The Play Book is a simple and straightforward instruction manual for new tournament poker players. It is designed to teach NEW players how to "play" and "win" starting from the basics. This BOOK is also a great recap for INTERMEDIATE players. Many players that have their own style when playing the game, but The Play Book will help you develop your own unique and customized style of playing Texas Hold'em in tournaments. From bar games, home games, online games to casino games, the author has found a unique style of play that separates his game from others. As a poker player for over 20 years, in addition to Stud and Blackjack, the author's experience in Texas Hold'em affords him a wealth of knowledge which he now shares with players searching for ways to learn and improve. Unlike other versions of poker, Texas Hold'em stands out because it has taken the author places he has never been before. Inside these pages are his personal strategies that have provided him with financial, recreational, and social achievements, in addition to great moments. By following these same strategies, you are on the right path to enjoying the same. See you at the tables

Most people playing online poker think they are winning players when they're actually losing month after month. But, if you have basic knowledge of the game and follow Paul Mendelson's techniques, you can ensure that you win regularly and consistently. Find out how to: Select the best poker sites for your standard. Analyse your opponents and their games. Adapt your game to combat the styles of play you meet. Counter the costly dangers of 'tilt' and temperament. Manage your bankroll and build it into serious money. Play to benefit from being alert while others - in another time zone - are exhausted. Make the right decisions - and avoid costly mistakes. Read your opponents correctly - and keep them guessing about you!

Over a ten year period (and counting) the woman of the Gal Pal Poker group have been meeting twice monthly for a fun-filled night of laughter and camaraderie. Gal Pal Poker is an accumulation and explanation of standard poker games the woman have tweaked and re-created to add to their already good time. Eat, drink, and play poker Want to have a night of fun with your Gal Pals and laugh yourself silly? Gal Pal Poker is what you have been waiting for. Gal Pal Poker includes games, interesting poker facts, and even recipes for your special food and drink to fill your poker party with fun and excitement Create your own special night of Gal Pal Poker friendship, or incorporate some of these interesting twists into your already established game time by adding Gal Pal Poker to your collection. Warning: some of these games may become addictive Partial proceeds from the sale of this book benefit The Women's Safety and Resource Center in North Bend, Oregon. The Women's Safety and Resource Center exists to contribute to a violence-free community by providing a safe haven and life-building empowerment for abused women and children and inspiring the community to new levels of cooperation, thoughtful effort, and action.

Man is not a born gambler but when he experiences playing the slot machines he acquires a fascination for the element chance. With all the advertising we're to believe that it's ok for the lottery to rob us blind because so much of the money is going to good causes like education. Gambling is neither an immoral nor a noble exercise it is motivated by both a desire to win big and foolishness. "During my career as a gambler I began to notice that people would win and two hours later lose it all." There are three kinds of machines - good, bad, and indifferent. The good will give you some money back, the bad will hardly pay, the indifferent are the ones that malfunctioned and you are out of luck, no money. Studies generally consider a person a problem gambler if they report at least five problems associated with gambling. Those problems range from lying about gambling and having to steal, having to borrow money, losing jobs, dumping your kid at the entrance to a casino so you can play the slots, and being unable to cut down or stop gambling. A recent report from the state task force of compulsive gambling estimates New Mexico has anywhere from 90,000 to 108,000 problem gamblers, compulsive gamblers that is. I do go to the casino at times and without a doubt it is questionable whether many of the gamblers I see playing the slots should be there at all. Compulsive gambling is like any other addiction (drinking or smoking). It is arrested only by total abstinence and cannot be cured. Compulsive gamblers live in a fantasy world that tells them the big wish is around the corner and they will be set for life, all debts will be paid, and life will be good again. As we see today, when they don't win there are disastrous effects and heartbreak that are caused by compulsive gambling every day.