Doyle Brunson's Super System:
A Course in Power Poker
by Doyle Brunson with Bobby Baldwin, Mike Caro,
Dave Sklansky, Chip Reese, and Joey Hawthorne


This book is largely considered "the poker bible."
It is a must read! Recommended for
intermediate/advanced players.  

Description: All experts and players agree: this is the best poker book ever written...Acknowledgeable as the poker bible for 25 years, Doyle Brunson's Super System brings the proven strategy and wisdom of twice-world champion and Hall of Famer Brunson together with the five leading experts in their various specialties including David "Chip" Reese, Mike Caro, David Sklansky, Joey Hawthorne, and former world champion Bobby Baldwin.


In 600 power-packed pages, Doyle and his best-in-the-world expert collaborators tell you when to raise, call, bet, and fold at hold 'em, 7-stud, draw poker, and lowball. Brunson's monumental manual on how to win consistently at poker originally sold for $100 in 1978, and previous to this edition, never less than $50.


This treatise on professional-level poker is the result of over 10,000 hours of labor by the world's greatest players and theorists and has never been equaled in scope or value. This is the must-have book for serious poker players. Page for page and dollar for dollar, Super System is the greatest poker book written. Get this classic now!

Play Poker Like the Pros
by Phil Hellmuth, Jr.


While some knock Phil's book, it is still widely
considered a staple for anyone learning
the game. Recommended for beginners.

Description: In Play Poker Like the Pros, poker master Phil Hellmuth, Jr., demonstrates exactly how to play and win -- even if you have never picked up a deck of cards -- the modern games of poker, including: Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Seven-Card Stud, and Razz.

Phil Hellmuth, Jr., a seven-time World Champion of Poker, presents his tournament-tested strategies to beat any type of player, including:


- The Jackal (crazy and unpredictable)
- The Elephant (plays too many hands)
- The Mouse (plays very conservatively)
- The Lion (skilled and tough to beat)

Play Poker Like the Pros begins by laying out the rules and set-up of each game and then moves on to easy-to-follow basic and advanced strategies. Hellmuth teaches exactly which hands to play, when to bluff, when to raise, and when to fold. In addition Hellmuth provides techniques for reading other players and staying cool under pressure. There are also special chapters on how to beat online poker games and an inside look at tournament play.

Caro's Book of Poker Tells
by Mike Caro


Another "must read" poker book--your
poker tells bible. Recommended for
intermediate and advanced players.

Description: Use the science of tells--and win! If you're serious about winning, and you've mastered the basics, you'll realize most of the profit comes from being able to read your opponents. Their body language hides secrets you never knew existed! This book reveals them to you. Learn to interpret tells, such as shrugs, sighs, shaky hands, eye contact, and many more.

• Learn when your opponents are bluffing, when they aren't and why--based solely on their mannerisms.
• Over 170 photos and play-by-play examples show the actual tells.

Texas Hold'em Odds and
Probabilities: Limit, No-Limit,
and Tournament Strategies
by Matthew Hilger


Every poker girl needs a guide to poker odds!
This one is easy to read and understand.

Description: How often does each starting hand win against a specific hand or random hand? - What are the odds of your opponent holding a pocket pair when he raises? - What is the probability that an over-card will flop when you hold JJ? - How do you determine if drawing is profitable or not? Texas Hold'em Odds and Probabilities answers all of these questions and more.


Every single decision you make at the poker table is in some way related to odds and probabilities. Whether you are deciding to bet, call, fold, raise, or even bluff, odds and probabilities are an integral part of the decision-making process. Texas Hold'em Odds and Probabilities covers all forms of the game, including limit, no-limit, and tournament situations.


This book does more than just show you how to calculate the odds - more importantly, the focus is on how to apply odds to make better decisions. Hilger's approach shows that you do not need to be a math wiz to be successful in poker. Simple concepts and strategies that anyone can learn will have you matching wits with the top players in no time. Some of the topics include: raising draws for value, backdoor draws, facing all-in decisions before the flop, protecting your hand, the impact of stack sizes, and much more. In addition, the most comprehensive collection of Texas Hold'em charts and statistics ever put in print is provided as reference.


Poker is a fun game, but it is even more fun when you win. Expert players understand the simple math behind every decision they make - now you can too. Matthew Hilger is also the author of the best-selling Internet poker book, Internet Texas Hold'em and is coauthor, with Ian Taylor, of The Poker Mindset.