Posted Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:49 am GMT by nixon
I've been playing Hold em for a little more than 2 years, and I've never read any of the books written by the pros. I play in a tavern circuit which has no buy-ins, just prizes, which I seem to hold my own pretty well. I finished 3rd in the 160 player regional championship last season. My 2 recent casino experiences, both WPT qualifiers have not faired well, which is making me think I should get some advice from the Pros. I am looking for a book mostly on tournament play, I'm not much into cash games, and need some advice from anybody who has read some of the books out there. Barnes and Nobel has so many choices, I just need a couple good places to start.
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Posted Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:00 am GMT by Muck
Good tournament book:
Harrington on Hold 'em. Vol 1
Second piece of advice: get lots of real money tourney experience, even if it’s at low stakes.
Posted Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:46 pm GMT by age_of_sages
There is a literature section in the forum that has lots of good stuff about different poker books you can get.
Posted Tue Aug 16, 2005 1:22 pm GMT by flafishy
A second vote for Harrington. Great stuff.
Posted Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:23 pm GMT by xDiamond_CutteRx
For tournament Hold'em, I also recommend Harrington, both Volume 1 & 2.
For Hold'em cash games I recommend Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players by David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth.
For general Poker, I recommend The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky.
Posted Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:41 pm GMT by General Sal
For tournaments...
of course Harrington's Books... by far I think they are the best. Followed closely by....
No Limit Chamionship Hold 'Em by T.J. Cloutier
Championship Satellite Strategy aka How to Turn a Toothpick into a Lumberyard by Tom McEvoy and Brad Daugherty
You'll find that the styles do differ between all 3 players....
I think the best thing to do while reading them is to read them and try to apply and learn from what works best for yourself. You'll really see yourself change and grow as a player. I'm not through with the first volume of Harrington and I'm still winning more tournaments. Turning the toothpick into a Lumberyard!
Posted Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:15 pm GMT by chicoelnino
Take everyone's advice....Harrington on hold'em vol 1 and 2 are excellent books. I really think that everyone would seriously learn some quality poker theory and strategies after reading and rereading(of course) these books.
I've read both of them twice and I still find bits and pieces of stuff in them. If your serious about tournament hold em, them these books are a must for you.
Posted Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:02 pm GMT by jonesyb
harrington vol1 is on its way to me now...
Posted Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:27 am GMT by chicoelnino
you'll love the book....very easy to read and yet has solid information and strategy theories.
Posted Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:52 pm GMT by jonesyb
| chicoelnino wrote: | | you'll love the book....very easy to read and yet has solid information and strategy theories. |
i cant wait. really.
i am also going to order 'theory of poker' and 'harrington vol2' soon.
happy days.
8)
Posted Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:00 am GMT by Muck
| jonesyb wrote: |
i am also going to order 'theory of poker'
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Yea if nixon hadn’t specified that he was mainly a tournament player I would have recommended this one (my first poker book).
As has already mentioned by others, it’s a very good all round book. It also complement Harrington well because Harrington works mainly with examples where as Sklansky does a lot of maths and theory.
Posted Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:37 pm GMT by mugged_off
Is theory of poker good for NL cash game players ?? or is the advanced one better ?
Usually play 0.10/0.25 NL cash.
Posted Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:49 am GMT by lookEVO
I read Super System 2 and It helped me out a lot I think.
Posted Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:16 pm GMT by ChinaGirl
Another vote for Harrington! 
But I'm not sure about Super System 2... Did it really help you? What about Super System 1?
Posted Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:18 pm GMT by jonesyb
wow not seen this thread for ages...
i have now just finished harrington vol1... and have started reading it again..
as soon as i have finished it i am going to buy the second one.
he has taught me so much...
one example... i kinda understood about pot odds.. but i could never put them into action in a real game.
but the way harrington explains things with the example hands just makes everything fit in to place in my head.
can not recommend enough.
Posted Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:41 pm GMT by golddog
I agree with Harrington.
Sklansky clearly knows his stuff, but is very dry. If you're mathematically oriented, go there.
Avoid Hellmuth. Seems to be mostly stories and not much strategy, to me anyway.
Disappointingly, I couldn't find any of Fillmaff's books on amazon.com. I guess I'm not surprised, they probably sold out as soon as they were shipped.
Posted Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:47 pm GMT by jonesyb
filmaff should write a book.
it would definately be the best one available
Posted Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:48 pm GMT by greathuskie
is there any tournament books that lean more towards the aggressive side of the game?
Posted Fri Sep 16, 2005 4:08 pm GMT by bluef0x
HOH
Posted Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:40 am GMT by JohnnyCache
I'm moving this to the book forum.
Hold'em poker for advanced players is VERY dry and very limit oriented but has good info.
Posted Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:35 am GMT by ChinaGirl
Yes, that's it. Harrington is not as dry as Sklansky. Sklansky helped me to understand what odds are, Harrington showed how to use it.
Posted Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:08 am GMT by nixon
Thanks for all the replies. I'm about halfway through Harrington's first book, the second is being delivered today. The challenge I am facing is finding:Championship Satellite Strategy: How to Turn a Toothpick into a Lumberyard. I originally ordered this from Borders / Amazon, and they cancelled the order after about 3 weeks as they cannot obtain this book from their suppliers. Same thing with Barnes and Noble. They didn't have new copies, but had a place to order the book from authorized resellers. I found one copy for about $23. Placed the order, now that order is cancelled as well by the seller. They have 3 authorized resellers through B&N, but the prices are outrageous. $131.25 or $157.50
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Anybody know where to get this book without being raped?
Posted Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:27 pm GMT by PokerMachine
If you're still looking for this book, there's a seller on ebay with about 100 copies for $19.95 each.
Posted Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:39 pm GMT by JRM4833
Wow. I didn't realize Harrington's books were so highly respected until browsing through here a bit. I've gone through a few others and am reading Theory of Poker now, but I think I know what my next choice will be.
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