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10-29-2012 , 02:04 PM

RyanMCR

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I recently bought my first poker book 'The Mammoth Book Of Poker' by Paul Mendelson. Since reading this I would like to study the game some more.

Does anyone have any recommendations.

Ryan

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10-29-2012 , 02:06 PM

AppState'03

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What do you want to play? Cash, mtt's, stt's, hold em, PLO, etc...

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10-29-2012 , 02:31 PM

RyanMCR

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Online and Live Cash. MTT's and SNG's. Only Hold Em.

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10-29-2012 , 03:12 PM

AppState'03

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One hand at a time series. Jonathan Littles secrets of tournament poker. Ed miller books like small stakes and professional no limit hold em. These are all books I have that I feel helped my game.

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10-29-2012 , 03:26 PM

RyanMCR

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Thankyou I'v decided to purchase Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big with Expert Play.

Are you a successful player yourself AppState'03?

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10-29-2012 , 04:10 PM

Angrist

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Ed Miller's books are great, BUT I think Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big with Expert Play is a LIMIT Hold'em Book.

No Limit, Theory and Practice
Small Stakes NLHE
Professional NLHE
How to Read Hands
Playing the Player
(titles approximate)

Are all focused on No Limit cash games, and are applicable to the levels of games you're likely to find in a casino.

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10-29-2012 , 05:42 PM

AppState'03

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Originally Posted by RyanMCR

Thankyou I'v decided to purchase Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big with Expert Play.

Are you a successful player yourself AppState'03?

I'm a winning player. Averaging $17 per hour this year playing 1/2, 1/3, 2/5 NLHE mixed in with some 1/2/5 PLO and small buy in tourneys. I'm by no means great or a professional, but I consider myself a decent player that recognizes what games I have an edge. Good luck and may you always run good.

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10-29-2012 , 05:58 PM

Doc T River

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Originally Posted by RyanMCR

I recently bought my first poker book 'The Mammoth Book Of Poker' by Paul Mendelson. Since reading this I would like to study the game some more.

Does anyone have any recommendations.

Ryan

Why'd you pick that book as your first?

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10-29-2012 , 07:02 PM

xxl_w1

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Originally Posted by Angrist

Ed Miller's books are great, BUT I think Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big with Expert Play is a LIMIT Hold'em Book.

It's a limit book but it's useful even for NL players.

I think OP should read Theory of Poker by Sklansky and Small Stakes Hold'em by Miller, Sklansky and Malmuth. They are not specifically NL books but if you understand all the concepts you will crush NL Hold'em.

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10-29-2012 , 07:31 PM

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Angrist

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Originally Posted by xxl_w1

True, true.
Theory of Poker was great.

I didn't mean to suggest that OP wouldn't get benefit from books focused on Limit, just to let him know ahead of time what he was buying.

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10-29-2012 , 08:12 PM

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denks

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I am a huge fan of SSHE. BUT.......
You can't seriously be recommending it to a NL player can you? There are a heap of good NL books out there so it is bizarre to instead recommend a book geared for limit play. Many of the concepts are not transferrable from limit to no limit - they are totally different games. Instead a book like No Limit Theory and Practice by the same authors would be far more beneficial.

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10-29-2012 , 08:30 PM

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Schlitz mmmm

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The Hot Zone by Richard Preston

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10-30-2012 , 03:28 AM

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1aday

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I think playing the player by Ed Miller is great, also all of Qtips books are great too

Last edited by 1aday; 10-30-2012 at 03:29 AM. Reason: wrong thread

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10-31-2012 , 01:42 AM

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WingVictory

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For MTTs - Harrington's 3 books, Kill Everyone, Raiser's Edge.

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10-31-2012 , 04:47 AM

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GR33NSL33V3S

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OP: Some confusion here. App meant Small Stakes No-Limit Hold'em, a book recently released by Miller, along with Sunny Muhta and Matt Flynn. It's the one I'm reading right now, and i would definitely recommend it. Pick it up if you can.

CH33RS

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10-31-2012 , 12:21 PM

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Donkey111

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Not sure why SSNLH gets so often recommended to relatively new players. It is not a bad book but it is quite a dangerous one if you are not sure what you're doing.

NLH: Theory and practice is as good for live games today as it was when it came out years ago. No recommendation for Online as I have not kept up with the recent(-ish) releases.

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10-31-2012 , 07:42 PM

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Angrist

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Originally Posted by Donkey111

SSNLH gets recommendations because it's well written and has good ideas, so it sticks out in people's minds as "worth it", even if the concepts are a little more advanced.

I'd have to recommend reading, IN ORDER:
Theory of Poker
No Limit Hold'em, Theory and Practice
Professional NLHE, Vol1
Small Stakes NLHE (It's basically Prof. NLHE Vol2)
How to Read Hands
Playing the Player

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11-02-2012 , 07:49 AM

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Donkey111

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Originally Posted by Angrist

SSNLH gets recommendations because it's well written and has good ideas, so it sticks out in people's minds as "worth it", even if the concepts are a little more advanced.

Alright but you omitted a key part of my sentence: "recommended to relatively new players." Not exactly the kind of books I would recommend to a new player regardless of his other qualities.

Last edited by Donkey111; 11-02-2012 at 07:56 AM.

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11-02-2012 , 11:53 AM

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Angrist

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Originally Posted by Donkey111

Alright but you omitted a key part of my sentence: "recommended to relatively new players." Not exactly the kind of books I would recommend to a new player regardless of his other qualities.

I meant that people just remember it as being very good, and recommend it on that basis, without remembering that the concepts are potentially dangerous for a new player.

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11-03-2012 , 09:37 AM

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BiggestE22

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My favorite MTT book is Daniel Negreanu's Power Hold'em strategy. Gets your mind right for the middle levels and end-game spots in typical online MTT and the entire live MTTs..

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11-03-2012 , 11:13 AM

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Rbr0001

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Originally Posted by Angrist

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11-13-2012 , 07:39 AM

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RyanMCR

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Originally Posted by AppState'03

Thats fantastic! If I could just be making steady profits I'd be more than happy. I enjoying playing the game win or lose but obviously earning steady profits makes things a little more exciting. What would you describe as your edge your knowledge of the game and how to play certain hands and spots?

Thankyou and good luck to yourself.

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11-13-2012 , 07:42 AM

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RyanMCR

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Originally Posted by Doc T River

Why'd you pick that book as your first?

I'v always wanted to read poker books but I'v just never taken the game that seriously. I found it in Manchester Airport and thought it would be great to read whilst I was on holiday. It's definitely and beginners book and I learn't a lot about the Maths behind poker, whilst previously I was uneducated on.

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11-13-2012 , 02:26 PM

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billyd77

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Harrington great for beginers

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