Poker Books

Finrod

Active Member
#1
I have played a lot of Full Tilt poker, but have never played in a brick and mortar casino.

I would be interested in your opinion of good books to read if I were interested in trying poker in a brick and mortar casino.

Thanks for you suggestions!
 

Canceler

Well-Known Member
#2
Not sure you need to read a book to play B&M poker. (Dead link: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/27/brick-mortar/frequently-asked-questions-b-m-851624/) _This post_ is a gateway to a lot of things you might find interesting.
 
#4
What are you playing? Study that game in particular, but I'd recommend some initial general reading on the basics. Also, before playing for serious money, try some low limit just to master the mechanics of the game. Rookie mistakes like acting out of turn can be very costly!

I recently picked up a batch of poker books for my collection that contained many duplictes and I've got them for sale on Half.com
http://shops.half.ebay.com/salsbooks_W0QQmZbooks
Poker for Dummies is a good book for beginners, and it also provides a nice introduction to a variety of games.
 

Finrod

Active Member
#5
Thanks!

Thanks for the info. Between the links and specific recommendations, I think I found all I was looking for. Nice to have a great resource in these forums.
 
#7
Read "Play Poker Like the Pros"

Finrod said:
I have played a lot of Full Tilt poker, but have never played in a brick and mortar casino.

I would be interested in your opinion of good books to read if I were interested in trying poker in a brick and mortar casino.

Thanks for you suggestions!
I think "Play Poker Like the Pros" by Phil Helmuth is a great resource.
 

Jack_Black

Well-Known Member
#9
zengrifter said:
Without a doubt: The Poker Tournament Formula by Arnold Snyder. zg

that's not a very good book. It only teaches you how to beat short format live daily tournaments, and even that is debatable. he advises to always raise any two cards when on the button, almost mechanically. he advises to steal at all times vs. only stealing when the blinds are high, or when you have a tight passive player in the SB/BB. then he claims that ultra short format live tourneys are unbeatable which isn't true. by his own PF formula, ultra short tourneys(ones with 15min levels and/or very short stacks) are equivalent to online SNGs. with which, you can read Colin Moshman's book "SNG poker strategy" not a great book, but at least way better than Snyder's book.

there was also his famous flaming thread on 2+2 between him and Malmuth. he also talked $hit about sklansky and harrington. I kinda lost respect for him after I read those threads.
 
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