Molti sono in grado di giocare a no-limit hold'em bene quanto basta a superare le fasi iniziali dei grandi tornei senza particolari problemi. Ma sono in pochi a sapere come andare fino in fondo, e ancora meno a conoscere i segreti per scalare le prime tre posizioni e vincere un braccialetto. Se questo scenario vi è familiare, allora questo è il libro che fa per voi. Il leggendario campione T.J. Cloutier vi insegnerà ad accumulare abbastanza chip per passare i momenti che precedono lo scoppio della 'bolla', ossia le fasi in cui si viene eliminati senza vincere nulla, ed arrivare fino al tavolo finale. Imparerete le strategie che l'hanno portato ai tavoli finali del Main Event in più occasioni di qualunque altro giocatore al mondo. T.J. vi spiegherà la teoria, il come, il quando e il perché di ciascuna mossa da tentare una volta arrivati nella zona premi di un torneo. Partendo da una spiegazione dei principi base del gioco da torneo, Cloutier vi accompagnerà tavolo dopo tavolo attraverso la giungla delle fasi avanzate del torneo.

Reduced in price by $10, and expanded in page count, this new, expanded edition, includes more than 15 detailed practice hands, new strategies for winning tournaments to reflect the new players and playing styles found today, and more than 25 new card illustrations. There is also new material on the different theories and approaches to winning hold'em tournaments, particularly today's “small ball” strategies, plus a new chapter, 21 Money-Making Tips from the Pros, showing players how they can increase their income from cash games and tournaments.

 

This is the bible of winning pot-limit and no-limit hold'em tournaments. Players get all the answers here—no holds barred—to their most important questions for winning at hold'em. They learn how much to bet, raise, and reraise, when it is good to bluff, how to set up opponents to win monster pots, and the optimal strategies for no-limit and pot-limit tournaments, satellites, and supersatellites. Everything from starting hand strategies to how to play different stages of a tournament—including getting into the money—adjusting for stack sizes and key practice hands is covered in detail. This book is a must-read for hold'em players!

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.