Entertaining pokerbooks I should read

[slimbob]

Hello,

I just finished "One of a kind" the rise and fall of Stu ungar. I just couldn´t stop reading. Its very well written and highly entertaining. Can you recommend similar books? Some kind of biography of great players?

[feint06]

I liked "Aces and Kings"

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[Professionalpoker]

I couldnt put down OAK as well. Sad part while reading was already knowing how it ended.

These are not in the same vain but for some entertaining reading mixed with the strategy, Phil Gordon's Little Green and Little Blue book are good as well as How to Dominate $1-$2 No-Limit Hold'em.

Phil Hellmuth's Bad Beats and Luck Draws is available on Amazon's Marketplace for a penny plus shipping. - Story books generally dont sell well. linky [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[Humble Pie]

I'm not a big fan of Amarillo slim, but his book (life in a world full of fat people) was pretty entertaining. Also Katy Ledderer wrote a book (sister of Howard and Annie) it's called 'Poker Face' it was very well written.

[Sharagoz]

Agreed, one of a kind was excelent.

I found Doyle's book "poker wisdom of a campion" quite enjoyable. Many stories from the old days.
"The professor, the banker and the suicide king" was also a good read.

[phydaux]

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I found Doyle's book "poker wisdom of a campion" quite enjoyable. Many stories from the old days.
"The professor, the banker and the suicide king" was also a good read.

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Both very true. I always enjoyed Doyle's down home, folksy tales of life as a Texas road gambler.

And "Professor, Banker" left me with two things stuck in my mind. First, that Jen Harmon is totally an ass-kickin', world class poker player. She's much more the hero of the story than Howard or Doyle. Second, I wish more billionairs were both poker players and degenerate gamblers. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

"That's it. I'm quitting poker forever."

"Sorry to hear that, Andy. See you in two weeks."

[randomchamp]

For starters:Shut up and deal

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I have a spreadsheet with about 300 poker books, I'll post a link once I get my server up again [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

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Hello,

I just finished "One of a kind" the rise and fall of Stu ungar. I just couldn´t stop reading. Its very well written and highly entertaining. Can you recommend similar books? Some kind of biography of great players?

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You should read "Take Me To The River". It's from the same author as the Stuey book, Peter Alson. It's his story about being in Las Vegas for the entire 2005 WSOP. It covers the whole Las Vegas poker experience during the WSOP. He also talks about friends of his, one of whom is Shaniac. He gets a good amount of coverage.

[ringoquads]

"Hunting Fish" by Jay Greenspan was great.
"Amarillo Slim In A World Full Of Fat People" by Amarillo Slim Preston was awesome aswell.

[nortonmalc]

"The Biggest Game In Town" by A Alvarez is a must read.