Crash Course In Beating Texas Hold'em [Paperback]

Avery Cardoza (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2006

Perfect for beginning and somewhat experienced players who want to jump right in on the action and play cash games, local tournaments, and the million-dollar televised tournaments where Cardoza regularly plays against the best in the world. Both limit and no-limit hold'em games are covered along with the essential strategies needed to play profitably on the pre-flop, flop, turn and river. Cardoza includes numerous hands he's actually played in championships so readers fully understand the winning concepts. Cardoza has created multiple betting and playing charts that can be found nowhere else.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Avery Cardoza, the world's foremost authority on gambling, and multimillion-selling author of 21 books and strategies, is a professional poker player on the World Poker Tour. He regularly competes with the best players in the world and is a money-winner in the World Series of Poker.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Cardoza (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580421652
• ISBN-13: 978-1580421652
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,131,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's not the books you own, it's the books you read........, June 27, 2007

By 

J. Miller (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Crash Course In Beating Texas Hold'em (Paperback)

I'm guilty of owning all the best books and of reading the ones that are the most user friendly. This book by Avery Cardoza doesn't have anything that isn't to be found in the other good hold'em books, but for the beginner, all the important, basic information is here in a well-organized, entertaining package that covers the basics of limit/no-limit, cash and tournament hold'em. After reading this book, you will be able to join in and continue to learn without being overwhelmed with more than you needed to get started and it is not in any way dumb-downed or inaccurate despite it being a "crash course."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a book I can understqand, January 9, 2009

By 

Randy Lee Kong - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Crash Course In Beating Texas Hold'em (Paperback)

I have read hold em books for 2 years. I have had to stick with 7 stud as my hold em results in live play have been awful.

Yea, this book covers basic tenets that all these books cover (and puts a few fresh perspectives that none of the others do). What is different about Cardoza is that he communicates it in a way that finally makes sense and is understandable. It leaves the reader with no doubt as to what these basic concepts are all about.

Now I understand position, pot and implied odds, how to approach a low action conservative table and how to approach a high action crowd where most everyone stays in and many other of the topics covered in other books but just simply not explained clearly and simply.

Thank you very much Mr. Cardoza. U Da Man !!!

3.0 out of 5 stars Geared for total novices, December 25, 2009

By 

Brian J. Connelly (Japan) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Crash Course In Beating Texas Hold'em (Paperback)

Avery Cardoza is a great poker writer. He's an even better publisher of poker books. This book is a uniquely helpful addition to his already prolific list of publications.

That being said, very simply, I gave this book only 3 stars simply because the majority of the information, ideas, concepts and strategies in it can be found, free of charge, on any poker website or forum. The only real benefit to purchasing this particular book is that you can find it all located in a single source.

This book does not expound, experiment or try to develop any already existing poker theories or concepts. To its credit, it doesn't claim to.

If you are a complete novice to the game of texas hold em, you may find this book useful. Otherwise skip it, or purchase it for someone who is a complete novice as a gift.