Poker

The author covers the fundamentals of hand valuation, focusing on the thinking process. Covers pre-flop hand strength, short-stack play, wrap hands, blind stealing, marking aces, playing on the flop, pot size manipulation, blockers and other concepts. Illustrated with sample hands. 320 Pgs. 2009

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

Three no-limit hold'em cash game wizards present a book aimed at educating players about the most popular version of poker today. Clearly explains concepts such as the REM process, the commitment threshold, and stack-to-pot ratios, showing how to play and think like a pro. Covers sizing your bets properly, managing the pot, manipulating opponents, knowing when to go all in, and avoiding big mistakes. 314 Pgs. 2007

Subtitled 'The Autobiography of Poker Pro Eli Elezra' What does it take to become a top poker player who regularly plays in some of the largest stakes games offered in the Las Vegas Poker Rooms and elsewhere? Of course, everyone's story is a little different. But one of the more unique and interesting ones belongs to poker pro and businessman Eli Elezra. The text begins with Eli taking his seat at the final table of the 2004 Mirage Poker Showdown Tournament which was part of the World Poker...

Navarro, a former FBI counter-intelligence officer specializing in nonverbal communication and behavior analysis, offers his knowledge and techniques, with illustrations and examples from poker pro Hellmuth to teach you how to decode your opponents nonverbal cues. Picking up where other books have left off, this book was written by a people reader, not a poker player, who has caught some serious tells given off by some of the worlds best poker experts. 240 Pgs. 2006

Slotboom analyzes medium and high-stakes pot-limit Omaha. He covers topics such as a revolutionary short-stack approach; adjustments for big-stack play; study on the proper bet size; correct seating position; blocker play; the bare ace bluff; exploiting your opponents specific weaknesses. Includes practice hands and a chapter on hand match-ups with theoretical and practical advice. 240 Pgs. 2006

Jonathan Little, a highly successful poker professional who has won over $4 million in tournament play in just four years, explains exactly how to succeed in the highly competitive field of tournament poker. 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. Playing technically sound poker is crucial but this is far from the only skill necessary. It teaches the...

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”...

Among the cogent aspects of pot-limit Omaha the authors cover in this book are: how to gauge the optimum size of buy-in; how to decide whether to check-raise or bet into the raiser; represent big hands; misrepresent hands to get paid off; move your opponents off good, but non-nut hands; and judge when to raise with drawing hands. 232 Pgs. 2009

The strategies in this book are designed for medium-limit games, the $15/$30 limit games with a $2 ante and a $5 bring-in. Discusses the cards that are out; number of players in the pot; ante stealing; playing big, medium and small pairs; three flushes and three straights; randomizing your play; pairing your door card on fourth and all the remaining streets; defending against possible ante stealing; scare-card strategy; buying a free card; and playing in tightly structured games. Includes a...

Sexton, commentator for the World Poker Tour, is also a consummate poker player and spokesman for the game, encouraging newcomers to play without being intimidated by those who have been at the game for a long time. In his book, he teaches the basics to beginners to help them move up to the winning strategies of top players. Covers no-limit hold'em strategies, online tourneys, and how to set up a home tournament. Indexed 197 Pgs. 2005 Table of Contents You Can Become a Winning Poker PlayerThe...

A combination of Sklansky on Razz and Essays on Poker. The essays section contains chapters discussing such concepts as having a plan, choosing your game, playing according to your bankroll, the three levels of expert poker, middle-round strategy, what your opponent reads you for, the protected pot, saving the last bet, extra outs, how to play a tournament, and many others. The razz section will show you how the experts play this form of poker. Not only are the rules and structure of the game...

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....

Subtitled "from beginner to winner in 28 lessons". Welcome to the Pot-Limit Omaha boot camp!Are you ready to work hard and study hard? If the answer is ��_��_��_yes��_ѝ, then this book will teach you all you need to know to start playing PLO, establish your game at the low-stakes and then move up to the higher limits. You will learn all the key concepts in step-by-step fashion. The material is split into 28 chapters and each chapter topic is discussed in four sections:The IntroductionThe...

Focuses primarily on Five Stud. Excellent as a history of poker. Did you know the Straight, The Flush and the Straight Flush did not exist before the Civil War? 64 Pgs. 1934

First published in the 80's, Brunson's original Super System sold for $100 and since has become the most influential poker book ever written.This essential guide features winning strategies and professional secrets from the world’s best players including: Phil Helmuth, holder of the most world series championships ever; Daniel Negreanu, four-time bracelet winner; Johnny Chan, two-time World Champion and ten-time bracelet winner; the great Mike Caro, known as the “Mad Genius of Poker;” the...

The original Super System by Doyle Brunson is the single most influential book ever written about the game of poker. Now, Super System 2 pushes the envelope further, expanding on the original with new games, new strategies, and new experts, including Crandell Addington, Lyle Berman, Johnny Chan, Jennifer Harman, Daniel Negreanu and Steve Zolotow. This is a brand new book-not an update. The book covers the essential strategies and advanced play on the most popular games played today - No Limit...

Swayne presents a new approach to analyzing playing styles and players. For serious players only, the book shows you how to make money at all limits, from 3/6 to no limit, cautioning that making money via tournament play will take longer. Outlines the determining factors for playing each limit, and builds from there. 422 Pgs. 2009

Beginning with a female pool shark named Booboo, this anthology goes through a litany of stories that not only deal with games of chance, but more intensely with the people who play, why they take part, and what they gain besides the gratification of winning, or the discontent of losing. Included are tales of humor, anxiety, love, war, and magic. When asked to name his favorite, the author replied, "That's impossible. One day I would say the western, the next it could be the baseball story,...

If you enjoy playing standard poker but are looking for something with a bit more strategy and a much higher potential, then Texas Hold��_��em may be just the thing for you. Texas Hold��_��em is currently more popular than ever and the detailed analysis available in Texas Hold��_��em: A Guide to Texas Hold��_��em for Beginners will provide you with everything you need to know to be backdooring a case card off the river in no time flat. The book discusses the history of Texas Hold��_��em and...

A unique aspect of this body language book is its use of comparison. Using real people in stress-free situations in photos, the authors show the same people responding to various stimuli. They also show the standards of body language, and then the adjustments to the body and face that represent deviations from those standards. Observing these changes helps you understand when youre being manipulated or being sent a disguised message, and teaches how to effectively use your own body language....

Craig interviewed a golden dozen players: Big-time competitors Huck Seed, Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer, Phil Gordon, Gavin Smith, Ted Forrest, David Grey, Mike Matusow, Andy Bloch, Rafe Furst, Richard Brodie and Keith Sexton for special insight into the world of high-stakes tournament poker. Chapters include No-limit play with topics such as the Theory of Leverage; Play Before the Flop; Play After the Flop; Big Stack Play; Short-Stack Play and Online Tournament Strategy. Also features...

As poker theory develops, the field is becoming more abstruse and mathematical, gradually becoming less accessible to the layperson. 'The Intelligent Poker Player' by Newall aims to reverse this trend by presenting a cohesive and sophisticated method of play in plain English. This approach, in principle, can be used to analyze any form of poker, although this mainly shows applications in the popular forms of Limit and No-Limit Hold 'em. It is also the first book to discuss the emergent field...

Winning big at Hold’em requires practical math knowledge, which is precisely what this book will teach you. The ability to make quick and accurate mathematical decisions is crucial for your winnings at the table. The mission of this book is to drill these important poker math skills into you, giving you a distinct advantage over the other players at your table. Both of the authors of this book graduated with degrees in Mathematics from Caltech. Collin Moshman is the best-selling author of Sit...

Today's new set of players do not rely on traditional wisdom,they have turned the game of poker into one that can be won by applying the tools of computer science and mathematics to their hands. This new approach relies on quantitative analysis and mathematics. This book strives to take this seemingly difficult task and make it easy and understandable for players with less mathematic knowledge or skill. 382 Pgs. 2006

Subtitled 'Exploiting Regulars". Self-made poker millionaires Tri "SlowHabit" Nguyen and Tom "kingsofcards" Marchese will show you how to crush the regulars at your table with The NL Workbook. They will teach you advanced no-limit strategies that they used to win million of dollars from poker. Whether it is Heads-Up, Short-Handed, or Full-Ring, The NL Workbook has helped many professional poker players improve their winrate and swollen their bankrolls. Many readers can attest to this fact.You...

While this wasn't written as a book for poker players, it takes the concept of reading tells to another level and from another point of view. An expert in the field of nonverbal communication explains how to interpret gestures and expressions and understand the nonverbal messages others are sending, with explanations of specific gestures, facial cues, body positions, and body movements. 334 Pgs. 2009

Craig captures the excitement of the big game, featuring the real-life duel between the Professor (Howard Lederer), the Banker (millionaire Texan Andy Beal), and the Suicide King (the king of hearts, which holds a broad sword) in his book about poker and people, what makes players tick, what draws them to the cutting edge of the game, who the best are, how and why they play. Packed with history and biographical notes on some of the biggest names in the poker business, including their highs and...

Schoonmaker describes the role of personality factors, explaining why people play the way they do and how to adjust your strategies against them. The book is twofold: how to identify the psychological makeup of your opponents and take advantage of them, and identify your own psychological drawbacks, with ways to modify them. 329 Pgs. 2000

Use poker strategy to become a better decision maker In high-stakes poker, you need patience and aggression ��_��_��_ qualities that translate to the world of business. In The Shark and the Fish, Charley Swayne applies winning poker strategies to decision-making and leadership. Learn how to: ��_Ѣ avoid losing control and going on tilt, ��_Ѣ turn losses into lessons, ��_Ѣ perfect the art of negotiating a deal, ��_Ѣ understand the stakes and your financial limitations, ��_Ѣ evaluate your...

Subtitled " Data Mining Statistics Applied to Small Stakes No Limit Hold'em". “The Statistics of Poker” analyzes two million hand histories to identify the most profitable online No Limit Hold'em poker strategies. These “optimal” strategies are verified for stakes between NL10 ($0.05/$0.10) and NL200 ($1.00/$2.00) full ring online games. Despite the title, this book is not really a mathematics book, though it is certainly statistical behind the curtain. It assumes that the reader is already...

In one of the top general poker books of all time, Sklansky discusses theories and concepts applicable to almost every variation of poker, including 5-card draw high, 7-stud, holdem, lowball draw, and razz. Covers deception, bluffing, raising, slow-play, position, psychology, head-up play, game theory, and implied odds. 242 Pgs. 1994

The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky has long been recognized as the foundational book for all of poker no matter what the game, and at the time of this writing is still the best selling book in poker. But that book, while applicable to many aspects of no limit and pot limit poker was originally written mainly with limit games in mind. Now, the most popular form of poker is no-limit hold em. As a result, David felt it was time to write a new book that would methodically address each of the...

There is a great deal more to being a successful poker player than simply knowing how to play a good game. Playing good poker is largely a technical skill which can be learned. Being a consistently successful player is much harder and necessitates acquiring expertise in many other areas. This book will help plan a campaign in order to join the ranks of the consistently winning players. Byron Jacobs has been a successful online poker player for seven years. In this book he identifies precisely...