Poker Books - Part 2: Essentials - The Best of the Best

Some people ask; whats "the best" poker book? There may not be a single answer to that question. Almost all the "best" books target a specific audience or market segment, and then cover it very well.

Here are my choices for the very best poker books in various areas. More detailed reviews on each can be found in the appropriate Part of this series.

General;
-- The Theory of Poker, David Sklansky
-- Super System 2, Doyle Brunson et al

Limit Holdem;
-- Holdem for Advanced Players, David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth
-- Middle Limit Holdem, Bob Ciaffone and Jim Brier
-- Small Stakes Holdem, Ed Miller and Sklansky/Malmuth

No Limit Holdem -- cash games;
-- No Limit Theory and Practice, Ed Miller
-- Harrington on Holdem vol 4, Dan Harrington ----not yet issued

Tournaments -- NLHE;
-- Harrington on Holdem vols 1, 2 & 3, Dan Harrington

Other Games;
--High Low Split Poker, Ray Zee


All of these are serious, strategy oriented books. No fluff, personalities, stories, etc. Some are pretty tough reading. You can find other books on the same topics, but they're not as good as the ones listed above.