Poker books.

[kevkojak]

Hi guys. I'm wondering if anyone can put me onto any decent gambling/poker books. Not guides, I have a few various strategy guides now, I'm talking about either autobiographies/biographies really.
I read Amarillo Slim 'in a world full of fat people' and loved it, I'd recomment that to ANYONE! Funny with a bit of advice in their too- prop bets that would put Phil Ivey to shame! hehe.
Also recently read 'Swimming with the Devilfish' which was pretty good.
Got another on order from amazon called 'ghosts at the table', and thats it. Anyone got any good picks for me?

 

[Poker Orifice]

I've heard Matusow's new book is supposed to be a good read. I believe there's a thread on CC somewhere about it (and poster is co-writer or something like that?)

 

[Mase31683]

I really enjoyed "The Professor, The Banker, and The Suicide King"

 

[LarkMarlow]

Here are some from my Poker library...

Tales out of Tulsa by Bobby Baldwin
How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Cursed and Won Millions by Annie Duke
Take Me to the River by Peter Alson
The Biggest Game in Town by A. Alvarez
Poker Nation by Andy Bellini
Big Deal by Anthony Holden
Bigger Deal by Anthony Holden
Poker Face by Katy Lederer
Positively Fifth Street by James McManus
Cowboys Full by James McManus
Diary of a Mad Poker Player by Richard Sparks
Getting Lucky—the Education of a Mad Poker Player by Richard Sparks
Read Em and Weep—a Bedside Poker Companion by John Stravinsky

 

[Pokerstudent]

Just one.

Bringing down the House. (MIT blackjack team) Great read!

 

[WVHillbilly]

Positively 5th Street was the 1st "poker" book I ever read, at least a year before I started playing. It's very good.

+1 for Bringing Down the House. It's at least a million times better than the POS movie they made "based" on it (21).

 

[LarkMarlow]

Here's another one:

Pizza, Pasta and Poker by Vince Burgio

 

[alaskabill]

" The Biggest Game in Town" by A. Alvarez. A classic study of high stakes poker players written during the wsop in 1980 ( I think, not sure on the exact year). Its a wonderful book.

 

[cjatud2012]

Ace on the River by Barry Greenstein is supposed to be very good, it's more of a comment on the poker lifestyle than any sort of strategy discussion. I liked Gus Hansen's book, too, not really for the strategy but just because it was fun.

 

[Shadowplay]

Ace on the River by Barry Greenstein is supposed to be very good, it's more of a comment on the poker lifestyle than any sort of strategy discussion. I liked Gus Hansen's book, too, not really for the strategy but just because it was fun.

I agree, Hansen's book was a good read.

 

[kevkojak]

Quality response, cheers all.
Especially impressed with LarkMarlow. Goddamn, you must live and breathe gambling! lol.
Thanks to all, already ordered another 4 books from amazon and e.bay!

 

[ander]

I have one 2

The Poker Mindset by Ian Taylor