Super/System 1 or 2?

[Ken]

Im looking for some advice from some well read poker players I am new to poker, I have read 'winning low limit hold em' and am looking to futher my knowledge with a new book. I was looking at Super/System and saw there is a new sequal out. Does it contain all the important bits from the first book or is the first still the 'bible'?

[Gus Mango Fish]

Given a choice of buying an old copy of a book (albeit a classic) or an updated version of the same book then I'll always go with the new version.

I've heard that the No Limit Hold Em section in Super System 2 is very similar to the same section in Super System 1. However, most of the rest of the book is brand new material.

[SlaineMcRoth]

I guess the newest one is always better since any updated work will give you the newest ins and outs of what to do and what no to do. But it really all depends on what you play. Do you play mainly hold'em, or do you play other types of poker as well? Where do you play these games? On the net or in a brick and mortar poker room?

If you play on the net it might be benificial to buy a book on internet poker. I'm not saying Doyle's book won't help but internet poker is quite different from brick and mortar poker. Obviously if you want to learn poker you shouldn't just read one book. Not everybody can play the Doyle Brunson style of play and to be honest I recon for a beginning poker player a playing style like David Sklansky is probably much more profitable. Less starting hands and less bluffing. Doyle's style ups both those things and if you're not to certain of what or rather when to use both those techniques it might become quite costly

There's obviously many books on poker out there so I'd shop around a bit and maybe read a couple...

[Native Hal]

I can personally recommend buying Super System 2, there have been a lot of changes in the way poker is played (type of players, blind structure, games played) and the update captures these.

I started off playing Limit and a very basic introduction book that i can recommend is Dave Scharf's "Winning at Poker", this covers low limit texas holdem and seven card stud.

Personally whilst any book by sklansky is worth it's weight in gold in terms of giving a sense of mathmaticaly correct play (in otherwords how to win the most and lose the least, surely the objective of every poker player?) i found i just can't get on with his style of writing. But having said that if you decide to play in tournaments then you simply have to read Tournament Poker for advanced players, i would wait a while before getting this one though as it will be confusing if you play mostly cash games.

[Ken]

Thanks for your help guys, think im gunna fork out and buy number 2!! Not really sure what direction my poker play will be going but i hear its a must read and you guys obviously like it so it can only help the towards understanding all that complex maths stuff Ive been reading about

[gg003a9534]

SS2 - Harman's Limit Section is excellent.

Anyone know when Gus or Daniels' books will be forthcoming. Also looking forward to reading Greensteins thoughts.