Posts Tagged ‘Strategy’

March 29th, 2010  Posted at   John Wenzel

The Everything Poker Strategy Book: Know When To Hold, Fold, And Raise The Stakes (Everything: Sports and Hobbies)

Put on your best poker face and lay your chips on the table-The Everything( Poker Strategy Book helps you gain the skills you need to improve your game and go home with some extra winnings in your pocket. In this hands-on guide, author, poker dealer, and expert poker player “Big” John Wenzel guides you on everything from bluffing like a pro to measuring the odds to placing bets. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert looking to pick up a few tricks, this book has something to help you win some big pots. The Everything(r) Poker Strategy Book teaches you how to: Play Omaha, Hold’em, Stud, and other great poker games Learn all about online poker Master your body language Know when to raise the stakes Turn things around after losing a few hands in a row The Everything(r) Poker Strategy Book is your essential reference for mastering poker and learning that it’s not a gamble if you know what you’re doing.

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March 27th, 2010  Posted at   Other

Strategy in Poker, Business & War

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A classic introduction [to game theory] for the general reader. (Rob Norton – Fortune )Remarkably fine. (John Kenneth Galbraith )

Whether your primary interest is to improve your card game or put together a political coalition, here you will be enjoyably instructed in an approach to strategy that has caught the imagination of a generation of readers. John McDonald looks at the elusive thread of opposition and conflict that runs through human interrelationships, from the striking of a bargain to the clash of war. He discusses poker; game theory, as it applies to games but mainly to business; the strategies of buyers and sellers; and finally military and other applications. .

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March 25th, 2010  Posted at   Chris Ferguson, Dan Harrington, Daniel Negreanu, Mike Sexton

Poker Wizards: Poker strategy from the World's Top No-Limit Hold'em Players

In the tradition of Super System, an exclusive collection of champions and superstars have been brought together to share their strategies, insights, and tactics for winning big money at poker, specifically no-limit hold’em tournaments. This is priceless advice from players who individually have each made millions of dollars in tournaments, and collectively, have won more than 20 WSOP bracelets, two main event championships, 100 major tournaments and $50 million in tournament winnings! Featuring Daniel Negreanu, Dan Harrington, Marcel Luske, Kathy Liebert, Mike Sexton, Mel Judah, Marc Salem, T.J. Cloutier and Chris “Jesus” Ferguson. This must-read book is a goldmine for all serious players, aspiring pros, and future WSOP champions!   

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The author, a Boeing 747 Captain with a large US-based cargo company by trade, found that his prize winnings from poker tournaments rivaled his income as a professional pilot, and has become (more…)

March 22nd, 2010  Posted at   Kindle

Poker Tips that Pay: Expert Strategy Guide for Winning No Limit Texas Hold em

How do you win at poker? Study and practice! Become a consistent, winning poker player. The tips and advice in this book will give you the edge you need to dominate low and medium-stakes no limit hold ‘em tournaments and cash games. Inside you’ll find:Dozens of real life hand examples with step-by-step explanations and analysis;Simple, practical poker tips and advice that will immediately show you results at the table;Both conservative and aggressive poker play, and when to change gears;Early, mid and late-stage no limit tournament strategy;How to bluff effectively for maximum profit;How to read your opponents like a book;And much, much more…This book is for anyone that wants to achieve a competitive edge playing no limit Texas hold em, both live and online Internet play. Read this book and become a force to be reckoned with at your next hold’em poker game.

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March 1st, 2010  Posted at   Other

The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition

The professionals of Full Tilt Poker include the best and most famous poker players in the world. Their accomplishments are unparalleled, with countless World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour championships to their names and well in excess of $100 million in winnings in private games. Now, this group of poker legends has banded together to create THE FULL TILT POKER STRATEGY GUIDE, which will stand as an instant classic of the genre and is sure to become the industry standard.

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MICHAEL CRAIG lives in Scottsdale,Arizona.

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February 12th, 2010  Posted at   Dan Harrington

Harrington on Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 2: Endgame

Poker has taken America by storm. But it’s not just any form of poker that has people across the country so excited it’s no-limit hold ‘em the main event game. And now, thanks to televised tournaments, tens of thousands of new players are eager to claim their share of poker glory. In the first volume of this series, Harrington on Hold ‘em: Volume I: Strategic Play, Dan Harrington explained how to play in the early phases of tournaments, when most players at the table had plenty of chips, and the blinds and antes were small. This book, Harrington on Hold ‘em: Volume II: The Endgame shows you how to play in the later phases of a tournament, when the field has been cut down, the blinds and antes are growing, and the big prize money is within sight. Harrington shows you how to make moves, handle tricky inflection point plays, and maneuver when the tournament is down to its last few players and the end is in sight. HeÂ?s also included a whole chapter on heads-up play, who (more…)

February 11th, 2010  Posted at   Dan Harrington

Harrington on Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 1: Strategic Play

Poker has taken America by storm. But it s not just any form of poker that has people across the country so excited it s No-Limit Hold Em the main event game. And now thanks to televised tournaments tens of thousands of new players are eager to claim their share of poker glory. Harrington on Hold Em takes you to the part of the game the cameras ignore the tactics required to get through the hundreds and sometimes thousands of hands you must win to make it to the final table. Harrington s sophisticated and time-tested winning strategies, focusing on what it takes to survive the early and middle stages of a No-Limit Hold Em tournament, are appearing here for the first time in print. These are techniques that top players use again and again to get to make it to final tables around the globe. Now, learn from one of the world s most successful No-Limit Hold Em players how to vary your style, optimize your betting patterns, analyze hands, respond to a re-raise, play to wi (more…)

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January 29th, 2010  Posted at   Daniel Negreanu

Power Hold'em Strategy

This power-packed book on beating no-limit hold’em is one of the three most influential poker books ever written.  Negreanu headlines a collection of young, great players – Todd Brunson, David Williams, Erick Lindgren, Evelyn Ng and Paul Wasicka – who share their insider professional moves and winning secrets.  You’ll learn about short-handed and heads-up play, high-limit cash games, a powerful beginner’s strategy to neutralize professional players, how to mix up your play, bluff, and win big pots.  The centerpiece, however, is Negreanu’s powerful and revolutionary small ball strategy.  You’ll learn how to play hold’em with cards you never would have played before – and with fantastic results.  The preflop, flop, turn and river will never look the same again.  A must-have!

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Daniel Negreanu is the greatest young poker player in the world. He is a two-time World Poker Tour champion, winner of four bracelets at the World Series of Po (more…)