Reddit reviews Every Hand Revealed

I have heard some good things about that book but have yet to read it. Here is a small break down of the books I have an what they offer.

Full Tilt Tournament Edition: By far the most valuable poker book I have ever read. I think all poker players, online and brick n mortar should read this book. Has statistical information for n/l that you will not find in other books. Also has many pro's who give their "style" of play, including actual situations at the table with a Q&A of "what would you do" type of learning. As well as what actually happened and what the correct play would have been. Also has a wonderful and informative section on 7 card stud as well as Omaha (but also covers the full spectrum of games from Razz to triple draw) Seriously, if you even consider for a second on buying a book, buy this one first. http://www.amazon.com/Full-Tilt-Poker-Strategy-Guide/dp/0446698601

Read em and Reap: If you play ANY live games, and want to get better at reading people then this is the book for you. Yes it may have Phil's mug all over it and filled with his condescending remarks but the information inside from the FBI guy is invaluable IMO. I made twice my money back from what I paid for this book in the first hour of play at the casino, it really was eye opening for me. http://www.amazon.com/Phil-Hellmuth-Presents-Read-Reap/dp/0061198595/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1303257591&sr=1-1

Gus Hansen "Every hand revealed": This book nearly destroyed my game. It is a fabulous book if you want to get a glimpse into the mind of a pro and how they think and tackle each play. Gus actually took a recorder to the Australian Million and recorded each play he made, then wrote a book about the whole thing (he won the tourney for a cool mil) Awesome book but just head my warning YOU ARE NOT GUS HANSEN!! After reading his LAG style of play and then implementing portions of that into my own play it nearly wrecked my game. Although I have found my own style which takes some from him, but its all game theory at the end. Good buck, fun read, won't help you much though unless you are a math stat maniac. http://www.amazon.com/Every-Hand-Revealed-Gus-Hansen/dp/0818407271/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1303257591&sr=1-3

Poker odds and Probabilites: This is the bible of statistics. Do you want to know how well your 78o will do against AKs preflop, flop, turn and river? Then this is the book for you. Super math/stat people will love it. It was a little to much math for me, but is a good book to have around when I want to know a specific answer. It also has a workbook in the back that will teach you positive EV poker. If you are serious about becoming a pro, this will help guide you in that direction. http://www.amazon.com/Texas-Holdem-Odds-Probabilities-Tournament/dp/0974150223/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1303258209&sr=1-4

I have also listened to quite a few audio books. Like "Little Green Book" by Phil Gordon. "Ace on the river" by Barry Greenstein. "Play poker like the pros" by Phil Helmuth.

And of course, if you have been living under a rock. Super System by Doyle Brunson is still considered the bible by professional poker players. It is old and pretty outdated but most of the fundamental stuff still works today.

The tough thing about poker books is once they are released everyone knows all the ins and outs. Which is why poker constantly evolves, it is an ever changing game and although it has strict rules, it will never be played the same way twice. An old poker adage: "Their are more scenarios in poker then stars in the sky" or "Poker takes a few minutes to learn and a lifetime to master" come to mind. Good luck on your poker readings :)

I like Gus Hansen's "Every hand revealed"
http://amzn.com/0818407271

A different type of educational book.
Not much theory, but it's very informative to see nearly every decision he made during a tournament. It gave me confidence to be more aggressive.

For YouTube content, I'm a fan of Alec Torelli and Doug Polk. They are both charismatic and entertaining with their discussions. Of course there's the (unofficial) World Series of Poker channel with a lot of mirrored videos from the WSOP.

On Netflix there's a few interesting documentaries. If you're a fan of Daniel Negreanu, Kid Poker was a nice watch. Otherwise there's All In, also on Netflix last time I checked.

For entertaining poker reads, I was very impressed with Gus Hansen: Every Hand Revealed. For more serious "step up your game" books, there's a post or three a day about those - just take a look through the history on this sub and I'm sure you'll find some great recommendations.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Every-Hand-Revealed-Gus-Hansen/dp/0818407271/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345555902&sr=8-1

Everyone knows Gus Hansen is an absolute boss.

Hi there, I'm in a similar position to yourself as I've only just begun learning poker in the past month and I've had to wrap my head around a lot of jargon. I'm a little different in that I've been focusing on learning live tournament play, but I've read a fair bit on learning the fundamental strategies and rules of the game.

It looks like you've got a few classic poker strategy books in your list that I think many people would consider required reading, which is a great start. However, a lot of those books focus on concepts which may be a little too advanced when you're still figuring out basic lingo and rules. I know it may sound silly, but I would actually suggest reading "Texas Hold'em For Dummies" before moving on to more complex books. I know the "For Dummies" series is unlikely to end up on lists of great poker books, but when I was just learning I found that they actually gave an extremely comprehensive and straightforward overview of the basic elements of the game. If you are unsure of where to begin, then I think that book is a nice uncomplicated way to establish a firm understanding of the basics. I think you'll find it an enjoyable read.

Once you have an understanding of basic strategy, then my absolute favourite poker book is "Every Hand Revealed" by Gus Hansen. This isn't just my favourite poker book, it's one of my favourite books period. If you haven't heard of it, the concept is that celebrity pro Gus Hansen came first place in the Aussie Millions tournament in 2007. During the tournament, he kept a meticulous record of his hands and his reflections on all of his decisions. In "Every Hand Revealed" Gus goes through every one of his hands on the way to winning the tournament (over 300 of them) and explains his thought process and decisions for every hand. It is absolutely fascinating in my opinion, and I think I learned more from this book than any other. I haven't seen any other book that gives a similar insight into the mind of a tournament pro.

Hansen's book also features quite a bit of maths which you might find interesting. It's not too complicated, but he frequently factors in pot-odds and hand-odds into his decisions. I am terrible with maths, but even I found this aspect very interesting and useful.

Having said all that, this book might not give you a lot of direct instruction relevant to you. Gus Hansen is a very unique and aggressive/loose player. If you attempted to actually play like him in an online cash game, you would very likely lose very badly. However, if you can take away some of the basic strategies of this book and adapt it to your own game, I think it will be very helpful.

The reason I'm praising this one book so much in particular is that last night i played in my first ever live tournament. It was my first time playing live and my first time playing for cash. I was by far the least experienced player there and I expected to be put out quite quickly. But I actually won! I played solid poker based on what I'd learned from Hansen's book and adapted it to the situation, and ended up beating a field of significantly more experienced players. I had some lucky hands, but overall I used aggression to maximise my results and played solidly. I attribute that success to this book, as it taught me the how essential aggression is in poker. I won a lot of pots with very weak holdings, purely because this book had taught me that if I wait around for the best hand then I won't last an hour.

Another good book is "Phil Gordon's Little Green Book". I'm reading it now and I find it to be well written and very enjoyable.

As for learning jargon, I think Google is your best friend. Any time you come across a term you haven't heard before, google it and you will find an explanation. Most important is to not become discouraged if the explanations you find seem complicated. Just stick with it and don't move on until you have a firm understanding of this concept. I spent literally 45 minutes reading the same two pages of Gus Hansen's book until I was finally able to fully understand a decision he made. It was a bit gruelling, but once I figured it out the lesson really sunk in.

I encourage you to purchase these books instead of downloading them illegally, but if you don't have the money then feel free to PM me and I will send you a digital copy. But if you can afford it, please support the authors.

So much reading on this subject. Although I only perused it, this may be useful in your quest.

http://www.amazon.com/Every-Hand-Revealed-Gus-Hansen/dp/0818407271

Statistical juggling I'm not so sure about. Certainly not as interesting to me as the psychology...

You may want to look into Backgammon...many poker professionals started out playing it.

Good luck!

For an entertaining read and some aggressive tips I would recommend "Every Hand Revealed" by Gus Hanson.