Suggest some poker books!

[IrishGal]

What, in your opinion, are the best texas hold em poker books! I've been playing poker for a while now but only for fun and nearly always online for fake money so i still consider myself a beginner. I need a book which will teach me how to work out odds (but in a simple language - i still don't understand the 2/4 rule!), poker strategies and even the basic rules of texas hold em.

If there's one book out there that can do all that AND teach me the rules of other poker games ( havent a clue about 7 card stud etc.) thatd be great.

Thanks in advance and hello to everyone, I'm new to the site!

[shorn7]

Winning Low Limit Holdem by Lee Jones is the best for beginner's.

Good luck.

[LeafsFan1122]

Maybe this can help you out:

http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/poker_books.php

But if not, if you browse the forum for a while, you will find tons of opinions on books.

Welcome.

[UrAteUp]

I just started reading a good book for all forms of Texas Holdem. It is called " Everything Texas Holdem Book". It was written by Johnny "Johnny Quads" Wenzel. I never really heard alot about this guy but he is a big name in Florida and just recently won the OK State Pot Limit Holdem Championship. He is editor of Pro Poker Player Magazine (never heard of it myself).

This book is well written and gives a decent explanation of odds and deviance. He doesn't explain it as technical as other writers but he does explain it in a way that will allow a reader to grasp what he is saying and put it to practical use. I haven't gotten too too far into this book to say how the rest of it goes, but in a few days, when I do, maybe I will come back and give a more detailed description of this book and how I think it is.

After this I got one written by Scott Fischman and then the one I been waiting for HH3. Before I read HH3 though I am going to go back in and read 1 and 2. Follow it up with 3 and then go win some big tournaments:

[IrishGal]

Thanks for the replies! sheesh i didnt even know there was a section of this site for poker books - sorry about that, should have searched before I started this thread. Thanks, though I'll check out some of those books.

[Iron Butt]

For beginners I think Phil Gordon's book Poker the Real Deal is good, it's kinda half introduction to poker culture, half play guide. Clearly written and fairly deep for a beginner book. For rules of various games I'd just get those off the net or maybe pick up a Hoyle's rulebook which should be a lot cheaper than the average poker book. Hold'em and stud are quite different, usually serious poker books are about just one game.

I think the Lee Jones book is good too but it should be noted that there's a bit of controversy about it; some notable experts (i.e. Sklansky/Miller) and their horde of followers claim it's no longer useful against for instance people who have read their more advanced books. I'd suggest if you're going to read WLLH then plan on reading Sklansky/Miller's Small Stakes Hold'em later on. I'd say WLLH is more about fixing common leaks a beginner is likely to have where SSH is about developing a more modern aggressive math-aware style.

Good luck, have fun.

[Ades up]

Iron butt hit it on the head. Phil gordons book is an easy read and he has a great poker mind. (especially tournaments). He will lay out a great begginer stradegy to get you started and you can develop your game from there

[Pokerdealz]

INSIDER SECRETS OF ONLINE POKER by Theo Cage
if you drop into my site and leave your email......I give you a copy.
Its an ebook........basically A-Z how to win at online poker.
Works you through it, starting at novice level.

[LeafsFan1122]

Please don't spam here.

Who the hell is Theo Cage?

[Pokerdealz]

Sorry if that counts as spamming.

I didnt mean it to come across like that.
I was just trying to help the guy out if he was just starting up.

Theo Cage is by no means a famous poker player, but himself and a team spent a few years researching online poker.
They did all kinds of tests, like running computer programs with different player types, playing against each other. They set the computer away, so the "players" played tens of thousands of hands, in a short space of time.

He is specialized in online poker, and how to make the most of the sites themselves, as well as how to beat specific opponent, etc. We all know there are variances in the way most people play online compared to face-to-face.
He explains these differences and why they occur (and how to take advantage of them).

The title is a bit mis-leading, as it sounds like a cheaters hand book, but it really does have some eye-opening concepts.