A poker revolution is upon us. Card rooms and casinos are bursting at the seams, home games are springing up across the country, professional and celebrity poker tournaments are televised every night of the week - and of course the Internet has opened up the game to millions.No-Limit Texas Hold'em is the fastest growing and most popular form of poker played today and this book - now in its revised, second edition - provides a comprehensive tutorial starting from square one. You will learn:- THE BASICS - how rules, hand rankings, jargon and etiquette- PRINCIPLES OF PLAY - how starting hands, when to bet, when to fold- POKER PSYCHOLOGY - how playing styles, table image, tells and bluffs- THE MATHEMATICS - how to work the probabilities and odds- STRATEGY for online and face-to-face play- MANAGING YOUR MONEY & maximising your return- HOW TO BEAT THE CHEATS
REVIEWS:
"What our readers said about the bestselling first edition 'Not just good writing, but sound tactical, mathematical and psychological advice about no-limit hold'em.' 'Just reading the ten pages on bluffing would turn most unprofitable players into profitable ones.' 'With lots of practice and this book, you can become a very sound poker player.'"
AUTHOR BIOG:
DAN SHAVICK has been playing poker for as long as he can remember and is a highly successful player, both online and off. ANDREA SHAVICK is an established author and broadcaster who alsohappens to be poker mad!Together the authors guide you through the complexities of this intriguing game in the most entertaining way.
CONTENTS:
Acknowledgements
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Part I - Getting Started
Chapter One
- Introduction
Chapter Two
- Get started and learn the rules
Part II - No-Limit Hold'em Strategy
Chapter Three
- Strategy overview
Chapter Four
- The fundamentals of betting
Chapter Five
- General play considerations
Chapter Six
- Pre-flop play
Chapter Seven
- Playing the flop
Chapter Eight
- Playing the turn
Chapter Nine
- Playing the river
Chapter Ten
- Deception
Chapter Eleven
- Playing styles
Chapter Twelve
- Poker psychology
Chapter Thirteen
- Final thoughts on strategy
Part III - Online Poker
Chapter Fourteen
- Getting started online
Chapter Fifteen
- Strategy for online play
Part IV - Poker Variants
Chapter Sixteen
- Poker variants explained
Chapter seventeen
Poker tournaments
Part V - The Money
- Making it and Keeping it
Chapter Eighteen
- Money management
Chapter Nineteen
- Cheating
Chapter Twenty
- Increasing your earnings
Part VI - Resources
Appendix A
- Odds and probabilities
Appendix B
- Expectation
Appendix C
- Tables of odds
Appendix D
- Further reading
Glossary
Online chat glossary
Index.
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