Books to read

[jesse8888]

I've done some research but respect the opinions of several posters here more than anything I'll read elsewhere. Therefore, I ask:

I currently play live 6/12 in Northern California. I think I am a winning player. I have read SSHE and Lee Jones "Winning Low Limit Holdem", and my game is based on them. My goal is to move up to the 15/30 - 20/40 games around these parts.

What two books should I read and why?

[PorkchopDJG]

Theory of Poker - Best overall book about poker concepts that apply to any and all poker games

Holdem Poker for Advanced Players - Best for Mid Limit games where you will be playing against many good players who don't go to far with bad hands and can make some tricky moves.

[TIO777]

I'm at about the same place as the OP. I recently read Weighing the Odds and have begun reading Real Poker 2: The Play of Hands. I really like Real Poker 2 as it goes through the thought process in specific situations. Although not a strategy book in the same way SSHE is, it helps when table conditions aren't quite what SSHE talks about. HPFAP is good too, but I would agree that it's geared toward games where people pay more attention.

[Scarmiglio]

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Theory of Poker - Best overall book about poker concepts that apply to any and all poker games

Holdem Poker for Advanced Players - Best for Mid Limit games where you will be playing against many good players who don't go to far with bad hands and can make some tricky moves.

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Yes and Yes.

[earlytimes1]

HEPFAP is a good call & I found Winning in Tough Hold 'Em Games to be excellent.

are you playing 6/12 at oaks? b/c 15/30 is not significantly tougher if the right people are in the game.

[jesse8888]

Playing 6/12 at Artichoke Joes.

[earlytimes1]

only played 15/30 at AJs a few times but it seemed like the same guys every time; seemed similar to oaks in difficulty, maybe a little more loose/gambly. I don't think the game is much tougher than 6/12 there either.

[jesse8888]

Hence my desire to move up and stop paying 1BB per hour in rake/tip/jackpot collection [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

More book recommendations....come on guys, don't hide them from me [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[mrcunningham]

I agree with Theory and Advanced. I've enjoyed the Ciaffoni (spelling?) book, I think called Mid-limit holdem or something like that because it has tons of quiz type questions with rationale. However, I'm not sure this applies to the AJ 15/30, which I've played rarely.

[SNOWBALL]

get inside the poker mind by John Feeney. Very very underrated book.