Best Poker Books - Our Top Ten in Ranking Order
Here is a list of our top ten poker books available on the market today. We have looked at all the writers from Sklansky to Harrington and have ranked them according to which we think is best. The ranking was based on which books we thought were most essential and able to help you become a better poker player. Not agree with our choice of best poker book? Feel free to send us an email and give us your top ten poker books. You can even send us a review and we may add it to the ranking list below.
Here is a list of our top ten poker books available on the market today. We have looked at all the writers from Sklansky to Harrington and have ranked them according to which we think is best. The ranking was based on which books we thought were most essential and able to help you become a better poker player. Not agree with our choice of best poker book? Feel free to send us an email and give us your top ten poker books. You can even send us a review and we may add it to the ranking list below.
Number One
Poker: For Advanced Players
This is more or less considered the 'bible' for Texas Hold'em players, and for good reason: Sklansky and Malmuth are recognized as the leading authorities on poker strategy. While it is a difficult read, nearly every single aspect of proper Hold'em strategy is covered in excruciating detail. This is a must read for all serious Hold'em players.
Poker: For Advanced Players
This is more or less considered the 'bible' for Texas Hold'em players, and for good reason: Sklansky and Malmuth are recognized as the leading authorities on poker strategy. While it is a difficult read, nearly every single aspect of proper Hold'em strategy is covered in excruciating detail. This is a must read for all serious Hold'em players.
Number Two
Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments: Strategic Play v. 1
The style of writing is very clear and informative, while also managing to keep me entertained enough to breeze through the volume in a matter of a few days. The book is well organized, first grounding the reader with some of the more basic aspects of tournament no-limit hold 'em, before moving on to a number of sections that focus on the separate betting rounds. There are fantastic problems at the end of each chapter from actual hands in a wide range of situations - from online satellites to final tables of major tournaments. The font is relatively large, the diagrams adequate and general layout good.
Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments: Strategic Play v. 1
The style of writing is very clear and informative, while also managing to keep me entertained enough to breeze through the volume in a matter of a few days. The book is well organized, first grounding the reader with some of the more basic aspects of tournament no-limit hold 'em, before moving on to a number of sections that focus on the separate betting rounds. There are fantastic problems at the end of each chapter from actual hands in a wide range of situations - from online satellites to final tables of major tournaments. The font is relatively large, the diagrams adequate and general layout good.
Number Three
Caro’s Book of Tells
Want to improve your game? Want to win more tournaments? This book may give you the small edge you need. Yes some tells are obvious but those described in this book are beyond obvious. Read this book and you’ll start noticing things that just weren’t there before. Take a few of these tells to your game and you’ll start making the right calls and plays.
Caro’s Book of Tells
Want to improve your game? Want to win more tournaments? This book may give you the small edge you need. Yes some tells are obvious but those described in this book are beyond obvious. Read this book and you’ll start noticing things that just weren’t there before. Take a few of these tells to your game and you’ll start making the right calls and plays.
Number Four
The Theory of Poker: A Professional Poker Player Teaches You How to Think Like One
This book as its name would suggest covers the fundamental theories behind playing winning poker, it is not an instruction book for playing any particular variation of the game hold em, Omaha etc, but presents in clear and easy to understand terms the principles behind playing winning poker and why certain plays might be considered a must for anyone who wants to make money at poker, a little dated but still relevant today.
The Theory of Poker: A Professional Poker Player Teaches You How to Think Like One
This book as its name would suggest covers the fundamental theories behind playing winning poker, it is not an instruction book for playing any particular variation of the game hold em, Omaha etc, but presents in clear and easy to understand terms the principles behind playing winning poker and why certain plays might be considered a must for anyone who wants to make money at poker, a little dated but still relevant today.
Number Five
Kill Phil: The Fast Track to Success in No-Limit Hold 'Em Poker Tournaments
This book is written specifically for No Limit Hold 'em Tournaments, and the concepts cannot be used in a ring game. It is mainly for beginners and levels the playing field against professionals. Rodman and Nelson have taken a well known concept and applied solid mathematical concepts, giving it new and meaningful life. A further pleasant surprise was that the book was easy to read and can be understood and applied by players of all levels.
Kill Phil: The Fast Track to Success in No-Limit Hold 'Em Poker Tournaments
This book is written specifically for No Limit Hold 'em Tournaments, and the concepts cannot be used in a ring game. It is mainly for beginners and levels the playing field against professionals. Rodman and Nelson have taken a well known concept and applied solid mathematical concepts, giving it new and meaningful life. A further pleasant surprise was that the book was easy to read and can be understood and applied by players of all levels.
Number Six
Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments: The Endgame
This book follows on from the first book and teaches all the skills necessary to adapt your game when your stack gets small compared to the big blind. The later section on heads up is worth the price of both books on its own and is the only work on heads up play I have found worthy of reading. The key to both of these books which no other poker book covers is the art of betting - how much to bet and when. It’s what separates the average poker player from the pros and up to now kept as a closely guarded secret.
Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments: The Endgame
This book follows on from the first book and teaches all the skills necessary to adapt your game when your stack gets small compared to the big blind. The later section on heads up is worth the price of both books on its own and is the only work on heads up play I have found worthy of reading. The key to both of these books which no other poker book covers is the art of betting - how much to bet and when. It’s what separates the average poker player from the pros and up to now kept as a closely guarded secret.
Number Seven
Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategies for No Limit Tournaments: Workbook v. 3
The format and layout is similar to the example problems given in Volumes I and II. This time, however, there is a marking scheme to allow you to assess your play. Refreshingly, examples are taken from both online and live play, and from both big and small buy-in events. Understand though, that this is tournament Hold'em only. What we need now is a book this good on cash games!
Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategies for No Limit Tournaments: Workbook v. 3
The format and layout is similar to the example problems given in Volumes I and II. This time, however, there is a marking scheme to allow you to assess your play. Refreshingly, examples are taken from both online and live play, and from both big and small buy-in events. Understand though, that this is tournament Hold'em only. What we need now is a book this good on cash games!
Number Eight
Ace on the River: An Advanced Poker Guide
Barry Greenstein describes the theme of as "how to make money playing poker". I would be hard-pressed to find a better book on how to think and act like a winning poker player. To sum it up, you should be thinking about your game much better after reading this book, know how to act like a professional, how to protect your bankroll, and you should pick up some good strategy tips at the end.
Ace on the River: An Advanced Poker Guide
Barry Greenstein describes the theme of as "how to make money playing poker". I would be hard-pressed to find a better book on how to think and act like a winning poker player. To sum it up, you should be thinking about your game much better after reading this book, know how to act like a professional, how to protect your bankroll, and you should pick up some good strategy tips at the end.
Number Nine
The Book of Bluffs: How to Bluff and Win at Poker (Paperback)
It teaches all the tricks of bluffing and how to watch for the best opportunities for maximum success. It starts by teaching the basic strategies and builds up to more complex bluffing situations. This book should prove useful to any poker player who wants to improve his or her game.
The Book of Bluffs: How to Bluff and Win at Poker (Paperback)
It teaches all the tricks of bluffing and how to watch for the best opportunities for maximum success. It starts by teaching the basic strategies and builds up to more complex bluffing situations. This book should prove useful to any poker player who wants to improve his or her game.
Number Ten
Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Texas Hold'em
Phil covers the whole game not as a course but as little expositions on each part of the game. You don't learn to play a system but learn how to think about each aspect. Specifically you learn how Phil thinks and plays. Having said that you probably get more specific practical advice in this book than most no-limit books. He does have suggestions on how to play say top two-pair in early position etc. He also outlines some of his favorite plays. This makes the book very useful to the beginner. You can play like Phil does as a starting point and you will be playing a reasonably game that will stand up at low level stakes and free your mind up for thinking and learning.
Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Texas Hold'em
Phil covers the whole game not as a course but as little expositions on each part of the game. You don't learn to play a system but learn how to think about each aspect. Specifically you learn how Phil thinks and plays. Having said that you probably get more specific practical advice in this book than most no-limit books. He does have suggestions on how to play say top two-pair in early position etc. He also outlines some of his favorite plays. This makes the book very useful to the beginner. You can play like Phil does as a starting point and you will be playing a reasonably game that will stand up at low level stakes and free your mind up for thinking and learning.
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