Texas Hold 'em Basics is an easy-to-understand reference book for players to use to gain an advantage at the game. Topics include the small blind, the big blind, the deal, positions, the first round, the flop, the turn, the river, all-in, the showdown, poker hand rankings, hole card categories, hole card rankings, domination, pre-flop odds, outs, runner-runner outs, common outs, disjoint outs, compound outs, and pot odds. The book includes charts showing hand rankings, odds, and probabilities. The author is a mathematician with experience as a consultant to the gaming industry who has sold thousands of books.