Poker - Hold 'Em: Book One [Paperback]

Andy Nelson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1991

Over 90% of poker players lose money. Most lose because they do not understand the importance of a solid foundation in poker skills. This book is about building a foundation. A foundation for consistently winning money at Texas Hold 'Em poker. A solid foundation basic to any business enterprise, a home or a lifestyle. A solid poker foundation will provide you a part time income for the rest of your life. And poker is not only profitable, it is fun. A successful poker player gains a whole lot of respect from his or her peers.

This book is about solid play. Solid play is equal to winning play. Hand selection is just one vital area. Andy gets you started in learning this important skill. Discovering the power of position is another concept this book points out. There are also some very big traps that must be avoided. Another factor necessary to develop for profitable play is patience. Check out the TABLE OF CONTENTS listed below.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

My relationship with Andy has been easy because he lives the way he writes: common sense and down home style. He is well educated, up to date with the world of poker and has a pleasing style of writing. Another publisher said this, "Andy is concise. He makes sense. He doesn't insult. He inspires. That takes real talent and he does it nicely."

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(From the chapter on Patience) This book is about learning Hold 'Em and how to prevail against your opponents. Here is a very important tip on how to get a leg up on these opponents.

We need to practice the skill of surviving a long absence of playable cards. In order to know how to handle deprivation, we must practice it. Everyone, yes, everyone has these famine conditions. If we are prepared for the bone-dry conditions, we will survive them better than the other players. Let them burn off chips in their frustration to get some action, any action at all. Let them moan, sigh and complain. Let us sit completely still, quiet as rocks and wait for the cards to come our way again. The cards will come. I promise.

The skill of being completely comfortable with a mere pittance of action demands quite a bit of practice. Especially if we are the kinds of people that love to get in there and mix it up.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Pokerbook Pr (October 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0945983034
• ISBN-13: 978-0945983033
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,312,760 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #77 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Card Games > Poker

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book for beginners, February 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Poker - Hold 'Em: Book One (Paperback)

I am a professional poker player and when I picked up Mr. Nelson's book POKER: 101 Ways To Win, I was very impressed. I posted my comments on that book with Amazon.com. I vowed to read all of Mr. Nelson's books to see if all of his material was as good. So far, I am pleased.

This first book on Texas Hold 'em is a fine primer for the beginner. In the Introduction, Mr. Nelson lays out his goal for the reader. That goal is to make them into a winning poker player. He lays great emphasis on building a good foundation. If you have the right fundamentals, you can enjoy the game more because you will be winning more.

This is a "rock" book. By that I mean that Mr. Nelson suggests you play conservatively until you get more experienced at the table. So he suggests that your hand selection be quite narrow. I agree with this and wish that I had known that when I first started to play.

Mr. Nelson also writes about the importance of position and patience. And even in the Introduction he cautions the reader to not copy the play of bad players.

I look forward to reviewing his next Hold 'em book, the Intermediate one.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Readable intro to low limit hold'em, November 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Poker - Hold 'Em: Book One (Paperback)

Gives you the necessary basic skills to not get rolled your first time at a low limit table. An easy read.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It was a great book to get a solid winning foundation, August 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Poker - Hold 'Em: Book One (Paperback)

Andy layes out a good solid foundation that will make a novice poker player a consistant cash flow in the great game of Texas Hold em. Andy tells you how to bet conservitive in this book. I recommend this to any player who is new at Hold em.