If you are showing profit over 10k games, but feel that you have a serious problem with tilt and sticking to bankroll management, then it sounds like you primarily need to focus on analyzing the motivations behind your decisions. Those two books aren't going to solve that problem for you.
Write down a plan for where you want to be 2-3 months from now and how you're going to get there. Lay out bankroll management, what stakes you're going to start at, what kind of volume you can realistically pump out, an ROI you hope to achieve after X amount of games, and at how many buy-ins you'll move up to the next higher stake. Then implement your plan and
stick to it. After 2-3 months, compare your actual results to your planned results. Be honest with yourself and think of what you did poorly, what you did well, and then rinse and repeat. Make another 3-6 month plan with your previous mistakes in mind.
Set a decent volume goal for each day you'll be playing and once you hit that goal, stop playing for the day and review your games. Identify bad moves, good moves, etc. Post hands to this forum. Get a HUSNG membership and watch videos.
During your sessions take breaks. This was the most significant thing I ever did for myself in regards to controlling tilt and emotional state. Play for one hour, take a 10-15 minute break away from your computer (get some fresh air, take a short walk, etc.), then play another hour.
Those two books you mentioned are good, but it sounds like you're having issues more with meta aspects than with game theory. I personally haven't read
The Mental Game of Poker yet (it's literally in a UPS van on the way to me right now) but I've heard great things about it. That might be more applicable to the issues you're having. I would suggest reading Moshmans book and
Expert Heads Up No Limit Hold'em by Will Tipton rather than
The Mathematics of Poker (leave that for last). I've been reading Tiptons book lately and it's one of the best poker books I've ever read.
EDIT:
Mersenneary Heads Up Poker Ebook is excellent as well, if you haven't read it yet.
Last edited by Fludae; 05-22-2013 at 08:37 AM.