Pick Up Your Poker Game

by Slutsky, Adam

• ISBN13: 9781596528260
• ISBN10: 1596528265
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-09
• Publisher: Turner Pub Co

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

Author Biography

Adam Slutsky has been published in Maxim, Outside, Chance, Mob Candy, and Casino Player. A regular contributor to Bluff Magazine and Fight! Magazine, he is the author of six mixology books and a graphic novel. The adrenaline junkie and poker player lives in Portland, Oregon.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
Be a wolf, not a sheep	p. 1
Make money, not friends	p. 4
Location, location, location	p. 7
Look before you leap	p. 10
You shouldn't shop for champagne if you are on a beer budget	p. 13
You never get a second chance to make a first impression	p. 16
A change in attitude is better than a change of latitude	p. 19
Your cards are importantùbut so are your opponent's cards	p. 22
Poker is a marathon, not a sprint	p. 25
They're showing you nothing, but telling you everything	p. 28
Peer pressure is for wimps	p. 31
Rags to riches	p. 34
Trust your gut	p. 37
There's safety in numbers	p. 40
Know when to say "when"	p. 44
A fool and his money are soon parted	p. 47
Don't allow ego to take the place of logic	p. 50
Reputations are earned, not inherited	p. 53
It's not what you have, it's what they think you have	p. 56
Healthy poker equals winning poker	p. 59
The eyes have it	p. 62
Jabs can win a fight just as easily as a knockout punch	p. 65
Don't be the table sheriff	p. 68
Test the waters	p. 71
Poker isn't a schoolyard fight; swing first	p. 74
Take breaks	p. 77
Play the man, not the cards	p. 80
Dress for success	p. 84
Beware the player who has nothing to lose	p. 88
Take notes on your opponents	p. 91
Believe in yourself	p. 94
Charisma can change the course of history	p. 96
Monitor your progress (or lack thereof)	p. 99
Lie, cheat, and stealùits legal	p. 102
Have a strategyùbut know when to abandon it	p. 105
Be a ninjaùnever let them see you coming	p. 108
Stay cool under pressure	p. 111
Expand your horizons	p. 114
Admire the pros, don't mimic them	p. 117
Avoid being the small fish in a big pond	p. 119
Raise in the beginning for free cards at the end	p. 123
Show one, show all	p. 126
Playing well means laying down winners	p. 129
Financially speaking, charity tournaments are terrible	p. 131
Walk it off	p. 134
Be the trapper, not the trappee	p. 137
Bluffing should complement your style of play, not define it	p. 140
Act like you've been there before	p. 143
Toke the dealer	p. 146
Chop once, chop always	p. 149
Nobody rides for free	p. 152
A chip and a chair	p. 155
Glossary of Poker Terms	p. 158
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