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Here is a short (but growing) list of the best poker books recommended by Poker Strategy Forums Members:


General Poker Reading & Entertainment:

• Ace on the River (by Barry Greenstein)
• The Making of a Poker player by Matt Mattros
• Book of Poker Wisdom by Doyle Brunson
• Positively Fifth Street by James McManus - Very well written account of a reporter sent to Las Vegas to report on the Ted Binion murder trial and the WSOP, a very entertaining read.
• The Professor, The Banker, & the Suicide King

Beginners:

• The Theory of Poker
• Winning low Limit Hold'em
• Small Stakes Hold'em: Winning Big with Expert Play
• Play Like the Pros by Phil Hellmuth (if you don't like it blame kickboy, he said it was great)
• No Limit Holdem: Theory and Practice by Sklansky and Miller
• Harrington on Cash Games, Volume I
• Poker for Dummies - co authored by Lou Krieger
• Little Green Book by Phil Gordon

Intermediate Players:

• Real Poker Series: by Roy Cooke and John Bond
• Doyle Brunson's Super System II
• Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players
• Harrington on Cash Games,Volume II

Pro's:

• Advanced Limit Hold'em Strategy: Techniques for Beating Tough Games by Barry Tanenbaum
• How to Think Like a Poker Pro by Roy Cooke and John Bond
• The Poker Mindset: Essential Attitudes for Poker Success

Tournament Books:

• Kill Phil by Lee Nelson and Blair Rodman - A beginners system for tournaments geared at minimizing decision making and making your opponents face really tough decisions.
• Harrington on Hold'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments Vol I, Vol II, & Vol III
• Sit N Go Strategy by Collin Moshman

Omaha Books:

• Pot-Limit Omaha Poker by Jeff Hwang
• Professional Pot Limit Omaha by Rolf Slotboom

Great. I'm glad to see that you guys are offering a lot of lists of 'canonical' books and tips on the subject of poker. It makes being new a lot easier when there are people who are willing to offer up the best advice that they've read so that others can benefit as well. Thanks.

I have to ask but is there a "Poker For Dummies" book out? I just ask because I bought one of these on the internet and they are really good a breaking things down in easy to understand ways. I think one on poker would be great for a newbie.

These are some books which can help a newbie to improve in the game.
Atlantic City behind the Tables
Las Vegas behind the Tables
Casino Royale

Actually there is a http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FPoker-Dummies-Richard-D-Harroch%2Fdp%2F0764552325%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1204881500%26sr%3D8-1&tag=wwwpokerprofi-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325book. I bought it for my wife , as kind of a joke, but it is actually very good. One of the co-authors is Lou Krieger who is a columnist for Card Player Magazine and has also written a couple other books.

Jason

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Thanks, I though there might be a "Poker for Dummies" but had not seen one as of yet. I love these books just because they break things down into laymans terms. This is a great list of books by the way. Thanks

I like "Ace on the River" by Barry Greenstein. It is a wonderful book with great illustrations. He also
gives insight into the final tables of tournaments hes played in.

I'm a big fan of the "Real Poker" series by Roy Cooke and John Bond. They are a great addition to any poker players library and offer real advice ,for real poker players (pun intended ). One of Roy's trademark answers is: "It depends", which sounds vague to a lot of poker players, but it really is the truth when talking about poker, most of the time the proper decision or course of action in a poker hand "depends" on all the pieces of the puzzle and what information you have available to you to arrive at a logical decision.


Hey Tycoon



Thanks for the recommendation of "Ace on the River", by Barry GreenStein. What type of player would you say that book is written for?

• General Poker Reading
• Beginners
• Intermediate Players
• Professionals

Thanks,
Jason

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I would say it would appeal to all players, especially railbirds who would totally enjoy the pictures of the live high stakes poker rooms at the Bellagio. It's not really a "How to" book on poker.
It shows the poker world from the eyes of Barry, who has great insight on the subject.

I would have to say Doyle Brunson's Super System is the poker book that most poker pros give high reviews. The Super System II has a bunch of poker pros who contributed to different sections including Daniel Negreanu, Lyle Berman, Bobby Baldwin, Johnny Chan, Mike Caro, Jennifer Harman, Todd Brunson, and Crandell Addington.