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Winning Texas Hold'em

Author : Matt Maroon

Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Page : 260 pages

File Size : 37,13 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 9781402729638

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All you need to play is a chip and a chair--and this straight from the start guide to the hottest, most popular form of poker around. Ben Affleck plays it, Allision Janney plays it, even Jason Alexander plays it. It's the game as big as all Texas, and the so-called "Cadillac of poker." With shows like Celebrity Poker Showdown winning an avid audience, it seems everyone wants to get dealt in. Don't let the fun pass you by, because every rule and trick is explained in this first-ever truly complete guide to success in today's Texas hold'em games. Written by a professional player, it reveals everything you need to know to beat cash games for thousands of dollars. Begin with the most general concepts and move on to pot and implied odds; betting; bluffing and semi-bluffing; deception; flop, turn and river play; and other techniques of the table--including some advanced ones. And, because it's less about the cards you've got in your hand than your ability to psych-out your competitors--there's also plenty of advice on honing that skill, too.



Internet Texas Hold'em

Author : Matthew Hilger

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 30,4 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Internet gambling

ISBN : 9780974150284

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An excellent tool for beginning to intermediate players to be successful at limit Texas Hold'em with specific topics focused on Internet play. The book's reputation has superceded its title as many players now recommend it for live play also. A comprehensive overview of Texas Hold'em is presented including general poker concepts such as probability and odds, bluffing, raising and check-raising. Various deceptive tactics are also discussed such as free cards, slowplaying, and inducing bluffs and calls.



Poker Tips That Pay

Author : Jonathan Gelling

Publisher : Play to Pay Publishing

Page : 354 pages

File Size : 17,99 MB

Release : 2009-06

Category :

ISBN : 0984082298

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How do you win at poker? Study and practice! Become a consistent, winning poker player. The tips and advice in this book will give you the edge you need to dominate low and medium-stakes no limit hold 'em tournaments and cash games. Inside you'll find: Dozens of real life hand examples with step-by-step explanations and analysis; Simple, practical poker tips and advice that will immediately show you results at the table; Both conservative and aggressive poker play, and when to change gears; Early, mid and late-stage no limit tournament strategy; How to bluff effectively for maximum profit; How to read your opponents like a book; This book is for anyone that wants to achieve a competitive edge playing no limit Texas hold em, both live and online Internet play. Read this book and become a force to be reckoned with at your next poker game.



Texas Hold'em For Dummies

Author : Mark Harlan

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 291 pages

File Size : 15,15 MB

Release : 2011-03-01

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 1118050738

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Want to play — and win — poker's hottest game? Turn on the TV, drop by a newsstand, or just browse the checkout your local supermarket and you'll see firsthand that Texas Hold 'Em is the poker game everyone's playing. It's a game that's deceptively simple, yet within its easy framework you’ll find truth and trickery, boredom and fear, skill and misfortune—in other words, all the things that make life fun and worth living! Texas Hold'em For Dummies introduces you to the fundamental concepts and strategies of this wildly popular game. It covers the rules for playing and betting, odds, etiquette, Hold'em lingo, and offers sound advice to avoid mistakes. This handy reference guide gives new and even seasoned players winning strategies and tactics not just for playing the game, but for winning. You'll learn: Rules and strategies for limit, no-limit, tournament, and online play How to "play" the other players The importance of your bankroll—recommended sizes and more Hands you should and should not play How to camouflage your play and dodge traps When, who, and how to bluff How to maximize your win with check-raising and trapping The different approaches for playing in private games, casinos, card rooms, tournaments, and on the Internet How to use mathematics to your advantage Texas Hold 'Em is a game of both skill and chance. But it's a game that can be beaten, and whether you want to make money, sharpen your game, or just have a good time, Texas Hold 'Em for Dummies will give you the winning edge.



The Complete Book of Hold 'Em Poker

Author : Gary Carson

Publisher : Lyle Stuart

Page : 324 pages

File Size : 49,17 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 9780818406058

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For anyone from raw beginner to the advanced player, this book shows how to develop a dynamic poker playing style that can be adapted to varying table conditions. Photos.



Treat Your Poker Like a Business

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Publisher : FastPencil Inc

Page : 208 pages

File Size : 41,1 MB

Release : 2009-12

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 160746277X

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Poker star Dusty Schmidt presents his first book [¬" one that stands to shake up poker in the same way Moneyball did for baseball. Schmidt offers an inspiring look at how in just five years, he went from not knowing a thing about poker to netting a seven-figure annual income. Far from a mathematical or technological genius, Schmidt says what guides him through is a fundamental understanding of business. Treat Your Poker Like A Business provides a foundation upon which all poker will be evaluated in the future, and will help an entire generation of poker players evolve their games into empires. A consummate "grinder," Dusty Schmidt has played nearly 7 million hands of online poker over more than 10,000 hours during his five-year career. He's won over $3 million during that period, and has never experienced a losing month. In 2007, he achieved Poker Stars' SuperNova Elite status in just eight months while playing high-stakes cash games exclusively. Schmidt posted the world's highest win rate in both 5/10 NL and 10/20 NL in both 2007 and 2008. In a four-month period between Nov. 2007 and Feb. 2008, Schmidt won in excess of $600,000 in high-stakes cash games. He is now a highly respected instructor at Stoxpoker.com, and plays as high as 25/50 NL. As a young man, Schmidt was a top-ranked golfer. He broke two of Tiger Woods' junior records, and was the leading money winner on the Golden States Tour when, at age 23, he suffered a career-ending heart attack. Schmidt returned to golf in 2009, winning medalist honors in qualifying for the Oregon Amateur Championship. Later that year, Schmidt famously represented himself in federal court in his suit against the United States Golf Association, which controversially stripped him of his amateur status, in part due to his poker profession. Schmidt is now a volunteer assistant coach for the University of Oregon's men's golf team, working under his good friend, Head Coach Casey Martin. Schmidt is also a successful entrepreneur. He is part-owner of Stoxpoker.com and Imagine Media, and the creator of 10thGreen.com, the first social network for golfers. His story has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Card Player, Poker News, Golf Magazine, Fairways and Greens, Golf Week, Golf World and the Portland Oregonian, as well as on ESPN, cnn.com, wallstreetjournal.com, forbes.com, fortune.com, espn.com, golfdigest.com and golf.com, among many others. He recently founded the House of Cards Project, a philanthropic effort to provide food and shelter to disadvantaged families. His life story will be told in the book [¬Raise: The Impossibly True Tale of Dusty Schmidt, [¬? to be released later in 2010. He lives in Portland, Ore., with his wife, Nicole, and daughter, Lennon.



Hold'em Poker

Author : David Sklansky

Publisher : Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 23,64 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 9781880685082

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Is must reading for anyone planning to play hold 'em. It was the first definitive work on hold'em poker and was originally published in 1976. Yet it is still one of the best-selling poker books available, and in 1997 it was expanded and updated to account for today's modern double blind structure. The text is designed for someone relatively new to the game, but it still contains much sophisticated material which all players should find beneficial. It is probably best known for the Sklansky Hand Rankings, which made the game much simpler to quantify and understand. Some of the topics include how Texas hold'em is played, the importance of position, the first two cards, the key flops, strategy before the flop, semibluffing, the free card, slowplaying, check raising, heads-up on fifth street, and how to read hands.



Winning in Tough Hold 'em Games

Author : Nick Grudzien

Publisher : Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

Page : 364 pages

File Size : 23,91 MB

Release : 2007-04

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 9781880685389

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The recent boom of Texas hold 'em has forever changed the way the game is played. Many more people know how to play this game well. Even the "loose" players who come to gamble have become far more aggressive, making them more difficult to play against. So a basic tight and patient strategy will no longer guarantee that you can make a significant amount of money in games at the higher stakes. This is especially true short-handed, which have become increasingly popular in the online poker rooms. This text is the first to tackle the complex issues presented when playing short-handed and high-stakes limit hold 'em. But even if you happen to only play in softer games, many of the key concepts presented will still help you against the other good players in your game. Winning in Tough Hold 'em Games includes an examination of pre-flop play, covering issues at a depth of sophistication which have never appeared in print before including discussions of blind stealing, re-stealing, isolating a loose player, big blind and small blind defense, and blind versus blind play. Also covered are thorough sections on playing heads-up post flop and semi-bluffing. In addition, over 50 hands, taken from high stakes online games which were played by "Stoxtrader," are presented along with appropriate discussion of the strategy involved. Book jacket.



Limit Hold'em: Winning Short-handed Strategies

Author : Terry Borer

Publisher : D&B Publishing

Page : 313 pages

File Size : 20,76 MB

Release : 2016-03-23

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 1904468659

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Short-handed games are extremely profitable and fun to play. Terry Borer and Lawrence Mak – two short-handed experts, and Barry Tanenbaum – one of America’s top poker coaches, will teach you how to dominate the short-handed tables, both live and on-line. You will learn: How to optimize your strategies for 6-handed, 3-handed, and even heads-up play.How to play every street at an expert level.How to select your site, limit and seat for maximum profit.How to master the mental game and cope with the swings of short-handed play.How to exploit bonuses and get the most rakeback for your time.How to use poker software and statistics to maximize your profits. By carefully studying the 245 quiz questions and examples in this book you will improve your game and be able to dominate and control your table. Terry and Lawrence have won hundreds of thousands of dollars playing on-line – exclusively in short-handed cash games. They have also consulted for an online gambling and poker website. Now they pass on their knowledge to you. Barry, author of Advanced Limit Hold’em Strategy and regular Card Player columnist, has been a full time professional for many years and is widely acknowledged as a top poker coach and teacher.



Small Stakes Hold 'em

Author : David Sklansky

Publisher : Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

Page : 396 pages

File Size : 26,44 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 9781880685327

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For today's poker players, Texas hold 'em is the game. Every day, tens of thousands of small stakes hold 'em games are played all over the world in homes, card rooms, and on the Internet. These games can be very profitable -- if you play well. But most people don't play well and end up leaving their money on the table. Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big with Expert Play explains everything you need to be a big winner. Unlike many other books about small stakes games, it teaches the aggressive and attacking style used by all professional players. However, it does not simply tell you to play aggressively; it shows you exactly how to make expert decisions through numerous clear and detailed examples. Small Stakes Hold 'em teaches you to think like a professional player. Topics include implied odds, pot equity, speculative hands, position, the importance of being suited, hand categories, counting outs, evaluating the flop, large pots versus small pots, protecting your hand, betting for value on the river, and playing overcards. In addition, after you learn the winning concepts, test your skills with over fifty hand quizzes that present you with common and critical hold 'em decisions. Choose your action, then compare it to the authors' play and reasoning. This text presents cutting-edge ideas in straightforward language. It is the most thorough and accurate discussion of small stakes hold 'em available. Your opponents will read this book; make sure you do, too!