Books on Poker Cash Games

The poker boom’s early years were driven by interest in no-limit hold ’em tournaments. However, players are now shifting towards a more complex form of hold ’em no-limit cash games. In “Harrington on Cash Games: Volume I,” Dan Harrington provides key insights into deep-stack cash game play. He teaches how to adjust your starting hands based on your stack size, understand the deceptive value of weaker hands as stack sizes grow, and use pot commitment to your advantage. Harrington, a World Poker Champion, and Bill Robertie, a two-time World Backgammon Champion, have written the definitive books on no-limit cash games, essential for anyone looking to succeed in this arena.

Once primarily played in casinos, No-Limit hold ’em has evolved into an online phenomenon. In his book, Harrington on Online Cash Games, Dan Harrington provides key insights and strategies to conquer the online poker world, which significantly differs from traditional casino games. He guides you on managing different stack sizes, playing at 6-max tables, dealing with increased aggression, and utilizing poker databases and heads-up displays for insights on opponent’s tendencies. Harrington also offers detailed strategies for preflop and post-flop play in both micro-stakes and challenging small-stakes games.

Tucker introduces the innovative Power Hand and Patient Poker strategies, designed to overcome the aggressive play style commonly found in today’s internet poker games, enabling readers to outplay challenging opponents and quickly secure wins in no-limit hold’em. His comprehensive system emphasizes the importance of waiting for strong hands to trap adversaries while steering clear of risky and marginal hands that often result in losses, ensuring players remain focused on their primary objective—earning profits. The book is filled with numerous hand examples, detailed table graphics, and straightforward explanations, all aimed at teaching readers how to navigate the complexities of cash games successfully.

Mastering the mathematics of poker is now simpler than ever with Owen’s techniques and shortcuts. This book covers the mathematical aspects of decision-making in no-limit hold’em cash games. It includes over 100 quiz questions and answers to help you assess your understanding and hone your skills. The book is designed for those who may not have a strong affinity for math or game theory but are keen to enhance their poker abilities. Starting with basic concepts, the material gradually progresses to more complex aspects of the game. By the end of the book, you’ll be able to analyze even the most intricate decisions in no-limit hold’em. As a friend once said, winning is just way more fun.

This updated starter guide is ideal for beginners aiming to win at poker tournaments and cash games. It covers all popular poker games, online poker, 21 key poker concepts, 15 bluffing concepts, and using psychology and body language. Handy charts included.

This concise and accessible primer focuses on America’s hottest poker game, providing players with the fundamentals of playing and winning in both cash games and high-stakes no-limit tournaments held nationwide. The book is filled with tips, winning strategies, and expert advice for aspiring players looking to join the action and, with a bit of luck, potentially find themselves on TV clutching a million-dollar cash prize.

Texas Hold’em, a popular game on TV and major tournaments, has become the gold standard of poker. Players are now favoring a specific version – No Limit Hold’em, which allows unlimited betting, creating larger pots and more excitement. While the dynamics are similar to low-limit games, the strategy differs significantly. This book focuses on teaching the basics of Texas Hold’em, with an emphasis on no-limit strategy for cash games, online games, and no-limit tournaments.

Poker Workbook: 6max Online Cash Games is the exact studying tool you need to stay one step ahead of your opponents. This workbook, complete with 40 exercises from 50NL, guides you through the process of hand reading to explore situations you encounter regularly. Each exercise takes you action-by-action, helping you focus on the important aspects of each hand. By working through these exercises, you will understand your own ranges (and situations where you are too tight), your opponent’s ranges (and situations where you can bluff more), and even range vs. range spots, preparing you to tangle with solid regs in your next session. You will then be able to put your hand reading improvements to use, finding the right hero folds, spots to value bet thinner, and situations where you can correctly fire huge bluffs.

Building on the foundation laid in Volume I, Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie delve deeper into the complexities of turn and river play, guiding you through crucial decisions that can make or break your game. From mastering aggressive strategies to navigating the transition from online to live play, this definitive guide offers invaluable insights from one of the greatest minds in poker. With a special interview featuring Bobby Hoff, renowned as one of the best cash game players of all time, this book is essential reading for anyone serious about dominating the cash game scene.

This book is a must-have for the 95% of poker players sticking to low-limit games, offering them a chance to win big in the $1-$2, $2-$4, $4-$8, $6-$12 games commonly found in casinos, card rooms, and home poker games. Smith shares essential tips and strategies for winning at various poker games including hold’em (limit and no-limit), Omaha high-low, seven-card stud, as well as online and low-limit poker tournaments. The advice is straightforward, making it perfect for beginners and those new to the game. With poker’s increasing popularity, this book is the key to learning how to play and win.

This book is designed for poker enthusiasts who are passionate about the game but are tired of losing more often than winning. It focuses on Texas Hold’em, the most widely played poker variant globally. Many players find themselves frequently playing in local casinos or with friends, yet they seldom win. This book aims to debunk the notions of “Bad Luck”, “Bad Draws”, or “Drawn-out on Again” and instead provides practical strategies to enhance your gaming skills for consistent victories. It primarily discusses “open table” play in a casino setting, with additional insights into tournament play and Omaha. It presumes a basic understanding of poker, Texas Hold’em, and “card odds”. It’s not a technical analysis of probabilities, but a practical guide to improving your winnings in various situations. The author, a seasoned poker player, shares his experiences and strategies from his time as a Poker Proposition Player in a popular Southern California casino. His survival in the game depends on his overall winnings, despite not winning every day. He shares how he evaluates his performance by averaging his wins and losses monthly. As per “Guitar Man”, this book offers a unique and powerful perspective, positioning the author as a “poker pro for the rest of us”.

Discover the game that has captivated celebrities like Ben Affleck, Allison Janney, and Jason Alexander – Texas hold’em, the “Cadillac of poker.” With the rising popularity of shows like Celebrity Poker Showdown, now is the perfect time to learn the ins and outs of this exciting game. This comprehensive guide, written by a professional player, covers everything you need to know to succeed in today’s Texas hold’em games, from general concepts to advanced techniques. Learn about pot and implied odds, betting, bluffing, semi-bluffing, deception, and optimal play on the flop, turn, and river. Additionally, gain valuable insights on honing your ability to psych-out your competitors, as mastering this skill is just as crucial as the cards you hold. With this book, you’ll be well-equipped to beat cash games and win thousands of dollars.

Being a successful live cash player requires more than just playing the hand correctly. It demands a range of other skills, which are taught by top-ranking professional poker player, Jonathan Little. Known as one of the best instructors in the game, Jonathan has a unique knack for simplifying complex poker concepts. His teachings include strategies such as when to play loose/aggressive or tight/aggressive, when a passive approach can be most profitable, and how to identify subtle tells to accurately gauge player types. He also covers essential topics like bankroll management, game selection, and emotional control.

Being a successful live cash player requires more than just playing the hand correctly. It demands a range of other skills, which are taught by top-ranking professional poker player, Jonathan Little. Known as one of the game’s best instructors, Jonathan has a unique knack for simplifying complex poker concepts. His teachings include strategies such as when to adopt a loose/aggressive or tight/aggressive approach, when a passive strategy can yield the most profit, and how to identify subtle tells to accurately gauge player types. He also covers essential topics like bankroll management, game selection, and emotional control.

The book offers a potential shortcut for experienced Texas Hold’em players with over 2,000 hours of combined poker experience at cash tables, tournaments, or online, to become professionals without spending years on costly trial and error learning. The book focuses on becoming a consistent cash winner by employing a unique method that emphasizes losing fewer hands and maximizing wins with specific styles. Pre-publication readers of the book expressed excitement and eagerness to apply the book’s suggestions at casinos.

Discover hard-hitting hold’em strategies for today’s limit cash games and tournaments, with killer advice on winning more money in rammin’-jammin’ games, kill-pot, jackpot, shorthanded, and other cash games. Learn tournament strategies for small buy-in, big buy-in, rebuy, incremental add-on, satellite, and big-field major tournaments. Players will master the thinking process for the pre-flop, flop, turn, and river, including play-by-play analyses. Get specific advice for dealing with rocks in tight games, weaklings in loose games, and experts in solid games. Understand how hand values change and when to fold, check, raise, reraise, check-raise, slowplay, and bluff.

The world’s top poker players share their expert advice on mastering various poker styles such as tournaments, cash games, no-limit, limit and pot-limit hold’em, Omaha (high-low and PLO), 7-card stud (razz, high-low), and triple draw in the book Superstars of Poker. The book features strategies and secrets from poker legends like Doyle Brunson, known as the greatest poker player and the Godfather of Poker, and Phil Helmuth, who holds the record for the most WSOP championships. Other contributors include Daniel Negreanu, a 6-time bracelet winner and author, Lyle Berman, founder of the World Poker Tour, Bobby Baldwin, Johnny Chan, Mike Caro, Jennifer Harman, Todd Brunson, and Crandell Addington.