Recommend a book for the psychology of the game.

[Cat]

Zen and the Art of Poker every time. Really, really good on all the topics you mention, especially how to stop yourself tilting. Schoonmaker I found basic in the extreme, not very helpful. Feeney I found overspecific, though there is some good stuff in there.

[Kellon]

Have any of you read Phillips' newer book, "The Tao of Poker"? I read "Zen and the Art of Poker" and thought it was really good. It even seemed really applicable to my lousy golf game.

[crockett]

Not to stop this excellent thread, but I would I like to thank all of the repliers. It looks like I have the BIG 3 I need to hit up and in what order.

In response to a poster: Your right that just about any book contains information you could figure out for yourself, but I'm trying to give my self every possible edge. I also like reading.

If you knew how I used to tilt when I started and how often and why I tilt now, trust me you'd be very impressed. I'm still working very hard at making it something that NEVER happens.

Anyway, thanks all.