Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker, Volume 1: Fundamentals and how to handle varying stack sizes

Jonathan Little is a highly successful poker professional who has won over 4 million in tournament play. His first book, "Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker, Volume 1" dealt with the fundamentals of play. In this second book he builds on this base by examining the highly complex issue of how to handle the different stages of a tournament

As well as outlining a technically accurate style of play, Jonathan also discusses a number of other topics that are crucial to success at poker. These include:

• How to spot tells (and avoid giving them)
• Correct etiquette
• Practical tips for tournament play

Managing life as a professional poker player throws up a number of issues in itself and Jonathan calls upon his many years as a pro to address these. They include:

• Developing your poker skills
• Mental & physical approaches required for successful play.

As well as being one of the world's best players, Jonathan has been a highly respected coach for many years. In the final section of the book he draws on his experience here to answer the most common FAQ's asked by students and also offers an in-depth analysis of 30 hands from tournament play which outline many of the concepts discussed in the book.

In his professional career he has won the WPT twice. In 2010 he cashed 5 times in the WSOP, including a third place finish.

If you've never tried Pot-Limit Omaha, you're missing out on the most exciting, most lucrative cash game around. Omaha has long been the most popular form of poker in Europe, and now it's spreading like wildfire throughout North America. The reason is simple: Omaha offers more action and bigger pots than Texas Hold'em. Isn't it time you got in on it?

Whether you're a cash-game professional or poker hobbyist--and whether you play live or online--this book will arm you with a winning big-play strategy that's easy to master even if you've never played Omaha before. You'll discover the subtle distinctions that set Omaha above other games.

Key topics include:

• The Big Play Objectives

• The Power of the Big Draw

• Straight Draws and Starting Hand Construction

• Playing the Position Game

• Limit Omaha Hi/Lo and Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo

Complete with practice situations and hand quizzes, this is the most comprehensive Omaha book available--and the only one you'll ever need.

Secrets of Sit'n'gos is the ULTIMATE GUIDE to one of the most popular forms of poker.

Sit'n'go tournaments are single table events usually starting with nine or ten players and paying prizes for the top three finishers.

ALL serious poker websites and casinos offer Sit'n'gos - a fun and profitable way to get started in poker without having to risk a lot of money or make many difficult decisions.

This book will teach you everything you need to know whether you are a beginner or an experienced poker player, including:

• how to go from being a novice to a winner using basic all-in or fold strategies
• how to apply more advanced Sit'n'go concepts such as ICM to become an expert player
• how to use computer programs effectively in making critical decisions
• how to play optimally when heads-up (one-on-one) with high blinds
• how to buiild a 200 bankroll to 100,000 in one year purely in Sit'n'go events

Phil Shaw will guide you through the early, middle and late stages of play, with clear explanations of the strategies required for success at each.

Phil Shaw is a hi-stakes poker player who has played all levels of Sit'n'go tournaments successfully, including high stakes games with a buy-in of 5,000. He's a regular contributor to Inside Poker and Poker Player magazines and is an instructor in Sit'n'go play and mixed games for CardRunners.com.

GAME OF THRONES: A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, NOW ON HBO.

Dubbed “the American Tolkien” by Time magazine, George R. R. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Now the #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers the fifth book in his landmark series—as both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire.
 
A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK FIVE
 
In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance—beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. As they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind.

Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way to Daenerys. But his newest allies in this quest are not the rag-tag band they seem, and at their heart lies one who could undo Daenerys’s claim to Westeros forever.

Meanwhile, to the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone—a structure only as strong as those guarding it. There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, will face his greatest challenge. For he has powerful foes not only within the Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of ice.

From all corners, bitter conflicts reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Some will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness. But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all.