Product Description

Poker, both online and in the real world is expanding like a supernova. More and more people are playing at home, clubs, and casinos, £40m is now gambled on poker across the world every day. Websites set up as hopeful dotcom punts have been sold for eye-watering fortunes:

www.paradisepoker.com, started in 1999 by a trio of impoverished American students, was bought out last autumn for £162.5m. Party Gaming, the company which runs www.partypoker.com, floated on the stock market in July with a value of £5.5bn. The company is now bigger than British Airways.

The game is now regularly played, live or online, by 1.5m people in Britain alone.

Brilliant Poker will provide you with all the tips and tricks you need to know to win every time. With its highly visual style and easy-to-follow instructions Brilliant Poker takes the player from novice to advanced, revealing tips and advice to help you improve your game.

Have the best hand every time with Brilliant Poker.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51452 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 264 pages

From the Back Cover

Spend less time reading and more time doing

Brilliant Online Poker is a visual, quick reference book that teaches you the fundamentals of No Limit Texas Hold 'em.   If you are interested in developing a  sound poker playing technique and learning how to play online, this book is will provide you with all the guidance you need to play and win the most talked about game of modern times.

Brilliant Online Poker

Brilliant guides provide the quick, easy-to-access information that you need

• Detailed index and troubleshooting guide to help you find exactly what you need to know
• Easy-to-follow task-based format
• Numbered steps guide you through each task or problem
• Numerous screenshots illustrate each step
• ‘Important’ boxes point you to the crucial information you really need to know
• ‘Timesaver Tips’ sections give you brilliant bite-sized nuggets of help and advice

Brilliant Online Poker provides....

• Concise illustrations show you how to play the game before you sign up at an online poker room to practice your skills and compete in tournaments and cash games against players around the world.
• Established strategies and formulas - everything you need to start winning today.
• Listings of essential guides and poker resources.

If you’re looking to get involved in the game that has taken the world by storm, Brilliant Online Poker is the perfect all-in-one companion. Ideal for beginners who’ve never played before or those who want to take their skills to the next level, Brilliant Online Poker takes a whole new approach to teaching the game. Learn how to build a solid foundation to your play, calculate the correct moves at every turn and incorporate advanced strategies to build a consistent winning style.

How to play and win at No Limit Texas Hold 'em'

                Digital lifestyle/gaming

About the Author

Paul Lester

is founding editor of both PC Home and Gigaherz magazine and is an experienced journalist with many years experience working on high profile end-user computing magazines.

Customer Reviews

Does what it is supposed to
A great book for people just starting out in poker and should last long until they get used to using the advanced strategies but anyone who already has played a fair bit might just read this and not learn anything new.

The first few pages are about how to set up your internet connection, how to play and how to make a deposit in a poker room.All of which i think are pretty obvious even for people who have never done it before.The rest even through the advanced pages are still pretty obvious like check raising,bluffing and semi bluffing then what sites they recommend and add on programs to calculate odds.

As i said earlier this book is great for a beginner but for someone who has a read a few poker books i wouldn't recommend.

A great buy!
After flicking through Brilliant Online Poker in Borders I picked up copy from Amazon for a friend, who has been playing poker online for a few months now. He can't put it down! And to make things worse he's got me playing as well. The book is a great read, for someone like me who didin't even know the basics I learnt how to play the game and what cards to fold, there are intermediate strategies for people with a bit more experience and an advanced section (which I'm hoping to get to, eventually) which my friend swears has been invaluable. There's plenty of other information on tells, common mistakes and other resources you might not have heard of to improve your game. I can't recommend it enough! Well explained, concise and covers just about everything you need to know.

poker novice
Searching through all the titles on this website looking for a poker book aimed at complete beginners, I stumbled across this item. I can only repeat the title. This book is 'brilliant'. Following the detailed instructions which are accompanied by extremely helpful diagrams, I was able to pick up the basics of the game within a very short time. Having read the book completely the first time, I now use it as a reference guide and have even been know to have it by my side whilst playing with friends. Much to their amusement. If the game interests you, but you don't know where to start, this is the book for you. Take my word for it, give it a try and you won't be disappointed