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Another title in the best-selling '25' series, using the same
popular format. Over the last fifteen or so years, the 2/1 Game
Forcing bidding method has gained substantial popularity, but for
various reasons it is not taught in beginner classes. This book is
therefore designed for players who are familiar with Standard
bidding and are interested in switching to the 2/1 method. It
covers basic concepts as well as the differences between 2/1 and
Standard auctions, and includes a discussion of more advanced ideas
and conventions that fit particularly well with 2/1 methods.
Existing books on this topic (notably by Max Hardy and Mike
Lawrence) are too advanced and/or too technical for this level of
player.
To bid or not to bid - the perennial dilemma in competitive
auctions. The easy answer to the question lies in the correct use
of the Law of Total Tricks. The LAW has been part of bridge
literature since the 1950s, but it was in this book that Larry
Cohen brought it to the attention of the majority of bridge
players. Still the most lucid explanation of the LAW ever
published, this is a book that every bridge player needs to own, to
read, to re-read, and to study in order to improve his results.
This is a comprehensive handbook to over 250 card games from
beginner to more advanced levels of play. It includes games from
all over the world, such as Blackjack, Boonaken, French Tarot, Bid
Whist, Crazy Eights and Schwimmen. It clearly and simply guides new
players through the rules and strategies of play, with fascinating
insights into the history and development of the game. The games
are grouped logically, so it is easy to find fun family games as
well as advanced games. The straightforward illustrations provide
an invaluable visual guide, making it simple to follow the rules
and quickly get started on each new game. It is beautifully
illustrated with more than 1200 colour photographs and diagrams.
This expertly presented book gives all the information needed to
begin playing cards, with advice on the rules and strategies of
over 250 games. The first section, Card Games, covers fun games for
families and friends such as Six-Card Cribbage as well as advanced
games, such as Brag. The second section, Poker, guides you through
all the basic information needed to begin playing poker. This
section outlines the recent origins of poker as part of the
colourful American Wild West culture, along with memorable games
and notable players. For every game there is a complete explanation
of the type of pack required, ideal age, playing and scoring, and
plenty of diagrams of sample games in play to make the instructions
easy to follow.
The fun and easy way to take poker online Five years ago, 50
million people were playing poker recreationally or professionally.
Now that number is more than 100 million, including a huge influx
of young people. Online betting is up nearly four-fold over the
past year, with total wagers running over USD30 billion. Winning at
Internet Poker For Dummies provides the lowdown on the hottest game
around, highlighting the best sites and virtual games and showing
how to make secure online bets. The book covers setting up an
account, securing funds, navigating a basic online poker game,
using Internet abbreviations and lingo, observing online poker
etiquette, playing popular online poker games such as Texas Hold
'Em and Omaha, devising a winning strategy, and participating in
tournaments. Mark "The Red" Harlan (Santa Clara, CA) is cofounder
of CyberArts Licensing, a company working on the next-generation
Internet poker room, gamesgrid.com. During the course of his
20-year Silicon Valley career, he designed eBay's bidding schema,
was the Human Interface Evangelist at Apple Computer, and wrote the
popular "Notes from the Fringe" column at InfoWorld.; Chris Derossi
(Henderson, NV) is also a co
Poker is the ultimate game of skill, bluff, deception and luck.
This practical professional book provides all the information the
intermediate player needs to beat the odds and improve their game.
Dive into the Dobble Puzzle Book, where all of your favourite
Dobble icons have combined to create more than 140 creative puzzles
inspired by the award-winning game. Everyone who loves Dobble will
enjoy these colourful challenges, with puzzles ranging from Seeing
Dobble and Dobble Trouble to elbboD and Wobble. There are even a
series of head-to-head games for you to solve while racing against
your friends.
Bridge is the ultimate card game. It is truly a mind sport, as
taxing on the brain as a decathlon is to the body. Bridge for
Beginners is the ultimate introduction. Bridge for Beginners starts
with the basics, even suggesting that the reader remove the jokers
from a full deck of cards. With the basics established, the book
progresses, and by the end, the beginning player will be ready to
go as far as desired, whether it be to social bridge, club bridge,
competitive bridge, or trying out for the national team. Bridge,
and this book, is divided into two parts: the bidding, or auction,
and the play of the cards. Each is examined closely, in a
step-by-step method that greatly simplifies one of the most complex
card games. Chapters include: Absolute Beginners -The Game Unveiled
- The Scoring - The Shape of the Hand - The Bidding-Positions at
the Table - Opening and Responding - Supporting Partner -
Competitive Bidding - Conventions - No Trump Contracts - Suit
Contracts - Finesses - Etiquette - Scoring-Basic Rules With
valuable advice on evaluating hands, working with your partner, and
even spotting cheating, Bridge for Beginners is the only guide a
novice will ever need.
Test Your Skills with real-game situations!
Includes bonus chart of which starting hands win the most!
The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold?em takes you from novice to
skilled player fast. This low-limit Texas Hold?em book puts you in
the game, giving you actual situations where a decision must be
made, and you make the next move.
Author and former gambling pro Dennis Purdy shows you the right
answer to each hand with a clear explanation about whether you
chose correctly-or not.
Whether you?re an absolute beginner or an experienced player
looking to hone your skills, The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold?em
will have you betting smarter-and winning more money-in no time!
Dennis Purdy moved to Las Vegas at the age of 25 to undertake a
career as a professional gambler. Although he retired from
full-time professional gambling in 1983, he still uses his skills
to supplement his income. Dennis lives in Tacoma, Washington.
INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME Starting and Finding A Game; What You?ll
Need; Running Your Home Game; Home Poker Etiquette; Basic Poker
Strategy and Tactics; Home Poker Tournaments; House Games as a
Business. Spits, buys, wild cards, royalties, sides bets, forced
betting, chip declare and how to play over 75 poker variations. And
variations on the variations! How to deal with cheats, credit,
shies, split pots, spouses and the law. And much, much more.
Bill Buttle's 'Out of Hand' cartoon panels appear regularly in a
number of bridge magazines, notably the ACBL's monthly Bulletin
(the American Contract Bridge League). This is his first collection
in book form devoted solely to bridge humour.
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