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Name of Book | Topic of e Book | Skill Level |
Super System | Multiple Games | All Levels |
Super System 2 | Multiple Games | All Levels |
Harrington on Holdem, Vol.1 | NL Tournaments | Intermediate/Advanced |
Harrington on Holdem, Vol.2 | NL Tournaments | Intermediate/Advanced |
Read ’em and Reap | Bluffing | All Levels |
Caro’s Book of Poker Tells | Bluffing | Beginner/Intermediate |
The Theory of Poker | Poker Theory | Beginner/Intermediate |
Ace on the River | Poker Life Stategy | All Levels |
Hold’em Poker for Advanced Players | Fixed Limit Holdem | Beginner/Intermediate |
Positively Fifth Street | Non-Strategy | All Levels |