Poker players will learn a lot here-from the game’s rules of etiquette and its arcane slang to some of its greatest players’ secrets of success. But a person doesn’t have to play poker to enjoy this feast of anecdotes, jokes, puzzles, and trivia. Who rode a camel through a tournament? What happened when Truman and Churchill played poker? Who’s behind those paintings of dogs playing cards? Some of the many rewarding tidbits include a list of the best poker movies, the early history of Las Vegas, and poker stories by Jack London, Bret Harte, Frank Norris, and other famous writers. The illustrations include hilarious cartoons, diagrams of devices used by cheats, and even the backs of marked decks.
See Details
Related Posts :
Texas Poker Wisdom“Scrolling the pages of a Hughes narrative is like lighting a lantern into the darkest recess of poker’s subculture. [Hughes] brings the legends of the past and present to life and often provides the very best portrait of these unique, real-life characters of anyone on record.
-Nolan Dalla, media director, World Series [...]
Hold’em Wisdom for all PlayersFor beginning and novice players who want to play and win at Texas hold’em’95% of the card-playing market’this is the perfect antidote. The book is designed for those players who want to learn ‘right now’ and enjoy instant success at the tables. Fifty quick sections focus on key winning concepts, making learning both easy and [...]
Deadman’s Poker: A NovelTony Valentine is an expert at spotting cheats. He’s tossed them out of gambling casinos from Atlantic City to Las Vegas and Monaco. But though Tony has never met a scam he couldn’t crack, his son and partner, Gerry, has just walked into one with a body count.
What started with a conman’s deathbed confession turns [...]
How to Cheat Your Friends at Poker: The Wisdom of Dickie RichardPoker-mania is sweeping the nation, from the World Championship of Poker to internet poker and power poker. But home poker games shouldn’t just be about winning: they’re about stripping your opponents bare without their ever suspecting a thing. Teaming up with Mickey Lynn, Penn Jillette gives a home poker player everything he needs to know [...]
Recent Posts :
Championship Hold’em (The Championship)Hard-hitting hold’em the way it’s played today in both limit cash games and tournaments. Get killer advice on how to win more money in rammin’-jammin’ games, kill-pot, jackpot, shorthanded, and other cash games, plus tournament strategies for small buy-in, big buy-in, rebuy, incremental add-on, satellite and big-field major tournaments. Players learn the thinking process for [...]
Poker for Seniors in Easy Steps: For the Over 50sThe stereotypical poker game features a group of men clustered around a table in a dark, smoky, tension-filled room. In reality, though the games can be tense there is no such thing as a typical poker player. Both men and women play professionally, and even more play for fun with friends and family. With this [...]
Related Searches :
- •
www best-poker-reviews com
