Good poker books (1 Viewer)

[TheDonkeyKong]

Looking at doing some reading, so what better way then to make it a poker book. Anyone got any good recommendations? A poker players documentary would be pretty cool but I’m also looking into getting a poker strategy book. Have you read something that was beneficial to your game?

 

[200 Motels]

The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King is a pretty fun look at pre poker boom series of heads up matches between rich banker Andy Beal and a host of your favorite players.

 

[Josh Kifer]

The Course. It helps you think of hands a bit differently and make different calls that help in the long run.

 

[IaHawk]

I posted a similar question a year or so ago and depending on what you are looking to read about (mine was NLHE and Omaha), this is what I came up with. If buying off amazon, look at used prices.

Title	Author	New	Used
The Course	Ed Miller	$50	NA
Scoop!	Greg Vail Doug Hull	$50	NA
Harrington on Cash Games V1	Dan Harrington	$23	$17
Harrington on Cash Games V2	Dan Harrington	$28	$17
Pot Limit Omaha	Jeff Hwang	$15	$6
Advanced PLO: Small Ball	Jeff Hwang	$35	$28
Advanced PLO: LAG Play	Jeff Hwang	$35	$15
Advanced PLO: Short Handed	Jeff Hwang	$33	$28
Professional PLO	Rolf Slotboom	$20	$7
Professional PLO Short Handed	Rolf Slotboom	$47	$14
How To Read Hands at NLHE	Ed Miller	$50	$43
Mastering Small Stakes NLHE	Jonathan Little	$29
Play Optimal Poker	Andrew Brokos	$27
Modern Poker Theory	Micahel Acevedo	$29

 

[phaze12]

Elements of poker - Tommy Angelo.

 

[TheDonkeyKong]

I posted a similar question a year or so ago and depending on what you are looking to read about (mine was NLHE and Omaha), this is what I came up with. If buying off amazon, look at used prices.

Title	Author	New	Used
The Course	Ed Miller	$50	NA
Scoop!	Greg Vail Doug Hull	$50	NA
Harrington on Cash Games V1	Dan Harrington	$23	$17
Harrington on Cash Games V2	Dan Harrington	$28	$17
Pot Limit Omaha	Jeff Hwang	$15	$6
Advanced PLO: Small Ball	Jeff Hwang	$35	$28
Advanced PLO: LAG Play	Jeff Hwang	$35	$15
Advanced PLO: Short Handed	Jeff Hwang	$33	$28
Professional PLO	Rolf Slotboom	$20	$7
Professional PLO Short Handed	Rolf Slotboom	$47	$14
How To Read Hands at NLHE	Ed Miller	$50	$43
Mastering Small Stakes NLHE	Jonathan Little	$29
Play Optimal Poker	Andrew Brokos	$27
Modern Poker Theory	Micahel Acevedo	$29

Wow thanks! To clarify, it’s for NLH.

 

[TheDonkeyKong]

Any other books that were well worth the read?

 

[doublebooyah85]

Positively fifth street. A journalist/recreational poker player goes to the WSOP in the 80s I believe and tells the story of Poker.

 

[Zr1]

I love reading poker books. But honestly most are out dated. The concepts etc are well known and if you play like that now you will be run over quickly

 

[200 Motels]

Anyone read 'Deal Me In'? Seems like it's worth a read.

 

[doublebooyah85]

Positively fifth street. A journalist/recreational poker player goes to the WSOP in the 80s I believe and tells the story of Poker.

Can’t say enough how good this book is.

 

[JP1984]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Playing-Player-Moving-Dominate-Opponents/dp/1477473084

 

[BlueMerle]

If you are in the mood for a biography "One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey the kid Ungar" was a good read.

 

[boltonguy]

Grinder's Manual by Peter Clarke and Play Optimal Poker by Andrew Brokos are the two best books out there.

 

[asian bino]

I love zach Elwood's books on tells

 

[dickthebaker]

Phil Gordons little green book. Slightly dated but still a good one

 

[ramrod961]

No Limit Hold'em Theory and Practice -David Sklanksy & Ed Miller- Boring math and do/do not situations but very equitable.
The Tao of Poker-Larry Phillips. Real fun book to read. Very Short and motivating with a philosophical approach to the game.
Harrington on Hold'em is a classic as well.

 

[ramrod961]

I love zach Elwood's books on tells

Yep! Recall buying Mike Caro's pro poker tells on VHS back in 2005. What ever happened to him?

 

[Samuel]

if you like ebooks, zlibrary has a lot (you can download up to 5 a day as a ghost/guest):

https://u1lib.org/s/professor banker suicide king
https://u1lib.org/s/ed miller the course
https://u1lib.org/s/ed miller poker
https://u1lib.org/s/how to read hands ed miller
https://u1lib.org/s/greg vail holdem (vol 2 & 3)
https://u1lib.org/s/dan harrington
https://u1lib.org/s/jeff hwang
https://u1lib.org/s/rolf slotboom
https://u1lib.org/s/jonathan little small stakes
https://u1lib.org/s/andrew brokos
https://u1lib.org/s/modern poker theory
https://u1lib.org/s/tommy angelo
https://u1lib.org/s/positively fifth street
https://u1lib.org/s/deal me in

https://www.pdfdrive.com/playing-the-player-d31474006.html

https://u1lib.org/s/one of a kind stuey ungar
https://u1lib.org/s/grinders manual peter clarke
https://u1lib.org/s/zachary elwood tells
https://u1lib.org/s/phil gordon green book
https://u1lib.org/s/david sklansky
https://u1lib.org/s/tao of poker
https://u1lib.org/s/mike caro poker

Thanks for all the suggestions above!