Play Poker Like Johnny Chan, Book One: Casino Poker by Johnny Chan and Mark Karowe

  Play Poker Like Johnny Chan, Book One: Casino Poker has quite a lengthy title. The book itself 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 who obviously want to improve their game.  Chan provides a vast amount of information in the book - opening it with a thorough review of hand rankings and the play that defined his early years as an upcoming poker pro. A chapter covering general poker concepts gives beginning level players an excellent broad overview of nearly every conceivable poker concept.  Each chapter goes in-depth and is broken down into segments - it allows readers to build knowledge in a logical progression. Chapters cover internet poker, tournament poker, 7-Card Stud, Omaha poker, No Limit Holdem, and much more.  Chan wants readers to learn from his ways - and from some other prominent poker stars. He devotes several pages of the book to other professionals such as T.J. Cloutier, Gus Hansen, Phil Hellmuth, Barry Greenstein, and many others. Throughout the book Chan discusses his own unique style of play and guides readers through the process of developing their own styles.  Chan is considered a rare type of poker player - one who is good at cash games as well as tournaments. Chip Reese and Doyle Brunson both say that he is among the toughest opponents they have faced. Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey call him among the best players ever.  With a reputation like this - buying this book should be a wise investment. Play Poker Like Johnny Chan can be purchased at www.playlikechan.com and other online outlets.