2027 edition
What I Know About Poker
Poker is not a ‘get rich quick’ scheme. Becoming a consistent winner takes effort and dedication. In this revised and expanded 2027 edition of the book, I explain:
- How to use Expected Value, Pot Odds, Position, and the principle of Tight-Aggressive play to make good decisions
- How to transform your No Limit Hold’em game in five simple steps
- How to play Five Card Draw, Lowball Draw, Triple Draw, Badugi, Five Card Stud, Seven Card Stud, Razz, Stud Eight or Better, Chicago, Super Stud, Omaha, Omaha Eight or Better, 5 and 6-Card Omaha, Double Flop Hold’em and Omaha, Courchevel, Short Deck Hold’em and Chinese Poker – including basic strategy guides and dealing tips for each variant
- How to play when the river is dealt
- What to do when you play your first live tournament
- When to pass up close gambles in tournaments
- How to avoid common bet-sizing mistakes
- How to use Fold Equity
- When to bet into a dry side pot
- How to play when your opponents straddle
- How to use the ‘squeeze play’
- What solvers and game theory optimal (GTO) play mean for your game, and why exploitative play still earns most of the money
- How to play Spin & Go tournaments, and how to manage their variance
- How bounties change your decisions in knockout, progressive knockout and mystery bounty tournaments
- How to use M and the Independent Chip Model (ICM) to make better decisions in Sit & Go tournaments
- How HUDs, real-time assistance and bots affect online poker today, and how to choose where to play
- How to use tells and your opponents’ mannerisms when playing live poker
- How the Tight-Aggressive and Loose-Aggressive styles evolved
- How to avoid common ‘robotic’ and predictable plays
- How to play when you are card dead
- How to use the metagame to your advantage
- How to avoid results-oriented thinking, and how to keep good records
- Why Nietzsche Was Right About Poker
- How superstition hurts your game, and how you can best use intuition
The book includes 11 quizzes to test your knowledge of the material covered.
One of the most comprehensive poker guides available, What I Know About Poker is a must-have for any player’s library.
Hardcover · 296 pages · Published 24 October 2026 · ISBN 978-0956715159