No limit tournament literature (1 Viewer)

[Medisin]

I guess that cash and tournament play in no limit holdem requires a bit different strategy?
Does anyone have some books to recommend for nl holdem tournament play?

 

[Poker Zombie]

I don't have any books to recommend, but the strategy is a little different. Tournament play requires a bit of stack preservation worked into the equation, where in a cash game the math predominates tough game decisions. Tournament play also changes around the bubble and at the pay jumps when the pay jumps are significant.

 

[Jambine]

I guess that cash and tournament play in no limit holdem requires a bit different strategy?
Does anyone have some books to recommend for nl holdem tournament play?

I'll venture that there has been as much money made on NL books as there has been by playing NL....

 

[crussader]

I'll venture that there has been as much money made on NL books as there has been by playing NL....

Certainly true for certain specific individuals, but certainly not true in the aggregate.

 

[Poker Zombie]

I'd also venture a guess that more money has been won by players after reading poker books than they won before reading them.

 

[Shaggy]

The Harrington books are a bit old... but are geared towards tournaments. They discuss the concept of "M." Which is think is still relevant in tourneys. I don't play many tournaments, so I can't be of much help. These are probably at least good to teach basic (and more) tournament concepts.

 

[Sunshine]

I'm currently reading "Harrington on Modern Tournament Poker", an attempt to update (as of 2014) his crusty, old strategy (which I still like, dammit!) from the original "Harrington on Hold 'Em". Can't really recommend or criticize it as I haven't finished it, but seems respectable enough so far. Also addresses M (though he also typically gives the alternative, stack size as a number of BB, which seems to be the way people actually do it at the table) and presents the idea of the Independent Chip Model (ICM).

 

[kmccormick100]

Jonathan Little's Excelling at No Limit Hold Em is fantastic.

 

[Medisin]

Many nice recommendations, I will try and read a few. If not for anything else, but as a way of getting out of my own strategy which I tend to get stuck in. And the bubble, yes... people gets extremly tight around the bubble, myself included. And that might be a bit stupid?. Well at least knowing that opponents tend to throw away good pocket cards just to make it into the prices.

 

[Poker Zombie]

Some will tighten up at the bubble, and others will loosen up to take advantage of the tight play. For most players, the bubble just amplifies their usual tendencies. Best to know going into the bubble who's tight and who is looser and play accordingly.

 

[upNdown]

 

[Jambine]

The man is a NL tourney god

 

[Poker Zombie]

Those videos are really old. I had a subscription to "Poker VT" back in the heyday of online poker. I learned a lot and added to my toolbox, but even Daniel admits he doesn't really play "small-ball" anymore.