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I like some advice on the what books I should be reading. starting out I'd like to focus on no-limit tournament holdem. I'm currently midway through Harrington's 2nd book. thanks for your time...

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Read Harrington on Hold 'Em 1 - 3. Read and Post hands in the Tournament strategy section on this forum.

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Kill Phil and Kill Everyone are also good.

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any advice for cash games? Perfered low stakes NLHE.

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any advice for cash games? Perfered low stakes NLHE.

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Harrington vol I, PNL

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Harrington vol I, PNL

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The Harrington books aren't set up for cash game play so why would you recommend it? PNL on the other hand is for cash games. If your into tourneys then like everyone else said ALL 3 Harrington's are a must read.

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The Harrington books aren't set up for cash game play so why would you recommend it? PNL on the other hand is for cash games. If your into tourneys then like everyone else said ALL 3 Harrington's are a must read.

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Try Professional No Limit Hold Em, I have not read it yet but it is on my list. There is also a study group working with this book in the Books and Publications Forum.

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if you aren't a complete beginner, i think going through the ssnl sticky is a good idea.

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Harrington's books are good. I'm half way through the second one as well. Doyle's Super System is next on the list for me. If you like the structure of Harrington, you should like super system although I've only glanced at it, so I don't know about the content.

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The Harrington books aren't set up for cash game play so why would you recommend it?

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I assume you haven't read it. HoH 1 contains a lot of information that applies just as well to cash games as it does to tourneys. For a novice NLHE cash player I think it's actually a better book than PNL because it's more accessible to less sophisticated players, and it contains a lot of practical examples as opposed to something like NLHE:TAP. It also has a lot more depth than Little Green Book.

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You assume I haven't read it... How else would I know a good majority of the book based for tourney play ? I don't just read book covers and assume I've read the book. Another good recommendation is Theory of poker, its as complete as HoH and serves cash game as well as tourney players alike.

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You assume I haven't read it... How else would I know a good majority of the book based for tourney play ? I don't just read book covers and assume I've read the book. Another good recommendation is Theory of poker, its as complete as HoH and serves cash game as well as tourney players alike.

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You asked why we recommended it for cash games, I answered. I assumed you hadn't read it because most people who have generally agree that the bulk of material applies very well to cash games despite it being aimed at tournaments.

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Of coarse you can use some of the information for cash games. My point was people shouldn't read HoH for cash game advice alone.

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Harrington, repeatedly - easy to read books but you really need to let this stuff sink in
Theory of Poker, helpful for tourneys or cash

I recently picked up the Sit n Go strategy book by Collin Moshman. I don't have a strong opinion on it either way yet but it is probably worth reading if you plan on playing sit n go's. It contains some useful info that Harrington does not.

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My point was people shouldn't read HoH for cash game advice alone.

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Then I disagree with your point, because the first Harrington is an excellent NLHE fundamentals book regardless of format, especially for intermediate players.

If you really insist on arguing further, please point out how many concepts and chapters you think don't apply to cash games. My copy here only has about 10% content that wouldn't apply to ring game play just as well as SNG/MTT play.

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What is PNL? I am still in the middle of reading HOH1, maybe I haven't gotten to it yet or have not realized what PNL means?

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This one perhaps ...

http://twoplustwo.com/books.html#Professional%20No-Limit%20Hold%20'em:%20Volume%20I

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What is PNL? I am still in the middle of reading HOH1, maybe I haven't gotten to it yet or have not realized what PNL means?

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Refers to Professional No Limit Hold 'Em vol. 1, volume 2 coming out in a few months

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What is PNL? I am still in the middle of reading HOH1, maybe I haven't gotten to it yet or have not realized what PNL means?

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Refers to Professional No Limit Hold 'Em vol. 1, volume 2 coming out in a few months

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Oh I see. I thought PNL was some chapter in HOH.

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All I was pointing out is that HoH is a book designed for tournament concept. Who said we're arguing?