Tom McEvoy

Reduced in price by $10, and expanded in page count, this new, expanded edition, includes more than 15 detailed practice hands, with special emphasis on tournament play and the new tournament structures. It includes more than 25 new card illustrations. Clearly-written strategies and powerful advice show players the best starting hands, strategies for the flop, turn, and river, how to recognize dangerous draws, win at low-limit and high-stakes games, play against loose and tight opponents, and the differing strategies for rebuy and freeze-out tournaments. Players learn the best starting hands, when slowplaying a big hand is dangerous, what danglers are and why winners don't play them. Pot-limit Omaha is the only poker game where you sometimes fold the nuts on the flop and are correct in doing so--players will learn why This new edition includes added strategies on how to capitalize on Omaha high-low in multi-game events, building on Cloutier's first-hand experience at the final table of the inaugural $50,000 buy-in H. O. R. S. E. tournament at the World Series of Poker.

From 1970 when the champion was presented a silver cup, to the present when the champion was awarded more than $2 million, Championship Table celebrates three decades of poker greats who have competed to win poker's most coveted title. This book gives you the names, stories and photographs of all the players who made the final table, pictures of the hand they won with, how they played their cards, and how much they won. There are also fascinating interviews and conversations with the champions and runners-up and interesting highlights from each Series. This is a fascinating and invaluable resource book for WSOP and gaming buffs. In some cases the champion himself wrote “how it happened,” as did two-time champion Doyle Brunson when Stu Ungar caught a wheel in 1980 on the turn to deprive Texas Dolly of his third title. Includes tons of vintage photographs.

This is the acknowledged bible to winning at two of the world’s most exciting poker games: pot-limit and no-limit hold’em tournaments. Packed with insights, game play situations, and advice on every aspect of the game, you’ll get all the answers here—no holds barred—to the essential strategies and concepts that will allow you to beat no-limit and pot-limit tournaments, satellites, and supersatellites. Professional players use the strategies outlined in this book to win cash games, tournaments, championships and million dollar prizes. You too can learn from two champions who are among the elite in the world of poker tournaments. You can trust this advice; it’s from players who have won seven World Series of Poker bracelets and hundreds of titles between them.

The authors, two world champions, show you how to win your way into tournaments offering millions of dollars in prize money for a fraction of the cost by playing in small-entry fee tournaments. Chris Moneymaker did this when he parlayed a $39 satellite win into a world championship title and $2.5 million cash, as did Grey Raymer in 2004 when he turned $150 into $5 million. You can too! These exciting mini-tournaments, called satellites made the authors millions of dollars and now they share these secrets with you. You want a chance at big money for just a small investment? This indispensable book will show you how it's done.