Can you recommend any books or podcasts that you found helpful?

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Mike_25

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You wanna learn to master the poker tables, it’ll take reading, listening, experience - and a ton of study. This here’s some book and podcast recommendations to help speed your education.

Theory of Poker by Sklansky, required reading for any aspiring poker crush. This classic covers it all: fundamentals, strategy, psychology. Super System 2 from Doyle Brunson’s another must. Details tight plays, position, pot odds in a way you just ain’t learned from sitting at a $0.50/$1 table.

Mastering Small Stakes No-Limit Hold’em by Jonathan Little? This cat knows how to win at the lowest limits where most players try to cut their teeth. Full of practical advice and experience building’ up your stake without going bust. You’ll be printing money in no time!

Advanced Poker Strategy by Barry Carter. This ain’t for beginners. He peels back the curtain on concepts like bluffing, betting patterns, implied odds and more. Even if the math intimidates at first, exposing yourself improves your game each hand. The numbers bend to your will out on the felt, just keep practicing!

Mathematics of Poker by Bill Chen. Speaking of math, this book lets you get into the stats behind poker like combinatorics, conditional probability and more. Looks at how you can leverage the math to gain an edge through strategic play and decision making. Crunching the numbers’ll turn you into a machine!

Podcasts, now - you can learn while you get your buy-in chips.

Poker Life Podcast. These cats interview pros dishing on life, motivation, strategy in an conversational way. Entertaining and actionable insights to improve your game.

Poker Theory Podcast. This show’s all about advanced strategy and concepts. Discuss positions, bluffing, ranges, expected value and more. Essential listening if you want your game to shift into overdrive.

Red Chip Poker. Tournament advice from players that live and die by live events. How to get chips in early, manage lifelines, find weak players to prey on. Helpful whether you’re just breaking into events or moving up limits.

No Limit Podcast Network. Man’s got shows on NLH, omaha, stud, draw, you name it. Even the NLH shows branch out into uncommon games and strategies. Discover new skills and add dimensions to your poker mind.

The Chip Race Poker Podcast. This podcast keeps it simple: how do you build your stack fastest before tougher endgame decisions come into play? Talks strategy for early/mid pots and pushing the tempo at every chance. Motivation for aggressive, ambitious players looking to dominate.

Study’s the name of the game, folks. Consume as much of this knowledge as humanly possible. Before you know it, you’ll be making plays even the pros didn’t see coming. You’ve achieved what few accomplish - a poker-playing super-brain with thrusters set to ‘maximum overdrive’.
 
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