One book I will personally recommend for someone who’s starting to learn the game or someone who can consider himself an intermediate player is The Psychology of Poker written by Allan Schoonmaker. The pages of this book have a lot of things to offer.As you may have read everywhere, psychology is a vital part of [...]
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When I bought this book I had no intention of becoming a professional poker dealer, I just wanted to get informed and know the ins&outs of being a dealer and the stuff dealers “deal” with.This book is a classic most dealers read – but I wasn’t hugely impressed. I read about sixty pages and gave [...]
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Mr. Doyle Brunson is one of the true legends of poker, and this book probably is the most legendary poker book ever written. Educating players for decades, Super System: A Course in Power Poker by Doyle Brunson is the book that has lead the current generation of money-making professionals to poker riches, in my opinion.I [...]
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Billionaire Andy Beal took on a “team” of professional poker players (known as The Corporation) in the highest stakes cash-game ever to be played in the world. In this book, Michael Craig talks about the game, the people involved and gives us an insight in the world of ultra-high stakes gambling.I loved this book, and [...]
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Subtitled “The Psychology and Body Language of Poker”, Caro’s Book of Poker Tells (formerly titled Caro’s Book of Tells) is a true classic in the poker community. Legendary author Mike Caro writes about some very well-known and some very marginal tells at the poker table, which will allow you to spot important signs while playing. [...]
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The book starts great with the personal story of legendary gambler Sam Farha. We get a look into his young life, and it’s a great story! The poker talk on the other hand, is not that impressive. We do get an idea about the difference between Hold’em and Omaha – but Sammy basicly tells us [...]
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100% about the popular form of poker – No Limit Hold’em. I wasn’t completely impressed by Neil D. Myers’ book – but it did give yet another good overview of why some hands are playable in certain situations and which not — and tackled some basic poker ideas including position and pot odds.Not my favorite [...]
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Pretty excellent book for someone completely new to poker. It not only introduces you to more than just No Limit Hold’em – it also talks about basic poker stuff like the value of position, pot odds and bluffing (and semi-bluffing).I enjoyed David Sklansky’s classic poker introduction a lot, and very much recommend it!
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