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
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"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.'"
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Höhe: 233 mm
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978-1-84528-277-6 (9781845282776)
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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.
Acknowledgements; ParadisePoker; 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.
