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""Although poker is played with cards, it is a game that revolves around the exchange of chips, the objective being to acquire chips from your opponents' stacks, moving them into your own stack."" With that simple advice in mind, Reiner Knizia will guide you through the fundamentals of poker, strategic play, and how to have fun at the table. This straightforward and fun book covers the basics of play as well as the most popular variants including Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Seven Card Stud, and Draw Poker. This book also includes tips on smart betting, how to enjoy play, and the best ways to make certain that your opponents' chips end up on your side of the table!

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Reiner Knizia is one of the world's most successful and prolific game designers. He is a master of simple game rules that create much fun and enjoyment for people of all ages.More than 800 of his games and books have been published worldwide in over 50 languages with sales reaching many millions of copies. His creations have won numerous international awards - including five German Game Prizes, two German Game of the Year Awards, the German Education Game Award, four Austrian Game Awards, two Swiss Game Awards, three French Grand Prix du Jouet, two Spanish Game of the Year Awards, the Italian Game of the Year Award, two Hungarian Game of the Year Awards, three Dutch Game of the Year Awards, three Danish Game of the Year Awards, two Swedish Game of the Year Awards, seven Finnish Game of the Year Awards, the Australian Game of the Year Award, and three Japan Board Game Prizes.Reiner has a Master of Science degree from Syracuse University (USA) and a PhD in Mathematics from Ulm University (Germany). After many years abroad, Reiner Knizia now lives in Munich, Germany.

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