This book by multiple World Champion of Poker Phil Hellmuth Jr is aimed at the beginner/intermediate player who wants to learn to play the worlds favourite card game, and win!
Play Poker Like the Pros introduces most the modern games, including: Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Seven-Card Stud, and Razz, laying out the rules and set-up of each game and then moves on to easy-to-follow basic and advanced strategies.
Hellmuth also introduces his personal strategies to beat any type of player, including:
- The Jackal (crazy and unpredictable)
- The Elephant (plays too many hands)
- The Mouse (plays very conservatively)
- The Lion (skilled and tough to beat)
He also provides advice on which hands to play, when to bluff, when to raise, and when to fold. In addition Hellmuth provides techniques for reading other players and staying cool under pressure.
There are also special chapters on how to beat online poker games and an inside look at tournament play. Overall this is a good introductory text to get your poker library going!
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