The Complete Idiot's Guide to Poker

Glazer, Andrew N.S.

ISBN 10: 159257257X / ISBN 13: 9781592572571

Published by Alpha, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Poker
• Publisher: Alpha
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159257257X
• ISBN 13: 9781592572571
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

An easy-to-follow poker guide?we?re not bluffing.

In this comprehensive guide, ?The Poker Pundit? Andrew Glazer explains the strategy, etiquette, money management, odds, classic opportunities?and pitfalls?of this incredibly popular, timeless game. With easy-to-follow examples and lively anecdotes, readers not only learn the technical side of the game, but the complex human element as well. Topics include rules for Texas Hold?em and Seven-Card Stud, as well as the more traditional Five-Card Draw and Five-Card Stud; the art of the bluff; how to spot ?tells? and read your opponents? body language; and more.
? Poker is one of the most popular American card games
? Televised celebrity poker games and tournaments have taken the game?s popularity to a new level?the phenomenon was recently featured in a New York Times story
? Poker players tend to buy multiple books on the subject

About the Author

Andrew Glazer is known in the poker world as ?The Poker Pundit.? He has written for virtually every gaming magazine and website of any consequence, including Card Player, Poker Digest, and Casino.com, and is the author of Casino Gambling the Smart Way. Widely considered to be the best poker tournament reporter, he was the technical advisor for the seven very successful World Series of Poker shows that aired on ESPN.