Vol. 1 – Chip Tricks: This DVD is packed with over 70 of the hottest chip tricks you’ve ever seen. Rich masterfully explains how anybody can make chips shuffle, spin, bounce, spread, jump from hand to hand, roll accross fingers, defy gravity, twist, and dance!
Astudy in probability, strategy, and game theory, this handy companion explores all the mathematical methods of mastering the game of poker. Using an original concept called “Total Odds,” the book presents a complete odds work-up for both Texas Hold’Em and the high and low hands of Omaha. These principles are accessible to any poker player at any skill level, and the calculations are color-coded, making them easy to follow. Serving as a convenient primer for the beginner and a reference text for more experienced players, this guide is a safe bet for anyone looking to win.
Poker is America’s national card game, and its popularity continues to grow. Nationwide, you can find a game in progress everywhere. If you want to play, you can find poker games on replicas of 19th century riverboats or on Native American tribal lands. You can play poker at home with the family or online with opponents from around the world. Like bowling and billiards before it, poker has moved out from under the seedier side of its roots and is flowering in the sunshine.
Maybe you’ve never played poker before and you don’t even know what a full house is. Poker For Dummies covers the basics. Or perhaps you’ve played for years, but you just don’t know how to win. This handy guide will help you walk away from the poker table with winnings, not lint, in your pockets. If you’re a poker expert, you still can benefitsome of the suggestions may surprise you, and you can certainly learn from the anecdotes from professional players like T.J. Cloutier and Stu Unger.
Know what it takes to start winning hand after hand by exploring strategy; getting to know antes and betting structure; knowing your opponents, and understanding the odds. Poker For Dummies also covers the following topics and more:
Poker looks like such a simple game. Anyone, it seems, can play it wellbut that’s far from the truth. Learning the rules can be quick work, but becoming a winning player takes considerably longer. Still, anyone willing to make the effort can become a good player. You can succeed in poker the way you succeed in life: by facing it squarely, getting up earlier than the next person, and working harder and smarter than the competition.
Have you ever fantasized about playing poker for a living? If so, Professional Poker is your indispensable guide. You will learn poker odds and expert-level playing skills that form the foundation of a pro’s playing abilities, along with career issues such as managing bankrolls, work hours, tournaments vs. cash games, travel, emotional control, paying taxes, getting staked, and online play.
It also addresses in detail many important questions that very few other poker books ever answer, such as:
* Do You Have What It Takes To Play For A Living?
* Should You Quit Your Day Job? * Should You Just Play Part Time Instead?
* How Much Money Can You Really Make?
* How Much Do You Need To Get Started? * What Do The Pros On TV Know That You Don’t?
Professional Poker outlines each step you will take in your transition to the professional level, and, if you’re already there, introduces skills and valuable advice that will empower you to always play your ‘A” game.
Early Praise For Professional Poker:
“Most people think that in order to play poker professionally, you just need to be a great player. Mark Blade shows you how much more to it there really is. This is the best poker career guide ever written, and if you’re thinking about playing poker for a living, please don’t quit your day job until you’ve read Mark’s book. “Professional Poker” is a must read for anyone considering poker as a career.” Lou Krieger Author of Poker For Dummies, Hold em Excellence, and More Hold em Excellence
“It is well-written, excellently organized, highly informative, very accurate, and a needed addition to poker literature.” Bob Ciaffone – Author of Middle Limit Holdem Poker, Improve Your Poker, and Pot-Limit & No-Limit Poker
“I’ve written many popular poker books over the years and I’ve read over 400 more. Professional Poker by Mark Blade is the best book on the subject of poker ever written.” Ken Warren Author of The Big Book of Poker and Ken Warren Teaches Texas Hold em
“A sobering and refreshingly frank examination of playing poker for a living. Anyone who has the romantic impulse to make professional gambling a career needs to read this book first — and reread it for guidance when the chips are down and up.”
Michael Konik FoxSports Poker Commentator and Author of Telling Lies And Getting Paid
“If you’re even considering making poker a career, the first hand to play is to buy this book.” Greg Dinkin Writer for Card Player Magazine & Author of The Poker MBA
In all the times I’ve played poker with Stuart Nash he lazily looks up from effortlessly completing another amazingly tough cryptic crossword to destroy me in an enormous pot. I’m dying to read this to find out how he does it Neil Channing – Irish Open champion and poker columnist Some of the best advice you’ll ever read on Texas hold’em Willie Tann – WSOP bracelet winner, former European Number One This book provides great insight from many years’ experience and will improve any player’s game John Gale – WPT winner, WSOP bracelet winner Well-written and concise. Invaluable for anyone who wants to win at poker John Duthie – Inaugural Poker Million winner and founder of the European Poker Tour
