What book to get for total poker newbie?

[fraac]

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Suggest your friend play a bit at the limit play money tables at Poker Stars (for example). The games don't go so quickly and he will be able to practice reading the value of his hand compared to others.

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I played a lot of play money pot-limit holdem on stars while testing hud software and it improved my pot control and position sense better than a year of medium stakes SNGs.