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cheeeer
Visionary
Bronze Level
Pure lie. But it helps to sell the books.
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ccres
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hi. Are you interested in tournament play, cash games, or general strategy? There are good books out there depending on what you're looking for.
Herkstwin
Legend
Bronze Level
I have a small library of books that I have read - most of them from cover to cover, but few in much detail. Books are still valid, despite what others may say. Now I get my books in ePub format.
Before picking up a book, you need to know what kind of poker you plan to play the most. Find one written by a respected author or player and that focuses on your game type. There are different strategies for tournaments than there are for cash games and fixed limit vs no limit. Some strategies cross over but others become losers.
Good luck with your search.
Before picking up a book, you need to know what kind of poker you plan to play the most. Find one written by a respected author or player and that focuses on your game type. There are different strategies for tournaments than there are for cash games and fixed limit vs no limit. Some strategies cross over but others become losers.
Good luck with your search.
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CCheckum13
Rising Star
Bronze Level
A book I just started recently and have found helpful to my game is Jonathan Little. Mastering small stakes nolimit holdem. A ton of information in there. He breaks down every possible spot you could be in. Against every type of player. In any position. With any chip stack. Very well organized book. Glad I got it.
Andymac37
Rock Star
Silver Level
Sometimes you just run well in a tournament. Every1 has seen it the guy who calls a all in KK with 84 off and the flop comes 884. Frustrating. .YES.. Skillful. ..NO there is also a difference between calling and being brave and calling and being given silly
. Brave.. chasing a flush or straight depending on the price u are getting to call.
Silly... 2 calls. A raise then u shove all in with Q2off flop comes QQ2. At that moment they feel like the best player ever. Will win that hand but will not win a tournament like that.
. Brave.. chasing a flush or straight depending on the price u are getting to call.
Silly... 2 calls. A raise then u shove all in with Q2off flop comes QQ2. At that moment they feel like the best player ever. Will win that hand but will not win a tournament like that.
frnandoh
Legend
Bronze Level
knowledge and mindset
Having knowledge helps to keep your head in the right place, a good head helps to apply your knowledge in the game. Poker is an activity or investiment of high risk, then, do not "deposit" the most part of your life on it. If you have money, waste a little bit of it with poker, if you have time, waste your time with other funnies. Study a lot to get reach your goals, but set poker in its suitable place. perhaps you are a beginner, then know, You will not learn to play it in one day, it is a long way up to the profitable game. Be pacient with yourself, with villains, with game.
Having knowledge helps to keep your head in the right place, a good head helps to apply your knowledge in the game. Poker is an activity or investiment of high risk, then, do not "deposit" the most part of your life on it. If you have money, waste a little bit of it with poker, if you have time, waste your time with other funnies. Study a lot to get reach your goals, but set poker in its suitable place. perhaps you are a beginner, then know, You will not learn to play it in one day, it is a long way up to the profitable game. Be pacient with yourself, with villains, with game.
Andymac37
Rock Star
Silver Level
Tournament play.. I just got 1 called tournament poker by David sklansky. Had a quick glance and it looks good. Once I've read it i will give cards chat a review.
Can any1 recommend any other mtt books or has any1 read this 1 and can give me some feedback.
Can any1 recommend any other mtt books or has any1 read this 1 and can give me some feedback.
AlexPedsPaps
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Books to buy
Hi all.
Looking for some books to get me started on improving my NLH game. I play almost daily (recreationally) but want to take myself to the next level and start taking it more seriously. Anything from Sit and Go to cash game strategy would be useful to get a read on. Likewise poker mathematics to help with logic would be good.
If anyone knows of anything (books or sites online etc.) that has helped improve their game it would be very useful for me
TIA
Hi all.
Looking for some books to get me started on improving my NLH game. I play almost daily (recreationally) but want to take myself to the next level and start taking it more seriously. Anything from Sit and Go to cash game strategy would be useful to get a read on. Likewise poker mathematics to help with logic would be good.
If anyone knows of anything (books or sites online etc.) that has helped improve their game it would be very useful for me
TIA
AlexPedsPaps
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Cheers i’ll give them a look
AlexPedsPaps
Enthusiast
Silver Level
What you’re saying makes sense however i’m sure that professional writers will have ways of making their strategies dynamic enough to survive in such a harsh market. But I do agree that so much is changing it may be difficult to pinpoint and stick to successful gaming strategies.
Would still like to find a few books to help solidify knowledge and refer back to, but maybe finding out information online would be just as useful (and probably cheaper too lol) because of how fast everything changes... a question for online though is that if the information is so available to everyone and very straightforward does it not cause many players to become too similar and predictable? Just food for thought, it’s probably a largely debated topic already.
AlexPedsPaps
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Awesome that’s just that kind of thing i’m looking for
What makes it stand out for you?
Edison A
Legend
Bronze Level
makes reference more than everything for tournament players tr explains step by step strategies that you should apply when entering a tournament, every player who really wants to take poker should read the book ... not in vain is considered the best book of the world's poker
sammy22
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Are you referring to his older original books or his most recent book that came out in 2014.....Harrington on Modern Tournament Poker?
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darpblog
Rock Star
Silver Level
When you are new, struggling for your first big finish, it could be frustrating to see in tournament after tournament a fish with a big stack making it to the final table when you bite the dust, especially if it's the fish who stacks you.
There's no secret startegy being used here, I won my first ever 50c tournament in 888poker for $75, then I got second place in another tournament for $86, playing Ktrash and Qtrash hands all the way to the final tables. I was merely a fish on a heater.
The other day I saw this guy calling every hand, building a 500bb stack, crushing QQ+ pairs multiple times, completing all his draws, hitting two pair when dominated, it was sooo disgusting ... and funny. At some point he got wise, tightened up, got a little more luck here and there, made it to the final table. He punted away his stack for 9th place. I was having a laugh the whole time watching him get there with worse at every moment.
Learn to appreciate the fish, remember that you want them to play like that, don't feel discouraged. Understand that you probably still have a lot to learn, that it takes time to see the results, and that a fish can get lucky one day, but consistently doing well is only possible for those that put the effort.
There's no secret startegy being used here, I won my first ever 50c tournament in 888poker for $75, then I got second place in another tournament for $86, playing Ktrash and Qtrash hands all the way to the final tables. I was merely a fish on a heater.
The other day I saw this guy calling every hand, building a 500bb stack, crushing QQ+ pairs multiple times, completing all his draws, hitting two pair when dominated, it was sooo disgusting ... and funny. At some point he got wise, tightened up, got a little more luck here and there, made it to the final table. He punted away his stack for 9th place. I was having a laugh the whole time watching him get there with worse at every moment.
Learn to appreciate the fish, remember that you want them to play like that, don't feel discouraged. Understand that you probably still have a lot to learn, that it takes time to see the results, and that a fish can get lucky one day, but consistently doing well is only possible for those that put the effort.
aqqr
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hey. I like the idea that you can quickly double your buy-in by playing against a weak player. So once I played in the HA CIS. The book "Collin Moshman - Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em" is all you need to start winning in this game. First of all, we need to study the fundamental foundations of the game. Then in more advanced books, you can pick up some amazing ideas, for example in the book Bill Chen - "The Mathematics Of Poker".
