Best Poker Book U ever Read:

[Doppler Bob]

Anecdotely speaking, I read Matt Matros' book "The Making of a Poker Player" as a college junior, and it totally changed my mindset and attitude of poker and starting up my career in it.

Since then, I would say either of the Harrington books are great..

[Mike Jett]

The Art of War is a great book for poker for people with creative and adaptive minds.

[snowhat]

I haven't read HOH1 yet...but know someone who will give it to me for free. Should I pass and buy HOH2?

[stevie555]

Both of the HOH are good books, in my opponion, but i found the first one to be a bit more basic and the second one to have more useful knowledge in it (bluffs, final table considerations, Structured Hand Analysis, etc). But if you have an opportunity to read the first one for free I would recommend doing that, and if you like it, buy the second one (as it is just a continuation of the first).

[brick]

Welcome Back.

[NWCougar]

Play Poker like the Pros By Hellmuth. I always suggest it as required reading to new players.

[AlanBostick]

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Play Poker like the Pros By Hellmuth. I always suggest it as required reading to new players.

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This is in way of making sure the next generation of fish get off to a good start, yes?

I've glanced at it on bookstore shelves. The eight-or-better stud chapter is a recipe for bankruptcy.

[OldAbe]

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All poker means the same thing to them. They know the game is all luck. Also remember that this is gambling and no concept is infalliable. I am sure you have all seen people catch the case card and beat the hand when they should have not been involved in the hand in the first place. That is why they call it gambling. Remember no matter what the odds are if the person catches the odds go out the window...but the correct call , fold raise, reraise will win in the long haul.

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Uh, poker is all luck? Then why do the same people win? I know this is probably just your ranting about the bs that happens in poker, but still...come on.

[ConfusedAgain]

Although some books get more than half way, I want more info on counter strategies for strange player. Better adviceagainst tough players besides play tighter and stay away; Propability of a certain hand being the best hand when opening from MP1 in a 10 player game, a 6 player game. More on playing low cards for profit. I know it can be figured out - but what about range of hand analysis of opponents when they are 35% VPIP, 22% etc. Modifying stats with how they play blinds. Developing game theory strategies for raising % and calling % preflop (I know HOH goes into this but more on his %'s - not really how this is developed for correct strategy - based on a particular table of players.) Anyway, I've read almost all the mainstream books - and I actually look here now for the more advanced answers. Some simulations for limit. Some paper and pencil. And study of hands. Best Books: TOP, HOH I,II, SSHE, Weighing the odds in Holdem Poker, Little Green Book, HEFAP.

[Jeff76]

For NL (since that what you asked), All three HoH books. I don't think either I or II is better than the other; they are both necessary for the game. And III fills in a lot of the post flop play that I felt was missing in the first two volumes.

SSHE should be mentioned, though, even if it is limit. Just an incredible book that puts money in your pokect. Reading it did help my NL game, too, if indirectly.

And of course, ToP just because those fundamental concepts are so key to playing winning poker.