Become a Texas Hold’em champion! The Everything Texas Hold’em Book is your key to winning big! Written by expert gambler John “Johnny Quads” Wenzel, this all-inclusive book guides you through the game of Texas hold’em—from how to deal the first hand to how to take the pot home! Tips and tricks include how to: -Master your perfect poker face so your opponents have no clue about your hand -Bluff your way so smoothly that your opponents think they’ve got you figured out -Use the rules, assess the risks, and employ expert tactics to win big—in casinos or at your buddy’s house! Whether you’re new to the game or a veteran player, with The Everything Texas Hold’em Book you’ll see what the cards have in store for you!

Become a Texas Hold’em champion! The Everything Texas Hold’em Book is your key to winning big! Written by expert gambler John “Johnny Quads” Wenzel, this all-inclusive book guides you through the game of Texas hold’em—from how to deal the first hand to how to take the pot home! Tips and tricks include how to: -Master your perfect poker face so your opponents have no clue about your hand -Bluff your way so smoothly that your opponents think they’ve got you figured out -Use the rules, assess the risks, and employ expert tactics to win big—in casinos or at your buddy’s house! Whether you’re new to the game or a veteran player, with The Everything Texas Hold’em Book you’ll see what the cards have in store for you!

The Only Poker Book You’ll Ever Need makes picking up the smartest tips and slyest tricks a cinch. In a brief, to-the-point format, this plucky guide helps readers master the basics of play and use poker probability and psychology to the best advantage. This savvy, straight-shooting handbook explains the ins and outs of the most popular poker games; the vitals on betting, bluffing, and blinds; the secrets to zeroing-in on other players’ tells; and so many more tips and strategies. Whether a novice is planning her first at-home poker party or a card shark is craving casino action, this book is a sure bet every time.

Want to play — and win — poker's hottest game? 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.

There are two distinct strands in the literature on gambling: one that focuses on how to play and win the various games of chance and one that focuses on gambling compulsion and addiction. Gambling and Gender forges a new direction, studying gambling as more communication than compulsion, more recreation than deviance, more sociology than psychology. Within that framework it seeks to explore several aspects of gender: How do the gambling behaviors of men and women differ? How have women adapted to and/or changed the historically male dominance of the gambling arena? What gambling activities have women claimed as their own and used to develop uniquely female relationships? How have recent trends in technology and mass media changed the ways in which men and women claim - or reject - their gender identities? The authors use a variety of research strategies, including content analysis, survey research, interviews, and participative observation, to shed new light on this fascinating subject and to suggest ways to explore it further.

In this Updated, New Edition, you'll learn how to play every hand from every position with every type of flop. Learn the 14 categories of starting hands, the 10 most common hold'em tells, how to evaluate a game for profit, the value of deception, the art of bluffing, 8 secrets to winning, starting hand categories, position, and more! Includes detailed analysis of the top 40 hands and the most complete chapter on hold'em odds in print. Over 400,000 copies sold! 224 pages

Players can learn the essentials of low-limit Hold'em, from basic concepts to the subtle strategies of reading games and outfoxing their opponents. They'll get comprehensive description and no-nonsense analysis of the most common situations they will encounter at the table.