This classic book takes a detailed look at the art and science of tells, those physical giveaways that will let you read your opponents and their hands.

The anticipated follow up to Super System, one of the best poker books ever written.

Some people excel at tournament poker. This is not luck. These are players who have a good understanding of what the proper strategy adjustments are, and when they come into play. It is not a coincidence that the same players make it to the final table far more than their fair share.

This text is the first book ever written that explains tournament strategies which only a small number of players have mastered. It assumes you already know how to play poker well, but aren’t knowledgeable of tournament concepts and when and where to use them. Some of the ideas discussed include the effect of going broke, The Gap Concept, how chips change value, adjusting strategy because the stakes rise, all-in strategy, the last table, making deals, The "System," and much more.

Whether you're a novice player or a seasoned veteran, The Complete Book of Hold 'Em Poker can help improve your game. Valuable advice covers what to expect on a first visit to a card game; how to select the right table; how to adjust to changes in table conditions; and how to evaluate a pre-flop hand--the four most asked topics about Hold 'Em is covered here, from the basic to more esoteric issues such as: Betting Theory; The Odds; Table Image; Spread Limit Games; Kill Games; Tournaments; and Playing for Living.

A comprehensive overview of Texas Hold’em is presented including general poker concepts such as probability and odds, bluffing, raising and check-raising. Various deceptive tactics are also discussed such as free cards, slowplaying, and inducing bluffs and calls. You’ll learn the correct strategies for starting hand play as well as playing on the flop, turn, and river. You’ll learn the intricacies of playing on the Internet and the differences in strategies between Internet and live play. Finally, you’ll be able to practice all of these strategies on over 200 actual Internet hands.

If you play low-limit Hold’em, or would like to learn to play Hold’em, this book is for you. It won’t teach you a lot of advanced poker theory, but it will give you a solid foundation with which you can be a winner at low-limit Hold’em.

Read this book, study it carefully, and be disciplined: you’ll be able to beat any 1-4, 3-6, or 1-4-8-8 Hold’em game you join.

A complete course on learning to play Texas Hold'em poker. Lou writes in a clear and understandable manner and explains everything you need to know to become a successful Hold'em player in a public cardroom. This second edition is revised and expanded including several new chapters.

Written for low limit and first time players, this book shows players the different hands that can be played, the correct bets to make, and how to tailor strategies for maximum profits. Tons of information includes spread-limit and fixed-limit game, starting hands, 3rd-7th street strategy, overcards, psychology and much more.

Transform your home "gambling" style of 7-Card Stud into a winning strategy that can be used be a solid winner in the poker rooms and casinos. This book takes you though opening hand stategies and betting rounds. After reading this book you will have to tools take take your game up a notch or two and once you master the stategies of this book you will be ready to move up to advanced play.

Some of the ideas discussed in the seven-card stud eight-or-better section include starting hands, when an ace raises, disguising your hand on third street, play on fourth street, fifth street, sixth street, seventh street, position, bluffing, staying to the end, and scare cards. Some of the ideas discussed in the Omaha eight-or-better section include general concepts, position, low hands, high hands, your starting hand, how to play your hand, play on the flop, multiway versus short handed play, scare cards, getting counterfeited, and your playing style.

This book thoroughly explains Omaha, the action-packed poker form that uses four cards in your hand (you play two) and five cards on the board (you play three). It was originally printed in 1984, then greatly expanded in the Millennium Edition (1999) to give deeper coverage of the popular form for limit play, high-low split eight-or-better.