Weekly RankingHero Highlights

In the past week on RankingHero, we invited you to have fun with PokerNews' Sarah Grant and Top Most Annoying Things Poker Players Say and Do, to study away from the tables with Phil Ivey, to compare the fantastic live poker careers of ElkY and Jason Mercier, and be amazed by Daniel Colman's absolutely unparallelled 2014 performance.

We've added two discussion pages: the #RKHreads where we hope you'll share interesting articles and comments about your favorite poker books; and a page to read about, watch and analyze the strategy and tactics of the  #ColmanPhenomenon.

We revisited the #NOCHOPSNOSWAPS debate: Top Four $1,000,000+ Cashes in EPT Barcelona Decided in Chop Deals.

And for those of you who are playing in the WCOOP: If Online Poker Is Your Religion, Here Are Your 10 Commandments and 7 Deadly Sins

Warm welcome to our new members @Clement Bonin @Pascal Junkar @Renaud Bachelet @Thierry Bassereau and @Derek Kenny to mention just a few. We look forward to your poker updates!

Many thanks to everyone posting on RankingHero and in particular to @Jason Matthieu - the champion of exports in Mission 6 of the RankingHero summer contests - and to @Christian Ontheroad, the champion of freerolls :)

Looking forward to congratulating the winner of the @Barriere Poker Tour Lille Buy-in in the Top 10 contest, and wishing you happy pokering and sharing on Facebook,  and on RankingHero,

Yours truly,

@Annie RKH

Game-Changing Poker Strategy Books

#RKHreads

Here is a selection proposed by one of the most respected poker writers in the industry, @Nolan Dalla.  Please share your own shortlist and/or comment on the titles::

The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky (1994 edition)

Super/System: A Course in Power Poker by Doyle Brunson (1978)

Harrington on Hold’em, by Dan Harrington (2006)

Hold’em Poker by David Sklansky (1976)

Winning Low Limit Hold’em by Lee Jones (1994)

Winning Poker Systems by Norman Zadah (1973)

Hold’em Poker for Advanced Players by Mason Malmuth (1993 Edition)

Poker Essays by Mason Malmuth (1996)

The Body Language of Poker (a.k.a. The Book of Tells) by Mike Caro (1994 Edition)

Every Hand Revealed by Gus Hansen (2008)

to full article on PokerNews

If Online Poker Is Your Religion, Here Are Your 10 Commandments and 7 Deadly Sins

The World Championship of Online Poker is approaching and you may want to brush up on your skills, knowledge, and tactics. Here are two great articles by poker writers Steve Ruddock for nj.com and Carlos Welch for TwoPlusTwo Magazine!

The Ten Commandments of Online Poker

I. Thou shalt have no other gods before math

II. Thou shalt not make for thyself an idol

III. Thou shalt not take math in vain

IV. Remember the Saturday, to keep calm and chill out

V. Honour thy coach

VI. Thou shalt not kill thy chances to win

VII. Thou shalt not cheat

VIII. Thou shalt not steal

X. Thou shalt not covet

to full article on TwoPlusTwo Magazine

The Seven Deadly Sins of an Online Player

Thinking you have nothing left to learn

Playing while distracted

Neglecting your health

Playing too many tables

Discounting the tools online poker offers

Playing on autopilot

Leading an unbalanced life

to full article on nj.com

#RKHreads 

2014 PokerStars WCOOP Schedule Announced

For Your Best Poker Reads Collection

@Alex Fitzgerald's piece in @Bluff Magazine about being a professional poker player is a must read! Here's an excerpt and will look forward to your comments! #RKHreads 

So You Want To Go Pro?

LASTING AS A PRO IS NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS

I received an email a couple weeks ago that got to me: “Hey Alex, I’m going through some tough times right now and thought you might be able to help me with the answer to this question … How do you know when you should give up on trying to make it as a professional poker player?”

Not going to lie; it kind of broke my heart. There’s no worse feeling than debating whether it’s time to give up on your dream, any dream. I know the feeling well. Every professional poker player does.

Going broke wasn’t something I did once in a blue moon. Over the years, going broke became like an old friend. I’ve been busto on four continents. Each time, it was the same story. I would have been playing for tens of thousands at 3 a.m., and then wondering how I was going to buy a cup of noodles at 4 a.m. I had no self control.

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