Description

---

This book is about no-limit hold'em. It is about the reasons why people play the game. It is about the reasons why people love the game. It is about the reasons why players become addicted to the game. It is about the emotions and responses that come into play. There is the jolting discovery of your opponent's winning hand. There is the vexing sight of his 5-6, off suit. There was the blatant disrespect for your big pre-flop reraise. Your opponent knew that you had aces. He knew that he was running lucky. He knew that you were running bad. The flop hit your cocky, confident rival. Now he is taking down the pot. There is ire. There is fury. There is rage. There is the frenzied racing of your nerves. There is the sizzling steam that is trapped inside of your searing head. There is the vengeance that you will seek. Hostile thoughts are exchanged. Your winning opponent can sense your lust for revenge. You know that he can sense it. He knows that you know. This is an ugly interplay of insight. It unleashes hate. It triggers players to steam. It incites them to rage about suck-outs. It provokes them to get even for the suck-outs. It provokes them to play bad hands, to suck back. It riles players to keep calling. It riles players to keep raising. It drives them to keep bluffing. It keeps them tightly clasped in the grip of tilt.