The Math of Poker (Texas Hold 'em)

What are you capable of?

Not a question to put you down but resources are different if you have a PhD in maths or failed it at high school.

No Math PHD but i'm a competent student. So far my Math career in college is all A's through Trig.

Originally Posted by donnyjr

No Math PHD but i'm a competent student. So far my Math career in college is all A's through Trig.

The ultimate book to get your teeth sank into is The mathematics of poker but it is very theoretical and not particularly well written in comparison to if it was wrote now. Still a very interesting book. That requires some basic calc. The Theory of poker is also a very good (but outdated) view of poker on the whole.

Apart from that the best poker books of the day tend to be the best math poker books of the day in that they are that well written they include both because poker math and theory are so interwoven at this point that they kind of have to be. Janda has a couple of great books that are worth checking out.

At this point though I should probably ask what your poker level is because all of those books probably start a little too deep if you're new to taking poker seriously.

I've played on and off for years but always with other beginners at a table, not online. So, I still think that I would be considered a beginner as far as taking the game seriously. I know how to play and basic strategies.