once again looking for book recommendations
Hi, I'm on the verge of getting a couple more poker books, and I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions. I think I'll get Small Stakes Hold'em, by Miller, as BBC Z always seems to have high praise for that one. I've read most of the other required reading for hold'em (Theory of Poker, HP-FAP, TP-FAP, Scharf's book, Carson's book, Lee Jones' book, Hilger's Internet Poker Book). Unless there are some other groundbreaking books on hold'em (how is SS-2?), I am thinking of getting a tournament book, or maybe branching out into Omaha? Does anyone have any recommendations for either of these? I would probably like an Omaha book that at least covers Omaha - hi. I'm not so sure about hi/lo, as I've never really played split pot games. Someone here was looking at a book on winning Satellite Tournaments that looked interesting. Has that one been reviewed yet?
Any info or input is greatly appreciated...
Paul
Any info or input is greatly appreciated...
Paul
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1. buy Jones first
2. then read skalansky
You can package them together on amazon.com and save shipping fees.
I picked up Skalansky and read it first, its great, but, it'll make more sense after reading Jones.
(thanks to BBC and Magithighs for their strong input on both books)
Skalansky's NL Tourney book is good imo.
Lately there has been a lot of good things said about Harrington's new NL book.
It's great. If you're going to buy one tournament strategy book, this should be it.
And if you're going to read only one book recommendation, this should be it.
ScottyZ
BTW, if you're looking for a non-strategy poker book, check out "Diary of a Mad Poker Player: A Journey to the World Series of Poker" by Richard Sparks. Well, there's strategy in it I guess, great book so far.
Like Wolffhound said, amazon.ca is the place to go, you can bundle Jones with Sklansky.....Wolffhound lent me these book (by the way Wolff, they both sat in my can, where I usually go ALL-IN!!!!!) and they are terrific IMHO....Jones is easier to read, they go well together.
Bill
I don't know what percentage of the average table read them, the number of forum members here that read/refer/study i think is high compared to an average table.
I found this to be true, I gave away a decent chunk of money online (for me anyways) prior to taking the time to read/study and learn from this board. The last 6 months has more than made up for the first 6 months. Still nothing impressive, but, enough to prove that the effort put into the reading/studying will pay off in the long run.
My playing time probably is 5:1 compared to the time I spend reading etc. Based on results, it probably should be the reverse at this point in my play.
D
he did put out a tournament book however I belive the harrigngton one and advanced tourney play by Sklansky is much better.
Good luck
amazon.ca is the best place to find them. sometimes what they don't carry, you'll get on chapters.
sklansky's limit and theory books are good. his tourney book is pretty good for many different games.
i'm not so sure on cloutier's and mcevoy's books. i've read a number of them. not bad but not great.
harrington's tourney book is gold. i can't wait to get volume 2 whenever it comes out.
in general, i'd say most players don't read/study. too much work for them. put in your study before you put too much into your bankroll. it will save you years of 'experience'. continue to study as you move up in stakes. if you go back and re-read these books, you'll find more nuggets each time. careful, wolf...
I've been looking for that Harrington book...have you seen it around KW?
I got mine from Amazon.ca
Bill
I hope this helps.