my first poker books

[dyinginabubble]

The list of books you should read, in the order you should read them given that you are a NL sng player, with a few years of experience are imo:

1. Sit 'n Go Strategy by Collin Moshman
Although I haven't read it, as it hasn't come out yet obviously, there are no other books specifically written about sngs that are worth reading. Anything published by 2+2 (especially lately) is going to have the best advice around.

2. Harington On Hold Em vol 1
Intended for MTT's, this book contains a lot of advice that are applicable to SNGs (SNGs are tournaments after all, just single table), and the series is the best advice on Tournament poker period (earth shattering in fact).

3. Harrington on Hold Em vol 2
This might be your MOST useful resource. Intended for late in tournaments, there are going to be countless situations where the ideas in this book come into play. Pure gold.

4. Harrington on Hold Em vol 3
A book of hand examples.

5. No Limit Hold Em: Theory and Practice
While intended for cash games, this book will get you thinking on a deeper level about no limit hold em. This goes beyond "if you have this hand, you should do this". It shows you how to think about the game, so you can deduce your move in any situation.

6. Full Tilt Strategy Guide
Again more geared toward MTTs, this book shows some concepts that are new and sometimes contrary to what you will see elsewhere. I think this one is a must because it offers new information, by top players, that was previously not mentioned elsewhere.

Given your circumstances, you don't need to read anything else that is currently in print. Since you have been playing for a couple of years you can completely bypass Phil Gordon's series as they are pretty dumbed down.