Happy 4th everybody. I have a shelf full of poker books, but as a heads-up player, I keep finding myself going back to just a few. I'll summarize them now.
1) Heads-Up No-Limit Hold 'em
The best primer for HU SNGs you'll ever find. It covers every question you should have to ask. When to 3bet, how to play short stacks, when to cbet, when to checkraise, and how much to bet when you do. Great for reinforcing existing concepts or plugging small leaks, too.
2) Elements of Poker
Elements of Poker is generally the final book in a player's library. Angelo does not try to recommend strategy. Instead, this book focuses on performing at your best more often and overcoming tilt through psychology using nothing but anecdotal evidence. It's hard to do this book justice with a blog entry, and I've noticed it's hard to find a copy of it in a library or online. If you're making money at poker, shell out the thirty bucks and pick it up.
3) No Limit Hold 'em: Theory and Practice
A staple for any poker library, NLHETAP is the place to go when you want to ask questions like "Am I semibluffing too much? Should I check-raise this flop? How does check-raising the river as a bluff work?" If you know you have a leak, then NLHETAP should be the first place you look to plug it.
Honorable Mention: The Mathematics of Poker
If you want to be on the forefront of poker and game theory, proving your own solutions to proper SNG play, then Mathematics of Poker is a necessity. Since game theory is highly applicable in heads-up poker, understanding everything is this book will make you a very formidible opponent. On the other hand, 95% of people playing internet poker will never read this book, will never need to read this book, and will not gain anything from reading this book.
[[ Roll The Dice ]]
