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

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  • #32
    SetOverSet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 422 ✭✭SetOverSet


    Doc Farrell wrote: »
    The Education of a Poker Player by Herbert O Yardley. Incredible life, please google him.

    +1 for Yardley - great read.


  • #33
    LuckyLloyd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,685 ✭✭✭✭LuckyLloyd


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  • #34
    ditpoker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,860 ✭✭✭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


  • #35
    El Stuntman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,720 ✭✭✭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 :(


  • #36
    Doc Farrell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭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)


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  • #37
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,537 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Doc Farrell wrote: »
    well, because you asked, and there's no good answer here, yes, its a real one.

    wanna borrow a book? :D
    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)


  • #38
    jbravado
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,438 ✭✭✭jbravado


    Forgot to mention Yardley-Classic obv.


  • #39
    tm2204
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 991 ✭✭✭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..... :D


  • #40
    tm2204
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 991 ✭✭✭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..... :D


  • #41
    Lurker1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭Lurker1977


    tm2204 wrote: »
    In a nutshell Yes. It's really good & insightfull but obv only for tourney players..... :D

    Dont ask Jimmy Fricke!

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


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  • #42
    tm2204
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 991 ✭✭✭tm2204


    Lurker1977 wrote: »
    Dont ask Jimmy Fricke!

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

    LOL :D

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


  • #43
    BigCityBanker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭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?


  • #44
    Conbro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭Conbro


    -TheEducation of a Poker Player

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


  • #45
    LuckyLloyd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,685 ✭✭✭✭LuckyLloyd


    This post has been deleted.


  • #46
    El Stuntman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,720 ✭✭✭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!


  • #47
    El Stuntman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,720 ✭✭✭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


  • #48
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,454 ✭✭✭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


  • #49
    belfastlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭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


  • #50
    El Stuntman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,720 ✭✭✭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


  • #51
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,454 ✭✭✭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


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  • #52
    belfastlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭belfastlad


    Cash Mammoth Vomit wrote: »
    I read this and thought it was poor


    i just thought the parts with him in trouble and seeing how he overcame everything was good. unless of course it was all made up:pac:


  • #53
    TripleAce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,454 ✭✭✭TripleAce


    I just ordered these:

    Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People

    The Professor, the Banker and the Suicide King: Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time

    The Biggest Game in Town



    Now I just need to book a holiday so I will read them :D


  • #54
    dannydiamond
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,656 ✭✭✭dannydiamond


    Has anyone read 'the poker mind set' by Ian Taylor and Matthew Hilger?
    Any good?


  • #55
    Lurker1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭Lurker1977


    I bought it cos I heard it was good and it has been gathering dust ever since it arrived. Let me know what its like if you read it.


  • #56
    Lazare
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,483 ✭✭✭Lazare


    I thought 'Moneymaker' was a good read. It's basically a trip report of the '03 ME and the lead up to it. He comes across a bit of a dickhead in parts, but if you can get past that, he tells the story well. I couldn't put it down.


  • #57
    dannydiamond
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,656 ✭✭✭dannydiamond


    Lurker1977 wrote: »
    I bought it cos I heard it was good and it has been gathering dust ever since it arrived. Let me know what its like if you read it.

    how about you read it and let me know if it's any good:pac:


  • #58
    The Tourist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 376 ✭✭The Tourist


    Anyone know anything about this one:

    Broke: A Poker Novel by Brandon Adams

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Broke-Poker-Novel-Brandon-Adams/dp/158348471X/ref=pd_sim_b_2


  • #59
    El Stuntman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,720 ✭✭✭El Stuntman


    nope but here's two non-poker recommendations which I have just purchased and expect to be excellent

    this (to be read when lucid) and this (to be read when hammered drunk)


  • #60
    CourierCollie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 663 ✭✭✭CourierCollie


    Which of Friedmans books would you recommend for a Kinky virgin?


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  • #61
    El Stuntman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,720 ✭✭✭El Stuntman


    CourierCollie wrote: »
    Which of Friedmans books would you recommend for a Kinky virgin?

    ah, they're all good - Musical Chairs maybe? In the style of Doc Farrell, that's my current 'toilet book' :eek:

    they're pretty much all the same format, same characters and the plot is fairly incidental!


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