Poker

Four card poker has some new twists that make it different from its three-card neighbor. You are dealt 5 cards from which you have to make your best four card hand. This is a quick and straightforward explanation and analysis of the game. 14 Pgs. 2004

Many poker players can make good decisions at the table with a reasonable frequency. Nevertheless, there are numerous situations where even very experienced players behave in predictable ways. These deeply-ingrained habits lead them to make mistakes. The problem is that these situations won't often arise at the table by chance – you have to make them happen. Exploitative Play in Live Poker is a ground-breaking work that teaches you how to create the circumstances where your opponents will be...

Farha, considered by some to be the worlds greatest Omaha player, offers simple tips and strategies on how to beat the three most popular forms of Omaha limit, eight-or-better, and pot-limit in cash games and tournaments. He reveals secrets of how to beat the amateurs flocking to this game, as well as accomplished professionals. Gives practical advice and advanced strategy tips, discussing specific hands from his victories at the World Series of Poker and high-stakes cash games. 256 Pgs. 2007 ...

Fossilman's Winning Tournament Strategies is the ultimate guide to practical tournament play. Greg “FossilMan” Raymer, winner of the WSOP Main Event in 2004, explains everything you need to know to become a successful tournament player. Raymer is not only a big winner at the tables, he also has a unique ability to explain difficult concepts in clear and simple language. Raymer simplifies the learning process by breaking down the complex subject of tournament strategy into the key areas....

Subtitled 'Bookmaking, Anti-Gambling, and the Law'  this work focuses on illegal gambling and bookmaking in the United Kingdom during the 20th Century. It gives a major resource in understanding the sociology and social history of lawmaking in regard to gambling. This is the first major study to trace the rise and fall of the attempt at prohibition, as well as being the first study of the National Anti-Gambling League. Contains a 40 page bibliography and an 11 page index. 408 Pgs....

Get schooled by the Pros!Learn basic and advanced strategyLearn how to vary your playLearn pre-flop strategyLearn how to calculate the oddsLearn how to bluffAnd much, much more

A former Army interrogator shares his secrets for getting exactly what you want out of anyone, anytime. In business, school, romance, or your neighborhood, it is valuable to know what attracts people, what repels them, and what makes them tick. Choosing the right approach will enable you to influence people to do what you want in professional and social situations. The authors include updated case studies—some pulled from the headlines—of how this technique has worked to create both good news...

Rubenstein writes about her introduction to online poker experiences. Growing older she was had very little to do in her spare time. Her days, like those of many folks who grow older, were fairly empty, boring, and without purpose. Then a son called and urged her to go to her computer and she walked through the unfamiliar door of cyberspace and discovered online poker. Through the internet she went from aging and being left out, to being back in the game. This is a great book of her story of...

Miller presents the critical principles that expert players use: preflop hand valuation, domination, betting for value, protecting your hand, semi-bluffing, pot equity, pot odds, implied odds, free card plays, the importance of stack size, why chips change value in tournaments, and much more. Whether you play limit, no-limit, or tournament holdem, this book gives you a solid foundation. 206 Pgs. 2005

Masterful wordsmith Wilson has written what may be the games first definitive history. He traces pokers Wild West origins in Deadwood to the annual World Series of Poker and amazing high-stakes games of modern Las Vegas. A story full of unforgettable characters riverboat gamblers, Texas rounders, roadside hucksters, and living legends who have made poker the worlds most popular game. 368 Pgs. 2008 Hardcover

World champion Harrington begins sharing his insight into success at cash games with chapters that look at basic ideas such as the four principles expectation, odds and outs, and bet types before moving on to the Elements of No-Limit Holdem, covering stack size in relation to hand selection, bet count tables, pot size and pot commitment. The third major section includes tight-aggressive play before the flop, followed by the same concept on the flop, heads-up, and against multiple opponents....

World champion Harrington continues his insight into success at cash games with chapters that look at tight aggressive play on the turn, tight aggressive play on the river, tells and observations, playing a style that's loose-aggressive and beating the weak games, and bankroll management. Each chapter covers myriad topics such as reasons for betting, balancing bet size, bluffing, leverage, understanding where you stand, playing live games, disguising your play, picking up blinds, applying...

The seven segments in this work focus on the beginning and middle stages of no-limit tournament play. A vital tutorial involving reshaping and remaking the way you think about the game in regard to other players, bankroll, position and pot odds among other factors. Discusses the role luck plays; when to show hands and why; various types of tournaments, including multi-table online; which tells are most important; pot odds and hand analysis. The heart of the book is the problem-question-answer...

In volume one of this series, the author explained how to play the early phases of tournaments when people have plenty of chips and the blinds and antes are small. Here, the focus is on the endgame, how to play the later phases of a tournament when you have a shot at getting into the money, and when the blinds and antes are growing. Information on how to make moves, handle tricky inflection point plays, and maneuver when the tourney is down to its last few players. Includes a chapter on...

You are presented with decisions faced by one of the people in the hand and you have to pick the play you would make in the specific situations. The incorrect play often is the focus followed by analysis, criticism and a look at errors. The goal overall is to improve post-flop play. Examines areas like betting for value; aggression meeting aggression; facing an early limper; avoiding the negative free-roll; calling with good odds; maneuvering with nothing; pot odds dictate; playing aces;...

No-Limit Hold 'em was once a game played almost exclusively in casinos. But during the last decade, the games growth has been fueled in part by the easy availability of online playing sites where participants can play cash games and tournaments 24 hours a day, every day. In Harrington on Online Cash Games, Harrington shows you the key ideas and skills that will let you master the online poker world which differs in some significant ways from the world of casino games. You'll learn how to...

The first strategy book devoted exclusively to no-limit heads-up play. Using extensive hand examples and accompanying theory, chapters include: master expected value, equity, value betting, and the mathematics of heads-up strategy; play and exploit each of the most common playing styles; manipulate the pot size based on your hand and your opponent; attack button limps, bluff multiple streets, and aggress in the most profitable manner; exploit your opponents tendencies and perceptions through...

Noted player Zee has actually written two books in one, covering two different high-low games: 7-stud 8-or-better and Omaha high-low. Zee follows his expert advice on key strategies for each game with test questions to help readers reinforce the key concepts he teaches. A valuable and clearly written learning tool. 331 Pgs. 1994

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,...

Packed with charts, tables and mathematics, this is a primer on calculating Hold'em probability for the layman. Teaches how to calculate probability for any situation and every stage of the game. Every type of starting hand is tabulated in a logical, consistent and comprehensive manner. No other work is devoted entirely to this subject. Not a book for rank beginners. 207 Pgs. 1996

Written for low-limit and new players, this book defines playable hands, the correct bets to make, and how to tailor strategies for maximum profits. Covers spread-limitpaperback, and fixed-limit games, 3rd-7th street strategy, overcards and psychology. 192 pgs, 2003

Many of today's poker players learned about the game by watching tournament play on television. However, No-Limit cash games differ from tournaments in strategy. O'Connor discusses the importance of domination and power, dedicating the first half to new players while the second half goes into advanced concepts. 406 Pgs. 2007

A new look and a set of tools to help you figure out what's really going on to gain the upper hand in salary negotiation, move a prospective client toward the outcome you desire, find out why you need to end a business or personal relationship and even when to bluff or call a bluff. The authors teach you to understand why people lie and how you can catch them in the act. 263 Pgs. 2005

Listed as An All-American Tale, this book chronicles the author’s journey to play in poker’s big leagues: The World Series of Poker. Walsh begins by playing online poker for pennies, continues his expedition with stops at church basements, a mansion, the back room of a bar, an Indian casino and finally, the hallowed poker rooms of Las Vegas. On the road to triumph (or ruin), he lives out a dream he shares with millions of other players and fans - all the while trying to juggle his...

Would you like to be able to check out someone quickly from head to toe and draw a precise conclusion about that person? This book will show you what to look for, what's relevant, how to analyze voluntary versus involuntary movements, how to factor in gender, context and culture and then how to draw a conclusion quickly. 287 Pgs. 2009

Subtitled 'Essays on Holdem and General Concepts', this is a book on topics such as playing too many hands, self-weighting cold calls, short handed play, the strategic moment, and poker as therapy plus some thoughts about the effects of poker literature. Goes beyond strategy and into the realm of putting strategic concepts into action at the table. The author is a clinical psychologist who plays poker. 274 Pgs. 2000

This book is separated from the chaff of other online poker books by presenting the reader with real strategies, real options, and easy and fun way to join the millions of online players around the globe. Readers learn the five steps to getting started, how to move money in and out of accounts safely, 21 advantages of playing online, how to play for free or for profit, how to simultaneously play multiple screens and games, and much more including how to make a living online! Internet poker has...

Patrick reveals his approach to playing Hold'em with over 20 lessons and strategy discussions designed to appeal to beginners through intermediate players. Focus is on how to maximize returns when playing in home games by reading tells, knowing when to bet, how and when to raise. Easy to navigate menus allow the viewer to watch exactly the areas of interest.

Leading professional Jonathan Little excels live No-Limit cash game play. In this book he teaches readers how to master the intricacies of this fascinating game. Jonathan’s first book in this series, Jonathan Little on Live No-Limit Cash Games, Volume 1:The Theory outlined how the modern professional plays the game. Now Jonathan has produced a second volume, allowing players to test their understanding of the nuances of playing NL live. The question and answer format allows the reader to...

There is much, much more to being a good live cash player than simply playing the hand ��_��_��_correctly��_ѝ. The player needs to develop a whole host of other skills. Jonathan Little, a top-ranking professional poker player, teaches these skills. Jonathan is one of the best instructors the game has ever seen and has an almost unique ability to explain difficult poker concepts in simple terms. Live No-Limit Cash Games covers when to play loose/aggressive, when to play tight/aggressive; when...

Excelling at No-Limit Hold'em is a sensation in poker publishing. Renowned poker professional and author Jonathan Little brings together 17 of the greatest no-limit experts in the world to discuss all aspects of the game. These experts include superstars such as Phil Hellmuth, Chris Moneymaker, Mike Sexton and Jared Tendler. In Part 1 strategies are analyzed for topics such as understanding the fundamentals, satellite play, lower-buy in events, analyzing tells and moving up in stakes. Part 2...

In this follow-up to the best-selling 'Kill Phil', the authors blend real-time experience, poker math and computational horsepower to create new concepts and advanced strategies for multi-table tournaments, sit-n-go's and satellites. Aussie Millions champ Lee includes hand illustrations and commentary by Internet player Bertrand Elky Grospellier, WPT 2009 Poker Player of the Year. Focuses on early-stage play and the endgame and covers online short-handed no-limit cash games. Indexed 373 Pgs....