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Originally Posted by argentis  Ummm thanks Jojo  . I was hoping for a little more guidance than "read this forum", which I have been doing for the last little while. I thought there'd be some good stuff in the Best NLHE cash game books thread, but it seems like herefishyfishy is looking for more advanced books than I am. Besides, the thread essentially ends by saying "read everything". I'm looking for some more specific advice.
1. Does HoH have much application to cash games? It seems like it might because it talks about general poker concepts.
2. Is HoCG a good buy for a relatively new player? I've read from the thread here that it's not neccessarily cutting edge, but is it a good starting point for a new player?
3. There seems to be a ton of poker books out there, and while I'd love to own and read them all, finances and other commitments dictate I be a little choosy right now.
Jojo, maybe you're having a bad day, since I know you've taken the time to answer questions in the past, but it feels like from your reply that you didn't read my entire original post.
Thanks,
Argentis |
HOH has SOME things that apply to cash games -- mainly the basic approach that you should take to the felt. That is -- hand reading, bet sizing, preflop hand selection, position considerations, stack sizes, structured hand analysis, etc. However, some things, like M/Q and rising blinds are NOT an issue in cash games because most cash games are played with fixed blinds. Also, deep stacked cash games tend to normalize hand values a bit, so your speculative hands (suited connectors especially) tend to be more playable than in shorter-stacked tourny situations.
HoCG is a very good book for a player who has a decent understanding of the basics of NL holdem, but could use additional insight into how cash games "work". There is an entire section in the first book outlining postflop example situations which I found very useful as a beginning/intermediate player -- it's certainly caused me to re-evaluate the way I approach postflop play.
However, if you don't understand flop texture, continuation betting, semi-bluffing and other NL holdem concepts, you might have some trouble understanding the reasoning behind some of the advice.
