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The Gift of Reading: Poker Books

February 4th, 2010

They say that books are the gifts that keep on giving. The logic is that you can open a book over and over again. Every time that you open a book, you could learn something new. The same is true for online poker books. There is no one in the world who knows everything about poker online strategy. Some of the pros come close, but I bet even the professionals pull a reference book off of the shelf every once in a while. It’s just a part of human nature not to know everything. One of the best gifts that you can give a serious online poker player is a reference book for poker. This may seem to go against everything that you would initially think. After all, it’s not really good policy to go around giving presents that imply that your friends don’t really know how to play. This would be true for your average amateur poker player. If you are among serious poker players, however, the situation is very different. For starters, serious poker players are serious about learning. They would see a poker reference book as an opportunity to learn rather than a commentary on their skill set. Give the gift of poker knowledge to the people who will really appreciate it.