Which book has helped you the most

#1 March 30th, 2020, 10:42 PM

Hello everyone. I just decided to read books about texas hold em no limit tournament strategy. Please advice your best 3.

#2 March 30th, 2020, 11:12 PM

Hello
Here I leave you some that I have been able to read and I found them quite useful

Harrington on hold em (all vol)
Let there be range! by Cole South & Tri Nguyen
Hole Card Confessions by Owen Gaines

but nowadays I would recommend that you watch classes online. There are many more practical ways to learn with visual examples much more fun and time saving.

#3 March 30th, 2020, 11:59 PM

Yeah the first book i've read about tournament poker was "Harrington on Hold'em" Vol.1 and even though it is an old book and i think a lot of people would say it's useless for todays games, i would say it's fundamentals are still very applicable. I'm recommending this book to everyone who wants to start playing tournament poker.

#4 April 5th, 2020, 2:08 AM

Great topic! I will have a look on "Harrington on hold em" as it has been mention twice. Thanks!

#5 April 5th, 2020, 12:39 PM

hi. Confirming indications, Harrington on Hold ‘em poker books, from experience, details of his life in poker, strategies of the most infinite. very easy to understand your ideas. excellent reading.

#6 April 5th, 2020, 2:01 PM

Originally Posted by fernando21

Hello
Here I leave you some that I have been able to read and I found them quite useful

Harrington on hold em (all vol)
Let there be range! by Cole South & Tri Nguyen
Hole Card Confessions by Owen Gaines

but nowadays I would recommend that you watch classes online. There are many more practical ways to learn with visual examples much more fun and time saving.

Originally Posted by gupiel0k69

Yeah the first book i've read about tournament poker was "Harrington on Hold'em" Vol.1 and even though it is an old book and i think a lot of people would say it's useless for todays games, i would say it's fundamentals are still very applicable. I'm recommending this book to everyone who wants to start playing tournament poker.

Originally Posted by rdwr33

hi. Confirming indications, Harrington on Hold �em poker books, from experience, details of his life in poker, strategies of the most infinite. very easy to understand your ideas. excellent reading.

Hi guys, as you all recommend Harrington on Hold'em, I have a question for you all. What do you think the difference between his book and current day of poker? Is it about play style, bet sizing, or what?

Please give us (me and OP) insight about it. So, I will at least remembering about the difference when reading the book and have some thought when reading it.

#7 October 17th, 2020, 1:28 PM

I have many good books but Super System (I and II) is the one that helps me much. For me it's the best.

#8 October 20th, 2020, 12:53 PM

Books have lost their charm. Better to watch poker stims from poker stars and other streamers. Play more and analyze your game.

#9 October 20th, 2020, 1:18 PM

Hello. I have found that books by Sklansky have helped. "The Theory of Poker". is a well known book and easy read.

Good luck with your games!
Dan'O

#10 October 20th, 2020, 2:25 PM

Originally Posted by danoscar

Hello. I have found that books by Sklansky have helped. "The Theory of Poker". is a well known book and easy read.

Good luck with your games!
Dan'O

Yes you're right. David Sklansky is a doctor of poker. I have some of his books and "The Theory of Poker" is one of the best.

#11 October 20th, 2020, 3:07 PM

Hi.
I can recommend you a good book:
The Easy Game - Andrew Seidman.
I think this book will be useful for you.
Good luck.

#12 October 20th, 2020, 3:16 PM

Honestly I don�t read much (I�m trying) but whenever someone asks about the theme Doyle Brunson's Super System I and II it's over there,would start with them

#13 October 20th, 2020, 4:26 PM

Originally Posted by TerryBLE

Honestly I don�t read much (I�m trying) but whenever someone asks about the theme Doyle Brunson's Super System I and II it's over there,would start with them

These books are very good because Bunson teaches all poker rules, not only NL.

#14 October 23rd, 2020, 4:04 PM

Originally Posted by xacap888

Hello everyone. I just decided to read books about texas hold em no limit tournament strategy. Please advice your best 3.

The best book on the dangers of card games was written by Fyodor Dostoevsky: "Crime and Punishment". And if you're being serious, read Harington. Three volumes on Texas Hold'em will give you a solid understanding of the theory of the game and help you improve your skill.

#15 October 23rd, 2020, 4:45 PM

Chuck Clayton "Mastering the Mathematics of Poker" Alex Fitzgerald "The Myth of Poker Talent"

#16 November 24th, 2020, 1:02 PM

I do not think that books can somehow help improve the game. If you are a beginner player, then I recommend exploring Harrington.If you are already well versed in the basics of poker, then I advise you to watch a video on youtube with analysis of hands from professionals.P.S. it will also be great to analyze your plays after the session.

#17 December 5th, 2020, 1:17 AM

Books never really helped me. I learned by playing.

#18 January 8th, 2021, 2:03 PM

Thank you so much for sharing all these books. Put some of them on Goodreads, so I can read them in the future, many many thanks.

#19 January 8th, 2021, 2:49 PM

Poker tells.

Mike Caro.

#20 January 8th, 2021, 3:55 PM

thank you for sharing all these books, they are very useful for everyone !!!

#21 January 8th, 2021, 3:57 PM

I've only read 1 particular Dutch book, for the rest I only watch a lot of YouTube channels & browse the forums Which book has helped you the most

#22 January 8th, 2021, 4:11 PM

without a doubt...many years ago...doyle's supersystem books...both 1 and 2

for 5 card draw, Mike Caro's section in SS2 is still the best

#23 January 8th, 2021, 4:21 PM

For cash games, books by Nathan Williams are useful. With the help of them, you can quickly and quite easily beat the micro-stakes.

#24 January 8th, 2021, 9:54 PM

the Sklansky books were really helpful when I first started out as it helped me be able to compute pot odds versus my fellow 14-16 y/o peers whose grasp of the game consisted of "I has ace 4 offsuit, time to raise"

#25 January 8th, 2021, 10:48 PM

I'm a big reader and believer in books. Poker books are a passion of mine. Here are some thoughts for you:

There is a lot of duplication among books, and a range of writing skill. Look past that. DO look for the unique things that can be found in each book. Every book has at least one or two ideas or concepts that can improve your game.
Modern books will often tout (hype) the newest thinking. This is generally built on top of the "old" even if the writers don't admit it. It is an evolution. (Over many years I have found that reading things in the order in which they are written is a wise discipline. You get a much better feel for where things are going and why. I did this with Poker books, beginning with Brunson.)
A couple of new books are compendia of articles (e.g. Excelling at No Limit Hold-Em by Little) that give you recent concepts, each written by the individuals who excel in important areas of the game. This is a wonderful way to get a lot of scope in a hurry.
I have read all of David Sklansky and those team efforts by Sklansky/Miller and Sklansky/Malmuth. These books all made me think. And they often delve into statistical detail. This caused me to think deeply, even in the statistical zones that are not my strength. You can better choose strategies when you have this background. I particularly recommend the first Sklansky The Theory of Poker and the follow-on No Limit Hold em - Theory and Practice (with co-author Ed Miller) for the foundation they give.
I completely agree with the many endorsements of Ed Harrington's three volumes. I strongly recommend all three. My reason for liking them is perhaps different that other players ... At the table you have got to do so much "thinking on the fly". Harrington seems to have gotten this down. Wrking through his hand and table analyses builds this skill better than other books in my opinion.
I have found mistakes (not just typo's but thinking errors) in some books. It's a reason to get a second opinion. These mistakes will show up at the table.
Please remember that no one author will will tell you all their best tricks and maneuvers if they are an active player. That's a reason, just by itself, to read a variety books written by different players.
Finally, I have been a management consultant for decades, and also trained 1000's of people from which I learned this advice: Drill to the Level of Insight. If I wrote a book myself that would be the title. That's what winners do. It keeps them moving ahead in their fields of choice.

Good luck with reading. I agree it is not as much fun as playing! But all your playing will be MORE FUN once you have completed some reading.
UncleJeff
PS- I am including a photo from my main bookshelf

#26 January 8th, 2021, 11:03 PM

The first book I read was a "variant" of the Poker for Dumies here in Brazil, so I could leanr the very basics of the game. When I got into the tables (home games) I started looking into other books and was kind of astonished that there were very little material wrote in portuguese back in the early 00's, so I had to go and find things in English.
The first book other that that previously mentioned was one a friend lend me: Harrington on Hold'Em, which I liked very much and made me go after others. The book I had more fun reading was Gus Hansen's Every Hand Revealed. Nice to see his point of view on his thought on every single hand of a tournament he won. And I really wnat to give a special shoutout to Daniel Negreanu's Power Hold'em Strategy, specially the chapter regarding small ball poker. I read lots more, of course, when I thought I would play seriously... nowadays I just play for fun, but those were great readings.

#27 January 8th, 2021, 11:46 PM

My favourite poker book so far is The Course: Serious Hold Em Strategy for Smart Players By Ed Miller. It is based on live cash games mainly but there is plenty to take away for online players.

Highly Recommended!

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