Building A Library - Any Advice?

[GrandmaStabone]

I have a decent collection right now, but I have recently begun some serious thinking and study (thanks largely to 2+2), and want to accumulate any material that would enhance my game, be it strategically, psychologically, emotionally, etc. This is my current collection:

1.) Theory of Poker - D. Sklansky
2.) Small Stakes Hold'em - Sklnsky, Malmuth, Miller
3.) Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players - Sklnasky, Malmuth
4.) Improve your Poker - B. Ciaffone
5.) Tournamnet Poker for Advanced Players - D. SKlansky
6.) Play Poker Like the pro's - P. Helmuth (NOTE: it was 50 cents at a rummage sale, I know, I know....)
7.) Bad Beats and Lucky Draws - P. Helmuth (NOTE: Same sale)
8.) Super System - D. Brunson
9.) Super System 2 - D. Brunson
10.) Killer Online Poker - J. Vorhaus (NOTE: My buddy, a chronic losing player, actually GAVE me this book 3 days ago, it is the most incoherent and uninformative thing I have ever read (and that includes "Play Poker Like the Pro's))

So that's what I have right now. I play mostly Hold'em and 7 Stud High (I have a TON of 7 stud books, I listed my Hold'em books because that is what I am looking for). I have a couple of questions:

1.) Being as I already have SSHE and HPFAP, should I still get Hold'em Poker - D. Sklansky? Are there topics covered there that are not covered in either HPFAP or SSHE? If so, what topics?

2.) I Have heard VERY good things about Harrington on Hold'em - V 1. Similarly, are there topics in this book not covered in TPFAP? IF so, what topics?

Anyways, feel free to recommend any books that have advanced your game in any way. Please elaborate on what areas of your game specifically they have imroved and in what way, I am looking forward to opinions.

[Hold'me]

Harrington on Hold'em. Most of it's stuff applys to both tournament and cash games. It's basically the best book on no-limit hold'em currently on the market.

[GrandmaStabone]

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Harrington on Hold'em. Most of it's stuff applys to both tournament and cash games. It's basically the best book on no-limit hold'em currently on the market.

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WOW. That referral alone is enough for me - thanks.

[GrandmaStabone]

Anyone else?

[Cooker]

I cannot think of anything that you will be missing in HEP that isn't in HEPFAP or SSHE.

I think Pot-Limit and No-Limit Poker by Reuben and Ciaffone is a pretty good book that covers a lot of games and a lot of poker ideas (similar in flavor to Improve Your Poker, so if you like that you might like it). It has some good hand quizzes for a lot of games as well. I think it is the standard big bet book.

I also really like the High-Low-Split book by Ray Zee. The players in the low limit games are so weak, one read through will probably make you a solid winner even as you are learning to play.

[MarkL444]

quality over quantity. you would be better off having <10 books and reading them many times.

[royaltrux]

I think everyone has their own way of learning. What works for you may not work for others. Some can keep the 6 main books and read them over and over and some read 30+ and all the perspectives and POV get that reader to the level of the former one.

[AngryCola]

Building a Library

Hope this helps.

[jakethebake]

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Building a Library

Hope this helps.

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Damn you!!! I was just about to post this...

[AngryCola]

This also would have been acceptable.

Nice thought, anyway. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]