What books would you recommend? I'm thinking of picking up Hold'em by David Sklansky.
Cheers,
Aquaman
Cheers,
Aquaman
With all this talk about poker..........
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Doyle Brunson's Super System
is the one book that all the pros recommend....Of course he wrote it and then had to change the way he played cause everyone was and is still using his style.....
:beer:
is the one book that all the pros recommend....Of course he wrote it and then had to change the way he played cause everyone was and is still using his style.....
:beer:
That's kind of a vague question. What are you looking for exactly? The answer is going to depend on the game(s) you play and the limits (or lack of limits).
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Low Limit Hold'em
Cheers,
Aquaman
well then you want one of my favorite books: Winning Low Limit Hold'em by Lee Jones
-Ameesh
Winning Low Limit Hold-em by Lee Jones is an excellent book for beginners.
Most of the stuff by Sklansky/Malmuth (Theory of Poker, Hold-em Poker for Advanced Players) is also very good.
Most of the stuff by Sklansky/Malmuth (Theory of Poker, Hold-em Poker for Advanced Players) is also very good.
bought my brother Hold-em Poker for Advanced Players by Sklansky/Malmuth and the Super System by Brunson
both are very good reads. I picked up a few things just flipping through them.
both are very good reads. I picked up a few things just flipping through them.
I also recommend books by Mike Caro, specifically his book on Poker tells and poker psychology.
All the recommendations so far have been good though.
Rob
All the recommendations so far have been good though.
Rob
Caro's book of tells is pretty much THE book for tells. But learn how to read the betting and the table b4 looking for tells. Walk b4 you run I say.
The sklansky book is excellent, but it doesn't always apply if you're not playing against adequately skilled players. Else reading the table won't work because we all know the players who bet completely randomly and sklansky heavily relies on reading the table.
Originally posted by: Aquaman
How about a book for High Limit Hold'em
Cheers,
Aquaman
lets not get too eager now. first you must master low limit hold em before you can even think about high limit. don't want to lose all your money in one hour do you?
Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
Originally posted by: Aquaman
How about a book for High Limit Hold'em
Cheers,
Aquaman
lets not get too eager now. first you must master low limit hold em before you can even think about high limit. don't want to lose all your money in one hour do you?
Actually I was talking to one of my poker buddies and he said that we actually play high limits hold'em :Q
I thought we played low limits but I guess I am wrong
Cheers,
Aquaman
The following is an e-mail I got about the kind of limits we play:
All,
A little Sklansky perhaps? Or Jones? Anyway, limits are measured in terms of the ratio between the ante/blind and the maximum bet we can have in one round.
In most games, there is a limit to the number of raises allowed in a round, and the amount that can be raised. Some games are strict in only allowing that amount to be raised.
However, the way we play, the maximum bet we allow is "all in" the cheapest player. This makes us high limit, most of the time, except when someone's on the brink of going out.
Cheers,
Aquaman
All,
A little Sklansky perhaps? Or Jones? Anyway, limits are measured in terms of the ratio between the ante/blind and the maximum bet we can have in one round.
In most games, there is a limit to the number of raises allowed in a round, and the amount that can be raised. Some games are strict in only allowing that amount to be raised.
However, the way we play, the maximum bet we allow is "all in" the cheapest player. This makes us high limit, most of the time, except when someone's on the brink of going out.
Cheers,
Aquaman
Winning Poker for the Serious Player - By Edwin Silberstang
Its a pretty good book, covers a wide variety of poker games.
Its a pretty good book, covers a wide variety of poker games.
MattCo
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After you have read all of the theory books and want some entertaining reading, pick up Positively Fifth Street by James McManus. Definitely a good read.
-MC
Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker
-MC
Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Where you just watching the ESPN World Series of Poker?
Cheers,
Aquaman
LMAO...i thought the same thing when I read it.
I play no limit games around town. Usually 20-30 players. Tournament style. Try finding something like that once you get the basics down. This way you pay one set price and dont get cleaned out. You can learn alot.
I hate playing with people who dont know enough to fold a mediocre hand when theres a large hand draw on the table. then they out draw you cuz the felt they can get the card on the river. when they do they feel like geniuses and you want to choke them. (thats just me venting having lost to pocket 6's when there were 3 spades and 2 kings on the board(before the river) and the guy called me and got the 3rd 6 on the river to beat my ace high flush.)
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