Hey I am 20 years old and turn 21 in March - That being said I am going to be in Vegas! I have been playing poker ever since I was a little kid lol, but never read a book. I will be entering the $1,060+$90 Bellagio tournament, most likely we will enter two of them ( Bellagio $1,060+90 tournaments, staying for a little more then 2 weeks ), but I am going there mostly for the 3 " B's " ( Bud, Bishes, and Beer ) so we ( my friends ) decided that we will only enter a couple Hold'Em tournaments and the rest of the time will be, well you know

Here are a couple Self-Proclaimed " analyzations " ( not a word I know ) that will help better your book recommendations - I am a fairly loose player ( Not a stupid noob donk, but aggressive ) - I tend to bluff a lot ( When the variance/position calls for it of course and I feel my oppenent has a DECENT hand , but not the nuttz )

Obviously there are certain exceptions to the above and I normally find myself playing a tight game when/if I have a nice chip lead. That being said, do not take the above as my " code of play " as I am very versatile

Well I hope the above will help all of your recommendations for a book and thank you in advance,

Pwn

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I have never nor will I ever, play online poker lol - That to me is the biggest Ponzi scheme known to man, so please leave any books regarding online play out of the equation

Originally Posted by ColdHardMetal

I'm not sure you should read anything before you go. If you have a winning style it doesn't seem right to read a bunch and change that style, in ways that might not work out for you, before paying that much to enter some tourneys.

How long before you go? Do you have time to introduce changes and then test them to see if they work for you?

That being said go with Harrington's books if they are your first books on tournament play.

Nice, I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the referral. BTW - I am leaving for Vegas March 5th, so I do not think I can perfect a certain style plus I enjoy my current style, but just looking for some minor tips to help my game up a bit.




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Originally Posted by Pwn

Thanks guys. Would you recommend Harringtons over Phil's?

LOL yes Phil Hellmuth's books are so, so bad.