Little Green Book VS. NL Theory and Practice

.KeviN. · #1 11-01-2006, 07:33 PM

Ok, i've decided to pick just ONE of these up and study like crazy. The question is which one?

Grumbo · #2 11-01-2006, 08:13 PM

What's your experience level?

New York Jet · #3 11-02-2006, 12:42 AM

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What's your experience level?

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A better question might be...Are you a quick learner? If you pick up on things quickly...Get NL Theory and Practice. If you are a slow learner/reader...get Little Green Book (or the Audio Book).

.KeviN. · #4 11-02-2006, 10:47 AM

I have decent experience/steady winner at the casinos/quick learner. The thing is lately I feel like I'm starting to drift away from sound strategy and getting myself into alot of trouble. I'm looking for a book that can get me back down to earth and turn me back into a strong disciplined player again.

silvershade · #5 11-02-2006, 11:44 AM

LGB is pretty good for fundamentals if that is what you are after, it's also very well written, Phil Gordon seems to have the knack for communicating effectively.

NLTP I think requires more work. It has more depth though.

I'd prefer to have both but if I could have only one it would probably be LGB.

phydaux · #6 11-02-2006, 06:13 PM

Get Little Green & Little Blue. Then move on to HOH 1&2.

NLH:T&P is like Shakespear - It's good, but I have to read each page three times before I know what it's talking about.

thylacine · #7 11-01-2006, 10:10 PM

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Ok, i've decided to pick just ONE of these up and study like crazy. The question is which one?

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LOL that's easy! Get both!

smbruin22 · #8 11-02-2006, 02:21 AM

personally, i think you'll enjoy LGB much, much more, especially if you're somewhat new to no-limit.

NLTP is tough sledding (i have to often open to halfway thru the book as i can't get into the beginning).

FWIW, if i had to pare my whole poker collection down to 3 books, i think it would be Harrington 1 and 2 and Little Green Book.... might substitute something else in for harrington 2 though (especially if they moved the continuation bet section to #1 where it belongs, and they say so).

amulet · #9 11-02-2006, 11:43 AM

harrington 1 & 2 are the best. the others are just not nearly as good. however nlt&p is far superior to lgb (which i think people here over rate).

if your problem is discipline then inside the poker mind would help.

Jeff76 · #10 11-03-2006, 05:13 PM

I haven't read LGB, but I thought NLTAP was fantactic. In fact, after reading it I realy felt like I hadn't understood NL properly before, even though I'd read HoH 1 & 2 multiple times.

I also didn't find it hard to read at all. Easier than TOP, though a little more difficult than SSHE (which might just be the most well written poker book I've ever read). After HoH and NLTAP, I feel that my game NLHE game is as well rounded and informed as I can hope from reading books.