Suggested Reading for Me

[stevea]

Hi All,

I would like some opinions as to what poker book I should purchase.

I have been playing dealer's choice home poker games with my friends for over 20 years. I recentely got my home game group on the no limit holdem tournament band wagon, and I don't see myself playing any cash/dealer's choice games in the near future - I want to concentrate on no limit holdem.

I've never read a book on poker, but I consider myself a pretty good home tournament player (yes I know I'd get killed in a casino). At this point in my game, I calculate my outs and pot odds, and I'm starting to try to read my opponents.

Any suggestions?

Thx,

[Ace_W_Ace]

I found this helpful.

Beginner FAQ

[stevea]

Thanks I'll check out those books.

[deacsoft]

If you play a lot of different forms of poker Super System 2 may not be a bad idea. I also believe that Theory of Poker (TOP) by Sklansky is a must read for all serious poker players.

[bolgenmod]

If you've never read any poker book before and you want to concentrate on hold em, you might begin with Getting Started in Hold em by our own Ed Miller. It's a great read, and it will point you to other books. Even if you've been playing for 20 years, it still can be helpful.

For no-limit tournaments, Harrington on Hold Em rocks. Volume 2 has just been published, so it should be in the bookstores soon.

As Deacsoft pointed out, TOP is key, but it's not a beginner's text, even if you do know about pot odds and such. Read some other books first.

And you might want to try lurking/posting in the Books Forum. One warning: people there are pretty sick of general "what should I read" posts, since it seems that every day someone posts this vague question. Look back at the threads already posted first. (Not that people are trying to be d1cks -- only a few of us are -- but people do get tired of answering the same question every 3 days!)

When I first started lurking, I spent some time each day reading old threads on every forum that I was interested in. Lots of great information there. And not only will you not get flamed for asking a question that's been asked a million times, but you'll actually get helpful answers.

One final thought: when I started reading poker books, I'd go to my local bookstore and start reading stuff there to see what really was going to be helpful to me, as opposed to what 2+2 posters or Amazon reviewers said was good. That was 2 years ago -- these days there are a lot more poker books at even the smaller bookstores, so there's lots more to look at.

Good luck.

[Rosencrantz1]

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If you've never read any poker book before and you want to concentrate on hold em, you might begin with Getting Started in Hold em by our own Ed Miller. It's a great read, and it will point you to other books. Even if you've been playing for 20 years, it still can be helpful.

For no-limit tournaments, Harrington on Hold Em rocks. Volume 2 has just been published, so it should be in the bookstores soon.


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Like he says.

[jojobinks]

the previous posts are wrong (sorry guys).

the question was "what book should i read for NLHE tournament play." the answer is Harrington on Hold 'Em

[TomHimself]

easy call, harrington on holdem as previously stated

[stevea]

Thanks I'll try this.