Poker For Dummies

1n troduction ................................................................. 1
Part 1: Hour to Play the Games ....................................... 7
Chapter 1: Poker Basics .......... r .......................................................................................... 9
Chapter 2: Essential Strategic Considerations ............................................................. 29
Chapter 3: Seven-Card Stud ............................................................................................. 45
Chapter 4: Texas Hold'em ............................................................................................... 59
Chapter 5: Seven-Card Stud Eight-or-Better, High-Low Split (Seven-Stud/8) ............ 81
Chapter 6: Omaha ............................................................................................................. 99
Chapter 7: Home Poker Games ..................................................................................... 117
Part 11: Adganced Strategy ........................................ 127
Chapter 8: Bluffing .......................................................................................................... 129
Chapter 9: Money Management and Recordkeeping ................................................. 141
Part 111: Computers. Casinos. and Cardrooms .............. 157
Chapter 10: Poker Tournaments ................................................................................... 159
Chapter 11: Video Poker ................................................................................................ 175
Chapter 12: The World Series of Poker ........................................................................ 189
Chapter 13: The Computer: Your Shortcut to Poker Mastery .................................. 203
Chapter 14: Internet Poker ............................................................................................ 213
Part IV: More Poker Fun ............................................ 223
Chapter 15: What's Behind the Sayings. Terms. and Myths ..................................... 225
Chapter 16: Learning More about Poker ..................................................................... 233
Part V: The Part of Tens ............................................ 245
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Read Your Opponent .......................................................... 247
Chapter 18: Ten Poker Legends .................................................................................... 253
Chapter 19: Ten Keys to Success .................................................................................. 261
Chapter 20: (Almost) Ten Things to Consider Before Going Pro ............................. 265
Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Improve Your Poker Today ................................................ 271
Chapter 22: Ten Real-Life Poker Lessons .................................................................... 277