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 Required reading?, Rookee, 14. Aug 2003 12:08 | ||
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| I'm quite new at playing hold 'em, but love it and want to learn as much about playing the game as I can. Can any of you recommend any books or videos that could be considered "required reading" for a such a newbie? What do you wish that you could have done when you first started playing the game that could have saved you a lot of money? Thanks in advance for any advice, this forum has been a big help... | ||
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| Re: Required reading?, longshot3, 14. Aug 2003 12:14 | ||
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| i have just read lee jones' winning low limit hold em' for the 2nd time. good read. it will get you in the right train of thinking when starting out. the more hands you play, the more it becomes natural. it may not work in every game, but it will train you how to think and look at the cards that you are blessed with!! yeah right. | ||
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| Re: Required reading?, Roy Cooke, 14. Aug 2003 12:18 | ||
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| For a first book I would get Hold'em Poker by David Sklansky.....the small yellow book...It can be purchased through www.ConJelco.com Roy Cooke on 14. Aug 2003 12:08 Rookee wrote: > I'm quite new at playing hold 'em, but love it and want to learn as much about > playing the game as I can. Can any of you recommend any books or videos that > could be considered "required reading" for a such a newbie? What do you wish > that you could have done when you first started playing the game that could have > saved you a lot of money? Thanks in advance for any advice, this forum has been > a big help... | ||
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| Re: Required reading?, Jav, 14. Aug 2003 13:08 | ||
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| I agree with Roy and longshot. I really liked Lee Jones's book, and Sklansky's Hold'em Poker is a good read, although I think Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players is a better book (but you really need a good hold'em background or you should read Hold'em Poker first). | ||
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| Re: Required reading?, Jav, 14. Aug 2003 13:09 | ||
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| You should also go to www.cardplayer.com and read lots of poker articles. There are also lots of good articles at www.pokerpages.com. | ||
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| Re: Required reading?, Bond18, 14. Aug 2003 15:33 | ||
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| Once you get a little further along Caros book of poker tells and Super System can also be put down as required readings. As i've only been playing for 8 months and can remember very well when i just started i can offer a few things for a newbie. If your new to the game play fairly to very tight, this will keep your losses minimum while inexperienced and in many loose games can be very profitable. Also many newbies don't watch the players in the game, they just play their cards. Always watch the players when they look at their cards and bet, then see what you have. | ||
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| Re: Required reading?, chasepoker, 14. Aug 2003 15:54 | ||
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| Mason Malmuths poker essays are very good as well. Chasepoker | ||
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| Re: Required reading?, Jeff Hansen, 14. Aug 2003 17:10 | ||
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| Like you I am relatively new to the poker world. I have about 2 months of experience thus far . All of the recommended reading so far is exactly what I have read in beginning my education. I would like to recommend a couple of other authors that I have found extremley helpful for me. I found Lou Kreiger's books to be very helpful. Also, once you get a little expeience, I would highly recommend going to the CardPlayer website and read all of Roy Cooke's articles. It is alot of reading but I really learned alot about the actual 'thinking process' during hands, which I feel alot of other writers neglect to focus enough on. It's also how I found this forum, which is definately more educational than RGP. Jeff Hansen | ||
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| Re: Required reading?, LJH, 14. Aug 2003 18:12 | ||
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| ROOKEE, PHIL HELLMUTH'S NEW BOOK SHOULD GIVE YOU A GOOD BACKGROUND. LJH | ||
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| Re: Required reading?, trwebb26, 15. Aug 2003 05:52 | ||
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| I'm going to disagree... Phil's book is a tad controversial - especially for a newbie. There are some places in that book where what he says is gospel - I say it is a matter of playing style. I do think Helmuth's book has it's place, but should be for people with a little experience under their belt. | ||
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| Re: Required reading?, Mark, 14. Aug 2003 22:07 | ||
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| go to conjelco.com, start at the top and purchase as much as you can afford. It took me many books by different authors to really start to understand the theories and stradegies. I kept thinking I understood them, but was not applying them correctly. One, two, or three books will never be enough. I know you have to start somewhere, so start with the books that deal with what you most would like to learn about. When you finish that one, purchase the other books it recommends or refrences. As for which book to start with, it all depends on you style and current level of knowledge. Middle Limit hold'em and Roy Cooke's Real Poker II have had the biggest impacts on my game by far. Mark | ||
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| Re: Required reading?, stdioh, 15. Aug 2003 10:18 | ||
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| Read Winning Low Limit Hold'em Poker by Lee Jones. It'll tell you everything you'll need to be a small winner in a small game. You can move up from there. | ||
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| Re: Required reading?, EC, 15. Aug 2003 16:43 | ||
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| OK, here comes what some might consider to be heresy- my advice is to read very little. Lee Jones' book is great for a new player, but after that I would wait a while before picking up anything else. To a new player, too many ideas can confuse you. There is no substitute for experience, so get the basics down with one or two good books and have a solid foundation in place before tackling other ideas and theories. Eli on 14. Aug 2003 12:08 Rookee wrote: > I'm quite new at playing hold 'em, but love it and want to learn as much about > playing the game as I can. Can any of you recommend any books or videos that > could be considered "required reading" for a such a newbie? What do you wish > that you could have done when you first started playing the game that could have > saved you a lot of money? Thanks in advance for any advice, this forum has been > a big help... | ||
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