Autor Lee Davy, der für unsere Partnerseite PokerListings und auch für 888poker schreibt, hat eine große Umfrage unter Pokerspielern gestartet. Ziel war, herauszufinden, welches die besten und einflussreichsten Pokerbücher sind.
So lief die Umfrage
56 erfolgreiche Pokerspieler aus 12 Ländern, zum Beispiel Andrew Lichtenberger, Brian Rast, Bruno Foster, David Vampley, Dominik Nitsche, Dutch Boyd, Igor Kurganov, Jonathan Little, Kara Scott, Mike McDonald, Nick Petrangelo, Philipp Gruissem, Sorel Mizzi und Tristan Wade, haben ihr Urteil abgegeben.
Die Prozedur lief wie folgt: Jedem Spieler wurde eine Liste von 129 Pokerbüchern zugeschickt und er sollte diejenigen auswählen, die ihm als professionellen Pokerspieler am meisten gebracht haben.
Die Spieler konnten auch Bücher nennen, die nicht auf der Liste standen. Spieler, die selbst Bücher geschrieben hatten, durften ihre eigenen Bücher logischerweise nicht beurteilen.
Im Endeffekt konnte jeder zehn Bücher auswählen und Punkte nach deren Wichtigkeit vergeben.
Die finale Liste
Herausgekommen ist eine Liste von 86 Büchern, die auf 59 Plätze verteilt sind, weil einige Bücher sich Ranglistenplätze teilen.
Einige Spitzenspieler konnten nicht an der Befragung teilnehmen, obwohl Lee Davy sie angeschrieben hatte. Der Grund war schlicht und einfach der, dass sie noch nie ein Pokerbuch gelesen hatten.
So erklärte zum Beispiel Peter Costa, Gewinner der Aussie Millions: "Ich wurde einmal von einem Backer gefragt, welche Bücher ich gelesen habe. Als ich ihm sagte, dass ich noch nie eins gelesen habe, meinte er gut, dann lies auch keine, es könnte dein Spiel versauen."
So, genug um den heißen Brei herumgeredet, hier die Liste der 86 einflussreichsten Pokerbücher der Welt:
| Rank | Title | Author |
| 1 | Harrington on Hold’em, Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments; Volume I: Strategic Play | Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie |
| 2 | Super/System: A Course in Power Poker | Doyle Brunson |
| 3 | Every Hand Revealed | Gus Hansen |
| 4 | The Mathematics of Poker | Bill Chen and Jerrod Ankenman |
| 5 | The Mental Game of Poker: Proven Strategies for Improving Tilt Control, Confidence, Motivation, Coping with Variance, and More | Jared Tendler and Barry Carter |
| 6 | The Theory of Poker | David Sklansky |
| 7 | Let There Be Range!: Crushing SSNL/MSNL No-Limit Hold’em Games | Cole "Cts" South and Tri "Slowhabit" Nguyen |
| 8 | Power Hold'em Strategy | Daniel Negreanu |
| 9 | Super/System: A Course in Power Poker II | Doyle Brunson |
| 10 | Applications of No-Limit Hold’em | Matthew Janda |
| 11 | Moorman's Book of Poker | Chris Moorman & Byron Jacobs |
| 12 | Harrington on Hold’em, Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments; Volume II: The Endgame | Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie |
| 13 | Kill Everyone: Advanced Strategies For No-Limit Hold ‘Em Poker, Tournaments, And Sit-N-Gos | Lee Nelson and Others |
| 14 | Play Poker Like the Pros | Phil Hellmuth |
| 15 | Elements of Poker | Tommy Angelo |
| 16 | Ace on the River | Barry Greenstein |
| 17 | Expert Heads Up No Limit Hold'em, Volume 1 | Will Tipton |
| 18 | Hold’em Poker for Advanced Players | David Sklansky & Mason Malmuth |
| 19 | Harrington on Hold ’em, Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments; Volume III: The Workbook | Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie |
| 20 | Caro's Book of Tells, the Body Language and Psychology of Poker | Mike Caro |
| 21 | Reading Poker Tells | Zachary Elwood |
| 22 | The Yoga of Poker | Andrew Lichtenberger |
| 23 | Winning Poker Tournaments - One Hand at a Time | Jon Turner, Eric Lynch and Jon Van Fleet |
| 24 | No Limit Hold’em: Theory and Practice | David Sklansky and Ed Miller |
| 25 | Big Deal: One Year as a Professional Poker Player | Anthony Holden |
| 26 | Excelling at No-Limit Hold'em | Jonathan Little |
| 27 | Zen and the Art of Poker | Larry W. Phillips |
| 28 | Raiser's Edge | Bertrand Grospellier |
| 29 | Shut Up and Deal | Jesse May |
| 30 | The Biggest Game in Town | Al Alvarez |
| 31 | Devilfish: The Life & Times of a Poker Legend | Dave Ulliot |
| 32 | One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey "the Kid" Ungar | Nolan Dalla |
| 32 | The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide | Michael Craig |
| 33 | The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King: Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time | Michael Craig |
| 34 | Kill Phil | Blair Rodman and Lee Nelson |
| 35 | Seven-Card Stud for Advanced Players | David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth, and Ray Zee. |
| 36 | The Mental Game Of Poker 2: Proven Strategies For Improving Poker Skill, Increasing Mental Endurance, And Playing In The Zone Consistently | Jared Tendler and Barry Carter |
| 37 | Tournament Poker for Advanced Players: Expanded Edition | David Sklansky |
| 38 | DUCY? Exploits, Advice, and Ideas of the Renowned Strategist | David Sklansky and Alan Schoonmacher |
| 39 | Championship No-Limit & Pot-Limit Hold’em | Tom McEvoy and T.J. Cloutier |
| 40 | Lost Vegas: The Redneck Riviera, Existentialist Conversations with Strippers, and the World Series of Poker | Paul McGuire |
| 41 | For Richer, For Poorer: Confessions of a Player | Victoria Coren |
| 42 | Positively Fifth Street | James McManus |
| 42 | Verbal Poker Tells | Zachary Elwood |
| 43 | Harrington on Cash Games; How to Win at No-Limit Hold’em Money Games: Volume I. | Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie |
| 43 | Winning in Tough Hold’em Games; Short-Handed and High-Stakes Concepts and Theory for Limit Hold’em | Nick "Stoxtrader" Grudzien and Geoff "Zobags" Herzog |
| 44 | Winning Low Limit Hold’em | Lee Jones |
| 44 | Treat Your Poker Like a Business | Dusty Schmidt |
| 45 | The Tao of Poker | Larry W. Phillips |
| 45 | What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-reading People | Joe Navarro |
| 45 | The Education of a Poker Player | Herbert O. Yardley |
| 45 | Small Stakes Hold ‘em: Winning Big With Expert Play | Ed Miller, David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth |
| 46 | Professional No-Limit Hold ’em: Volume I | Matt Flynn, Sunny Mehta, and Ed Miller |
| 47 | According to Doyle | Doyle Brunson |
| 47 | Unmasking the Face: A Guide to Recognizing Emotions from Facial Clues | Paul Ekman |
| 47 | Mastering Pot-limit Omaha: The Modern Aggressive Approach | Herbert Okolowitz, Wladimir Taschner |
| 48 | Harrington on Cash Games; How to Win at No-Limit Hold ‘em Money Games: Volume II | Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie |
| 49 | Strategies For Beating Small Stakes Poker Tournaments | Jonathan Little |
| 49 | Easy Game: Making Sense of No Limit Hold'em 3rd Edition: Adaptations | Andrew Seidman |
| 49 | The Godfather of Poker | Doyle Brunson |
| 50 | Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em | Collin Moshman |
| 50 | Pot-Limit & No-Limit Poker | Stewart Reuben & Bob Ciaffone |
| 51 | High-Low-Split Poker, Seven-Card Stud and Omaha Eight- or-Better, for Advanced Players | Ray Zee |
| 51 | Amarillo Slim In A World Full Of Fat People: The Memoirs of the Greatest Gambler Who Ever Lived | Thomas 'Amarillo Slim' Preston |
| 52 | Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Texas Hold'em | Phil Gordon |
| 53 | Harrington on Modern Poker Tournaments | Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie |
| 54 | 52 Great Poker Tips: At Home, Tournament And Online | Lou Krieger |
| 54 | Poker Tilt | Dutch Boyd |
| 55 | Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker | James McManus |
| 55 | More Hold'em Wisdom for All Players | Daniel Negreanu |
| 55 | Read 'em and Reap | Joe Navarro |
| 55 | Way of the Poker Warrior | Paul Hoppe |
| 55 | Pass The Sugar | Joe Hachem |
| 56 | The Course: Serious Hold'em Strategy For Smart Players | Ed Miller |
| 56 | Hold'em Wisdom for All Players | Daniel Negreanu |
| 56 | Poker Tournament Formula | Arnold Snyder |
| 56 | How Good is Your Pot-Limit Omaha? | Stewart Reuben |
| 57 | Secrets of Short-handed Pot-Limit Omaha | Rolf Slotboom & Rob Hollink |
| 57 | Sit ’n Go Strategy; Expert Advice for Beating One-Table Poker Tournaments | Collin Moshman |
| 57 | Internet Texas Hold’em: Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro | Matthew Hilger |
| 58 | Life's a Gamble | Mike Sexton |
| 58 | Don’t Listen To Phil Hellmuth: Correcting The 50 Worst Pieces Of Poker Advice | Dusty Schmidt & Paul Hoppe |
| 58 | Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker I | Jonathan Little |
| 59 | Poker For Dummies | Poker For Dummies Series |
| 59 | Check-Raising the Devil | Mike Matusow, Amy Calistri, and Tim Lavalli |
| 59 | Middle Limit Hold'em Poker | Bob Ciaffone |
>> Vollständige Liste mit Kommentaren der Befragten
Dieser Artikel erschien auf PokerOlymp am 17.02.2017.
