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 Susie Isaacs loves poker and it shows in the vibrance of her work. She is a regular contributor to a number of major poker publications and is highly respected among her peers. And like an emboldened Mercedes convertible behind a stalled 1977 Pacer in rush hour traffic - Isaacs does not hesitate to toot her own horn - boldly proclaiming her status as having written more books dealing with poker than any other women in the biz. |
 This coffee table style book is a must have. Written by Mark Rogers and designed by Amalgam Studios, 52 Greatest Moments is a treat for any fan of the World Series of Poker, poker in general, or moments of human drama. |
 Written on poker theory this book will not tell how to win step-by-step. But will tell you about the ways and odds of poker; knowledge is you power. Use this book and use your brains to improve your skill level. |
 Players will have no problem finding websites and books that are happy to tell them what to do. The book No Limit Hold ’em: The Book of Blunders does what very few outlets do: it explains to the player, in no uncertain terms, what not to do. |
 This paperback written by Rolf Slotboom, runs for about twenty dollars, and proposes to reveal the secrets of the pros who earn a living with this non Texas Holdem game. |
 Winning the pot in a poker game means chips heading your way, and let’s face it, chips and dollars are how poker players keep score. If you want to win, you need to focus on winning pots, and The Everything Texas Hold ’em Book: Tips and Tricks You Need to Take the Pot is focused on helping you get there. |
 Bill Chen has been a participating member of rec.gambling.poker for years, the same group that nursed Greg Raymer and fed him while he worked his way up to become a WSOP champ in 2004. Chen eventually went on to win a WSOP bracelet of his own in 2006 WSOP, and his book, The Mathematics of Poker, deals with the topics that invariably helped him do it. |
 How many people do you suppose are playing poker online at any given time? Thousands? Hundreds of Thousands? Millions? We can’t give you an exact number, but we do know that you could populate a fairly good sized city with the number of online poker players. |
 Celebrated "Down Under" poker pro, Lee Nelson teams up with blackjack guru Blair Rodman in this 2005 paperback release to teach the novice poker player how to play and win against much more experienced opponents. |
 Arnold Snyder’s resume could easily say "gambling legend" - he is known around Vegas-town as one of the best. He has experience and expertise at several casino games but he may be best recognized for his poker pursuits, blackjack prowess, and interesting ideas about strategy that buck tradition. |
 Richard D. Harroch and Lou Krieger flush out the confusion and give it to you straight in this easy to follow breakdown of what is arguably America’s favorite card game. |
 Usually when a book that is good for beginners has the word “Illustrated” in it, you expect it to have pop up characters. By that logic, this offering by Dennis Purdy is one for two. It is great for beginners, with nothing jumping out at you. |
 If you had a poker shark take you on as an apprentice, then you are in luck, because Matthew Hilger’s book, Texas Hold ’em Odds and Probabilities: Limit, No-Limit and Tournament Strategies, is the solution to your problem. |
 Ask me, who is the luckiest one among modern writers, and I’ll immediately tell you: “James McManus”. |
 “Ken Warren Teaches Texas Hold’em” is a twenty-eight lesson primary school for hold’em. It teaches the reader the art of the game in a structure that resembles “read the chapter and do the exercise”. If you follow each lesson and take the teachings to heart, you will come out of it as a tight/aggressive player, ready to make a profit at limit hold’em. |
 Here is a book that considers itself a textbook with heart. Roy West shares all the secrets normally reserved for his students who paid $420 to learn these amazing tips. This 2004 book is already considered a classic. |
 Ultimate Guide offers an expansion of most of the basic ideas you may have read in Caro’s book. |
 Professional poker player Gary Carson wants to give readers a one-stop-shop for all things Hold’em Poker in The Complete Book of Hold’em Poker. The book opens with a good introduction about basic odds, playing strategies, and gambling guides. Carson takes some time to dissolve some common misconceptions new players may have about playing tournament poker, particularly Hold’em. |
 Newbies to the game of poker or to tournament play will find some value in this book because it covers the basics very well. It even discusses the layout of a game room, which is helpful to players who have never stepped on its floor. The section that discusses the "seriousness" of playing poker is the only part of the book that is really worth reading for those who have experience. This section offers valuable knowledge, especially for beginners, of luck, variance, choosing a game, and studying the game. The next section of the book covers a variety of topics such as cheating, tells, tournaments, and others. The author covers these topics in a very general way and offers little substantiated advice for his readers. |
 There are a lot of reasons to play poker. Perhaps you play to socialize, or to pass the time. You might play to test yourself, or to make a second income. Whatever your reasons for play, you can add one more - playing to win, which is the focus of this book. |
 If you know that an ace is a higher card than a ten, then it won’t take you long to learn the rest. There is a second phase of poker play besides the hierarchy of cards. There is the mental aspect of the game... |
 This book is long on information - packed to the gills with all kinds of poker tips, playing insight, and how-to demonstrations. Chan’s paperback has highly regarded customer reviews and would be a good read for beginning and mid-level poker players. |
 Shulman and Gregorich are two accomplished poker players who, though their living is not made on poker alone, have the skill and experience required to write this, a definitive manual on Texas Hold’Em. |
 Author, Michael Craig chronicles the adventures of billionaire banker, Andy Beal, as he engages the pros (Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Ted Forrest, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harmon, Barry Greenstein, Todd Brunson and many more) in games of poker that reach such dizzying stakes as $100,000 a hand. |
 It seems to have a “Gorillas in the Mist” or “Black like Me” feel to it as the author chronicles his journey to gain entrance into the 2004 WSOP. Staying at arms length and observing the happenings, almost waiting to be accepted into the community of poker players. Along with this premise, the author also tries to make it a poker instructional manual... |
 Championship Omaha is a paperback book written by two of the biggest names in pro poker, Tom McEvoy and T.J. Cloutier. While most people who are passingly familiar with the World Series of Poker and Texas Holdem may think these two are Holdem specialists, the truth is that many poker players are experts at many forms of the game, such as Omaha. |
 This book is the author’s attempt to put the world’s best players’ published advice in one tidy bundle. The book advocates patience, practice, and expertise. |
 If you are seeking a little self-help and direction in life that you can apply dually to both life and poker - then grab this book for an uplifting read and exceptional pictures. |
 Attention losers - specifically, those of you who find yourself fashioning the letter "L" squarely on your forehead in disgust as you sit losing yet another round of poker. Maybe this is just the salvation your game needs - some common-sense advice about exactly why it is that you are losing. |
 With a title that is both entertaining and accurate, poker author Ashley Adams writes this paperback "Winning 7-Card Stud: Transforming Home Poker Chumps into Casino Killers", which runs about fifteen bucks, is a great value both for the information inside and that it runs close to three hundred pages. |
 Retaling for around $20, a reader who benefits form this book should be able to recoup that in a session or two at the tables, regardless of the limit. |
 He’s outspoken - a big man with big ideas about a lot of things. One thing John Wenzel has no use for is the number of poker pros "puking" out poker information in the form of a succession of books. Considering that one must assume this book is different. |
 This book goes so far as to proclaim that it will be the only poker book you’ll ever need. The author, John Wenzel, is certainly a skilled writer - as editor-in-chief for south Florida based "Poker Pro Magazine" he knows how to make a point about poker. He also knows how to win - having spent the last 25 years bringing home a profit playing the sport. |
 Not just about poker, this book covers all aspects of gambling, or what it means to become a gambler. David Sklansky, a well-respected writer of poker and other gaming books, uncovers piece by piece the various components of gambling as best as anyone ever has. |
 If you are going to play poker, you might as well be a winner, right? Then this is a book you might want to check out - it says right on the title that it will be helpful. |
 Well, if two of poker’s "Phil’s" say it’s a good book we should buy it, right? Both Phil Laak and Phil Gordon tout "Hunting Fish" as a book worth reading. What might prompt you more is what is inside. |
 150 real game scenarios make up the bulk of this book, giving readers the set up of each no limit situation and teaching by letting the reader try to figure out the right answer before reading on. |
 Many poker greats praise T. J. Cloutier for providing the rock-solid poker playing advice that made them who they are today. Now you can learn the secrets of Cloutier’s phenomenal tournament success in one of his latest paperback releases which is available from online outlets for around $20. |
 Andrew Kinsman wrote a book called “Poker on the Internet”. The title gives you some hope that this is the literary offering that will help you become successful when playing using electronic media. These hopes are quickly dashed when you open the book and begin reading. |
 The Mad Genius of Poker, Mike Caro is one of the most eccentric writers in the sphere of gambling. |
 Lou Krieger is famous for his columns in Card Player magazine. ‘Hold’em Excellence. From Beginner to Winner’ seems to be the most famous book of this author. |
 This book written by one of the most famous poker players contains the winning poker secrets of one of the “poker pioneers”… that is a mixture! |
 “This is not a book about how to play Poker - it is about the experience of being a Poker player,” says one of the book reviewers. |
 “Poker: The Real Deal”, written by Phil Gordon in collaboration with Jonathan Grotenstein is probably one of the best guides for those who want to become familiar with poker. Phil Gordon, the main author of the book, is a famous person in the world of poker. |
 Here is what you maybe didn’t expect from Annie, she is actually a very good writer. She is funny and quirky and the book was very enjoyable to read, if for nothing else, the way it was written. I highly recommend this book to not only those who are fans of her, but also folks who are devotees of poker in general. |
 If you are experienced at poker, stay away from this book. There are better ways to spend your ten dollars. This book is strictly for the beginning player. For those of us who have seen a little bit of the poker world first hand, reading this book harkens back to the days of grade school, when pop-up books were our primary source of literature. There is some value here for the inexperienced, fledgling poker player |
 The title is appealing - of course we would all like to see some awesome profits from our poker exploits. "From Kitchen Poker Table to Tournament Final Table" does contain information that should be useful to the beginning level player. |
 If you are thinking about joining the biggest boom to hit poker to date - internet play - do not miss "Internet Poker: How to Play and Beat Online Poker Games" by Lou Krieger and Kathleen Keller Watterson. The book is worth its weight in gold and has everything you will need to get started. It is an appropriate choice for absolute online poker novices who have a lot of questions about starting to play poker online. |
 Author Jesse May offers up what only a true, "been there" poker player can - a true to life narrative that puts you right in the hot seat of the 1990’s poker boom. |
 Jones’ book Winning Low Limit Hold ’em, sometimes called "California-style Hold ’em", is written specifically for those new to poker who want to play Low Limit Holdem and nothing else. |
 This book is a combination - one part Bellin’s diary of poker life from the classiest to the cheesiest tables, one part collective look at the underside of poker, and one part textbook on the game of Texas Holdem. |
 "To Kill a Mockingbird" is one of those books everyone has to read for high school literature class. Perhaps "The Biggest Game in Town" should be held to similar standards for all attending the real-life "school of poker." |
 This book, written by two life time poker professionals, explains the strategy behind the world’s most popular poker game Texas Holdem, as well as other games like, 7-Card Stud, and several varieties of Lowball. |
 Many poker players are afraid of picking up books on online poker, or poker in general, for fear of re-reading the same recycled information offered in a dozen other books. This book is fresh, teaching player how to think about their online game in a way that should take their opponents by surprise. |
 Who better to write a book about Texas Holdem than the world’s greatest Texas Holdem player? At least, he would have you think so - Phil Hellmuth, the man known the world over as the "Poker Brat". |
 Everybody wants to be a winner, and if your game is Omaha poker, then it makes sense for you to check out The Winner’s Guide to Omaha Poker by Ken Warren. This book, which lists for $19.95, is an introductory book to the poker game that many feel is swiftly overtaking Texas Holdem for the lead in the race of which poker game is the most popular. |
 After spending time at both the boardroom and poker tables, author and player Tom Schneider began to notice the parallels between the lessons he learned about life and business and the lessons he has learned during the game. |
 This book gives attention to classic concepts of poker games, such as starting hand selection, strategy concerning what to do with a sub nuts hand, how much to bet in order to force your opponent to make a tough decision, and the like. |
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