Poker is a card game in which players make bets with chips in the center of the table, called the pot. A player can win the pot by having a high-ranking hand at the end of each betting round, or they can bluff to fool other players into believing they have a strong hand.
To win at poker, you need to learn how to read the other players. This means watching for tells, which are nervous habits a player displays when they are thinking about their own hand. It also means studying the way they play and the decisions they make. You need to be willing to suffer bad luck, like losing a hand when you had the best cards in the world, and you need to stick with your strategy even when it is boring or frustrating.
The math of poker is complex, but this book lays out the right questions coupled with the right discussion to start piecing together a comprehensive approach to the game. It is a must-read for those who want to take their poker skills to the next level.
The game of poker has many rules, but the most important is to remember that your hand is only good or bad in relation to what the other players are holding. For example, a pair of kings is usually a great hand — but if the other players are on J-J, your kings will lose 82% of the time.