This is a beginning of a set of poker book reviews. Please feel free to add yours or to edit those that already exist.
Poker Theory (general)[]
- Applications of No-Limit Hold em – by Matthew Janda
- The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky
- The Mathematics of Poker by Bill Chen and Jerrod Ankenman
Texas Hold'em[]
- Mike Caro - Caro's Most Profitable Hold'em Advice: The Complete Missing Arsenal
- Ed Miller - Getting Started In Hold'em
Limit hold 'em[]
- John Feeney - Inside the Poker Mind: Essays on Hold'em and General Poker Concepts
- Lee Jones - Winning Low-Limit Hold'em -- Hardcore Two Plus Two and Ed Miller fans might consider this redundant with the books immediately above and below, but it's a helpful beginners book from another author.
- Small Stakes Hold'em
- Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players
See also LHE:Reading list.
No-limit hold 'em[]
- Harrington on Hold 'em Volume I by Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie. NOTE: Volume I is appropriate to both tournaments and ring games, but Volumes II and III are tournament-specific.
- Ciaffone, Bob & Stewart Reuben: Pot-Limit & No-Limit Poker
- T.J. Cloutier - Championship No-Limit and Pot-Limit Hold'em
- Matt Flynn, Sunny Mehta and Ed Miller - Professional No-Limit Hold'em
- Russell Fox and Scott Harker - Mastering No-Limit Hold'em
- Angel Largay - No-Limit Texas Hold'em: A Complete Course
- David Sklansky and Ed Miller - No Limit Hold 'em: Theory and Practice
- Elements of Poker – by Тommy Angelo
- Playing The Player – by Ed Miller
- Ace on the River – Barry Greenstein
Tournaments[]
- Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie - Harrington on Hold 'em, all volumes.
- Erick Lindgren with Matt Matros - Making the Final Table (2005) - A WPT book
- Moorman’s Book of Poker – Chris Moorman
- The Raiser’s Edge – by Bertrand Grospellier
- Kill Everyone – by Lee Nelson
- Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker – by Jonathan Little
Omaha[]
- Ciaffone, Bob: Omaha Holdem Poker: The Action Game
- Ciaffone, Bob & Stewart Reuben: Pot-Limit & No-Limit Poker
- Reuben, Stewart: How Good Is Your Pot Limit Omaha
- Slotboom, Rolf: Secrets Of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha
Limit Omaha hi-lo 8/b[]
- Bill Boston - Omaha High-Low: Play to Win with the Odds
- Hellmuth, Phil, Jr. Play Poker Like the Pros. (chapter)
- Winning Omaha/8 Poker
- Zee, Ray. High-Low Split Poker: Seven-Card Stud and Omaha Eight-or-better for Advanced Players.
- How to Win at Omaha High-Low Poker
Seven-card stud[]
- Ashley Adams - Winning 7-Card Stud: Transforming Home Poker Chumps Into Casino Killers (2003)
- David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth, and Ray Zee - Seven-Card Stud for Advanced Players
- Roy West - 7-Card Stud: 42 Lessons How to Win at Medium & Lower Limits
Seven-card stud hi-lo 8-or-better[]
- Hellmuth, Phil, Jr. Play Poker Like the Pros. (chapter)
- Zee, Ray. High-Low Split Poker: Seven-Card Stud and Omaha Eight-or-better for Advanced Players. (half)
Razz[]
- Hellmuth, Phil, Jr. Play Poker Like the Pros. (chapter)
- Sklansky, David. Sklansky on Poker. (half; The content was originally released as Sklansky on Razz which is long since out of print.)
Books Covering Multiple Games[]
- Doyle Brunson et. al. - SuperSystem
- Doyle Brunson et. al. - SuperSystem 2
- Phil Hellmuth - Play Poker Like the Pros
- Thomas Austin "Amarillo Slim" Preston - Amarillo Slim's Play Poker to Win: Million Dollar Strategies from the Legendary World Series of Poker Winner, 1973, 2005 - covers Texas Hold 'em, Five-card draw, Omaha, Five-card lowball draw, Five-card and Seven-card stud, and razz
- Stewart Reuben and Bob Ciaffone - Pot-Limit and No-Limit Poker
Poker History, Non-Fiction, and Biography[]
- A. Alvarez - The Biggest Game In Town
- Andy Bellin - Poker Nation
- Michael Craig - The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King
- Nolan Dalla and Peter Alson - One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey "The Kid" Ungar, the World's Greatest Poker Player
- Annie Duke and David Diamond - Annie Duke: How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions,
Poker Fiction[]
- "Damned Good" by JJ DeCeglie
Other Poker Books[]
- Mike Caro - Body Language of Poker: Mike Caro's Book of Tells
- Eric Bronson (editor) - Poker and Philosophy
- The Mental Game of Poker – by Jared Tendler
- The Mental Game of Poker 2 - by Jared Tendler
External links[]
- Top Poker Books By Format - short summaries of the best poker books