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technolog:

technolog:
Right, first up in my quest for knowledge. Has anyone got any book recommendations?

I want to play MTTs predominantly. I have Harrington on Holdem 1 - should read it now really. Also got Super System 1 & 2 which I don"t like the look of but again I ought to read them. Or at least the NLHE sections. I"ve got Sklansky"s Theory of Poker and Caro"s Book of Tells too. In fact I read the Theory of Poker for the most part in the early days and, to be honest, large swathes of it were pretty unintelligible to me at the time. So that might be worth re-visiting.

I don"t want anything trying to make me a mad scandie type as I"m pretty conservative by nature and don"t think it"ll work.

Something that covered the admin side would be good; record-keeping, note-taking, bank roll management.

technolog:
I don"t want this to be just about the pokerz and I"d love people to chip in and mickey-taking is always good :)

I couldn"t sleep last night, which is very, very rare for me. Thankfully. My over-indulgence on NYE was partly responsible, as was thinking about things to put on this blog.

But the main reason was I"m off to get a 3D telly today - woo-hoo! Will report back later on this.

SirPercival:
Looking forward to reading more Jack, keep it up.

My recommendations for anyone who has never read a poker book would be to start with the Harrington series. Although many say his strategy is now "old school" and out of date I do thing it is worth knowing first before reading other stuff.

Although you don"t want to turn into a mad scandie I would still recommend Gus Hansen"s "Every Hand Revealed". This is not so you turn into a mad scandie but it will help understand how they think "cos you will need to play against that type.

I find Caro"s Book of Tells a bit out of date TBH. Much prefer Joe Navarro"s "Read "Em and Reap" (don"t be put off by Phil Hellmuth on the cover).

Not directly covering bankroll management ect however I would highly recommend "The Poker Mindset - Essential Attitudes for Poker Success" by Ian Taylor and Matthew Hilger.

Your are welcome to borrow any of the above from me if you wish, just let me know and I"ll bring "em to Bolton.

I am currently reading Harrington on Cash Games Vol1 which Santa brought me :)

Good luck with the blog and happy reading.

technolog:
Assuming I"ll be playing on Sky (due to new blonde sponsorship deal) upto £20 tourneys and Betfair probably upto $20, what sort of bankroll do I need?

I probably have the best part of a grand spread across various sites. I"m assuming I"d need somewhere between £2k & £4k to do the job right? I"m in the lucky position of being able to fund this from savings if necessary.

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