Guide me o Wise Ones!!

[wegs the wegs]

I have been playing for about a year now and have mainly played small live home games, doing fairly well in them. I have played some poker online, also winning here. Overall I have made a few hundred dollars in this game, making it a profitable hobby.

I am looking to step up my game play a little bit, mainly getting into internet poker and playing on a consistent basis. All I have read so far is "Ken Warren Teaches Texas Hold'em" which I feel gives a good covering of all the basics. Now I'm looking to buy some new books, study up for a bit, then hit the ring games. What I don't know are some good books for me and my level. Any books you recommend for getting into the low-limit online games? Any good books about the home games? Any books that person must read to be considered a true poker player? Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks!

[razor]

yes... read the threads in this forum where other people have asked the same questions.

[wegs the wegs]

I've seen some of them, but I have a hard time converting the initials into the actual titles. Just hoping someone could throw a few of them out into this thread for me.

[CORed]

This has been asked and answered many, many times, but I will say that the most improtant book for any serious poker player is Sklansky's Theory of Poker. It doesn't give you cookbook advise, but it teaches you how to think about poker. The chapter on river play ("Heads up on the End") alone is worth the price of the book.

[flair1239]

Alright, I will give you serious advice. Read "Winning Low Limit Holdem" by Lee Jones. Barnes and Noblehas it, so does Borders. It is easy to understand, concise, and informative.

Some people on this forum will be critical of it and advise you to wait and bur Ed Miller's upcoming book "Small Stakes Holdem..."

My advice is to read Lee's book, get his book and read it, the study it a little bit until you understand his reasoning. Then buy Miller's new book.

[maurile]

[ QUOTE ]
What I don't know are some good books for me and my level. Any books you recommend for getting into the low-limit online games?

[/ QUOTE ]
Internet Texas Hold'em by Matt Hilger is a really good book. Not just for online games, but as a general book on hold 'em.

[ QUOTE ]
Any good books about the home games?

[/ QUOTE ]
The most helpful book I've seen for home games is Albert Moorehead's The Complete Guide To Winning Poker.

It's actually a good book on poker theory in general, considering it was published before Theory of Poker. But it's particularly useful for homegames because it has a section on games like Chicago, Anaconda, wild card games, etc.

Steiner's Thursday Night Poker is good for home games because it's one of the few books that treats semi-short-handed play extensively, but it sticks to popular casino games like hold 'em, Omaha, and 7-stud.

[ewile]

I'd still reccomend starting with Winning Low Limit Hold'em and getting to the point where you are comfortable with that material. Just know, that that book is not teaching optimal play, it's teaching basic, beginner play.

To move to the next step get the new Ed Miller book and study the small stakes and micro-limit forums here.

[miamikid]

My new reading recommendations for my friends wanting to learn limit hold'em is as follows:

1. "Winning Low Limit Hold'em" Lee Jones 100 hours of play applying principles. move on.
2. "Small Stakes Hold'em" Ed Miller
3. "Theory of Poker" David Sklansky. read at same time as 3 and during 4.
4. "Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players" David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth
5. Reread 2-4 again and again.

These are the only books you really need for limit hold'em.

miamikid

[BugsBunny]

Replace WLLH with "Internet Texas Hold'em" by Hilger. If ITH is still too tough for them to start with then they can read WLLH first, play about 10 hours. Then they should read ITH. Play for 100 hours or so (rereading ITH as they play).

Then go to Small Stakes Hold'em and the rest of the list.