No Limit Texas Hold'em for Winners 3rd Edition

The poker revolution is complete. Once the preserve of shady characters gathered in backrooms, and basements, poker is now a mainstream pastime enjoyed by millions across the country, in home games, poker clubs, casinos and - of course - on the internet. Tournaments are televised nightly and celebrities are falling over each other to get a piece of the action. No-Limit Texas Hold'em is by far the most popular form of poker played today and this book - now in its revised, third edition - provides a comprehensive tutorial starting from square one. You will learn: - THE BASICS - rules, hand rankings, jargon and etiquette - PRINCIPLES OF PLAY - starting hands, when to bet, when to fold - POKER PSYCHOLOGY - playing styles, table image, tells and bluffs - THE MATHEMATICS - how to work the probabilities and odds - STRATEGY for online and face-to-face play - MANAGING YOUR MONEY & maximising your return - HOW TO BEAT THE CHEATS

Contents: Acknowledgements; Part 1 - Getting Started; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Get started and learn the rules; Part II - No-limit hold'em strategy; Chapter 3 - Strategy overview; Chapter Four - The fundamentals of betting; Chapter Five - General playing considerations; Chapter Six - Pre-flop play; Chapter Seven - Playing the flop; Chapter Eight - Playing the turn; Chapter Nine - Playing the river; Chapter Ten - Deception; Chapter Eleven - Playing styles; Chapter Twelve - Poker psychology; Chapter Thirteen - Final thoughts on strategy; Part III - Online Poker; Chapter Fourteen - Getting started online; Chapter Fifteen - Strategy for online play; Part IV - Poker Variants; Chapter Sixteen - Poker variants explained; Chapter Seventeen - Poker tournaments; Part V - The Money: Making it and keeping it; Chapter Eighteen - Money management; Chapter Nineteen - Cheating; Chapter Twenty - Increasing your earnings; Part VI - Resources; Appendix A - Odds and probabilities; Appendix B - Expectation; Appendix C - Tables of odds; Appendix D - Further reading; Glossary; Online chat glossary; Index.