What Books or Courses Would You Recommend to Improve at Poker?

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Learning from quality materials makes a big difference
 
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Hello everyone! Yes, choosing a form of learning - whether it's books, articles, or streams - is good. You just need to prioritize materials that cover the specific limit you are playing at, rather than those aimed at high rollers. Learning is always beneficial!!
 
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YT Channels that are better and more comprehensive than any courses:

For NLH Cash Online:


For NLH Theory:


For MTTs:


For LIVE Cash NLH:

 
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I have one addition for Live Poker:


Live Poker concepts will work online too and vice versa.
 
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I read Ed Miller's book Texas Hold'em for Beginners.
It was an interesting and useful book for me.
 
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There is no substitute for experience. In your spare or leisure time, play as much poker as you can ENJOY. Make notes of the good plays you make and the bad decisions as well. Your own diary will probably benefit you more than reading the books designed to make money, not benefit your play. Most of these players got good and rich by playing hours and hours, not just reading. If you want to look at charts to understand the math behind some standard plays, go ahead. Just understand that the motivation of a poker book author is to make MONEY...not improve YOUR game.

That being said, the books I would recommend are the 7 Harry Potter books. There's got to be a spell or curse you can use to get an advantage...BTW, but a good magic wand too.
 
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You will have to get something that is for your game and skill level.

If youre playing beginners then you need a book that can teach you how to identify those types of players tendencies and how to deal with them.

Like something with" low limit or micro stakes" in the title for example if you're starting out. You don't want something tnat isnt easy to follow, boring and hard to understand.
 
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