any good new poker books (non-theory) out there?

El Stuntman

I'm off on my holidays next week and therefore need a book or two to peruse while staring out the window at the rain.

I think I bought my last new poker book last year (Bigger Deal - utter ****e), anything come out since then that's worth reading?

BigCityBanker

Print off the back catelogues of your blog - reading them should be enough for you.

I read Ross O'Carroll Kellys latest offering whilst en route to SA - How to get by on 10,000 a day in South Dublin - essential reading in these times of recession.

Apparently Tommy Angelo released a book recently enough that was interesting

Glowingmind

El Stuntman wrote: »

I'm off on my holidays next week and therefore need a book or two to peruse while staring out the window at the rain.

I think I bought my last new poker book last year (Bigger Deal - utter ****e), anything come out since then that's worth reading?

Non-theory books i liked (none of them are that new):

Jesse May - Shut Up and Deal
The Professor, The Banker and the Suicide King (can;t remember author)
Nolan Dalla - The man behind the shades
Amarillo Slim - Amarillo Slim in a world full of fat people (no mention of kiddie fiddling in this funnily)
The Biggest Game in Town

El Stuntman

BigCityBanker wrote: »

Print off the back catelogues of your blog - reading them should be enough for you.

my blog is dead to me now (and to everyone else)

BigCityBanker wrote: »

I read Ross O'Carroll Kellys latest offering whilst en route to SA - How to get by on 10,000 a day in South Dublin - essential reading in these times of recession.

the newspaper column is humorous enough for a once-a-week giggle, don't know if I could read an entire book of ROCK - surely it becomes repetitive?

BigCityBanker wrote: »

Apparently Tommy Angelo released a book recently enough that was interesting

I was looking for it alright but can't find it here

El Stuntman

Glowingmind wrote: »

Non-theory books i liked (none of them are that new):

Jesse May - Shut Up and Deal
The Professor, The Banker and the Suicide King (can;t remember author)
Nolan Dalla - The man behind the shades
Amarillo Slim - Amarillo Slim in a world full of fat people (no mention of kiddie fiddling in this funnily)
The Biggest Game in Town

I have them all except for the paedophile

CourierCollie

Peter Alson- Take me to the river
I liked it, but hardly new and you probably already have it.

jbravado

Just read Jesse Mays again-I love the way he writes-so so good.

God Lord bigger deal was teh missed.

El Stuntman

jbravado wrote: »

Just read Jesse Mays again-I love the way he writes-so so good.

I loved his image of one of his imaginary pros standing over the table and raining black 100 dollar chips onto the felt while the dealer vainly tried to get him to stop splashing the pot - 'Black Bart'?

TripleAce

Glowingmind wrote: »

Non-theory books i liked (none of them are that new):

Jesse May - Shut Up and Deal
The Professor, The Banker and the Suicide King (can;t remember author)
Nolan Dalla - The man behind the shades
Amarillo Slim - Amarillo Slim in a world full of fat people (no mention of kiddie fiddling in this funnily)
The Biggest Game in Town

Which one do you think is the best of them (or two best) in terms of story? I am planning for a holiday soon and would like some easy reading (no theory books)....

ollyk1

Buy and read the "the Black Swan" (finance book) and if its any good I'll borrow it off you!!

Edit: I'd imagine that Tommy Angelo book is available for download someplace . Alternatively you could just donwload all his articles and make them into a nice e-book and read them on your laptop/tablet/pda at your leisure.....

Glowingmind

TripleAce wrote: »

Which one do you think is the best of them (or two best) in terms of story? I am planning for a holiday soon and would like some easy reading (no theory books)....

I think the Amarillo Slim book is the best in terms of being a holiday read, followed by 'the man behind the shades' and 'shut up and deal'

El Stuntman

TripleAce wrote: »

Which one do you think is the best of them (or two best) in terms of story? I am planning for a holiday soon and would like some easy reading (no theory books)....

Biggest Game in Town - by a mile

TripleAce

El Stuntman wrote: »

Biggest Game in Town - by a mile

Cheers!

BetdaqPokerMgr

A great book though it is semi theory is Gus Hanson's new book - Every hand revealed. Well written and reads like a novel almost! Doesn't feel like HOH or anything like that.

Stu Ungar biography good too.

Bringin Down the House easy good read too.


And for something non poker but very good holiday book is the new James Bond novel, first one written by new author, since Ian Fleming passed away - Devil May Cry by Sebastian Faulks. (Currently being filmed, for release next year).

Tight Ted

I was gonna start my own thread about this. But is Gus Hansen's 'Every hand revealed' worth a buy? I hate spending dosh on crap books.

BetdaqPokerMgr

Tight Ted wrote: »

I was gonna start my own thread about this. But is Gus Hansen's 'Every hand revealed' worth a buy? I hate spending dosh on crap books.

I've bought a lot of poker books and been disappointed with some but definitely Gus's is worth shelling out for, cheaper than most too and gives great insight into his mental strategy aswell as some card strategy, all in prose type format. Has the odd joke thrown in too lol.

TripleAce

Tight Ted wrote: »

I was gonna start my own thread about this. But is Gus Hansen's 'Every hand revealed' worth a buy? I hate spending dosh on crap books.

I read that and liked it.......many of the pro's books (Harrington, Hellmuth, etc) show you the benefits of playing tight. Gus books as you can imagine shows you the other side of the medal.

AKQJ10

Got Gus Hansens book, pretty good, certainly worth a read

El Stuntman

AKQJ10 wrote: »

Got Gus Hansens book, pretty good, certainly worth a read

good grief, would have thought you'd be more of a Harrington man

Tight Ted

To the OP, the best book I've ever read on Holidays was Frank Skinner's autobiography, no level. It's pretty old now but I'm sure you can pick it up in most bookshops.

El Stuntman

Tight Ted wrote: »

To the OP, the best book I've ever read on Holidays was Frank Skinner's autobiography, no level. It's pretty old now but I'm sure you can pick it up in most bookshops.

I think I'll skip that one! thanks anyway Ted (I think)

Did some purchasing at lunchtime so I'm all set for everything except tales of debauched gambling. To cap it all, neither my wife, my daughter or my dog can play poker and there ain't no internet where we're going :eek:

Tight Ted

Sorry don't mean to hijack but another question.

I'm ordering 3 books from Amazon, and I can see I can get them all nearly at half price when I click 'buy new or second hand'. Will this increase my shipping costs? Am I better off just getting them all directly off amazon?

El Stuntman

Tight Ted wrote: »

Sorry don't mean to hijack but another question.

I'm ordering 3 books from Amazon, and I can see I can get them all nearly at half price when I click 'buy new or second hand'. Will this increase my shipping costs? Am I better off just getting them all directly off amazon?

not if you get them all from the same reseller (like caiman or one of those), that's what I usually do - although, being a technophobe, I prefer to buy in a real bookstore

AKQJ10

Gave up on Harrington once he said to play tight in oop

Conbro

Gave up on Harrington once he said to play tight in oop

lmfao

SIDESHOW BOBs

cant remember author a few years old now was a riveting read. journey man pros poker real life experiences, the passage about jerking off while playing 10 20 limit certainly brought a smile to my face.

could have given off a few false tells on the turn lol

smurph

AKQJ10 wrote: »

Gave up on Harrington once he said to play tight in oop

lol:D:D

Doc Farrell

2 of my favourite books, not just because they're about poker.

The Education of a Poker Player by Herbert O Yardley. Incredible life, please google him.

40 Years a Gambler on the Mississippi, by George Devol (e). if you like Mark Twain or books about con artists you won't regret this one. Published by a press that normally only publish American military titles, Westpoint i think.

I've read Yardley's book about 4 times ( also The Black Chamber, about working in codes for the Government) and the Mississippi book is in my toilet library, perfect for a 3 minute peruse.

do it.

Glowingmind

Doc Farrell wrote: »

The Education of a Poker Player by Herbert O Yardley. Incredible life, please google him.

Keep meaning to read this, it's next on the list.

Mellor

Doc Farrell wrote: »

the Mississippi book is in my toilet library, perfect for a 3 minute peruse.

Out of curiosity Doc, is that a physical toilet library, or an implied one?
serious question

Doc Farrell

Mellor wrote: »

Out of curiosity Doc, is that a physical toilet library, or an implied one?
serious question

well, because you asked, and there's no good answer here, yes, its a real one.

wanna borrow a book?

SetOverSet

Doc Farrell wrote: »

The Education of a Poker Player by Herbert O Yardley. Incredible life, please google him.

+1 for Yardley - great read.

LuckyLloyd

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ditpoker

http://www.amazon.com/Double-Nothing-Friends-Legendary-Casinos/dp/0060835834/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220295482&sr=8-1

Double or Nothing: How Two Friends Risked It All to Buy One of Las Vegas' Legendary Casinos by Tom Breitling and Cal Fussman



true story about the guys who own the golden nuggett

El Stuntman

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

To answer your question Glyn - there is nothing NEW available.

I think this actually says something quite profound about poker; there has been maybe two decent books ever written about it

sigh

Doc Farrell

where are u off to?

i'm off to Carcassonne on Friday, staying in three top rated hotels on tripadvisor.com (brag)
back monday (beat)

Mellor

Doc Farrell wrote: »

well, because you asked, and there's no good answer here, yes, its a real one.

wanna borrow a book?

I wouldn't mind a read of
shuffle up and deal,
Prof, Banker and the suicide king
or similar,

but my local (public) library is my prefered location
(i'm sure yours is fine also)

jbravado

Forgot to mention Yardley-Classic obv.

tm2204

Tight Ted wrote: »

I was gonna start my own thread about this. But is Gus Hansen's 'Every hand revealed' worth a buy? I hate spending dosh on crap books.

In a nutshell Yes. It's really good & insightfull but obv only for tourney players.....

tm2204

TripleAce wrote: »

I read that and liked it.......many of the pro's books (Harrington, Hellmuth, etc) show you the benefits of playing tight. Gus books as you can imagine shows you the other side of the medal.

He's not nearly as laggy as he likes to portray especially OOP. In position (especially Cutoff & Button) he's aggro but his early career image gets him paid off a lot these days.....

Lurker1977

tm2204 wrote: »

In a nutshell Yes. It's really good & insightfull but obv only for tourney players.....

Dont ask Jimmy Fricke!

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthread.php?t=185983&highlight=every+hand+revealed

tm2204

Lurker1977 wrote: »

Dont ask Jimmy Fricke!

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthread.php?t=185983&highlight=every+hand+revealed

LOL

He's best mates with Howard Lederer ain't he :D:D

BigCityBanker

just purchased the following on Amazon

-Every Hand Revealed
-Professor, Banker & Suicide King
-The Biggest Game In Town
-TheEducation of a Poker Player

which order should I read them in?

Conbro

-TheEducation of a Poker Player

I'd suggest you start on the first chapter of this book Noel;)

LuckyLloyd

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El Stuntman

Doc Farrell wrote: »

where are u off to?

the exotic shores of Wexford, I'm hoping to play Bops HU4ROLLZ

Doc Farrell wrote: »

i'm off to Carcassonne on Friday, staying in three top rated hotels on tripadvisor.com (brag)
back monday (beat)

hope she's worth it Des!

El Stuntman

BigCityBanker wrote: »

just purchased the following on Amazon

(get your money back) Every Hand Revealed
(3) Professor, Banker & Suicide King
(1) The Biggest Game In Town
(2) The Education of a Poker Player

which order should I read them in?

this order, I hope you charged them to PPP as work expenses

hf4z6sqo7vjngi

Stu Ungars book and Ghosts at the Table where good reads for me

Edit: Pretty sure there was one other Aces and Kings which was not too bad either

belfastlad

these are not new but stu ungar the man behind the shades is a good read.

swimming with the devilfish is also an excellent book

El Stuntman

Cash Mammoth Vomit wrote: »

Stu Ungars book and Ghosts at the Table where good reads for me

Edit: Pretty sure there was one other Aces and Kings which was not too bad either

yeah, Ungar's bio is a good story

hf4z6sqo7vjngi

belfastlad wrote: »

these are not new but stu ungar the man behind the shades is a good read.

swimming with the devilfish is also an excellent book

I read this and thought it was poor