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Full Description
More than 250 illustrations, charts, and tables make understanding poker concepts simple. Beginners will see how cards and hands are ranked and how to bet and bluff, and they' ll master shuffling techniques and find out proper table etiquette. Intermediates can practice chip management, learn to recognize opponents' strengths and weaknesses, and discover smart strategies for both good hands and bad. Players will also benefit from the tactical discussions of variations of Draw Poker, Hold' Em, Five- and Seven-Card Stud Poker, and other casino games like Blackjack, Baccarat, Red Dog, Slippery Sam-- even Gin Rummy. The full glossary of terminology can get anyone up to speed.
Contents
Introduction - the fascinating evolution of "America's game". Part 1 Poker: the basics - cards, preliminaries, how to shuffle, cut and deal, objects, ranks of the hands, limits, showdown, irregularities; how to bet - easy to follow guide to betting; draw poker - how to play, example hand, strategy, the mathematics, weighing the odds, when to draw and how many, play after the draw, bluffing, reading the opposition, sample hands; draw poker variations - deuces wild, joker wild, blind ante, ante and straddle, jackpots, progressive jackpots, whisky poker, high-low poker, lowball, spit in the ocean, knock poker, dealer's choice; five-card stud poker - how to play, staking, the mathematics, strategy, sample hands, variations; seven-card stud poker - how to play, staking, the mathematics, strategy, sample hands, variations; Hold 'em - how to play, staking, the mathematics, strategy, sample hands, variations; Omaha - how to play, staking, the mathematics, strategy, sample hands, variations; poker sense - a round up of poker psychology. Part 2 Casino games: Baccarat games - Chemin de Feu, Punto Banco Blackjack; social games - Seven-and-nine-card Brag, Napoleon, Rummy, Gin Rummy, Slippery Sam, Vingt-et-Un (Pontoon).
