Test Your Skills with real-game situations! Includes bonus chart of which starting hands win the most! The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold?em takes you from novice to skilled player fast. This low-limit Texas Hold?em book puts you in the game, giving you actual situations where a decision must be made, and you make the next move. Author and former gambling pro Dennis Purdy shows you the right answer to each hand with a clear explanation about whether you chose correctly-or not. Whether you?re an absolute beginner or an experienced player looking to hone your skills, The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold?em will have you betting smarter-and winning more money-in no time! Dennis Purdy moved to Las Vegas at the age of 25 to undertake a career as a professional gambler. Although he retired from full-time professional gambling in 1983, he still uses his skills to supplement his income. Dennis lives in Tacoma, Washington.