The Times Guide to Poker: Play to win with tips and strategies

Paperback

Master the strategies and gameplay of this ever popular card game

Poker is a game of skill, nerve and intelligent aggression. Join Times Poker Correspondent Byron Jacobs as he explains the strategies and thought processes used by winning players and take your game to the next level.

Poker has never been more popular, whether in your local, with friends and family, online or at a casino. Here's what you will pick up here:

· Get an overview of the rules and basic strategy

· Master the fundamentals of ranges, betting, hand-reading, bluffing and bluff-catching

* Study real hands from cash games and high-level tournament poker

* Improve your decision-making, sharpen your instincts and understand poker psychology

* Digest in-depth commentary on every scenario through hundreds of articles previously published in The Times

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Imprint

Times Books

ISBN

978-0-00-882105-0

Publication Date

27-08-2026

Format

Paperback

Pages

240 pages

Dimensions

129x198mm

Product Description

Master the strategies and gameplay of this ever popular card game

Poker is a game of skill, nerve and intelligent aggression. Join Times Poker Correspondent Byron Jacobs as he explains the strategies and thought processes used by winning players and take your game to the next level.

Poker has never been more popular, whether in your local, with friends and family, online or at a casino. Here's what you will pick up here:

· Get an overview of the rules and basic strategy

· Master the fundamentals of ranges, betting, hand-reading, bluffing and bluff-catching

* Study real hands from cash games and high-level tournament poker

* Improve your decision-making, sharpen your instincts and understand poker psychology

* Digest in-depth commentary on every scenario through hundreds of articles previously published in The Times

Author

Foreword by Chris Moorman, Written by Byron Jacobs and The Times Mind Games

Byron Jacobsis a successful online poker player who has also worked as a poker coach and content provider for numerous poker websites. He runs a poker publishing company, has written four poker books and continues to write extensively on all aspects of the game. He has had a weekly poker column in The Times for the past number of years.

Imprint

Times Books

ISBN

978-0-00-882105-0

Publication Date

27-08-2026

Format

Paperback

Pages

240 pages

Dimensions

129x198mm

Product Description

Master the strategies and gameplay of this ever popular card game

Poker is a game of skill, nerve and intelligent aggression. Join Times Poker Correspondent Byron Jacobs as he explains the strategies and thought processes used by winning players and take your game to the next level.

Poker has never been more popular, whether in your local, with friends and family, online or at a casino. Here's what you will pick up here:

· Get an overview of the rules and basic strategy

· Master the fundamentals of ranges, betting, hand-reading, bluffing and bluff-catching

* Study real hands from cash games and high-level tournament poker

* Improve your decision-making, sharpen your instincts and understand poker psychology

* Digest in-depth commentary on every scenario through hundreds of articles previously published in The Times

Author

Foreword by Chris Moorman, Written by Byron Jacobs and The Times Mind Games

Byron Jacobsis a successful online poker player who has also worked as a poker coach and content provider for numerous poker websites. He runs a poker publishing company, has written four poker books and continues to write extensively on all aspects of the game. He has had a weekly poker column in The Times for the past number of years.