Winning at Internet Poker for Dummies (Paperback)

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

General

Imprint:	Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2005
First published:	February 2005
Authors:	C Derossi
Dimensions:	233 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	245
ISBN-13:	978-0-7645-7833-5
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Internet > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Indoor games > Card games > General Promotions Books > Promotion > For Dummies > Computing > Internet Books > Promotion > For Dummies > Games & Activities
LSN:	0-7645-7833-2
Barcode:	9780764578335

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