Next Book: Kill Phil or Little Green Book?

[ptmusic]

I've been playing primarily nl holdem lately - cash games and MTTs (online and home). I've read HOH I and II, SS (1), the Daugherty/McEvoy book, and a whole bunch of limit books when I was playing limit holdem.

I like the sound of both Kill Phil and the Little Green Book.

So which one deserves my money, considering I only want to buy one?

[Margon]

Buying just one is silly, what is $20????

If you only have time to read one right now (A MUCH better reason to get only one), I would go with Kill Phil, it provides good insights into 'longball', LGB is just a lighter version of HOH I (IMHO).

BUT, you should really read both.

Margon

[Some Pig]

The Green book is available on CD. Therefore, you can "read" both it and KP at the same time, if you're a multi-tasker.

[deacsoft]

It doesn't matter. They're both good reads but don't really fall into any kind of specific order.

[ptmusic]

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Buying just one is silly, what is $20????

If you only have time to read one right now (A MUCH better reason to get only one),

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That's precisely the reason--time.

[shmoosh]

Read HoH 1&2 again.

[djhoneybear]

The Little Green Book will help you out with cash games where as Kill Phil won't. I liked both of them alot but I think LGB would get my vote. If you take a long crap you can finish it so time shouldn't be an issue but you may have to read it again to absorb the finer points.

[GxHxOxSxT]

Little Green Book takes you through the thought procces of playing Tournament Poker. I really liked it.

Kill Phill is ok, but it is more geared to the lesser skilled players.

Ghost

[Margon]

On second thought, this is the best advice....

If you master HoH I & II, you won't need Kill Phil, and at the same time you will already know everything in LGB.

(I have 14 poker books, all of which are highly regarded here at 2+2, but if someone really came down to it, you only need 6 - HoH 1, HoH 2, ToP, HEPFAP, SSHE, Psy of Poker. Mastery of these 6 will put you in an elite group of people.)

Margon

[TheWalrus]

I think these study groups are a great idea and I look forward to participating. That said... I would vote for The Little Green Book, since I already own it [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]