POKER BOOKS

Poker Books are required as well as are beneficial for all levels of Poker players.

The Winner's Guide to Casino Poker by Edwin Silberstang

This book introduces basic concepts of 6 different poker variations including; 7 card stud, 7 card stud Hi/Lo, Texas Hold 'em, Omaha Hi/Lo, Crazy Pineapple Hi/Lo, and Low ball. Other chapters include topics such as strategies, bankroll considerations, private/home games and it also introduces the reader to the Casino/club atmosphere, hand rankings and provides a glossary of commonly used terms in poker.

Winning Low Limit Hold'em by Lee Jones

As anyone who has played low limit Texas Hold'em in one of the many California card rooms can attest, the game is played... differently here. The variety is often referred to as "No Fold'em Hold'em", where folks believe the poor Hold'em player's lament, "Any two cards can win!" Lee Jones, who has written several articles that have appeared in Card Player magazine and often contributes to the rec.gambling newsgroups, attempts to provide elementary strategies for the novice to intermediate Hold'em player that will allow them to consistently beat these games.

Zen and the Art of Poker by Larry W. Phillips

Since Robert Pirsig started the Zen and... craze in the mid-seventies, the public has been inundated with books relating eastern mysticism and everyday western life. Therefore, it was only a matter of time before someone wrote Zen and the Art of Poker, which applies the principles of this sect of Buddhism to the ultimate game of strategy and deception.

In this book there are five major sections, each of which contain from four to six essays on the application of Zen to the game of poker. There is also an introduction and two appendices, one on Zen and poker tournaments, and one that covers "Zen and Poker Computer Software" and a bibliography. The bibliography refers to a number of good poker books, but mostly contains references for the many Zen quotes that Phillips applies to poker throughout the book.