Book description
Poker is America's national card game, and its popularity continues to
grow. Nationwide, you can find a game in progress everywhere. If you
want to play, you can find poker games on replicas of 19th century
riverboats or on Native American tribal lands. You can play poker at
home with the family or online with opponents from around the world.
Like bowling and billiards before it, poker has moved out from under the
seedier side of its roots and is flowering in the sunshine.
Maybe you've never played poker before and you don't even know what a
full house is. Poker For Dummies covers the basics. Or perhaps
you've played for years, but you just don't know how to win. This
handy guide will help you walk away from the poker table with
winnings, not lint, in your pockets. If you're a poker expert, you
still can benefit - some of the suggestions may surprise you, and you
can certainly learn from the anecdotes from professional players like
T. J. Cloutier and Stu Unger.
Know what it takes to start winning hand after hand by exploring
strategy; getting to know antes and betting structure; knowing your
opponents, and understanding the odds. Poker For Dummies also
covers the following topics and more:
- Poker games such as Seven-Card Stud, Omaha, and Texas Hold'em
- Setting up a game at home
- Playing in a casino: Do's and don'ts
- Improving your play with Internet and video poker
- Deciphering poker sayings and slang
- Ten ways to read your opponent's body language
- Playing in poker tournaments
- Money management and recordkeeping
- Knowing when and how to bluff
Poker looks like such a simple game. Anyone, it seems, can play it
well - but that's far from the truth. Learning the rules can be quick
work, but becoming a winning player takes considerably longer. Still,
anyone willing to make the effort can become a good player. You can
succeed in poker the way you succeed in life: by facing it squarely,
getting up earlier than the next person, and working harder and
smarter than the competition.
Foreword by Chris Moneymaker, 2003 World Series of Poker Champion.
Richard Harroch is an attorney and avid poker player. Lou
Krieger is the author of two guides to Texas Hold 'em, the most
popular tournament poker game.
