In 2004 the number of entrants -- and the winning pool -- at the World Series of Poker tripled, thanks in large part to Chris Moneymaker, an amateur player who came out of nowhere to win the 2003 Series, and prove to newcomers and poker pros alike that anything is possible with a chip and a chair.
In Betting on Blackjack, expert Fritz Dunki-Jacobs reveals his strategies for consistent winning at blackjack--from how to pick the right place to play to knowing when to stop.
The "e;over-my-shoulder"e; genre in bridge literature became prominent in the writing of Terence Reese -- he was unsurpassed at it -- and continued in the work of writers such as Mike Lawrence, Larry Cohen and myself.
Bridge Is a Conversation is a guide to bridge fundamentals for players who already have an understanding of the basics of the game and the desire to improve their competitiveness at the bridge table.
There is such an abundance of hints, tips and advice available to bridge players that when faced with a particularly difficult problem, we find ourselves scrambling to remember that crucial solution.
From Casablanca to The Hustler, from Moby Dick to How I Made $1,000,000 Playing Poker, these widely varied musings address the entire range of human emotionthe highs of excitement of the juice down to the depths of despair of losing.
This profusely illustrated book demonstrates step by step the astonishing card magic cultivated by one of the premier sleight-of-hand artists of the 20th century.
Poker Nation is a travelogue to the quirky world of competitive poker, an exploration of poker obsession and addiction (not necessarily the same thing) and a primer on mathematics, poker lingo and technique.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the Housethe sources for the film The Social Network and 21comes the larger-than-life rags-to-riches tale of a group of University of Montana frat brothers who turned a weekly poker game in the basement of a local dive bar into AbsolutePoker.
The exciting and challenging game of Texas HoldEm Poker is gaining more followers dailyboth young and oldwho enjoy competing, bluffing, and most of all, winning.
The result of thirty years experience playing and winning, Jay Moores new book Blackjack Secrets offers rules that are of deciding importance in everyday play.
La concepcin de este libro fue inspirada por el enorme crecimiento que ha experimentado durante los ltimos aos el mbito del Pker y pretende servir como gua confiable de consulta: estructural, tctica y tcnica del juego, para todas aquellas personas que han considerado incursionar en la prctica frecuente y competitiva del Pker de cartas comunitarias.
