Poker (Collins Need to Know?) - Softcover

Stewart Reuben

9780007204090: Poker (Collins Need to Know?)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007204094 ISBN 13: 9780007204090

Publisher: Collins, 2006

This one-stop practical guide will show you how to play and master Poker. To make your progress easier, it comes in a handy format with colour illustrations and expert advice throughout.

Want to play poker but don’w know the difference between a straight run and a royal flush? Got a winning hand, but can’t keep your poker face?

This book will prepare you for any poker situation, be it online, in a casino, or in your front room.

Topics covered include: origins, history and rules of poker; the rise of Internet poker; popular varieties of poker, from Texas Hold ‘Em to Seven Card Stud; A-Z of poker terms; techniques and tactics for winning at poker.

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Synopsis:

User-friendly and practical, this illustrated guide is a handy introduction to poker at home, in the casino or on the web. Introduction to Poker Origins Of Poker (History Of The Game) The World Series Of Poker The Rise And Rise Of Internet Poker The Game Today Getting Started With No Limit Texas Hold'Em Tools Of The Trade Playing The Game Beginners Corner Reading the Board Starting Hands - The Probabilities Of Getting Them Starting Hands - The Great and The Not So Great Starting Hands - Based On Position Starting Hands - Groupings Starting Hands - EV table Poker and Maths Playing A Hand Pre Flop Strategy After the flop After the turn After the river Successful Betting Raising The Free Card Playing The Blinds Bluffing Semi Bluffing Check Raising Playing Badly Getting Caught Out Reading Your Opponent Basic Internet Tournament Stategy Final Table Play Basic Poker Statistics Hold'Em Matchups Head Up Percentages Absence Of Aces Other games of popular poker in card rooms today World UK Poker personalities (short biogs) Poker Quotations & Trivia A - Z of poker terminology Where to Play? (UK Europe World) Internet sites with poker content Glossary of terms

About the Author:

Stewart Reuben has been a professional poker player for 35 years. He has written five highly regarded books on poker, and a biography, ‘Poker 24/7’.

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