Product Description

Exclusive offer! This book includes free software with an exclusive sign-up bonus of up to EURO750 for ParadisePoker, one of the longest running Poker websites. At time of going to press this is the best sign-up offer currently available. The second edition of this bestselling poker handbook has been revised and retitled to emphasise the basic principles, psychology and mathematics of No-limit Texas Hold'em - the most popular and fastest growing form of poker played. It is an excellent guide for beginners and improvers. This guide shows how to understand the game, make more money at it and have more fun playing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16112 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Review
"Reader reviews of the first edition 'Sheer genius.' 'Not just good writing, but sound tactical, mathematical and psychological advice about no-limit hold'em.' 'Just reading the ten pages on bluffing would turn most unprofitable players into profitable ones.' 'With lots of practice and this book, you can become a very sound poker player.'" --Reader reviews of First Edition

From the Author
Over the years, we've read more than our fair share of poker books - some of them good and some of them not so good. But very few of them attempt to set out the fundamental principles of no-limit hold'em strategy in their entirety, and in a form accessible to the less experienced player. There are great books on poker theory by Sklansky, for example, but most don't focus on hold'em. There are numerous good books on fixed-limit hold'em, but fixed-limit is so different from no-limit that the cross-over is minimal. And of course most self-respecting top poker pros have now made their own contribution with a book on expert strategy. Why would a pro stoop to write for lesser mortals? Most of them can't remember what's it's like to learn the game, let alone struggle with it like most players do. All this is a real shame since no-limit hold'em has recently undergone an astonishing explosion in popularity, and there are literally millions of enthusiastic new players out there crying out for a book that will help them become competent and knowledgeable in the shortest possible time. So - we set out to write such a book. Quite simply, we've written the poker manual that we would have liked to have had at our fingertips when we were learning the game. `No-limit Texas Hold'em for Winners' aims to tell you everything you need to know about no-limit hold'em, so that you don't have to trawl through other volumes, extracting the relevant information, throwing away the rest, and puzzling over expert tips that leave you none the wiser about the basics. We're not claiming that this is the only poker book that you'll ever need. But if you read this one first, all the others will make a lot more sense.

`No-Limit Texas Hold'em for Winners' is the second edition of a book previously published under the title `Playing Poker to Win'. This edition has been revised and updated and contains extra material including extended reader quizzes.

About the Author
Dan Shavick has been playing poker for as long as he can remember and is a highly successful player, both online and off. Andrea Shavick is an established author and broadcaster who also happens to be poker mad! Together they guide you through the complexities of this intriguing game in the most entertaining way.

Customer Reviews

A useful, well-written book
As a beginner at the game, I enjoyed No-limit Texas Hold'em For Winners and found it very enlightening and helpful. Of course, as a beginner, it's also apparent that I can't be certain whether the advice given is excellent, ruinous or where it falls in between those extremes, but I get a strong feeling that it leans heavily towards the former. The language used is lucid and the teaching is logically and clearly structured; the authors have talent in these respects and are fine communicators. Strategies for all four betting rounds are proposed. Crucially, the logic behind those strategies and for approaches towards other aspects of the game is well explained so that the reader doesn't merely follow a blueprint but becomes versed in the reasoning behind the advice given. Other facets of the game are discussed such as deception, playing styles, stacks and blinds. There is a splendid piece about the role of luck in the game which is useful to all of us who believe we don't get our fair share of it. Although the book is comprehensive, it would have been helpful to squeeze in a few more pages about tournament and internet play and there are a few slips in the text, a tad disappointing in a second edition. The book seems to be of considerable value to beginners who are serious about improving and, I suspect, to better and more experienced players, too. It does demand the reader works hard to get the best from it. I'm very glad I bought it.

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Thoroughly comprehensive guide to No-Limit Holdem
As almost a complete novice at poker, particularly Hold'em, I wasn't quite sure what to look for in this book. However, I found it all. Whatever aspect of the game interests you, there's an excellent primer on it here.
Naturally, most of the book focuses on the strategy of the game. It's quite an intensive trip for a beginner; there are a lot of new ideas to take in. However, in my view that's a good thing - you really feel like you're getting your money's worth. Every concept is explained clearly, with helpful examples, and there are test questions throughout which help both for practice and to clarify more intricate uses of the techniques. The cartoons are a little distracting, but there aren't too many and the rest of the book is very sound, written in a style that's clear and precise, but still easy to absorb.
I was also impressed by the amount of consideration given to other aspects of the game. A section on online play reveals the differences between this (the reason for the game's sudden overwhelming popularity) and standard "live" play. There's a chapter on cheating (not how to do it, but how to avoid being suckered by it), a section on poker psychology, a discussion of other poker games, and - most helpful of all - a chapter on money management and how to use it to keep track of your progress as a player.

The book dispels the fog of mystery almost harshly, but in doing so reveals that the game is, after all, learnable. It doesn't rely on gut feelings or some innate psychic ability. To start winning games, all you need is an understanding of some concrete, provable ideas - and this book shows you how.