Poker Books help

okidoki987

Never read a Poker book but probably need to start doing so.
Have 4,000 Pokerstars points and was thinking of getting some of the books on there.
Only really play online on Pokerstars for last 2 years, NLHE mainly $5, $10 and $20 SNG's or $10+$20 H/U. Loss in year one, tiny profit in year 2 but need to start making some real money!
Anybody recommend which of these I should get?

2,000 FPPs
Winning Low Limit Hold Em, 3rd Edition By Lee Jones

2,300 FPPs
Tournament Poker By Tom McEvoy

1,500 FPPs
Championship Satellite Strategy By Tom McEvoy and Brad Daugherty

2,300 FPPs
Championship No-Limit & Pot Limit Hold Em By Tom McEvoy and T.J. Cloutier

1,600 FPPs
One of a Kind By Nolan Dalla and Peter Alson

1,600 FPPs
Getting Started in Hold'em By Ed Miller

1,500 FPPs
Poker Champion Moneymaker By Chris Moneymaker and Daniel Paisner

2,000 FPPs
The Making of a Poker Player By Matt Matros

1,800 FPPs
The Poker MBA By Greg Dinkin and Jeffrey Gitomer

2,000 FPPs
Theory of Poker By David Sklansky

2,000 FPPs
Hold Em for Advanced Players By David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth

2,000 FPPs
Tournament Poker for Advanced Players By David Sklansky

1,600 FPPs
Psychology of Poker By Alan Schoonmaker with Consultant David Sklansky

1,800 FPPs
Internet Texas Hold Em By Matthew Hilger

1,500 FPPs
Internet Poker: How to Play and Beat Online Poker Games By Lou Krieger

1,000 FPPs
Hold Em Poker By Gary Carson

1,500 FPPs
Small Stakes Hold Em By Ed Miller, David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth

800 FPPs
Fundamentals of Poker By Lynne Loomis and Mason Malmuth

wayfarer

I don't much about the majority of the books listed there but I'd say teh Sklansky ones are as good as any, (if not better)

Do Pokerstar Points work along the same lines as Paddy Power Points?

Hitman Actual

"Theory of Poker" should be the priority from that list. After that, possibly "Tournament Poker for Advanced Players" (Sklansky) or "Winning Low-limit Holdem" by Lee Jones. (I've never actually read that, but I've noticed over the years that it's well regarded).

"Championship No-Limit & Pot Limit Hold Em" By Tom McEvoy and T.J. Cloutier is another option, although it is getting dated at this stage. HJ talks about mathematical flaws in the book, but I was never good enough to spot them.

The only other ones I know are "Holdem Poker for Advanced Players" (Sklansky), which I think is too hard to read for a first book, and the " Psychology of Poker" By Alan Schoonmaker, which is not worth buying, imo. Anything in that is already covered by Mike Caro in his website.

You could always get Moneymakers book as well. :rolleyes:

POKERKING

Hold Em for Advanced Players By David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth
this is prob the best imho esp for holdem alot of the other books are on all forms of poker its a tedious book but worth it!

handsfree

i read that book by gary carson found it very useful especially in terms of pot odds and being able to adapt your style of play to different games i.e. loose, tight etc and to different player styles. i'd highly recommend it

RoundTower

POKERKING wrote:

Hold Em for Advanced Players By David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth
this is prob the best imho esp for holdem alot of the other books are on all forms of poker its a tedious book but worth it!

I'm fairly sure this is about limit poker, which okidoki isn't playing. I haven't read many of the books so I can't offer much of an opinion. Don't know how much 2000 FPP is worth on Pokerstars but if you are playing $20 SnGs almost any book should be worth its price unless it actually makes you a worse player.

bluto63

Winning Low Limit Hold 'Em by Lee Jones helped me a lot

its mainly for limit games, but works great for no limit