Hey everyone,
I've been playing hold 'em for about a year now and consider myself to be somewhat of an average to above average player.
I basically play NL Hold 'em, especially large tournaments.
I have a few books such as "Play poker like the pros" by hellmuth (which i hate), Caro's book of tells, and the tournament poker book by TJ and Mcovey...but im looking to buy another. I was in the book store the other day and saw dan harrington's book on NL tourney poker. I had never heard anything about it and didnt even realize he had written a book. Is it any good? Also i've been putting off buying the super system for some time now..should i buy it? What about any of sklansky's books?
Help me out here guys, im lost.
Mikey

Harringtons book is good... but similar to The TJ/ Mcevoy book you already have.

You should buy these three Sklansky books:

Theory of Poker
Hold em for advanced players
Tournement Poker for advanced players

Definately buy Super System... that's the bible.

Dito what Erik Said... Another one that is similar to theory of poker is the Psychology of Poker... by Alan N. Shoonmaker.

You probably don't need Hold'em for Advanced Players if your only interested in NL tournies. HFAP is geared toward mid-high stakes limit cash games.

Yeah Psycology was pretty good...

another good one along those lines is Inside the Poker Mind.

I disagree... i think Hold em for advanced players is a must. Theory of Poker contains a plethora of wonderful information however it is presented as it applies to ALL poker games.

NLHFAP... Takes the information learned in TOP and applies it specifically to the game of Hold em.

It also has a valuable section on starting hands and requirements that I haven't seen anywhere else (i've read a lot of books).

For me it put the value of specific hands in perspective. Although I do not adhere to the guidlines in that section religiously I still feel that the information and the manner in which it was presented is very useful.

Once you get a lopt of table experience you can re-assess the value of certain hands as the apply to your specific style of play...

Anyway... I would def suggest going to your local Borders or Barnes & Noble and taking some time sifting through these books and determining for yourself if the information found within them is useful.

Good Luck.... and happy studies!

P.S. Def get super system.. no poker library is complete without it.