Decide to Play Great Poker by Annie Duke

Decide to Play Great Poker by Annie Duke

Ask the great poker players how they'd play a hand and the answer is always, It depends. That answer can be infuriating. But guess what? It really does depend. The key to becoming a great poker player is in knowing exactly what it depends on. At last there's a book that gives you that answer.

Poker is a game of so many variables: table position, flop texture, the number of players in a hand, the personalities of your opponents, and so much more. Decide to Play Great Poker teaches you how to identify and analyze those variables, interchange them within basic game-situation templates, and become knowledgeable, comfortable, and confident in any poker situation. Instead of just dictating a bunch of rules that work only some of the time, this book teaches you to become a great poker thinker and strategist, so that you can expertly navigate any poker challenge that you encounter.

Most players think that the goal of poker is to make money. They're wrong The goal of poker is to make good decisions. Money is simply the way you measure how well you're meeting that objective. So if you're ready to start making world-class decisions at the poker table--and to reap the substantial rewards that those decisions will yield--all you have to do is decide: Decide to Play Great Poker now.

You'll never be vexed by it depends again.

John Vorhaus is the author of The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even if You're Not. An avid poker player, he has written several books on that subject, including the bestselling Killer Poker series and the poker-world novel Under the Gun. A veteran creative consultant, he has taught writing in twenty-four countries on four continents, most recently running the writing staff of the Russian version of Married . . . with Children. When not out making the world safe for situation comedy, he lives in Southern California, where he very much appreciates the weather.
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ISBN 13	9781935396321
ISBN 10	1935396323
Title	Decide to Play Great Poker
Author	Annie Duke
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Huntington Press
Year published	2011-05-19
Number of pages	464
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.