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Here's a chance to learn the 200 real rules of poker, including descriptions of the characters, the right food and the wrong food to serve; betting strategies that keep players from losing too much too early; dealing, talking; and the dos and don'ts of a minimal standard of behavior.

An equal-opportunity pastime, poker is played everywhere from country clubs to penitentiaries and has even developed into a spectator sport. In this entertaining gift book for poker fanatics and students of American vernacular, a cultural historian and slang authority offers a compendium of traditional...

Holden is an experienced poker player who does not pretend to be as expert as the world's top pros; but he can write better than them - and he knows most well enough to milk them for personalized advice, tips and subtle strategies. HOLDEN ON HOLD'EM thoroughly analyses the difference between home...

Most PLO books advocate a highly conservative game-plan this style is outdated and will get you crushed in today’s games.Mastering Pot-Limit Omaha is different. It is a unique and remarkable book, outlining a whole new approach to the game:teaches you an aggressive styleprovides you...

What if everything you thought you knew about poker turned out to be wrong? If youve been wondering why you arent making a profit at poker, it may be because much of the advice in todays mainstream poker theory is incorrect. The authors take apart the 50 greatest fallacies in poker, many of which...

In the tradition of Super System, an exclusive collection of champions and superstars have been brought together to share their strategies, insights, and tactics for winning big money at poker, specifically no-limit hold'em tournaments. This is priceless advice from players who individually have each...

Are you still stewing over last week's bad beat? Does the game you love raise your blood pressure? Do you cost yourself money with tilted bets? Painless Poker addresses these sources of poker pain and more. Tommy Angelo, esteemed author of Elements of Poker, reveals extreme pain from...

This classic, revised, updated and expanded for the first time, now includes no-limit hold'em. Step-by-step, for beginning and intermediate players, Warren reveals his inside secrets to playing and beating Texas hold'em. Players learn how to play every hand from every position with every type of flop,...

When Mike Caro writes a book on winning, the poker world takes notice. And it should: Caro is the world's foremost authority on poker theory and psychology, and his work has influenced every professional player including Doyle Brunson, who relies on Caro for all his writing. Caro's powerful advice covers...

Boxing was popular in the American West long before Las Vegas became its epicenter. However, not everyone in the region was a fan. Counterpunch examines how the sport’s meteoric rise in popularity in the West ran concurrently with a growing backlash among Progressive Era social reformers who saw...

This book will help you dominate the NL Hold'em Tournaments. This book will teach you how to handle the different post-flop scenarios, how to handle your chip stack in different stages of a tournament, how to successfully execute bluffs, and maintain a healthy chip stack all the way to the final table....

Pokerish: The Language and Logic of poker is not written for the professional poker player who has a sponsor and is able to travel around the globe and put up $10,000 or $25,000 entry fee to enter each deep stack tournament. It is aimed at the great majority of poker players who play, or would like...

The official guide to winning no-limit tournaments at the World Series of Poker and other big events is perfect for beginning and somewhat experienced players who want to jump right in on the action. Readers not only learn how to enter WSOP events, but the specific strategies needed to slice larege fields...

New expanded edition is a great first book for beginning players and a powerful winning tool for experienced ones as well. It includes complete coverage of blackjack, craps, slots, video poker, roulette, Caribbean Stud Poker, and Let it Ride. Using Cardozas easy-to-follow advice, winning becomes both...