What THREE books would you recommend to a brand new player....

[jeffnc]

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To date I have only played B&M, and attempting to memorize the starting hand charts he lists prior to having played would have turned me off to playing.

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Well of course the book is written for internet poker and you're supposed to have the chart handy to play with at first. It would of course be impossible to memorize for live play. The best way to "memorize" it would be to play online with it for awhile until you "get it". Then you won't have to memorize it to make virtually the same plays on your own.