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06-08-2006, 05:47 PM
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i have a co-worker/fellow scotch fan/friend who just got a new set of chips...(ugh i didnt get to him intime, havent seen them, i am hoping at worst they are superdiamonds..but may be the dreaded dice chips..)
anyway, he doesnt play much yet and needs a basic book about playing poker, and the variations, maybe some basic, very basic strategy...i can guide him a bit, but he wanted to know a good book..i will advise him on how to use his non-denom set up in terms of chip value/starting stacks...
any advice>
i am gonna lend him "theory of poker", to whet his appetite for poker strategy..
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06-08-2006, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by SingleMaltFan i have a co-worker/fellow scotch fan/friend who just got a new set of chips...(ugh i didnt get to him intime, havent seen them, i am hoping at worst they are superdiamonds..but may be the dreaded dice chips..)
anyway, he doesnt play much yet and needs a basic book about playing poker, and the variations, maybe some basic, very basic strategy...i can guide him a bit, but he wanted to know a good book..i will advise him on how to use his non-denom set up in terms of chip value/starting stacks...
any advice>
i am gonna lend him "theory of poker", to whet his appetite for poker strategy..
1malt | i suspect TOP may whet his appetite to read fewer poker books 
for a first book, i recommend Lee jones for limit, and hrm...HOH or Phil Gordon for NL.
if he's already a competent gambler/games/math guy, but just doesn't know poker, then skip lee jones and go straight to ed miller SSHE. |
06-08-2006, 06:38 PM
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Which Phil G book? He's got a couple out now.
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06-08-2006, 06:40 PM
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what about a "general" poker book???
those i have on the list to rec down the road... |
06-08-2006, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SingleMaltFan what about a "general" poker book???
those i have on the list to rec down the road... | i meant the green book.
general poker...super/system II? |
06-08-2006, 07:58 PM
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If he doesn't know about basic strategy, I suggest the Jones book, whether he plays limit or not. It's got the basics of how to play. For different games, SS2.
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06-08-2006, 08:19 PM
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how about poker for dummies? |
06-08-2006, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by punk1o1 how about poker for dummies? | To generic and non-specific (My Mom, bless her poker knowledge-less heart, bought it for me for Christmas).
Phil Gordon's Little Green Book is an excellent place to start - very well written and easy to read yet contains a deceptively large wealth of good information and advice.
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06-09-2006, 12:00 AM
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the "for dummies" book mite be what he needs..to start with anyway...more on the mechanics of the game, set up, chips, the deal, game play etc..
then i will move him on to hold 'em...
i dont play 5stud or 7 sstud yet myself, so i cant advise there...tho i plan to learn at some point, and i need to add omaha to my game play too, but this is all another story....
green book i have and agrree is great, i plan on re-reading on my flight to vegas in 48 hours..hoh1/2 and soon 3 and maybe the other new and soon to be published 2+2 books on NLHE...
SSHE, was my first poker "bible"
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06-09-2006, 12:23 AM
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Phil Gordon's Little Green Book is an excellent place to start - very well written and easy to read yet contains a deceptively large wealth of good information and advice.
| I agree. He covers the basic stuff you can find in Sklansky, but he writes so a novice can understand the concepts. |
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