This web site has PRECISELY what you're looking for:Texas Hold'em Books read a number of books geared toward players of greatly varied skill levels, however Ken Warren's"Winner's Guide to Texas Hold'em"is my favorite. It's ranked #5 on the web site listed, however.When I began playing, I was a blackjack player. I loved the math and could count cards a dozen different ways. Regardless, there's no money even for a good card counter in blackjack without the ability the vary one's bets greatly between hands. (And how does one do that without drawing too much attention?) That's when I began studying the math behind Hold'em.Adhering strictly to Ken Warren's strategy made me a winning player from day one. Playing against people that had been playing the game a lot longer than I'd been alive, I came out ahead in my first five sessions of $2-$5 limit casino poker in Blackhawk, CO. Overall, I made $9.60/ hr. in that game over the course of about seven years -- nearly twice the goal of"one big bet per hour."The game's changed a lot since the book came out and it probably wouldn't hurt to eventually follow up with another classic: Sklansky and Malmuth's"Hold'em for Advanced Players."But for now, start with Warren's book. Specifically, pay attention to his recommended hands for given positions and commit them to memory. DO NOT deviate from them! It will be tempting to play that King-Jack under the gun, but force yourself to keep folding it. That King-Nine (regardless your position) may seem pretty, but it sucks -- don't play it! Seven-Ten suited in a family pot? Doesn't matter -- pitch it!Bottom line, get real used to folding. Fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, and fold some more. When you're finally fed up with folding, force yourself to fold even more.Remember, practice doesn't make perfect... practice makes PERMANENT. Practice sound poker. Don't deviate. DON'T EVER TILT! Don't ever play a hand for the"hell of it."Don't play like the guy's you've seen on TV.After you've mastered limit play and are calculating pot odds without thinking, then consider expanding your game to include no limit. In no limit, pot odds are replaced by implied odds and your starting hand selection should change a bit, but overall the principles are the same.Read up and good luck, man!P.S. - Keep a log of your play. Track all your wins and losses and know how much per hour you're winning or losing since you've begun. Once you're in the black, congratulate youself -- you're ahead of about 95% (probably more) of the poker-playing public.