Hey All,
i play 6max 10nl poker and need some study time away from the table can anyone pick out of the 3 of these which would help my game

Harrington on 6max online
The Poker BluePrint
Crushing the Micros

Pros And Cons of each please

Crushing the Micros is great basic knowledge, geared to 2NL/5Nl.
Blueprint is a bit more advanced but excellent as well.
Haven't read any Harrington, but think it's more SSNL/LLNL ?

It is not on your list, but check out Verneers thread "building the bankroll". You can get a .pdf. Very understandable and good for micros.

For 5NL specifically, which is better: Building a Bankroll or Crushing the Microstakes?

From the preview of Building a Bankroll on Verneer's site, the lowest stakes I saw talked about in the book was 10NL, whereas Crushing the Micros seems to be geared specifically at 2NL and 5NL.

I'm curious asking same thing bump

the most eye opening book for me coming from sng background is definitely crushing the micros make sure you read it twice...i struggled with micro cash, but after reading that book it clicked for me, not saying it will for you but it should help you along the way. oh and also ive never read veneers but i hope to soon heard its really good too...

I have both. To be honest, both are great books and tackle almost all the same material, just with a slightly different approach.

CTM is very squarely targeted at 2NL & 5NL which worked well for me. Though it does quickly go on to state the 5NL lines can be followed at higher limits. It starts off from near beginner talks through variance, hud setup, player types, seat selection then on into the game street by street. The text then diverts off into various actions on each street with examples.

BaB is less prescriptive IMHO and is looking more to guide your thought processes with different lines for different player types and table dynamics and getting you to think about how you adapt your play accordingly.

My thoughts:
Both deserve a place on the virtual shelf, but if you want to start with just one and play 2NL & 5NL then you can't go wrong with CTM. Nathan is very obliging in answering any direct questions you have via Skype and offers access to his own forums for the book where you can group with other readers and access all his graphs & data. The community built around it is a pretty useful resource. If you follow the advice, read and re-read each section then check against your play you won't go far wrong.

Regarding styles, CTM is split around 80/20 for narrative/examples whereas BaB is closer to 50/50. My feeling is that BaB is training you more to be a thinking player and learn to adapt - therefore maybe a slightly more advanced title bearing in mind the lines illustrated and examples are all 10NL and above. Would you play the same lines at the rock bottom micros - probably less so.

I've had less time with BaB so don't know it quite as well as CTM but if you have any further questions in specific areas let me know and I'll try to help.

Whichever you choose, gl!

I feel trying to learn lines from BaB is doing the book a huge disservice (I can't speak for the author but teaching post flop lines does not appear to be the purpose of the book anyway ). The book is not a recipe book, rather it provides a lot of examples and spends a lot of time in the *why* part of the examples. If someone is looking for a book of post flop lines to rote learn then they should save themselves the money. If they already know the basic lines and want to move beyond basic micro ABC poker and into exploitative poker - and are willing to spend time studying the book rather than just reading it - then it is an excellent book.

Yes, I couldn't agree more. That's the point I was trying to make. For someone who is currently struggling to beat 2NL/5NL I reckon they'd get more out of CTM. BaB takes it to another level - I like it a lot, but I feel you wouldn't get so much out of it if you're starting from scratch. CTM tends to tell you what to do, BaB is trying to teach you how to think through scenarios.

Another book I like a lot in the same space as BaB is Dynamic Full Ring Poker: Beyond the Basics. Picked it up cheap on Kindle store. Really like the style and the emphasis on thinking and adapting lines to play exploitatively depending on the table.