Hopefully you are familiar with the free online poker coaching that we have on NoPayPOKER for all players levels from beginner to expert plus the modules on live card room games and moving from free to cash poker online.
If you have not checked those free online poker training lessons out yet see the education master page and look now, there is a ton of great free material there for all, members and non members alike..
While there is an invaluable storehouse of poker knowledge there we also know that some of you may want more.
As a result this series of articles is going to focus on reviewing the best poker books to read we can find.
The poker books reviewed has been filtered from the huge heaving mass that has resulted from the poker boom of the last 2 decades so that only the best poker books to read make it to the list.
In this post we begin by looking at the most obvious sub-topic of interest, namely online poker specific books. A trickier task than you’d imagine given that poker online has changed a lot over a short space of time so that some earlier books are now out of date. Because of this only a handful make it to the “best of” list.
The framework is to give the essential facts about the book, a synopsis of the content and then summarised critiques we’ve found on the good and bad points of the book.
To purchase any of these books check out the NoPay top poker books page.
Following that you may also go play some online for free poker just for fun against real people with no danger of losing your cash, an ideal spot to apply everything you read before taking a chance on real cash.
Title – Harrington on Online Cash Games; 6-Max No-Limit Hold ‘em
* Author(s) – Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie
* This edition published – June 2010
* Pages – 530
Synopsis –
Dan Harrington shows you the important concepts and expertise that can let you excel at online poker. On-line poker is a environment, as any of you who also play live games know, which differs in a number of significant ways from the world of casino games.
Subject areas dealt with include:
* How to handle sizes of stack.
* Playing at six max tables.
* Dealing with high aggression.
* And, in contrast to most poker online books, ways to use poker databases and heads up displays (HUDs) to obtain specific and useable information on how your opponents play.
In addition there are in depth strategy guides for playing micro and small stakes cash games at the pre and post flop stages.
We really rate this book for all poker online players who play money games online but do not win as much as they’re like (most of us in other words!) In addition it is ideal for free online poker players planning to step up to micro and small stakes real money play and live card room players who have not played online before.
For players just starting poker we strongly suggest that you start by playing free online poker games first and learn the ropes before risking your real money. Sure get the book but don’t risk real money yet please!
Good review opinions –
* Do Not Buy this guide – I do not want you getting any better! I highly recommend this book to the online player who isn’t my opposition.
* Specifically explains numerous valuable statistics that may be employed to make the most of patterns in your oppositions pre and postflop tendencies.
* Several genuinely superb ideas on note-taking.
* He gives you the know how to assess your oppositions play and manipulate them when they are poor, or when they are good.
* I’m impressed with this book. All of his books are great, but this particular one really gets into details concerning the types of games and scenarios that you experience.
* Its an excellent book and a must for any online player. You can utilize the know how in the book for full ring game also. Excellent book.
Cons –
Nothing major seen apart from one silly naysayer type who’d probably say night was day just to stand out.
Title – The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition
* Author(s) – Andy Bloch, Richard Brodie, Chris Ferguson and Ted Forrest
* This edition published – June 2007
* Pages – 448
Synopsis –
Full Tilt will be dead and buried now however the advice from their team professionals who collaborated to produce this book is still amazing for a lot of poker online players.
Pros –
* I feared this book would be a quick buck job cashing in on the online poker craze boom with the writers shoving out a cheap chapter for a fast fistful of dollars and that the results would be poor. This is not the case. There is material in this that is superb.
* Ferguson’s section is like a little training lesson with him.
* This will likely turn into a “need to have” book for poker tournament players.
* I hate to have to recommend this. It really gives away too many trade secrets.
* The beginner and players who’ve played for less than five years could play ten more years and never absorb close to this much information.
Cons –
* Split into many chapters with each different from the previous and created by a different player. As a result it’s kind of mixed up.
* Some have said it is little use for internet as poker online is all rigged…
So this ends the first best poker books to read review article, keep an eye out for the next which will have more online poker specific resources that, while not free have been proven to pay for themselves by those who are willing to read, learn and apply what they learn.
If this sort of stuff is not for you or you can’t afford it then do yourself a favor and get into the NoPay free poker lessons sections and, at the least read or reread a free online poker training lesson or 5.

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