Poker is a game of skill, nerve and intelligent aggression. Join Times Poker Correspondent Byron Jacobs as he explains the strategies and thought processes used by winning players and take your game to the next level.

Poker has never been more popular, whether in your local, with friends and family, online or at a casino. Here's what you will pick up here:

· Get an overview of the rules and basic strategy

· Master the fundamentals of ranges, betting, hand-reading, bluffing and bluff-catching

* Study real hands from cash games and high-level tournament poker

* Improve your decision-making, sharpen your instincts and understand poker psychology

* Digest in-depth commentary on every scenario through hundreds of articles previously published in The Times