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While there are many poker books on the market, here is a recommended list of the best ones that deal with several important elements including; Texas hold’Em poker, poker tools, poker coaching and many poker winning secrets: Poker Strategy Books: The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky
Learn from a professional poker player how to play and think like one. Following coaching tips found in this book, players learn the forms, objects and logic of poker. This book will explain the basic poker tools available with focuses on the fundamental theories and mathematical expectations of poker.
Super System A Course in Power Poker by Doyle Brunson
This book covers general poker strategies from playing Draw Poker to Texas Hold’em. It includes hints for both Limit and No-limit hold’em. Author Doyle Brunson shares his poker winning secrets.
Pot-Limit & No-Limit Poker by Stewart Reuben and Bob Ciaffone
This book covers winning strategies in Hold’em, Omaha, Lowball Draw, Seven Card Stud, Eight or Better and London Draw. It is written by two professionals who have been playing poker since the 1980's.
Harrington on Hold’em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 1: Strategic Play by Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie.
Learn all about Dan and Bill and their top strategies for playing No-Limit Hold’em. Read useful poker coaching information on how to control pot odds and identify the elements of a hand. This book also discusses the art of defence and explains aggressive versus conservative approaches.
Caro’s Book of Poker Tells by Mike Caro
This book deals with the psychology factor of poker and how to use it as a poker tool. Learn the psychology behind the winning secrets of poker. Discover how to read your opponent by understanding the hidden meaning behind typical body movements. This book will reveal the mystery behind the psychological tell-tale language of poker.
Story books:
Big Deal: A Year as a Professional Poker Player by Anthony Holden
Considered the top writer on the subject of poker, Anthony Holden recounts fascinating stories of significant wins and provides an inside look at professional poker.
Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion’s World Series of Poker by James McManus
This is a great non-fiction read written in the first person. It is a story of a journalist hired to write about women becoming more involved in professional poker. When he joins the game and comes up against some top players.
The Professor, The Banker, and The Suicide King: Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time by Michael Craig
A novel of one man’s introduction into the world of poker. A suspense story about one of the biggest Hold’em poker games ever played. If you love reading and poker, this book will entertain you and maybe even give you some added insight into you own game.
The Biggest Game in Town by A. Alvarezs
While this is an older book it is still a good read. The author does a great job describing the dog eat dog world of poker’s top professional players and the level of aggression it takes.
Read ‘Em and Weep: A Bedside Poker Companion by John Stravinsky
This favourite, is a book of 38 short stories which all revolve around poker. Several top authors are included and stories range from funny to tragic. Readers will also find a few instructions on the finer points of poker.
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