What has led to the rise of this game? Most likely, it
has been television and the media. On any given evening,
the average person can flip on the TV set and find a poker
game being aired. The World Series of Poker, Celebrity
Poker Showdown, and Ultimate Poker Showdown are rising
in the ratings as we tune in to see professionals battle it out
and compare our play to theirs.
Nearly every home these days has at least one
computer. The Internet has become our lifeline, in ways, for
information, contact with the outside world, and – yes – our
portal to the world of poker beyond our kitchen table. Now
ordinary people can log on and play poker with people
Table of Contents
3 Introduction
5 History of Poker
7 History of Online Poker
9 Poker 101
18 Playing Texas Hold ‘Em
20 Position
23 Pot Odds & Outs
26 Playing the Flop
31 Playing the River
32 Betting
35 Strategies
38 Tells
42 Bluffing
45 Multi-Table Tournaments
49 Sit and Go’s
53 Limit Poker
57 Some Things To Keep In Mind
60 When Things Get Out of Hand
62 Conclusion
