Beat the Odds: The Smart Player's Guide to Online Poker [Paperback]

Marty Cortinas (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0321316282 | ISBN-13: 978-0321316288 | Publication Date: December 18, 2005 | Edition: 1

You've watched celebrity poker on TV; you've witnessed an accountant come from nowhere to win the World Series of Poker; now you're ready to cash in on the online action yourself!

But before you do, you'll want to invest in a copy of Beat the Odds: The Smart Player's Guide to Online Poker for clear, no-nonsense instructions to savvy online poker playing. Learn the difference between online and real poker, how to set up an account and join a table, and where to go to find the most popular games--5-Card Draw, 5-Card Stud, 7-Card Stud, Texas Hold 'Em, and Omaha, as well as how to choose the right casino for you.

Step-by-step instructions, plenty of pictures, and real world tips will show you the ropes and help you quickly develop online expertise.. You’ll learn how to put on your best poker face with strategies (understanding the differences between poker sites and choosing the right casino, avoiding getting cheated, and software programs to track competitors) and your know-how of online poker legal issues, tournament play, and more!    
    

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About the Author

Marty Cortinas made his first online poker deposit at the turn of the century and still overplays KJ. He has worked in the publishing industry since 1987, writing and editing for daily newspapers, magazines and books. He's been sports copy chief for the Alameda Newspaper Group, managing editor at MacWeek, author of the word processing chapter of the last two Macintosh Bibles, and managing editor of Wired News, among other things.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (December 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321316282
• ISBN-13: 978-0321316288
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,307,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very narrow target market-- and it's probably not you., May 18, 2006

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Robert P. Beveridge "xterminal" (Lakewood, OH) - See all my reviews
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Marty Cortinas, Beat the Odds: The Smart Player's Guide to Online Poker (Peachpit Press, 2006)

This is, perhaps, a worthwhile book for the complete novice to online poker; if you don't know where the sites are, and are still learning your way around a computer, there's likely a lot to be gotten out of this. If you're already registered at a poker website, however, there's very little you're likely to find here that will be new. (I did learn about PokerTracker from the book, though, so I can't call it a total wash.)

If you think a more advanced book would be right for you, it probably would. Flip through this one before putting out your hard-earned cash; you may already know everything to be found in it. **

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the time nor money, January 12, 2006

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S. Ackman "saa001" (Long Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This is just a superficial book about online poker. It is neither worth the time nor money to buy. I have been playing online poker for a little over one month and I could write a better book than this.

I was disappointed in the book.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless, March 14, 2006

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This review is from: Beat the Odds: The Smart Player's Guide to Online Poker (Paperback)

Except for a very brief list of on-line poker sites (and their structure differences) and a warning about cheaters that you can't do anything about, this book offers nothing that even a brand new player doesn't already know about poker. There is nothing about how to play poker, nothing about how to play poker on-line, nothing about on-line strategy, on-line players, no tips, no hints, nothing about odds or how to beat them - nothing!
I never write reviews but I had to warn others about this book.
I felt very ripped off.