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 Skalansky Books, jokeheads, 30. Dec 2003 11:25 | ||
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| Which of the following for are worth buying... Theory of Poker Hold em Poker Hold em Poker for advanced players Tournament Poker for adv. players. I've been looking into it- a few say all but im not sure i need each one. I have been playing for about 9 months and have caught on very quickly. I tend to be the best card player at the many home games with many different people who have been playing longer than me and I want to broaden my knowledge of the game. Thanks | ||
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| Re: Skalansky Books, Blade, 30. Dec 2003 11:27 | ||
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| on 30. Dec 2003 11:25 jokeheads wrote: > Which of the following for are worth buying... All of them -May the bridges I burn light my way -Blade | ||
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| Re: Skalansky Books, Highflyin3484k, 30. Dec 2003 11:39 | ||
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| I have read two of those about to start a third, I dont want to sound like a broken record but..... all of em. they are great reads. | ||
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| Re: Skalansky Books, ILLZ, 30. Dec 2003 11:56 | ||
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| I personally like Cloutier and McEvoy's book on NL and PL holdem...check it out if you haven't already... | ||
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| Re: Skalansky Books, Highflyin3484k, 30. Dec 2003 12:01 | ||
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| Ok to be more narrow if you dont want to buy all of those, Definately buy theory of poker... thats a no question in my eyes... but really look at your skill level for the others. | ||
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| Re: Skalansky Books, jokeheads, 30. Dec 2003 12:21 | ||
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| Thank you all. I have read Caro's book and Hellmuths book. Any others in additon to those 6? I saw a few above...any more? | ||
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| Re: Skalansky Books, Angel, 30. Dec 2003 12:52 | ||
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| Well yeah. I'd say "Real Poker 2" by Roy Cooke is a must have. :) Seriously though, I've only recently read it and it was great but I wonder how many years of hard knocks it would have saved me if I had read it early on. | ||
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| Re: Skalansky Books, Highflyin3484k, 30. Dec 2003 13:07 | ||
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| welp... its a hard knock life for us... its a hard knock life | ||
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| Re: Skalansky Books, mkpoker, 30. Dec 2003 12:25 | ||
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| on 30. Dec 2003 11:25 jokeheads wrote: > Which of the following for are worth buying... > > Theory of Poker > Hold em Poker > Hold em Poker for advanced players > Tournament Poker for adv. players. > At the risk of sounding like a broken record: All are worth buying. That said, "Tournament Poker" is obviously a tourney book. Won't help you at all for ring games. Also, "Hold 'Em" is really a beginner-intermediate book. If you're very familiar with the game, I'd skip it for HEFAP. ...And finally, I don't think any of these books are truly for beginners. If you're a novice learning to play HE, I'd get Ken Warren, Lou Krieger, or Lee Jones' books. | ||
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| Re: Skalansky Books, jokeheads, 30. Dec 2003 14:06 | ||
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| Alright thanx. I think i passed the novice stage so ill ex those out. | ||
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| Re: Skalansky Books, duquedelsol, 30. Dec 2003 14:19 | ||
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| I too will sound like a broken record in that the three that I have read are excellent...we are at a similar place in our career (I am a lifelong home game player who has been serious for about 15 months)... I opted NOT to buy "Hold Em" because I had already read Hellmuth - Warren - and Jones...when I hit HEFAP - I had little problems with it... If I have anything to add - it would be to read - play - then RE-READ...after my second reading of the tourney book - something clicked - and I now have a positive EV in my low buy-in internet tourneys... That being said - I do know that not everyone is sold on the Sklansky books...some people feel he has omitted some details and really should be considered writing to an intermediate player... Personally I found them all to be excellent reads... Other suggestions... Hellmuth is a beginner book (the title is a mis-nomer) - but ALWAYS good for keeping me grounded...I keep going back to it... Lee Jones - if you have a grasp on the game - it CAN be skipped - but if you get a chance to read it - do so anyway... Ken Warren - the weakest of the beginner books IMO - but some GREAT stats... And obviously SuperSystem by Doyle Brunson...this should be part of everyone's learning...now there are some things he says which are - shall I just say are outdated - but he has forgotten 100x more about the game than I will EVER learn - and you HAVE to read this book...but I'd read more Sklansky first... | ||
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| Re: Skalansky Books, LJH, 30. Dec 2003 14:33 | ||
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| DEAR JOKEHEADS, YOU NEED ALL OF THEM. YOU HAVE ONLY BEEN PLAYING NINE MONTHS SO YOU LOTS TO LEARN. LJH | ||
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| Re: Skalansky Books, Highflyin3484k, 30. Dec 2003 14:39 | ||
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| LJH is pretty harsh lately | ||
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| Re: Skalansky Books, LJH, 30. Dec 2003 19:56 | ||
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| DEAR HIGHFLYING, I CALLS EM AS I SEES EM. LJH | ||
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| Re: Skalansky Books, thatpfunk, 1. Jan 2004 01:02 | ||
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| Ive read for advanced players and its extremely good. Id like to read theory and Ive heard tournament is quite good as well. | ||
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