BEAT TEXAS HOLD’EM
SCU:978-1-58042-150-8
Shane Smith
Tom McEvoy
Learn how to play the hottest game in town! With this book, you'll learn how to win at no-limit, limit, online, and tournament hold'em using winning strategies and professional insights. Soon You'll be playing like the champions you see on television and who knows, with good skills and a little luck, you could be on television yourself! In each of the four sections no-limit, limit, online, and tournament hold'em the authors cover the basics of play, the top ten winning tips, and ten essential practice hands, followed by review questions. 368 pages
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- Introduction
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HOW TEXAS HOLD’EM IS PLAYED
- Overview
- Basics of Play
- The Deal
- Posting the Blinds
- The Types of Hands to Play
- Betting
- The Four Betting Rounds
- The Size of the Bets
- The Betting Sequence for Limit Texas Hold’em
- The Betting Sequence for No-limit Texas Hold’em
- How Much Should You Bet in No-limit Texas Hold’em?
- Reading the Board Cards
- Your Goals in the Game
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LIMIT TEXAS HOLD’EM: EVERYONE’S FAVORITE GAME
- Tom’s Top 10 Winning Tips
- 10 Practice Hands
- Shane’s Review Questions
- How Would You Play This Hand?
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NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM: THE TELEVISION GAME
- Tom’s Top 10 Winning Tips
- 10 Practice Hands
- Shane’s Review Questions
- How Would You Play This Hand?
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ONLINE HOLD’EM: THE PAJAMA GAME
- The Basics of Online Poker
- Tom’s Top 10 Winning Tips
- Shane’s Review Questions
- How Would You Play This Hand?
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HOLD’EM TOURNAMENTS: THE BIG MONEY GAME
- The Basics of Tournament Play
- Tom’s Top 10 Winning Tips
- Shane’s Review Questions
- A Tournament Question
- A Tournament Tale
- How Would You Play This Hand?
- GLOSSARY OF POKER TERMS
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