Authors: Ken Warren
ISBN-13: 9781580422192, ISBN-10: 1580422195
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cardoza Publishing
Date Published: October 2007
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Ken Warren is the author of the biggest selling hold?em book of all time, Winner's Guide to Texas Hold?em Poker, and two other books as well as being a multiple tournament winner so good that Las Vegas poker rooms asked him not to play in their tournaments to give other players a chance. In August, 1992, Warren played in and won the very first hand of legal poker dealt in Mississippi in the twentieth century.
This easy-to-read and oversized guide had been completely redesigned and reinvigorated and brings the original up-to-date by including greatly expanded sections on the trends that swept the poker world since its first publication: no-limit hold'em, tournament poker, championship events, televised games, and Internet poker. Warren has also greatly expanded the history of poker section and rewritten or expanded every section of the book to conform to the interests of today's market. Packed with charts, diagrams, and detailed, easy-to-read examples, sidebars and call-outs on all aspects of the game, players learn everything they need to know to play and win at the many different versions of cardroom and home poker.
Introduction | 11 | |
Chapter 1 | History of Poker | 15 |
The Evolution of Poker and Playing Cards | 16 | |
Chapter 2 | How to Play | 33 |
The Object of the Game | 33 | |
The Number of Players | 34 | |
The Cards | 34 | |
Poker Chips | 34 | |
Types of Poker Games | 35 | |
Ranking of Poker Hands | 36 | |
Betting Basics | 39 | |
How to Play Poker | 41 | |
How Play Begins | 42 | |
What to Do When It Is Your Turn to Play | 42 | |
What Betting Is All About | 43 | |
The Five Options Looked at More Closely | 43 | |
Learning the Options Is Easy | 44 | |
How a Betting Round Ends | 44 | |
The Showdown and How to Win | 45 | |
Betting Structures Used In Poker | 46 | |
Betting Limits | 47 | |
Some Quick Terms | 48 | |
Chapter 3 | Keeping Records | 51 |
Future Records | 56 | |
Hourly Rate | 57 | |
Sample Record Sheet | 59 | |
Chapter 4 | Five-Card Stud | 61 |
Play of The Game | 61 | |
The Strategy | 62 | |
Five-Card Stud Probability | 64 | |
Variations of Five-Card Stud | 66 | |
Chapter 5 | Seven-Card Stud | 69 |
Play of The Game | 69 | |
The Ante | 70 | |
Starting Hands | 71 | |
Types of Starting Hands | 71 | |
Third Street Strategy | 72 | |
Fourth Street Strategy | 75 | |
Fifth Street Strategy | 77 | |
Sixth Street Strategy | 78 | |
Seventh Street Strategy | 78 | |
Strategy Summary | 80 | |
19 More Strategy Tips | 80 | |
Variations of Seven-card Stud | 83 | |
Chapter 6 | Five-Card Draw | 87 |
How to Play Five-Card Draw | 87 | |
Helpful Hints for Playing | 88 | |
Strategy Guidelines and Tips | 89 | |
Variations of Five-Card Draw | 95 | |
Median Hands | 97 | |
Chapter 7 | Texas Hold'em | 99 |
Betting Limits | 99 | |
Number of Players | 100 | |
High Hand Wins | 100 | |
Small Blind and Big Blind | 100 | |
Play of the Game | 100 | |
The Flop | 101 | |
The Turn | 102 | |
The River | 102 | |
The Showdown | 102 | |
The Importance of Position | 102 | |
Starting Hands | 103 | |
Choosing a Game and a Seat | 104 | |
The Importance of Raising | 105 | |
Playing in Late Position | 106 | |
Playing with an Ace | 107 | |
Overcalling | 108 | |
Dominated Hands | 109 | |
Playing on the Flop | 109 | |
Playing against the Blinds | 109 | |
Reading Hands | 110 | |
Summary | 111 | |
Chapter 8 | Omaha | 113 |
56 Ways Omaha Differs from Hold'em | 114 | |
Summary | 123 | |
Omaha Hand Selection Tips and Guidelines | 123 | |
Hand Selection Summary | 128 | |
Omaha Drawing Odds from a Deck of Forty-five Unseen Cards | 129 | |
Omaha 8 or Better Odds | 130 | |
Omaha Odds of Interest | 130 | |
Chapter 9 | Jackpots | 133 |
Jackpot Odds | 137 | |
Odds Against Hitting a Jackpot (Texas hold'em) | 139 | |
Chapter 10 | Pineapple Hold'em | 143 |
Chapter 11 | Liar's Poker | 147 |
How to Play Liar's Poker | 148 | |
The Object of the Game | 150 | |
Play of the Game | 150 | |
Tips for Playing Liar's Poker | 151 | |
Chapter 12 | Home Poker Games | 153 |
Popular Home Games | 157 | |
Chapter 13 | Pot Odds | 161 |
Chapter 14 | Tournaments | 169 |
Top 41 Tournament Tips | 169 | |
Chapter 15 | Bluffing | 183 |
Favorable Times To Bluff | 186 | |
Unfavorable Times to Bluff | 188 | |
Your Opponent Might Be Bluffing if ... | 189 | |
Chapter 16 | The Science of Tells | 191 |
General Advice | 191 | |
Specific Tells | 193 | |
How to Be Telless | 197 | |
Chapter 17 | Money Management | 199 |
The Top 10 Money Management Principles | 200 | |
Money Management in a Casino | 202 | |
The Big Advantage of Being a Poker Player | 203 | |
Money Management for the Poker Game | 204 | |
Money Management While You're Playing | 208 | |
Summary | 212 | |
Chapter 18 | Rate Your Poker Room | 213 |
Accessibility | 214 | |
The Poker Room | 214 | |
Customer Service | 214 | |
Food and Drink Service | 215 | |
Promotions | 215 | |
Riverboat Casino Poker Rooms | 216 | |
Chapter 19 | Cheating at Poker | 219 |
1. | Passive Cheating | 221 |
2. | Pot Work | 223 |
3. | Marked Cards | 224 |
4. | Manipulating the Cards | 228 |
5. | Collusion | 230 |
6. | Professional Cheating | 231 |
7. | Protection Against Cheating | 233 |
8. | Catching Cheaters | 234 |
Chapter 20 | The Smartest and Dumbest Thing I've Ever Seen (In a Casino Poker Room) | 235 |
Chapter 21 | No-Limit Poker | 239 |
Advantages of No-Limit Over Limit Poker | 240 | |
Main Characteristics of No-Limit Poker | 241 | |
General Advice for No-Limit | 242 | |
No-Limit Poker's Golden Rule | 244 | |
How the Average Person Can Play No-Limit | 244 | |
A No-Limit Poker Question | 245 | |
Chapter 22 | Internet Poker | 247 |
Internet Casinos | 248 | |
Internet Poker Rooms | 253 | |
Poker and Your Computer | 255 | |
www.rec.gambling.poker.com (rgp) | 257 | |
Chapter 23 | Poker and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | 259 |
Top 10 Tax Reporting Facts and Guidelines | 259 | |
Chapter 24 | A Card Trick: How to Count Down a Deck of Cards | 267 |
Chapter 25 | The Ten Most Important Poker Skills | 273 |
Chapter 26 | Poker Personalities | 277 |
Poker Legends of the Past | 277 | |
Poker Legends of the Present | 284 | |
Chapter 27 | World Series of Poker | 287 |
Glossary | 305 | |
Index | 319 |