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Poker
Texas hold'em for dummies
Part 1. Everything's bigger in texas: welcome to texas hold'em
Chapter 1. A bird's-eye view of texas hold'em
Considering why you want to play
Working with game dynamics
The importance of position
Playing move by move
Moving up a notch
Gleaning your opponents
Playing the roles
Figuring in math
Places you can play
Home games
Casinos and poker rooms
Online
Chapter 2. Ranking and reading hand
Hand rankings
High card only - No pairs
One pair
Two pair
Three-of-a-kind
Straight
Flush
Full house
Four-of-a-kind
Straight flush
Royal flush
Reading a hand
Straightforward hands
Subtle hands
Counterfeiting
Playing a hand
The winner
Tie hands
Chapter 3. Just tell me how to play: Texas hold'em basics
The order of play
The dealer button
Dealing the cards
The hole cards
The flop
The turn
The river
The showdown
Posting blinds
Betting
Spread-limit hold'em
Limit hold'em
Pot-limit hold'em
No-limit hold'em
The importance of your bankroll
Recommended bankroll sizes
Moving up and moving down limits
Poker etiquette
Handling your cards
Handling your chips
Playing in turn
Tipping the dealer
Keeping an eye on the game
Watching your manners
Part 2. Texas hold'em: Play by play
Chapter 4. Beginning with two
The importance of position
Early position
Middle position
Late position
The hands you should play, by relative position at a table
Considering the players in a hand
Keeping track of the number of players
Watching the types of players
Hands you should and should not play
Probable winners
Quite possible losers
Borderline hands
Using "Fold or raise" to make a call
Chapter 5. Flopping 'til you're dropping
Fitting or folding
Great flops
Good flops
Very borderline flops
Downright dangerous flops
Just plain bad flops
Betting the flop
Sizing up the table for a bet
Making the bet
Calling a bet
Raising the dough
Check-raising
Getting a free card
The free card setup
Defending against a free card
Chapter 6. Taking your turn
Watching a hand fill out
To check-raise or bet: that is the question
Made flushes: the notable exception
Watching for "Hidden" improveements
Keeping track of the action
Determining a hit
Comprehending the miss
Chapter 7. Dipping in the river
Final betting
All-checking, no dancing
Walking through the firestorm
Betting in moderation
Deciding if you're being bluffed
Showing a hand....or not?
Watching for mistakes
Part 3. Movin' on to higher stakes: advanced strategies of hold'em
Chapter 8. Playing the players
Chapter 9. Bluffing: when everything isn't what it appears to be
Chapter 10. Maximizing your win: check-raising and trapping
Chapter 11. Camouflaging your play and dodging traps
Chapter 12. Considering mathematics
Chapter 13. Advancing your knowledge
Part 4. Casinos, card rooms, and the internet: places to play hold'em
Chapter 14. There's no place like home: playing in private games
Chapter 15. Opting for the internet: online games
Chapter 16. Harrah's, here i come: playing in card rooms
Chapter 17. Competing in tournaments
Part 5. The part of tens
Chapter 18. Ten differences between online and real-world play
Chapter 19. Ten (or so) common mistakes
Chapter 20. Ten ways to improve your home game
Chapter 21. Ten bad beats
Chapter 22. Ten things you can do to improve your hold'em game