Theory and Practice or....

R18A1I4 · #1 09-26-2007, 10:04 PM

I've played my fair share of online NL and limit as well as a lot of live limit, but before I dive into my first live 1-2 NL game I thought I should check out one of these books. (The limit books certainly helped my game)

So having never read a NL specific book would you reccomend Theory and Practice or Professional Volume 1? Or would it be beneficial to just get both?

Michaelson · #2 09-26-2007, 10:32 PM

Get both, but read PNL first, or at least it's first section. I think PNL outlines the fundamentals of NL better than you'll find anywhere else.

#3 09-27-2007, 01:39 AM

Both for sure. I'd read Theory and Practice first.

nycplayer · #4 09-28-2007, 09:19 AM

I gotta vote for PNL. I read both, starting with NLTaP, but I have gotten a lot more out of PNL in terms of improving my play.
I plan on re-reading a lot of NLTAP, though as I think I'll get more out of it now. I think PNL was an easier to absorb approach to the fundamentals of planning your hands, and keeping the pot size where you want it.

#5 10-01-2007, 04:50 AM

The concepts section of T&P is a must read even if you don't read the rest of the book. It's a little over 50 pages.

osh · #6 10-01-2007, 08:05 AM

Might take a look at one pool I recently tool. Not much voters and Limit books in the middle, but...

click-click pool

Packard · #7 10-01-2007, 10:35 AM

Get PNL first. Both books are great but for someone in his first 1-2 NL game this book would probably provide more info for a quick start to low limit no limit.