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Internet Texas Holdem : About the Author - Matthew Hilger
Internet Texas Holdem  :  About the Author - Matthew Hilger

Matthew Hilger quit his job to play poker on the Internet. In 1999 that shocked most people. Within 2 years, Matthew had authored a definitive book on Internet Poker, helping to usher in this international phenomenom

Regarded as both a pioneer & a leading author on the subject of Internet Poker. On top of publishing 3 Poker Books, Matthew writes columns for top poker periodicals such as CardPlayer & is tapped as an industry expert by periodicals such as the Wall Street Journal. Read More About Matthew Hilger

The Poker Mindset: Essential Attitudes for Poker Success
The Poker Mindset:  Essential Attitudes for Poker Success

The Poker Mindset: Essential Attitudes for Poker Success by Ian Taylor, aka Piemaster and myself is on schedule for a mid-March release. At the risk of sounding too self-promoting, I can honestly say that for some players this will be the most important poker book that they ever read. As the sub-title suggests, a good understanding of the concepts in this book is essential if you want to succeed in poker. Players at all levels ought to gain new insights from the book, or at least reinforce ideas that they already have. Continue to Book Synopsis

Texas Holdem Odds & Probabilities
Texas Holdem Odds & Probabilities

  • 1. How often does each starting hand win against a specific hand or random hand?
  • 2. What are the odds of your opponent holding a pocket pair when he raises?
  • 3. What is the probability that an over-card will flop when you hold JJ?
  • 4. How do you determine if drawing is profitable or not?
Texas Hold'em Odds and Probabilities answers all of these questions and more. Every single decision you make at the poker table is in some way related to odds and probabilities.

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Internet Texas Holdem : Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro
Internet Texas Holdem : Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro

A comprehensive overview of Texas Holdem is presented including general poker concepts such as probability and odds, bluffing, raising and check-raising. Various deceptive tactics are also discussed such as free cards, slowplaying, and inducing bluffs and calls. You'll learn the correct strategies for starting hand play as well as playing on the flop, turn, and river. You'll learn the intricacies of playing on the Internet and the differences in strategies between Internet and live play. Finally, you'll be able to practice all of these strategies on over 200 actual Internet hands.

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Betting in Poker

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There are five main actions that a can player can make when playing poker: bet, call, raise, fold, check. Poker Betting on each given round continues until all players have called or folded to the original bet or raise. In Texas Hold’em, there is generally a limit to either 3 or 4 raises per poker betting round among all the players. When the maximum number of raises is reached the poker betting is said to be capped.

Bet
The bettor is the first person to commit money to the pot on any given betting round.

Check
If no one has bet you have the option of checking when it is your turn to act. Checking is the act of not betting anything. If all players check on the same poker betting round you still have a chance to win. If someone bets after you check you must either call, raise, or fold.

Call
Calling is the act of matching whatever someone has bet or raised. For example, if someone bet $1 you can then call $1. If someone subsequently raises to $2 you will have to pay $1 to call his raise.

Raise
To raise, you must match whatever has been bet so far on the given betting round and then raise an additional amount. In limit Texas Hold’em, the amount of the raise would be whatever the poker betting amount is on that given round. Reraising is simply the act of raising an opponent who has already raised.

Fold
Folding is the act of giving up on the hand as you do not want to match a bet or raise. You throw away your cards and have no chance of winning the current hand.

 
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