Top 10 Favorite Poker Books

[kitaristi0]

1. TOP
2. HLSP7CSAO8BFAP
3. HOH Vol. 1
4. SSHE
5. AotR

[popniklas]

Here's my top five:

1. Theory of Poker
2. Improve Your Poker
3. Inside the Poker Mind
4. Harrington on Hold'em vol. 2
5. Small Stakes Hold'em

Close to making top five (no particular order): Ace on the River, HoH vol 1, Poker Essays 1-3, PL&NL Poker, Sklansky on Poker, Winning Poker Systems.

(Note: I haven't read the advanced player series. I'm excluding narrative poker books and books on gambling in general.)

[binions]

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Apologize if this has been done, but I thought it would be a good topic and Im really interested in what books everyone has enjoyed. If you havent read 10, then a top 5 or 3 is fine. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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Best poker books available, by topic:

1. Beginner
Getting Started in Holdem
Winning Low Limit Holdem, 3rd

2. General
Theory of Poker
Improve Your Poker
Ace on the River
Caro's Book of Tells
Holdems Odd Book
Poker, Sex & Dying
Inside the Poker Mind
Psychology of Poker
Poker Essays I-III

3. Limit Holdem
Holdem Poker for Advanced Players
Small Stakes Holdem
Weighing the Odds in Holdem Poker
How Good is Your Limit Holdem
Real Poker II - The Play of Hands
Middle Limit Holdem
Internet Texas Holdem

4. Big Bet Holdem
PL & NL Poker
SS - NLHE Chapter
How Good is Your Pot Limit Holdem

5. Tournaments
Harrington on Holdem I
Harrington on Holdem II
Tournament Poker for Advanced Players


6. Stud
Seven Card Stud for Advanced Players
SSI - Stud chapter by Reece

7. Omaha
How Good is Your PLO
Omaha Holdem Poker

8. Hi/Lo
Hi/Lo for Advanced Players

[GoCubsGo]

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1. How to Play Winning Poker, Avery Cardoza
2. More Hold Em Excellence, Lou Kreiger
3. Winner's Guide to Texas Hold'em Poker, Ken Warren
4. The Archer Method, An Expert's Guide to Winning at Poker, John Archer
5. Winning Poker for the Serious Player, Edwin Silberstang
6. Hold'em Poker for Winners, Carl Anderson
7. Cappelletti on Omaha, Mike Cappelletti
8. Secrets of Winning Poker, George Coffin
9. Hold'em Excellence, Kreiger
10. Play Poker Like the Pros, Phil Hellmuth

These are my top 10 favorite books for you to read.

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[benkahuna]

Here's my list:

TOP
HoH 1 and 2
SSHE
Caro's Book of Tells
Gambling Theory and Other Topics
HPFAP
SS
IYP
MLH
Phil Gordon's Little Green Book


I had a difficult time making the decision not to include the following two books:

11. HEP (Gary Carson)
12. Inside the Poker Mind

The moment you get away from instructional books, it's hard to not include The Professor, the Banker and the Suicide King and One of a Kind (based on my first 45 or so pages).

I still haven't read the Zee Hi-Lo split book, the poker essays books (well only 70 pages or so), the Sklansky on (fill in the blank) books, most championship series books, Cappelletti, Blade, Schoonmacher, Vorhaus, Schulman, Cooke, Warren, Brunson other than SS1 and 2, and Caro other than his book of tells and the guide to SS.

I think there are definitely other books worth reading if you have the time and that you should read if you're going to be playing a particular form or poker, especially not holdem.

burn helmuth's book... -EV +++being an arrogant assclown and every other sentence is about one hand or another where he "read his opponent perfectly but thats probably too advanced for this book." every paragraph ends with an exclamation point. worst 20 bucks ive spent in my life.

[DyessMan89]

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burn helmuth's book... -EV +++being an arrogant assclown and every other sentence is about one hand or another where he "read his opponent perfectly but thats probably too advanced for this book." every paragraph ends with an exclamation point. worst 20 bucks ive spent in my life.

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Agreed. Phil is a great player, but a terrible writer.

[afish]

I don't play tournaments, so there are no tournament strategy books.

1. Theory of Poker
2. HPFAP
3. Small Stakes Hold'em
4. Real Poker 2 (Roy Cooke's book)
5. Inside the Poker Mind
6. Poker Essays Vol. 3 (much better than 1 and 2)
7. The Biggest Game in Town (not a strategy book)
8. Positively Fifth Street (not a strategy book)
9. Caro's Book of Tells
10. Ace on the River
11. Improve Your Poker
12. One of a Kind (not a strategy book)
13. The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King (not a strategy book)
14. Big Deal (not a strategy book)
15. Shut Up and Deal (not a strategy book)

[DyessMan89]

It seems almost unanimous that Theory of Poker is the best one out there. Knew it was good, but didnt think that this many people would be in agreeance.

[ChuckyB]

I own 11 books right now. Here they are from best to worst:

1. Small Stakes Hold'em
2. Theory of Poker
3. Harrington on Hold'em
4. Caro's Book of Tells
5. Super System 2
6. Harrington on Hold'em 2
7. Killer Poker
8. Play Poker Like the Pros (Hellmuth) -- it was a good beginner book that taught me more than half the starting hands in hold'em are crap.
9. Hold'em For Advanced Players (I bought it way too early. When I read it again in 6 months I'll probably have to move it up the list)
10. Killer Poker Online
11. Championship Hold'em