Reading etc...

I am currently reading Barry Greenstein's "Ace on the River" and Full Tilt Poker's Tournament Strategy Guide (on Steve P's recommendation)...both are very good but also very different. I like Barry's book for pleasure as much as information. There's no real poker strategy or poker lessons per se in Greenstein's book but the anecdotes and experiences are sure to enlighten the reader and if you're smart you will go away learning something.

The Full Tilt Tournament guide is filled with information on different strategies written by a who's who of premier poker players. I have just finished Chris Ferguson's chapter on pre-flop betting and now I am starting Howard Lederer's bit on "leverage".

I know books will never take the place of actual play, but I figure it can't hurt to see what the successful players have to say about playing.

Now I just need a book on Omaha and stud...as well as cash game strategy.