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This humorous, laid-back guide to poker rules, strategies, techniques, and lingo will take your game to the next level.
Do you know what it takes to play the game? At the poker table, just like in the ocean, baitfish get gobbled up by sharks. To help you ascend to the top of the poker food chain, Pick Up Your Poker Game answers all the game's most important questions with over 50 tips and strategies to give you the upper hand. So whether you're a seasoned pro or a bare-bones beginner, this handy, information-packed guide will take your poker game to the next level by helping you discover:Winning strategies when you don't have a winning hand
Bluffing techniques and when to use them
What players to choose or avoid as your opponent
How to help determine your opponent's hand
How to capitalize on your opponent's weaknesses and your strengths
About the author
Adam Slutsky has been published in Maxim, Outside, Chance, Mob Candy, and Casino Player, is a regular contributor to Bluff Magazine and Fight! Magazine, and is the author of six mixology books and a graphic novel. Holding a B.A. in Creative Writing from Arizona State University and a B.S. in Cryptozoology from the University of Haiti in Port Au Prince, the self-described adrenaline junkie and poker player lives in Portland, Oregon.
Summary
This humorous, laid-back guide to poker rules, strategies, techniques, and lingo will take your game to the next level.Do you know what it takes to play the game? At the poker table, just like in the ocean, baitfish get gobbled up by sharks. To help you ascend to the top of the poker food chain, Pick Up Your Poker Game answers all the game's most important questions with over 50 tips and strategies to give you the upper hand. So whether you're a seasoned pro or a bare-bones beginner, this handy, information-packed guide will take your poker game to the next level by helping you discover:
- Winning strategies when you don't have a winning hand
- Bluffing techniques and when to use them
- What players to choose or avoid as your opponent
- How to help determine your opponent's hand
- How to capitalize on your opponent's weaknesses and your strengths
