Harrington Offers Third on Holdem Poker
If you are going to buy a book on poker, you should look for a book written by an author you can trust, one whose expertise is a foregone conclusion. After all, the last thing you want to do besides throwing away money on a book that is wrong for you is throw away time and effort learning strategies on poker that don’t work. As for author and player Dan Harrington, he has a track record of success that have made his first two poker books staples in any serious player’s library; and now he has written a third.
His newest book, Harrington on Holdem Volume Three: The Workbook, is a book designed around real world examples of play…
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Poker lingo:
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
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