Recommended Reading

There are scores of wonderful poker books.  Each is important in its own way.  Each communicates in its own way.  And, each may or may not connect with the reader.

Here is a very short list, two maximum, in a few popular categories, of those books that connected well with me.  If you read these recommended books, you will significantly advance your knowledge of hold'em as it is being played today. 

By the way, in any category there usually are many more than two books that warrant recommendation.  In that case, these few recommendations would be what I consider to be the most important, timely, and relevant of the selections available.

Otherwise, my criteria for a recommendation is simple.  The book must:

1. Have filled an information void at time of publication,
2. Continue to be relevant,
3. Display technical expertise,
4. Be applicable to poker in general, hold'em in particular, as well as to online play, and 
5. Be readable, even if difficult. 

However, if you only read these recommendations, you will have done yourself a disservice.  Every poker book has something worthwhile to contribute, no matter how small may be the contribution. 

So, read as many books as you can.  Poker is a life long learning experience.  There is little to no chance that you will ever know it all.

R. Steve McCollum

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Recommended Poker Books:

Heads-Up & Short-Handed

1. Heads-Up No-Limit Hold 'em by Collin Moshman
2. Killer Poker Short-Handed by John Vorhaus and Tony Guerrera

Hold'em No-Limit

1. Power Hold'em Strategy by Daniel Negreanu 
2. Mastering No-Limit Hold'em by Russell Fox & Scott T. Harker

Hold'em Limit

1. Small Stakes Hold 'em by Ed Miller
2. Hold'em Excellence (2nd Edition) by Lou Krieger  

Poker Online

1. Internet Texas Hold'em by Matthew Hilger 
2. Killer Poker Online, Vol. 2: Advanced Strategies for Crushing the Internet Game by John Vorhaus  

Sit n Go

1. Sit 'n Go Strategy by Collin Moshman 
2. Secrets of Sit 'n' Gos: Winning Strategies For Single-Table Poker Tournaments by Phil Shaw

Tournament

1. The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition edited by Michael Craig 
2. Kill Everyone by Lee Nelson, Tysen Streib & Kim Lee  

Poker Principles

1. Play Poker Like the Pros by Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
2. The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky  

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Copyright 2009  R. Steve McCollum