Poker — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Sports & Outdoors best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 54.0/100.
Category metrics
Score
54.0
Median reviews
100
Weak share (top 20)
40%
Median price
$9.99
Median star rating
4.4
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
The Poker list shows real reader demand with room left for newcomers: the median book carries 100 reviews, yet 40% of the top 20 still sit under 100 reviews. 4 top-15 books hold fewer than 100 reviews at $0.99–4.99 — classic self-publishing breakout books. Ease-of-entry score 54.0/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Poker Odds Made Simple [illustrated]: The Only Math You Need at the Table, Explained Without a Single Formula (Play Poker Properly) | — | 0 | $2.99 |
| 11 | Poker Hands Explained [illustrated]: Every Hand Ranking, What Beats What, and How to Read the Board Without Panicking (Play Poker Properly) | — | 0 | $2.99 |
| 4 | The Professional Poker Study Plan: How to learn poker on your own from the ground up using modern theory and proven learning science (The Poker Solved Series) | 4.3 | 33 | $0.99 |
| 14 | How to Play Texas Hold'em Poker, A Guide for Beginners: Poker Rules, Strategy, Betting, Odds & More (Learn to Play Texas Hold'em Poker) | 3.9 | 43 | $3.99 |
High-frequency phrases in this category's titles
Mine all categoriesHigh-frequency phrases mined from the 50 best-seller titles on this category's list. The ease-of-entry score tells you how winnable the category is; these title phrases tell you which words readers search with — use the two layers together. Frequency is a title statistic, not a search-volume estimate.
| Phrase | Titles | Rank-weighted score |
|---|---|---|
| hold em | 9 | 239 |
| texas hold em | 6 | 147 |
| poker game | 3 | 99 |
| high stakes | 2 | 94 |
| limit hold em | 2 | 85 |
| pot limit omaha | 2 | 76 |
| game of poker proven | 2 | 64 |
| mental game of poker | 2 | 64 |
| poker proven strategies | 2 | 64 |
| proven strategies for improving | 2 | 64 |
| small stakes | 2 | 62 |
| card games | 2 | 49 |
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| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 86.0 | 2 |
| █████ | 77.0 | 17 |
| █████ | 65.0 | 20.5 |
| █████ | 47.0 | 80 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.