walking you through as they play.
 
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"Polished Poker" is a good book. It's interesting, easy to read ang contains a lot of useful information. I think that the additional + is a workbook with different tasks. It helped me to better learn the information
 
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Foldemz said:
I'd check into poker video training sites if I were you. Books are good but I find it easier to absorb the information when people are walking you through as they play.
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Yeah I really enjoy Gripsed and some other videos I downloaded. But I feel like the info. that I'm getting taking notes while reading Theory of Poker is just sinking in more. A lot of the stuff in the videos makes so much sense, but by the next day it feels like it just fell right back out of my brain. Know what I'm sayin?
 
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