Smart Move…

Every day thousands of people match wits in this fast-paced, complex, and subtle game. Whether you’re an expert or a first-time player, this concise and meticulously researched book helps you play this immensely popular game with confidence. For beginners, you’ll learn the rules of Texas Hold’em, basic strategy, and how to play in a cardroom. More advanced players will benefit from statistical charts, vignettes from actual poker games, and detailed information on how the social and psychological aspects of the game determine strategy.

Readers also get a comprehensive analysis of online poker, including how to use your computer to play poker on the Internet, and concise profiles and addresses of 15 online cardrooms.

Inside the book you will find:

• Probabilities for improving a hand, page 50
• Game observation form for online Hold’em, page 92
• Strategic grid, page 73
• Minimum pot size for correct pot odds, page 52
• Odds for multiple pocket pairs, page 45
• Locations and contact information for 220 cardrooms in the U. S. and Canada, page 142