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Ed Hill · March 27th, 2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Flopdawg

The books you are mentioning are reasonably expensive for micro stake players. If you had to pick the best one or two, what would you suggest?

I am not sure how much I want to get invested in books?

You have to be prepared to get a little invested. The 4 books that I consider required reads are.

1. Poker Theory by David Sklansky
2. Super System by Doyle Brunson

If you are a no limit player;
1. No limit by David Sklansky
2. No limit cash games by Dan Harrington

You will definitely learn a lot of concepts that you are not aware of at the moment. If you try to “cheap” out, you will be playing against people that have this important information and it will end up costing you more money than buying the books, even if you only play micro-stakes.

The funny thing about poker is; you never really are aware of what you don’t know until you learn it!

The authors of these books are very intelligent people that are also VERY good players. They have spent a lifetime playing poker and no matter how smart you are there is no way that you aren’t going to learn plenty from each one of these books. Even if you have more natural talent than anybody in the history of poker, it would still take you years of playing to think of all the concepts that you will be introduced to.

I don’t know any better way to state this; buy these books. Anybody that is playing micro-stakes isn’t playing poker for survival. They are trying to learn the skills and build a BR. The best way to build a BR is acquire the knowledge, and these books are the fastest and cheapest way to get the necessary knowledge.

I would suggest reading, playing awhile, and then reading more, etc; in your spare time, these books will have your mind occupied with thinking poker. It is exciting to learn new concepts, and you will be anxious to apply your new found knowledge. This should keep poker fresh for you for quite awhile.

When the “poker” light bulb comes on it can be a lot of fun. Now you can sit at a table and critique your opponent’s mistakes in your mind. It will make you a better player, because you will finally be able to see where other people are going array. Therefore, you will have a better understanding on what to expect from your opponents.

Then if you really have “it” there is no telling how successful you could end up being.

“It” is the ability to choose the right concept at the correct time. Some people have it and some don’t, but there is no way to tell if you have “it” unless you are introduced to all the concepts and then only time will tell.

Flopdawg · March 27th, 2009, 08:37 PM

Thanks for the quick response. I guess you are saying that there really isn't any cheap, easy way to learn what I need to learn.

Would you consider holding an online seminar? You could charge the group a certain amount of money per person. Just a thought.

Ed Hill · March 27th, 2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Flopdawg

Thanks for the quick response. I guess you are saying that there really isn't any cheap, easy way to learn what I need to learn.

Would you consider holding an online seminar? You could charge the group a certain amount of money per person. Just a thought.

Yes, that is feasible, but I would venture to guess that some of you are playing many levels higher than some of the others. If I were to speak to a big group, it would either be over some players heads, or too simple for the other people. Either way, it appears that I would have a certain percentage of unhappy customers.

HuskyBlue · March 27th, 2009, 08:56 PM

Is there any value to reading the new volumes of these books? Like Super Systems II, and Harrington's Vol 2 cash game book?

Ed Hill · March 27th, 2009, 09:42 PM

The no limit section of Super System in unchanged; the rest of the book is completely updated, because all the games have changed.

This book is a MUST; there is good information on all the games.

Harrington volume 2 is a continuation of volume 1; it is certainly worth the money.

Believe me, when it comes to all the books I recommended, it is money VERY well spent. No matter what anybody's skill level is, everybody will find all these books well worth the money.

Like I have been saying, if you learn one thing the book will have paid for itself. Even if you don't learn anything "you will" the confirmation that all of your thoughts are correct will make it worth the money.

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