Cooke's Rules of Real Poker

by John Bond and Roy Cooke

Book Overview

A big part of poker's appeal is that, at its essence, the rules are same everywhere. For the most part, you play with a deck of fifty-two cards, four suits, and thirteen ranks. The best five card hand takes the money. There are (some wild home game variations notwithstanding) only five combinations of actions: check, bet, call, raise, and fold. The purpose of this book is to provide a uniform set of rules for the most popular poker games spread...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1886070229
• ISBN13: 9781886070226
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Conjelco
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Very complete set of rules....

"Cooke's Rules of Real Poker" is a very complete and clear set of rules for playing poker. Everything is covered, from "Dead button rule" to poker etiquette. Worth adding to your poker library, even if you prefer "Robert's Rules of Poker" available online.

To replace your outdated game plans, use this

Hold 'Em. Roy Cooke and John Bond's COOKE'S RULES OF REAL POKER is a poker rule book to replace any outdated game plans: it blends rules from top poker rooms and reconciles their differences, takes Internet and other special settings into account, and offers up a set of standards any poker player can follow, making it easy for different players to get together.