Poker Books
Improve Your Poker
In Improve Your Poker, Bob Ciaffone has assembled many of the columns he has written over the years and added some new ideas and clarifications to comprise this collection of essays. Ciaffone focuses on strategies that are predominantly useful against players who are neither clueless nor superhuman, such as those lineups frequently found in mid-limit or relatively small blind structure big bet games. Many of the things that the author discusses just aren't going to be terribly useful in a common 3-6 Hold'em game. This collection of essays by "The Coach" provides the reader an example of how a highly successful poker player approaches his craft. The material in this book is squarely aimed a relatively advanced player playing at a level tougher than typical 3-6 Hold'em games.
Super/System:
This book, produced by Doyle Brunson in 1978, is a collection of essays by great poker players like (Brunson, Caro, Reese, Hawthorne, Bladwin, Sklansky etc.). Each chapter addresses a different game, and is written by one of the foremost experts in the field. Despite the long history of poker literature, many of the most important concepts of poker strategy appeared in print for the first time in this book. While somewhat dated, it is still a valuable reference to players and researchers alike, because of the breadth of topics and poker formats discussed. Each chapter addresses a different game, and is written by one of the foremost experts in the field. Despite the long history of poker literature, many of the most important concepts of poker strategy appeared in print for the first time in this book. While somewhat dated, it is still a valuable reference to players and researchers alike, because of the breadth of topics and poker formats discussed.
Also a David Sklansky book, this book is probably the best book to deal in the fundamentals of the game. Written in 1987, it was the first book to correctly identify many of the underlying strategic principles of poker. These concepts are illustrated with examples from Texas Hold'em, Seven-Card-Stud, Five-Card-Draw, Seven-Card-Lowball, and Lowball-Draw, but they are equally applicable to all variations of poker. Note that this classic book does not attempt to give a step-by-step procedure for playing each game, but instead teaches the player how to think correctly about each situation that may arise. This requires considerable effort on the part of the student, but once the principles are fully understood, they are much more reliable, and can be applied to any form of poker, regardless of the particular characteristics or game conditions.
Winning Low-Limit Hold'em
A Lee Jones book, this one is loved by beginners and negatively critiqued by other poker writers. It is an extremely well written and organized guide for beginning Hold'Em players. Jones is careful to define all the poker terms he uses in the book. His explanation of probability, pot-odds and implied-odds lays a firm foundation for all that follows. And what follows is a practical guide on how to play in a game in which most of your opponents will play any two cards and call to the river on a whim. Another aspect of this book widely appreciated by rank beginners is its discussion of card room play and etiquette.
Super/System:
This book, produced by Doyle Brunson in 1978, is a collection of essays by great poker players like (Brunson, Caro, Reese, Hawthorne, Bladwin, Sklansky etc.). Each chapter addresses a different game, and is written by one of the foremost experts in the field. Despite the long history of poker literature, many of the most important concepts of poker strategy appeared in print for the first time in this book. While somewhat dated, it is still a valuable reference to players and researchers alike, because of the breadth of topics and poker formats discussed. Each chapter addresses a different game, and is written by one of the foremost experts in the field. Despite the long history of poker literature, many of the most important concepts of poker strategy appeared in print for the first time in this book. While somewhat dated, it is still a valuable reference to players and researchers alike, because of the breadth of topics and poker formats discussed.
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