Poker Books

Hold'em Wisdom for All Players, Simple And Easy Strategies to Win Money

by Daniel Negreanu

A book for novice and intermediate players that delivers a large number of key poker concepts in an easy to understand manner. This is the first book written by Daniel Negreanu, so this is the first time we get the opportunity to delve inside the authors' head and find out what strategies this multiple World Series of Poker bracelet winner suggests you employ. There are many books with a similar content, but this one includes more tips and lessons without compromising readability. His book is divided into 50 easy to digest sections, it's incredibly easy to read and is the perfect foundation to build a poker book collection around.

Online Ace

by Scott Fischman

For anyone looking to sharpen their online poker skills, this book is a must read. Having read many books written specifically about online poker, I can safely say this one stands head and shoulders above them all. I've found many of the online poker books in my collection to be wishy washy and lacking in content, not so with Online Ace. Not only does Scott Fischman do a first rate job of teaching his syllabus, he does it using cutting edge thinking, helping to dispell many online poker myths that have been perpetuated in rival publications. His advice on money management aswell as using Sit & Go's as a learning tool make this a truly unique book and well worthy of reading.

Why you lose at poker

by Russell Fox and Scott T Harker

If you search Amazon.com for books with the words "poker" and "win" in their title, you will find 122 publications listed, if you look for books with "poker" and "lose", you find a mere 3 books; one of which is now out of print, another that was written in the 1970's and finally this book. It's fair to say that this book is unique in its method of teaching, the authors have identified 18 of the most common situations or 'leaks' that cause players to lose money in the long term, they provide solutions to help plug up all the leaks in your game. There are no profound revelations or new game theories to digest, just the 18 biggest reasons why people lose at poker.

Harrington on Hold'em Vol I, II and Workbook

by Dan Harrington

For anyone that is serious about tournament poker, these are your bibles. Dan Harrington in conjunction with co-author Bill Robertie have produced the definitive text for Hold'em tournament players; their offering is split into 3 volumes, volume 1 covers basic strateic play suited to the early stages of a tournament, volume 2 deals with the type of play found at the end of poker tournaments and volume 3 brings all the information together using a multitude of worked examples. Despite being produced by 2+2 Publishing who are known for their heavy going poker titles, these books are remarkably easy to read, especially considering the high level subjects they cover at length.

No Limit Hold'em Theory and Practice

by David Sklansky and Ed Miller

This book is heavy going and certainly geared towards intermediate players looking to become more expert in their approach to cash games, rather than tournaments. Although No Limit Hold'em Theory and Practice is'nt marketed as a cash game book, the concepts and strategies discussed indicate that cash game players will benefit the most from reading it. Novice players will definitely find this tough to read, but also hugely beneficial as an eye opener into the mental minefield that will need to be overcome if they are to reach the higher levels of the game. As Sklansky puts it himself "This is not a recipe book. We don't tell you what to do if you have top pair and your opponent bets. We tell you what factors you should consider when you make your decisions. We teach you how excellent players think about the game". Having read this book over and over, I highly recommend using it as a reference book for cash game players at all limits.

The Mathematics of Poker

by Bill Chen and Jerrod Ankenman

One of the highest level poker books currently on the market, a strong understanding of mathematics is required to get the most out of this book; for those of us that are'nt mathematically blessed, this book will be a struggle, but a fruitful struggle nevertheless. The content is'nt totally reliant on the need to understand the underlying maths behind it; although the authors provide the calculations for all mathematical problems in this book, it's not necessary to fully understand how they reach their results in order to fully understand the concepts behind the math even for topics like bankroll management and expectation; there is plenty of game theory to contend with too, special focus has been given to exploitive and optimal play. It's fair to say this book is a challenging read from all angles, but the serious Hold'em player will be required to read this, if only to keep up with the ever changing face of poker strategy.