Beginner plays AK

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i dunno for others here but for me ITH(internet texas hold'em by hilger) is the first book to get your hands on!

i feel SSHE(small stakes hold'em) is the best second book ever for the only reason ,ITH is a little easier to read(concept,nice Q&A after each chapter,etc.) and the preflop chart easier to follow for a beginner.
Of course SSHE is a better book with more stuff to learn then ITH,but ITH is just so easy to learn from, as a starting book,once u grasp ITH read,then SSHE will be so much better for u after,since u ll be able to apply SSHE to is full capacities.
Well for me it would of been if i knew at the start what ITH was instead of other worthlees book(ie: winning low limit...)

BTW,nh u played it correctly

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I'll tell you what MC, that is the book, ITH, that I have been reading most and bringing to work with me to read during breaks.

It is just packed with information, and looks like it covers pretty much all of the angles that can occur as far as types of flops, and jeez, everything else that I can imagine. Although I am just a beginner.

As far as reading too many books like people have mentioned, that is definitely true, but I want to get an overview of what different authors publish, and what different players are using to develop their strategies. Even though I have too much information to incorporate it all into my play, I stick with a basic strategy while keeping other information in mind, so I can incorporate it as it makes sense.

What I've done so far, is put more time into my studies before beginning to play, than I believe most other players have put into their games, so I can feel confident that I have a pretty good shot at coming out ahead, after standard deviation puts me where I should actually be, relative to how well other beginning players play.

I am really impressed with ITH. I'm going to get his other book soon on Hold'em probabilities.

Thanks for the reply