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[Duff_Man]

I've got a 2 hour flight to Georgia on Tuesday so I want to pick up a book (on poker) to read for the flight. I've already read Winning Low Limit by Lee Jones, I have Tournament Poker for Advanced Players by Sklansky (way over my head right now). So I'm thinking about Positively 5th Street or something dealing with actually playing poker possibly centering on NL or tournaments or both (But strictly about Hold'Em). So what would you all suggest. Bear in mind that I've only been playing for a few months online so some books that get way to into detail (Sklansky for instance) while good might be a little hard for me to grasp. But I am not really a complete beginner either. In that 3 months I've averaged at least 2 hours a day and I've won my fair share of SnG's granted they were only $10-20. Thanks for the suggestionsDuff

[jo_nathan]

I have read a number of books by a number of authors. Based on the info you provided, Phil Gordon's new book "Poker: The Real Deal" may be something you are looking for. It's good read. He touches on the basics and goes into more detail on some important issues. He touches on things like pot odds without getting too technical. Discusses it in a way that's easy to understand.It's a good book to start with and then move to Sklansky.

[lostyourchips2me]

Oh i guess you read a pretty quality book.winning low limit holdem,your a serious poker player.Go gettem tiger,i bet you feal strong enough to beat the world.

[Mandelbrot]

I think Poker Nation by Andy Bellin is an interesting read.

[Duff_Man]

lostyourchips2me said:

Oh i guess you read a pretty quality book.winning low limit holdem,your a serious poker player.Go gettem tiger,i bet you feal strong enough to beat the world.

Thanks for that ever so insightful post. I appreciate you taking 30 seconds out of your life to insult me. Please know that I will sleep soundly tonight knowing that I have you in my corner. And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE feel free to post another useless reply.Waiting AnxiouslyDuff Man

[Smasharoo]

Posatively 5th street is a great read.Pretty meaningless on actual poker content, though.Small Stakes Holdem is a must read, but it's not a begginers book. If you had trouble with HFAP you should probably wait.

[Duff_Man]

Smasharoo said:

Posatively 5th street is a great read.Pretty meaningless on actual poker content, though.Small Stakes Holdem is a must read, but it's not a begginers book. If you had trouble with HFAP you should probably wait.

Yeah i just picked up Positively 5th St tonight. Seems like the perfect length for a 2 hour flight down and back. On a side note is it jsut me or are we pretty much following each other around the forum right now? Seems like after I post your right behind me and vice versa.Duff

[Smasharoo]

Well it's not likely there's many people browsing them atm.I'm one tabling so I have a lot of spare time ATM.