There's a large list of books I've read. Some books that are listed are outdated and newer publishing with offer what those books have plus more. Start with Strategies for Beating Small Stakes Poker Tournaments by Jonathan Little. Next read Excelling at No Limit Hold'em by Jonathan Little. These will improve your game greatly. Next read Kill Everyone: Advanced Strategies for No Limit Hold'em by Lee Nelson. After these 3 books I don't think you'll have as much troubletheblizzardofoz said:
Yes but the type of poker he plays have been refined and mastered by other players such as Patrik Antonius or Elky. Its a must read but you have to understand if you read new poker books you'd see may holes in Hansen's game. Plus some of the plays he makes won't get through in the modern game.RobAnaes said:
What constitutes a good poker book depends on what, precisely, your needs are. Are you a novice, intermediate or good (wanting to become expert) player?
What game are you trying to master? Hold'em? Omaha? Stud? Razz? Some form of Draw?
What stakes? Micro? Low? Middle? High? Nosebleed?
No single book is good at everything just as no author is an expert in all. What is for certain, however, is that there is a veritable plethora of really BAD books out there with a lot of erroneous information. And just because a player excels at the game, it does not mean he or she is a good author or teacher.
Take everything with a grain of salt: the main takeaway from whatever you read is that it forces you to THINK about the game.
What game are you trying to master? Hold'em? Omaha? Stud? Razz? Some form of Draw?
What stakes? Micro? Low? Middle? High? Nosebleed?
No single book is good at everything just as no author is an expert in all. What is for certain, however, is that there is a veritable plethora of really BAD books out there with a lot of erroneous information. And just because a player excels at the game, it does not mean he or she is a good author or teacher.
Take everything with a grain of salt: the main takeaway from whatever you read is that it forces you to THINK about the game.
For me, the most important Poker book I ever read was my own journal that I kept for the first year of my play. It showed me just how much I knew and didn't know. But I think a life changing read for me was definitely The Poker Mindset.