A leading poker guru gives you the essential tips to win at Texas Hold ''Em poker at any time, whether at home, at a tournament or playing online. Lou Krieger, author of the bestselling ''Poker Player''s Bible'', covers the basics, such as tips on when to fold, when to call, and when to raise, but also gives you insider tips to help you raise your game. The advice varies depending on whether you are playing in a tournament, in a fixed-limit game (as is common in the USA) or in a pot- or no-limit game (the kind commonly found in the UK and much of Europe).

The tips cover the following categories of games:

• limit cash games
• no-limit or pot-limit cash games
• tips for tournaments
• tips that work for all games
• specific online poker-playing tips