[dovla]

i started to play hold'em seriosly (when i say seriosly i say solid poker) before 5 months. i started from nothing (knowing absolutely nothing about this wonderful game) after 5 months of serious play (every day - few hours (no less then 5)) i think i reached one point of really solid play (and this forum did too much for me improving my style and play). i had the rule (even if i had huge bankroll) not to play on higher stakes and not to play nl games. i played 1$ hups, s&gs for 1 and 2$ (and i still like to play there). but now i slowly started to play on higher stakes, sometimes i go to nl (0.1/0.2, 0.2/0.5), higher buy-in tourneys and sattelites. for nl i found that that profit can be really good and fast there, but you must be in right mood to enter there and to have too much patience waiting for your hand.. every pot you win here will be higher than 10-15 BBs, and that rule 1 big pot in 1 hour can really be profitable. (of course if you have couple of hours to play, or if some loser don't suck you on river with 75off catching str8 or 4-card flush).. but i realized too that bad beats are crucial part of poker, and sometimes there is no chance you can beat "idiot". (crucial rule of poker too, is not to bluff them, because you are going to be called in every case).. i named this thread holdem nl books.. uff.. i talk too much,and i didn't mentioned any book so far.
so, i want to raise my game play on higher level (i realized too (lol, i learnt too much ), that holdem is game where you are improving through the lifetime (you always can and MUST improve, if you want to be really good)), and there is no good poker player in the world who didn't read any poker book. now i won some extra cash.. (some on poker, some on betting sites), so i want to buy 3-4 poker books but i really don't know what books to choose and what authors are best in poker literature. so i was thinking that somebody of experienced guys can give me the advice?

i want one book about hold'em strategy, one about cash games, one about multi table tournaments play, and one about multi tournament play at late stage it don't need to be 4 books, it can be one or two books

sorry for lenght of post - it could be said in 2 sentences

[Acorn89]

Originally Posted by dovla

there is no good poker player in the world who didn't read any poker book

First off thats not really true, there are alot of pros who have never read a poker book (example Mike Matasow who has only read one which was in the past year) and who learned from playing. With books you have to remeber that you can read all the poker books in the world but none of them will compare to the expeierence that you get at the table.

As for the book the best tournament books that you can read is the 3 Harrington on Holdem Volumes. He tells you everything he knows about tournament poker and does a really good way of prestenting in his books with quizes at the end of each chapter.

Although even though I have not read it (and Ive been meaning to) I have heard that Slansky's book on Holdem is a must read for cash game players.

Also if you have not read the SuperSystems I would strongly sugest picking them up. There always a good book to have read plus you get a bunch of different game to read about and you just might find one you like.

[ssmooth8]

I don't need a book. Poker is a game that once you get and understand it will stay with you. It's all how the cards are dealt and how consistant you are with hitting the board. Not to mention the occasional bluffs. You really just need to understand when to cut your losses and not force the issue with nothing. If the board looks as if it could be in your favor then go right ahead and bluff at it but if you get reraised don't push like an idiot.

[jiggy694u]

reading is overrated. takes up too much time. i can learn just enough by watching bigger limit tables while i'm playing mine. maybe when the time comes, i'll buy a book(or win one) and sit down and read to see how i fare against what i learn to what is in the book.

[dovla]

i ordered my first books... i choose them really carefully, i was looking and reading reviews for a week... those books you (acorn) suggested to me are the best ones that exists.. here is problems to buy something online (and you can't find poker books here).. i had only account on moneybookers (and you can't buy a book nowhere via MB), but my CC works on amazon.uk so my books are dispatched and i'm waiting for them..

i bought Harringthon tournament strategic play and end game.. i wanted to buy 3rd volume too but i was short with cash in this moment.

i added 3rd volume, sklansky's theory of poker and Doyle's Supersystem in wish list and i'm pretty sure i'll buy them in a month thx for reccomendation, i read couple of pages via amazon and it looks as a masterpiece to me..

[godlikev]

i really want to hear ure opinion about them..maybe i will buy them aswell if they are really good..who knows. maybe now ure skill in poker will increase..

[asanthade]

Anyone Read the Phil Hellmuth books??