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so many books out there..what is best for online play and control tilt and variance.
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The poker mindset and schoonmakers new one
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"Zen and the Art of Poker" by Larry Phillips. It won't teach you how to play the game, but it will teach you how to gain insight into yourself.
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Both Dr. Al's book and Zen of Poker are must haves. I would suggest getting the Zen book first. That really changed my game psychologically wise keeping control, not getting upset and playing with Phil Ivey enthusiasm.
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The Poker Mindset by Ian Hunter
The Pyschology of Poker by Alan Schoonmaker Your Worst Enemy by Alan Schoonmaker Inside the Poker Mind by John Feeney |
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I have to say alan schoonmakers book was absolute tosh.
Its a laymans insight into obvious concepts padded out with a load of crap. DONT BUY -THE PSYCHOLOGY OF POKER . |
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I've read Alan's Psychology of Poker and have to disagree. While I would not rank it #1 poker book on my library, it does contain insights, which may or may not appear obvious to everyone.
Alan basically discusses the 4 extreme major player types (LP/LAG/TAG/TP), their weaknesses and motivations. It does a very good job IMO explaining to the reader how to exploit each personality type and also - explains why they play the way they do. There is nothing there on tilt/anger control or other facets of Poker psychology (if I remember correctly) but this book carries good value, especially for games with relatively low skill level, where players are less technical and more emotional. Cheers. |
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another thing about POP is that it makes you take a look at your self and not just others to evalutate where your game is at
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Well it supplied a chart in which u could plot ure own tightness and aggression, to rate ureself.
As far as insights u may find it interesting, but i bought the psychology of poker book for practical reasons. When coupled with his implying Brunson the Greek and Ungar were fish, because of their gamble, i just found the book annoyingly bad. |
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Books are aimed at different audiences. When I taught psych at the university level, there were intro books that were aimed at community college students, regular university students and top tier university/honors students.
Schoonmaker has made it clear that his book is aimed at the relatively new player, and introduces basic concepts. Inside the Poker Mind is a higher-level book, dealing with more advanced concepts. There was a time when Al's book was vital to developing an understanding of the game. Had I never heard of it, and just wandered into Borders and bought it today I would find it only a little bit helpful. |
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