Shut Up and Deal~~~Biggest Game in Town

[RollaJ]

These are two very good books on poker. Not really instructional, but more of a recreational read.

Shut Up and Deal was really amazing, and anyone playing as a pro or planning it should certainly read it (as well as everyone else). It truely is the Nuts!

The Biggest Game in Town is known as a classic and was also very good, but I did like Shut Up and Deal better.

I also "read" (ordered a book on tape by accident)Positively Fifth Street, very good story as well

[Rick Nebiolo]

Jesse May, author of "Shut Up and Deal", did some real good reporting and wrote a few good RGP posts on the WSOP the last few years.

I agree both are good books. You might also enjoy "King of A Small World" by Rick Bennett. Check it out at the following link:

http://tinyurl.com/id98

~ Rick

[dirty_dan]

I had just ordered both of these and they got delivered today. Now I can look forward to some good mindless subway reading.

[snakehead]

maybe I'm the only one who feels this way, but I thought the biggest game in town was boring.

[RollaJ]

You are probably not the only one, just in the minority /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[nicky g]

I can sympathise with that, though I do think it's a great book. Not much suspense, action etc though - more of a portrait of a group/era. I actually found Positively 5th Street quite dull.