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POKER

How poker evolved from shadowy riverboats and Wild West saloons into a mathematically sophisticated game crowned by the World Series of Poker.

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What This Book Covers

  1. Prologue
  2. Chapter One - Before the River
  3. Chapter Two - Mississippi Mind Games
  4. Chapter Three - The Wild West Deal
  5. Chapter Four - House Rules and House Cuts
  6. Chapter Five - Tells, Tilt, and Tactics
  7. Chapter Six - The Math Arrives
  8. Chapter Seven - Doyle and the Cowboys
  9. Chapter Eight - The World Series Begins
  10. Chapter Nine - Clicking for Millions
  11. Chapter Ten - Moneymaker’s Mirage
  12. Chapter Eleven - Bots, Scams, and Black Friday
  13. Chapter Twelve - GTO vs. Human Soul
  14. Chapter Thirteen - Who’s Actually Winning?
  15. Chapter Fourteen - Reading Range, Not Faces
  16. Chapter Fifteen - Tilt-Proofing the Brain
  17. Chapter Sixteen - The New Edge
  18. Chapter Seventeen - The Last Bluff

Excerpt

PROLOGUE MOST PEOPLE THINK poker’s about luck. You get some cards, you hope they’re good, maybe you bluff, and maybe you win. That’s how they see it. But anyone who’s actually played knows that’s not what’s going on. Poker’s not about the cards. It’s about the people. You’re not trying to beat the hand. You’re trying to beat the person playing it. You’re watching how they breathe, how long they take to bet, what bet size they choose, and if they’ve been folding too much or not enough. You’re looking for patterns. Mistakes. Weakness. And they’re doing the same thing to you. That’s what makes it different. That’s what makes it real. You can have the worst cards at the table and still win the...

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