Best Poker book for beginners?

[Slugger]

Can anyone recomend a good beginners poker book? I"m pretty new to the game but I"m being bombarded with well intentioned advice from all quarters - and a lot of it seems to be contradictory! Help.

[Philippos13]

get dan harrington on holdem... vol 1 and vol 2

you cannot go wrong with that especially as a beginner

it is the most solid book on texas hold em i believe

[WarBwastardo]

"Poker for Dummies" if you an absolute beginner is a great foundation to build from.  Then you should have a look see at the Harrington books and the Theory of poker by David Sklansky.

[lukybugur]

Get yourself a subscription to PokerPlayer Magazine (hello again Sponsor - yes, I"m still a loyal subscriber!) and InsidePoker (also by Dennis Publishing). Both are consistently very good reads with IP having the best tutorials for beginners and intermediates IMO.

You can learn sooo much more by playing though and learning from your hopefully not-too-costly mistakes.

[asarge]

get dan harrington on holdem... vol 1 and vol 2

you cannot go wrong with that especially as a beginner

it is the most solid book on texas hold em i believe

i will ditto this. dan harringtons series (3 books) are the best about. altho a decent level of poker ability is needed i would say

[cabbie007]

The must read -
Dan Harrington - Harrington On Hold'em Vol 1/2/3 = 3 books
Doyle Brunson  - Super System 2
David Sklansky - The Theory Of Poker
read these books then reread then reread then read lol the bibles of poker

Training Site - Poker X Factor

Mag"s - WPT,Inside Poker,Poker Player - all out monthly where you get tips plus freeroll codes

Live Poker play - join a pub poker league to learn to shuffle and be relaxed at the table, you don"t want to be shaking at your first table. You might be a brilliant online player but everyone can spot these players and take advantage of thier lack of live table experience.

Good Luck !
P.S NEVER BUT NEVER say sorry when you win at the table !

[Slugger]

Thanks guys - I"m on my way to Waterstones as we speak!

[Philippos13]

i didnt find super system  helpful... i think the time when it was written poker was a lot different...it has o lot of facts and figures that canbe helpful butthe whole style doesnt really suit me and i dunno if a beginner can pull it off

[The_rookie]

I"m reading a book called Total poker by David Spanier which im helping very helpful and also a  very good read hope thats helped

good luck with your hunt

[hi_am_chris]

Online Ace by Scott Fischman is great book for begginners

[Swinebag]

Online Ace by Scott Fischman is great book for begginners

especially the chapter on sit and gos

[hi_am_chris]

Yup especially that although i think theres some gr8 advice sprinkled throughout the book. Shocked somebody else has heard of it

[RioRodent]

Online Ace by Scott Fischman is great book for begginners

especially the chapter on sit and gos

You don"t need to buy a book to get a decent SnG strategy, the same advice is all over the internet... I would recomend looking at wardonkey"s article on blonde - http://www.blondepoker.com/index.php?q=node/3448 - this is the link to part one, see part 2 & 3 also.

For satellite advice read Arsiton"s two-parter on betfair - Part 1 - Part 2

[WarBwastardo]

WarDonkey is no relation of mine, but I also have a book in the pipeline.  It"s advanced strategy for beating the queue"s to the free buffet of big MTT"s.

[kinboshi]

WarDonkey is no relation of mine, but I also have a book in the pipeline.  It"s advanced strategy for beating the queue"s to the free buffet of big MTT"s.

I"ll pre-order that one.  Somehow I always manage to get myself involved in a big hand just before the break.