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Winning Poker: 200 Rules, Techniques, and Strategies »

Authors: Dean Matthewson, Angie Diamond
ISBN-13: 9781579124038, ISBN-10: 1579124038
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: October 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Dean Matthewson

Dean Matthewson is an avid Texas Hold 'Em player who lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Angie Diamond grew up in the marshlands outside of Atlantic City and now resides in St. Louis near the banks of the Mississippi, right next to the mighty riverboat casinos.

Book Synopsis

Winning Poker is a lushly designed guide to everyone's favorite Monday night game. It outlines the major games--Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha, Seven-Card Stud and Five-Card Stud, Five-Card Draw--as well as more outlandish versions like Baseball (and Night Baseball), High-Low, Roll Your Own, Guts, and High/Low Chicago. It also features tons of insider's tips to keep players on their toes, including how to read an opponent's bluff and spot a bluffer, how to analyze a game, decipher poker slang, and much more.

Part 1	The Basics	7
	What You Need to Play	8
	What You Need to Decide	9
	Ranking of Hands: The Backbone of Poker	10
	The Dealer, Banker & House Rules	13
	Betting: The Language of Poker	15
	Types of Players: Know Thine Enemy; Know Thyself	17
	Poker Etiquette: Minding your P's and Q's (and Your Aces and Kings)	19
Part 2	The Grmes	23
	Five-Card Draw: The Classic	24
	Five-Card Stud: If it's good enough for Steve McQueen...	32
	Seven-Card Stud: Where the pots get bigger	41
	Texas Hold 'em: Today's Glamour Game	49
	Omaha: Texas Hold 'em with a Twist	57
	Hi-Low: Where a Terrible Hand Can Win You Money	65
	Follow the Queen	72
	Roll Your Own	73
	High Chicago	74
	Murder	75
	Basic Baseball	75
	Night Baseball	76
	Anaconda or "Pass the Trash"	77
	Spit in the Ocean	78
	Twin Beds	78
	Cincinnati	79
	Ohio	79
	Guts	80
	Whiskey Poker	81
Part 3	Using the Numbers and Your Noggin	83
	Betting Strategy: Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck	84
	Bluffing: Staying Straight-Faced When Your Intentions Are Crooked	85
	Betting Odds and Ends: Blind bets, Betting Blindly, and Checking Bets	87
	The Mathematics of Poker	89
	The Ins and Outs of Outs and More on Poker Odds	91
	Tells: The Psychology of Poker	94
Part 4	Other Venues and Resources	99
	Casino Poker: Taking your Game to the Big Time	100
	Online Poker (or Bluffing with Mouse in Hand)	101
	Poker Books: After You've Read the Cards	103
	Glossary	106