Poker Study Resources?

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The first book i read was browsing through hold em poker by sklansky a few years ago. After which, I purchased hold em poker for advanced players more for the statistical data then anything else. I've read both super systems, (especially the stud part), Mike Caro's book on tells is a good read. I used to play 1/2 dollar hold em in Florida. State law dictates that higher limits are illegal, because of this i read through low limit hold em techniques which was a waste of time. More then anything else I played countless hours of poker growing up which led to playing even more while in college in Florida. I read the introduction on Phil Helmuth's book, which I find him to be slightly condescending so I didn't buy it. I enjoy reading the books published by the pro's to see if parts of my game reflect theirs, and for strategy.

I've learned more from playing home games against the same people then anywhere else. After that much time together playing poker it became very easy to see where Caro's book on tells applied to my friends. Cheap home games in my opinion are the best way to work on aspects of your game for little money, plus in a "friendly" atmosphere your friends will alert you to tells that you've aquired, betting patterns, and other information that is critical when you enter into live tournaments. However, the input from friends needs to be from people you respect as poker players more then from someone who wins when they get lucky. One of my friends won an event at the festa al lago this year at the bellagio. He, and two of my other friends are the only ones I'd listen to when they critized how I played. And that would be my 2 cents.