Product Description

Turn on the TV, drop by a newsstand, or just browse the checkout your local supermarket and you′ll see firsthand that Texas Hold ′Em is the poker game everyone′s playing. It′s a game that′s deceptively simple, yet within its easy framework you’ll find truth and trickery, boredom and fear, skill and misfortune—in other words, all the things that make life fun and worth living!

Texas Hold′em For Dummies introduces you to the fundamental concepts and strategies of this wildly popular game. It covers the rules for playing and betting, odds, etiquette, Hold′em lingo, and offers sound advice to avoid mistakes. This handy reference guide gives new and even seasoned players winning strategies and tactics not just for playing the game, but for winning. You′ll learn:

• Rules and strategies for limit, no–limit, tournament, and online play
• How to "play" the other players
• The importance of your bankroll—recommended sizes and more
• Hands you should and should not play
• How to camouflage your play and dodge traps
• When, who, and how to bluff
• How to maximize your win with check–raising and trapping
• The different approaches for playing in private games, casinos, card rooms, tournaments, and on the Internet
• How to use mathematics to your advantage

Texas Hold ′Em is  a game of both skill and chance. But it′s a game that can be beaten, and whether you want to make money, sharpen your game, or just have a good time, Texas Hold ′Em for Dummies will give you the winning edge.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19556 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

From the Back Cover
Covers betting, odds, etiquette, and lingo

Read your opponents, avoid mistakes, and win the pot!

Want to play — and win — poker′s hottest game? This practical, portable guide gives you all the insider tips and tricks you need to play at the table or online. From playing each stage of a hand and reading other players to betting, bluffing, and minding your bankroll, you get everything you need to play smart and maximize your win!

Discover how to

• Make the right bets
• Bluff your opponents
• Check, call, raise, and fold
• Look for tells and dodge traps
• Read your hand
• Play in casinos and tournaments

About the Author
Mark “The Red” Harlan was born in Rawlins, Wyoming, and has lived exactly the life you’d expect as a result. Armed with a degree in Applied Mathematics (from a university he loathes so much that he refuses to even utter the name), he fell headlong into a 20–year stint in the Silicon Valley’s computer industry.
Red’s professional experience includes human–interface work at Apple Computer, development of the bidding schema used by eBay, overseeing application development at Danger (makers of the T–Mobile Sidekick), as well as co–founding CyberArts Licensing (suppliers of the poker software seen on the MANSION and GamesGrid sites).
At the tender age of 8, he won a pinewood derby competition in the Cub Scouts, giving him his first heavy swig of victory that would forever warp his oh–so–soft–and–pliable mind. Under the influence of this experience, he started playing poker that same year (“might as well win money if you’re going to win”) and became good enough by 2005 to be a net money winner in that year’s World Series of Poker.
Red is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and has an extensive writing background ranging from penning InfoWorld’s Notes from the Fringe during the heyday of the Internet, to being lead author of the book he thinks everyone should own (his mom does): Winning at Internet Poker For Dummies (Wiley).
Red maintains a Web site of poker articles at www.redsdeal.com and welcomes non–spam e–mail at RedsDeal+HEFD@gmail.com (be sure to include the +).

Customer Reviews

Handy book
I bought two copies; one for a friend and one to keep. I found it easy to read. I play a lot of Hold Em, but there are some useful reminders of what to do / not do when playing. Something to dip into, regularly, rather than read from cover to cover. Recommended.