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Nor did i say WLLH was a great book, merely that it was a (good) book that pretty much does what it sets out to do. I dont think it is over-rated, as i pointed out earlier you will see more people on this forum recommend GSIH ahead of WLLH.

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That's probably what I'd say now too. For a beginner I'd recommend GSIH (replacing WLLH), then ITH, then SSHE, as your basic "syllabus" for to cash limit Holdem. Add Stoxtrader if you play tough/shorthanded. If you have a little experience already and are decent at math, then if you wanted to skip a step and start straight with ITH.

While the influence of HPFAP cannot be denied, in a modern list I don't think it would have to be included. If you did read it, I'd read it 4th after SSHE. Virtually everything in there is going to be covered in ITH or SSHE, but in a more readable fashion. This isn't to say that HPFAP wasn't important in the development of the author of ITH, but a modern reader doesn't necessarily need it.