Limit Holdem

Designed to reinforce positive playing habits. Covers mistakes opponents make, the importance of position, playing pairs before the flop, how to play high-ranking speculative hands before the flop, and when to call, raise, pass or fold in a variety of situations. 28 Pgs. 1990

Hold'em is a rather easy game to learn but a tough game to master, partly because the game doesn't always follow a set of rules. Tanenbaum, a professional player and writer, focuses on methods you can apply to dominate your table, including confusing opponents, identifying and dominating weak players, exploiting your position, playing for maximum effectiveness, winning without the best hand, attacking out of position and using card-independent strategies. 247 Pgs. 2007

This is the revised version of the 1976 edition, updated for today's double blind structure. Considered one of the most important poker books of the past 25 years, it contains 30% new material including clarifications and rearrangement of some of the original work. Geared for the low-limit beginner who wants to know how to get started, understanding pre-flop values, the importance of position, flops you want, and strategy, including playing smart before the flop, slow playing and...

Offers a tight but aggressive approach for medium limit games: $10/20 up to $30/60. Includes discussions of the first two cards in early, middle and late position, live blinds, late position blind, strategic concepts, semi-bluffing, the free card, slow playing and check raising. This revised version has 100 additional pages that cover loose games, short-handed games, playing the first two cards, semi-bluffing, the free card, inducing bluffs, staying with a draw, playing when a pair flops,...

Short-handed limit hold'em games have a maximum of six players and are popular because you get to play a lot more hands, have more chances to exploit opponents weaknesses, and get more opportunities to use your poker skills. Three expert short-handed players analyze the skills needed to succeed, discussing such topics as: attacking and defending blinds, reading the opposition, being aware of your own image, playing with controlled aggression. Focus is on playing online. 246 Pgs. 2007 ...

Playing Low Limit Hold��_��em; the 20-4-50 Way is a book of plays and ideas that could add to your game of high cards. This book shares how to be a steady winner. 91 Pgs. 1999

Many poker books focus on professional high-limit holdem games, but middle-limit games give players an option for profit. Steiger analyzes the $30/$60 game and explains what distinguishes successful players from weaker ones, how to size up your opponents fast, read hands and pick up tells, how to bluff and catch bluffers. 334 Pgs. 2009

Tournament poker is a tough game to play but the rewards for success can be huge. Even regular online tournaments offer substantial prizes running to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Little, a highly successful poker professional who has won over $4 million in tournament play in just four years, explains how to succeed in this highly competitive field. Playing technically sound poker is crucial but this is far from the only skill necessary. “Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker Volume 1”...

Ed Miller collaborated with David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth with lessons for beginners up to middle-limit play. Discusses pot-implied and reverse-implied odds; pot equity and counting the pot; speculative hands and powerhouse hands; the power of domination; the value of position; the importance of being suited and cold-calling hands with mediocre hands. Also explores counting outs, partial outs, and finding hidden outs; backdoor draws; redraws; relative position; and evaluating the flop....

Tournament poker is very different from standard ring game poker. While they might appear the same from a distance, there are many differences in proper strategy that are often unknown to many experienced cash game players. Some players excel at tournament poker. This is not luck - these are players who have a very strong understanding of what the proper strategy adjustments are, and when they come into play. It is no coincidence that the same players make it to final tables far more than...