I just read Barry Greenstien's new book, "Ace on the River". This is a really great book. It is totally different, in that it isn't a poker strategy book. There are a couple of chapters with basic strategy, example hands, odds, etc., but these are at the end of the book.
The book covers everything about the life of a professional poker player. It has tons of information about managing your money, picking games, spotting cheating, etc., etc.
I particularly liked the tournament chapter. His views on tournaments and players are really interesting. He sort of looks down on tournament players, as not being as good as a lot of people think they are. Tournaments involve a lot more luck than cash games, due to the rapidly increasing blinds and pressure to gamble and take chances. Tournaments get a lot more press than cash games and the winners are viewed as the best players around. Barry points out that many of them can't compete in the biggest cash games.
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