The rules of neighborhood poker according to Hoyle / Stewart Wolpin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolpin, Stewart.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poker--Rules.

Poker.

Card games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : New Chapter Press, c1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here's a chance to learn the 200 real rules of poker, including descriptions of the characters, the right food and the wrong food to serve; betting strategies that keep players from losing too much too early; dealing, talking; and the dos and don'ts of a minimal standard of behavior.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; SECTION I: POKER BASICS; 1 The Poker Primer; 2 What You Play For; 3 Betting With Your Head (While All About You Are Losing Theirs); 4 It's My Deck and I'll Deal What I Want; 5 Talking Cards; 6 Beer in the Fridge, Coat on the Bed, Ass at the Table; 7 Vinnie, Speed, Roy, Murray, Felix and Oscar; 8 Emily Post Played Poker?; 9 Clichés, Truisms, and Old Wives' Tales; 10 Speaking in Poker Tongues; 11 A Million Cockroaches Overnight; 12 Man with the Ax, One-Eyed Jacks and Deuces Wild; 13 Share and Share Alike; SECTION II: THE GAMES

14 Five-Card Stud Games15 Seven-Card Stud; 16 Draw; 17 Community; 18 Guts; 19 Poker by the Numbers; 20 They Only Call It Poker; SECTION III; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-942257-47-2

OCLC:

430234470