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06-10-2008, 06:43 PM
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| | | Re: What was your first hold'em book?
one of ken warren's monstrosities. this morning my 5 year old puked on it, and i HAPPILY threw it out. |
06-10-2008, 06:56 PM
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| | | Re: What was your first hold'em book?
Phil Gordon's Poker: The Real Deal. Simple, but all I could handle at the time.
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06-10-2008, 07:53 PM
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Super System I. |
06-11-2008, 12:50 AM
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| | | Re: What was your first hold'em book?
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Originally Posted by DaBear  Just wondering what was the first hold'em book everyone read.
Mine comes with a story.
It's the late 1970's and as many stories start I meet this guy at the track. We strike up a conversation and after giving him a cold exacta I have a new friend. Eventually the topic of poker comes up and he asks me to meet him again the following day as he has something to give me.
The next day we meet and he gives me a small poker book. It's" Hold 'em Poker " by David Sklansky. He said a friend of his, Stuie Unger gave it to him and he wanted me to have it. Now I wish it was signed, but at that time he was Stu....who? The cover price $2. Up until that time the only poker book I had read was Albert Morehead's book and hold'em was new to me.
Many years and many hands later I still have the book and the story.
P.S. A few years later I make my first trip to Vegas. Stu Unger has just won his first W.S.O.P. and when I get there the MGM burns.
If it wasn't for bad luck.......... |
Great story! Post a pic of the book, please.
My first book was Poker Strategy and Winning Play by AD Livingston. I think I bought it in the mid 80's. Not much choice back then, in fact I think it was the only one I found at the book store I was at.  |
06-11-2008, 03:55 AM
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| | | Re: What was your first hold'em book?
my first and only one was the casino's poker dealer manual they gave me when i learned how to deal it. thickest game manual we have. |
06-12-2008, 05:20 PM
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| | | Re: What was your first hold'em book?
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Originally Posted by gmunny Great story! Post a pic of the book, please. | Basically the same book you can buy today, with a few extra pages and a $20 cover price.  |
07-03-2008, 10:33 PM
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| | | Re: What was your first hold'em book?
I just finished Hellmuth's "Play Poker like the Pros" and enjoyed it as an intro read, but I'm going for a little more detail so I'm going to check the Harrington on Holdem series. |
07-03-2008, 10:56 PM
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And an outstanding story it is. My first hold 'em book was that infamous Hellmuth authored "Play Poker Like the Pros". I've since read much more helpful and better written poker how-tos. Quote:
Originally Posted by DaBear Many years and many hands later I still have the book and the story. |
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07-03-2008, 11:27 PM
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| | | Re: What was your first hold'em book?
Small stakes holdem by Miller, Sklansky, Malmuth
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