Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big With Expert Play author: Ed Miller David Sklansky Mason Malmuth rating: asin: 1880685329 binding: Paperback list price: $24.95 USD amazon price: $16.47 USD

Review coming soon.

Winning Low-Limit Hold'em author: Lee Jones rating: asin: 1886070237 binding: Paperback list price: $24.95 USD amazon price: $16.47 USD

Winning Low Limit Hold'em is a very good introduction to limit hold'em. Lee Jones, the former cardroom manager at Poker Stars is the author, and he teaches a simple, straightforward style of poker in a very accessible way.

Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategies for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. III--The Workbook (Harrington on Hold'em) author: Dan Harrington Bill Robertie rating: asin: 1880685361 binding: Paperback list price: $29.95 USD amazon price: $19.77 USD

This book is a companion to HOH1 and HOH2 and it consists of 50 hands, presented as quizzes. About half of the hands are from well-known poker pros in televised events, and the other half are anonymous hands from online or live play. Each hand consists of several questions and there is a scoring key so you can have your answers evaluated.

Harrington on Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 2: Endgame author: Dan Harrington Bill Robertie rating: asin: 1880685353 binding: Paperback list price: $29.95 USD amazon price: $19.77 USD

This is the terrific follow-up to HOH1 (Strategic Play). HOH2 is about the endgame, which revolves around short-handed, often high-blind situations.

Play Poker Like the Pros author: Phil Hellmuth rating: asin: 0060005726 binding: Paperback list price: $15.95 USD amazon price: $11.96 USD

This is a light introduction to the game of poker by 11-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and all-time self promoter Phil Hellmuth.

Hellmuth introduces a simple approach to Limit Hold'em, advocating playing his "Top Ten" hands. He outlines five different animal types (player types) that he uses to illustrate most of the example hands in the book. There is a chapter on No Limit and Pot Limit Hold'em, but it is not the primary focus of the book. Hellmuth superficially discusses a few concepts such as hyperaggressive play and playing suited connectors.

Phil Gordon's Little Blue Book: More Lessons and Hand Analysis in No Limit Texas Hold'em author: Phil Gordon rating: asin: 1416927190 binding: Hardcover list price: $21.00 USD amazon price: $14.28 USD

This book is the companion to the Little Green Book. It also comes in a box set with The Little Black Book, which is a reprint of his The Real Deal book which the "players" on Celebrity Poker Showdown wave around from time to time. The Little Blue Book consists of 70-odd hands that Phil Gordon played, with commentary. Around 80% of the hands are from tournaments, so if you are primarily a cash game player this may not be exactly what you are looking for.

Sit 'n Go Strategy author: Collin Moshman rating: asin: 1880685396 binding: Paperback list price: $24.95 USD amazon price: $16.47 USD

This is a fairly new (published July 2007) book specifically on beating 1-table sit 'n go tournaments. It's another Two Plus Two Publishing book, by new author Collin Moshman. I found the advice to be very accurate, overall. Moshman includes a lot of observations and rules of thumb which will help you play SNGs to win. The book contains over 150 specific hand examples which are very helpful for learning purposes.

Hold'em Wisdom for all Players author: Daniel Negreanu rating: asin: 1580422101 binding: Paperback list price: $14.95 USD amazon price: $10.17 USD

Hold'em Wisdom for All Players is a somewhat disappointing effort by Canada's most famous poker player, Daniel Negreanu. The book consists of 50-odd sections of 3-4 pages where he will talk about a concept and often work in a story or hand from a game that he was involved in. Unfortunately, the title is misleading, as there is not much in the book that a moderately experienced player would find new. Beginning Hold'em Wisdom would have made for a better title, although it might not have sold as many copies.

Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Texas Hold'em author: Phil Gordon rating: asin: 1416903674 binding: Hardcover list price: $21.00 USD amazon price: $14.28 USD

This book is a terrific introduction to No Limit Holdem. Phil Gordon covers many aspects of both cash games and tournaments in a very accessible manner. The book consists of a ton of bite-size nuggets of information on all aspects of the game. The first half of the book breaks down how to play each street, with specific advice about how to go about playing different types of hand. The second half is more generic advice on psychology, tells and tournament strategies.