Questions tagged [books]
Questions about poker books and references to specific tactics, strategies and rules advocated in the book.
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Books of examples of positions for beginners (Texas Hold'em)
I am new to poker and I am looking for books to learn the basics of no limit Texas Hold'em from, however the resources I have found so far explain the basic principles, but without examples that would ...
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Pot Odds in "The Mathematics of Poker" Example 4.3
I have a couple questions about an example from Bill Chen and Jerrod Ankenman's book The Mathematics of Poker. Below is a screenshot of the example (Example 4.3).
My questions are:
If the game is $...
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Am I supposed to deny equity to draws?
This is one area of poker where I find even the leading authors seem to disagree.
In the Course by Ed Miller, he seems to say that you shouldn't worry about draws getting there since your overall EV ...
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Theory of Poker vs Theory of Poker Applied to NL
I am a beginner poker player who just started NLHE at the small/micro stakes. I was looking online for beginner books and saw several recommendations for The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky to be a ...
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Book or books to learn to play Poker
I have no idea about how to play Poker.
I've been searching books about how to learn to play Poker but the only books that I have found were about to learn how to win in Poker online, etc. But first ...
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Does the "the theory of poker applied to no limit" cover all the contents in "The Theory of Poker" both by David Sklansky?
I haven't read the "The Theory of Poker" and am planning to start reading. Then I found the newest book "the theory of poker applied to no limit". So I am wondering which one should I start? I play ...
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blogs of David Sklansky
I used to read Sklansky's blogs on 2+2, and he put some of those articles into books like eg 'poker, gaming, and life' and 'DUCY'. I really enjoyed it. But that was 10 years ago.
Does David Sklansky ...
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Best books for beginners Pot-Limit Omaha
I am looking for recommendations for the best books for beginners.
I want to learn with a focus on Omaha, however it seems like the books that deal with Omaha are for players who have already ...
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What are good poker books from the last 4 years
I've been out of poker for a few years now. I was a winning @ NL100/200 and small stakes tourney. What would be a worthwhile read since 2015?
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Erratum in "The Mathematics of Poker" [closed]
I think there is a little erratum in a computation
p 79:
the result of subcase c) should be 186.36 instead of 346.21.
I didn't see that one listed in the official errata list (https://www.conjelco....
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Raising all-in against calling stations on draws?
Recently I read from one of the poker books (NLHE: Theory and Practice, by Sklansky, D. and Miller, E.) that if you are ahead, you should value bet as high as the opponent will call, without giving ...
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Are there any recommended Tournament Theory Books?
When I got into Poker originally over 10 years ago, I bought myself a copy of "Hold'em Poker" by Sklansky & Malmuth for a bit of theory study off the table.
Having got back into it recently, ...
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Poker books for people with short attention spans
I was wondering if anybody knew of good Poker books that are easy to read. I have tried reading the regular popular books but I find that halfway through a 40 page chapter my brain kind of turns off ...
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books or articles on methodically analyzing hand history
Are there any books out there that teaches you how to methodically go through you own hand history? looking less for theory, more on something that is more practical and instructive and maybe some ...
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Good Poker AUDIO Books
I am looking to do more walking in order to increase my cardio. I usually listen to books on Audible (MP3) when I walk. By nature, most poker books involve charts and graphics (and that's OK). So I'm ...
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