Omaha 8 Books

[grandgnu]

I've only read one Mcevoy book and I was less than impressed. He's got a gazillion of them on the market, but I assume they're all rather simplistic and include rehashed material from previous books he's written (especially the NL stuff)

I don't buy his stuff anymore.

[1MoreFish4U]

"It sounded like they dictated this book to their editor over a few beers. "

You are right of course - which is why I ranked it where I did in terms of Omaha books I have read.

I also agree that I can learn more from Buzz'z posts than TJ's war stories.

[MegaDisgruntled]

Nobody has even mentioned the new Bill Boston book. A ton on numbers, but well worth the money.

Les

http://megadisgruntled.blogspot.com - PL and NL Omaha 8 talk

[guillaumezur]

i up this old post in order to know if some good books were edited that didnt exist before

[neverforgetlol]

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Nobody has even mentioned the new Bill Boston book. A ton on numbers, but well worth the money.

Les

http://megadisgruntled.blogspot.com - PL and NL Omaha 8 talk

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all i see is white space

[davebreal]

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all i see is white space

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he's too busy studying my play [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Quanah Parker]

Disclosure, I've only recently begun playing O8.

I got Cappelletti's book and he repeatly makes a point of how O8 is much more profitable than Hold 'Em because the difference in the fairly skilled and the expert is marginal.

Is he exaggerating?

[BradleyT]

Here's his article on that.

http://www.cardplayer.com/magazine/article/15011

[Frond]

I have the Cappeletti book and liked it. I also have read the SS2 section on O8. I haven't yet played anything above the 3-6 level and I find that the best way for me to play is to simply play strong 2 way hands like they all recommend, with a few high only hands thrown in when you can get in cheap and in position as well. Most people playing live have never read a thing on this game and you can tell by the way that they play every single hand. I have yet to see a live 2-4 or 3-6 table that doesn't play this way.I jsut am patient and wait for some good hands.

Me, I'm a nutpeddleraholic!

[Gonso]

My O8 needs considerable improvement, so it's not for me to say which books are the best or the most helpful. Time will tell, but here are my thoughts as a struggling O8 guy trying to learn the game:

I find Ray Zee's book to be very good. The Q&A's in it aren't really my style, but it's generally readable and makes sense. It's straightforward and very much belongs in the 2+2 'For Advanced Players' series.

Todd's SS chapter is to the point and is similar in tone to Reese's stud chapter in SS1. It's pretty compressed 'here's how it's done' O8.

Tenner/Krieger - the fonts and cards are a little small, but this seems okay. Only about halfway through it, but it's at least worth having. They cover some other aspects such as unusual blind structures, etc.

McEvoy/Cloutier - talk about recycled. The 'talking over beers' interview format is really not why I buy poker lit.

P.S. - I play fixed limit O8, not PL.