Penguin Books Australia

Texas Hold'em, the game played on the popular television programs and at most of the well-known tournaments, has quickly taken its place as the blue chip of poker games. Now, players are starting to gravitate toward a specific version of Texas Hold'em – No Limit Hold'em.

No Limit Texas Hold'em, as the name suggests, has no limits on the amount or frequency that one can bet, leading to bigger...

Learning bridge isn't like learning poker or blackjack – where the basic rules can be explained in a few minutes. Entire books have been written on the bidding aspects alone, and learning the language of bridge is like, well, learning a new language! But 60 million bridge players worldwide is evidence enough that people don't seem to be discouraged by the game's challenging rules and concepts...

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Roger Cook, Daily Star

Auctions, trumpless hands, cross-ruffing and lurching: card players have a language all of their own. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) and banking (Pontoon), David Parlett, seasoned specialist in card games, takes us masterfully through the countless games to choose from.

The world of tournament poker is growing at an amazing rate, and one of the most significant areas of growth has been the increased interest in no-limit hold em tournaments. Hold em, as opposed to standard stud poker games, has boomed in popularity and so have related tournament events including much larger, no-limit events than ever before including the four no-limit hold em events at the World Series...

Dogs aren t the only ones who can sense fear. The world's best poker players have gotten to where they are by being able to sniff out their opponents most subtle expressions and behaviors, no matter how hard their opponents try to hide them. These experts look at a tapping foot, an elevated pulse, a change in vocal tone, and countless other clues and then put these "tells into the appropriate...