It depends on your level and what game you want to play.
The key point I'll make is you should get a book for the level you're playing at and the book is somewhat entertaining. Getting some book that's on some advanced math or GTO isn't the way to go if you're playing
freerolls and microlimits cash or tourns.
Years ago I played stud and thought if I bought Seven Card Stud for Advanced Players that it would magically turn me into a better player, lol.
Wrong.
I didn't have the skill or patience to understand the concepts and it felt like it was written like a technical manual with some chapters being like 30 pages long which I had zero interest in reading. That one sat on the shelf then in a box for awhile.
I went to another book to "relearn" the basics THEN I went to the advanced book while studying poker problem
hands and looked for the solutions or guidance in that book. I didn't just read a chapter but thought about hands and looked for better ways to deal with situations from that book. And I really worked with the material.
And even after getting the knowledge and patience to understand the Advanced book, it stil took me 2-3 years to fully understand the advanced book and I played a lot of stud hands, a lot. So don't expect a book or a video or something to magically transform your game.
My point is, don't run out and get what some pro or guru is selling you or what a bunch of folks are suggesting without questioning if it fits your skill level, the game you want to play and at what level you want to play.
Im not going to guess your skill level but assume you want to get a better understanding of the mirco/small limits of NL holdem. The most relevant book Ive read recently was Master micro stakes poker by Hardin.
He'll start you off as a beginner and I'm pretty sure he has important terms in a bubbles and there's also a term
glossary in the back and goes over position, basic math and what type of player you should expect to find at that level and how to deal with them and lots of things to watch out for playing nl holdem.
Im pretty sure I suggested it a few months on the site when they were practically giving it away or it was uber cheap but I don't know what it is now.
An alternative would be as some suggested: the Cardschat 30 day course that will get you introduced to the basics, the lingo, math and such and its free. On youtube, there is the
wsop Academy that's still available that are quick short instructional vids and give you the same basics as the 30 day course but won't go over the software that online players use so the 30 day will help you with that or at least introduce you to the poker software aids.
Whatever you decide, just work with the material and actively think about the situations and the advice because that stuff might not work for your demeanor/style or who you are playing.
Anyway, yeah, just don't get some GTO book, advanced math stuff or it might end up on your shelf like my Advanced Stud Poker book did.
