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Poker Books

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  • 05-01-2009 1:16pm
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    wannabepr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 221 ✭✭


    Hi Guys Im wondering is there any good poker books available?? I be looking for more story telling ones?

    Im waiting of Phil Hellmuth's "How to Play poker Like A Pro". Looking forward to reading that one:D:DAny one else have Phils Book?


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    Samoa Joe
    Registered Users Posts: 787 ✭✭✭Samoa Joe


    As far as Poker Story books go I found The Professor, the Banker and the Suicide King to be pretty ok. If you havent read it and want a copy send me a pm with your address and ill send you my copy as I have finished with it


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    Taxipete29
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    Ghosts at the table by Des Wilson is a pretty good read


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    GKidd
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 427 ✭✭GKidd


    Amarillo Slim in a World of Fat people is worth a squint.


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    Samoa Joe
    Registered Users Posts: 787 ✭✭✭Samoa Joe


    I also have a spare copy of Swimming with the Devilfish if anyone wants it


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    Get In There
    Registered Users Posts: 680 ✭✭✭Get In There


    ciarán i'll take it :-) i'll send u a pm with my addy


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    Samoa Joe
    Registered Users Posts: 787 ✭✭✭Samoa Joe


    Get In There wrote: »
    ciarán i'll take it :-) i'll send u a pm with my addy

    Which one?


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    wannabepr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 221 ✭✭wannabepr


    What About Bio's?? Any Good Ones?


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    Samoa Joe
    Registered Users Posts: 787 ✭✭✭Samoa Joe


    "The man behind the shades" by Dalla Nolan is pretty good . The guys were speaking about Jesse Mays book "Shut up and deal" the other night and said it was worth a read but I havent read it myself.


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    Rod & Reel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 132 ✭✭Rod & Reel


    hi i have a copy of "Ghosts at the table" .........bubble prize in the local one night.
    i did have 2 copies of "poker tells by mad mike" but both seem to have gotten a pair of legs from somewhere and walked.
    so if anyone would do a swap for above for the one below it id be grateful.
    live in tallaght 2 min from sq.
    pm if interested


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    Grafter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Grafter


    "Swimming with the devilfish" is biographies/interviews with a lot of the British players, not just devilfish.

    "Aces and Kings" by Michael Kaplan is similar for American players.

    I also enjoyed "Ace on the river" by Barry Greenstein.


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    Mullicker
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    Cancel your order for Phil's book if you can. Possibly the worst I've ever read.:eek:

    Barry Greinsteins is a decent bio. Lots of nice pictures too.


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    All in all
    Registered Users Posts: 432 ✭✭All in all


    Does anyone have any recommendations for book and STT's a quick search on amazon came up with ones by Moshman, Phil Shaw and Neil Timothy - has anyone used any of these?


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    Mullicker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 356 ✭✭Mullicker


    havent bought any STT books but i hear moshman's book is very good.


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    wannabepr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 221 ✭✭wannabepr


    Mullicker wrote: »
    Cancel your order for Phil's book if you can. Possibly the worst I've ever read.:eek:

    Barry Greinsteins is a decent bio. Lots of nice pictures too.

    Disappointed at hearing that. Whats so bad about it??

    Is there alot about how 2 play poker, and different plays??


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    RevealPoker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭RevealPoker


    Ace on the River is excellent, a really good read, but insightful as well. Not to mention the cracking pictures. I wouldn't read another Hellmuth book if you paid me a lot of monies.

    Btw, I've a lot of spare poker books , don't read them anymore, pm for details


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    Slash/ED
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,163 ✭✭✭Slash/ED


    Stu Ungars biography is brilliant, the story of a genius but also a complete and utter degenerate, it could hardly not have been good with the sheer amount of material they had to work with. Well worth a read, really shows the ups and downs of poker is a very extreme way


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    wannabepr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 221 ✭✭wannabepr


    Anyone here ever read Phil Iveys Book??


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    Mullicker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 356 ✭✭Mullicker


    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mullicker
    Cancel your order for Phil's book if you can. Possibly the worst I've ever read.

    Barry Greinsteins is a decent bio. Lots of nice pictures too.
    Disappointed at hearing that. Whats so bad about it??

    Is there alot about how 2 play poker, and different plays??

    Its a long time since i read it, but the limit holdem section was a complete joke, he basically says only play 88+ AQ AK and play them all exactly the same way from what i remember. The NL limit section i cant really remember too much. The Omaha 8 section was pretty crappy also. Phil blows his own trumpet throughout! terrible book!! It may be actually more detrimental than helpful to your poker development. Read the theory of poker if you really want to learn holdem. Also Harringtons books. I enjoyed Barry Greinsteins for just entertainment more than strategy but there is good advice in there to.


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