MTT books?

Hey guys,

I am just beginning to play tournaments and I want to progress as quickly as possible. There are numerous MTT books out there that I hear are good. However I have no clue which books to start on and what order to read them in. Can someone list, in order, which books I should read to progress my game. Thanks a lot

A good start for the fundamentals are the famous Dan Harrington books. After this you should read "Kill Phil" and "Kill Everyone" by Lee Nelson. And after this i would read the books by Rizen/Pearljammer/Apestyles Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time.
Good luck in the tournaments !

Daniel72 said:

A good start for the fundamentals are the famous Dan Harrington books. After this you should read "Kill Phil" and "Kill Everyone" by Lee Nelson. And after this i would read the books by Rizen/Pearljammer/Apestyles Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time.
Good luck in the tournaments !

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Thanks a lot for the advice. I appreciate it

I just stumbled upon "The Raisers Edge" by ElKY and others ..and i will read it in the next days (or weeks), i will let you know my opinion...

I second the Harringtons. Elky's book and the first two WPTOHAATs (I think there's a third one that I haven't read yet) may be on the advanced side for someone who's starting to play MTTs. Both are good, thought-provoking reads; they just may be somewhat early for the OP's current level of game. I'd say the same about Gus Hansen's book.

The Gus Hansen book is written for live poker in my opinion, but its very entertaining and well written, full of good tips !

You may want to consider a training site too if youre looking to improve your poker game.

Yes, it´s also too boring only studying with books. You should have a healthy mix: videos, books, articles, podcasts, playing, reviewing, observing, forum discussions - learning is fun

thumbs up for the harrington books. its also one of the few books with tests. i found it just as useful to do the tests to see "where youre at"

Yeah, these were my first NLHE books and i love them (2 books and 1 workbook), even if many players say they are out-dated.

Daniel72 said:

The Gus Hansen book is written for live poker in my opinion, but its very entertaining and well written, full of good tips !

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It's certainly oriented toward deep stack play, so not as good a fit for the online tournaments I play, where the starting stack is most often 1500 chips, with blind changes every 10 minutes or less. What's been most interesting all three times I've read it is seeing how a top-notch LAG thinks. What I've learned has been mainly in the vein of thinking more broadly about how other people think and play rather than things to use a lot in my own game.

though i dont like the Brat of poker(phil hellmuth), i picked up one of his books at a garage sale for 25 cents. It had quite a bit of information on tournament play with some dos and donts.

Because i was a minnoe back then i found his book to be beneficial which helped me grow up to the full gilled fish that i am today.

Daniel72 said:

I just stumbled upon "The Raisers Edge" by ElKY and others ..and i will read it in the next days (or weeks), i will let you know my opinion...

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It's good

I would read Jonathan's Little 2 books if you are just starting in 2012. They cover the basics and all up-to-date advanced concepts. If after that you want more, read the Raiser's Edge. You can skip the rest imo. Get a video subscription and play a lot.

+1 to the Jon Little books, very well written and concepts easy to grasp!

has anyone gotten WINNING one hand at a time VOL3 was thinking of picking this one up a lil over $30 though How can they charge the same for the kindle version as a printed version THE ORIGINAL IDEAL OF THE KINDLE was books would be cheaper,

Gus Hansen's book is a fun read but I think you have to realize that
his image back then is what made his actions work.

Kill Everyone

I think the best tournament books I've read are: Tournament Formula 1 and 2 by Arnold Snyder.. These are amazing books!! Talks a lot about how you should adjust your play to the structure of the tournament, very practical and helpful