Author: Mark Horton
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781897106280
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. The late Terence Reese, perhaps the greatest bridge writer of all time, introduced the 'over-the-shoulder' style of bridge writing in his classic book Play These Hands With Me. Now in a wry homage to the master, Mark Horton leads the reader through a plausibly logical line of play on each instructive deal--but it is a line of play that ends in failure. In each post-mortem, the 'expert' realizes how he could have improved on his play and how he (usually) could have made his contract. The deals are all from top-class events, which prove to be remarkably fertile sources of such material. Read on for a book filled with subtle humor and great bridge."--Back cover.
Misplay These Hands with Me
Author: Mark Horton
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781897106280
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. The late Terence Reese, perhaps the greatest bridge writer of all time, introduced the 'over-the-shoulder' style of bridge writing in his classic book Play These Hands With Me. Now in a wry homage to the master, Mark Horton leads the reader through a plausibly logical line of play on each instructive deal--but it is a line of play that ends in failure. In each post-mortem, the 'expert' realizes how he could have improved on his play and how he (usually) could have made his contract. The deals are all from top-class events, which prove to be remarkably fertile sources of such material. Read on for a book filled with subtle humor and great bridge."--Back cover.
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781897106280
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. The late Terence Reese, perhaps the greatest bridge writer of all time, introduced the 'over-the-shoulder' style of bridge writing in his classic book Play These Hands With Me. Now in a wry homage to the master, Mark Horton leads the reader through a plausibly logical line of play on each instructive deal--but it is a line of play that ends in failure. In each post-mortem, the 'expert' realizes how he could have improved on his play and how he (usually) could have made his contract. The deals are all from top-class events, which prove to be remarkably fertile sources of such material. Read on for a book filled with subtle humor and great bridge."--Back cover.
Radical Blackjack
Author: Arnold snyder
Publisher: Huntington Press Inc
ISBN: 1944877495
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Arnold Snyder needs no introduction. One of the seven original members of the Blackjack Hall of Fame, he’s a prolific author of blackjack books, former publisher of the prestigious Blackjack Forum, and a blackjack advantage player extraordinaire. In his first book in many years, Arnold is back with what is shaping up to be his greatest work ever. Radical Blackjack is a memoir, how-to, and exposé all wrapped up in a single book. From his life as a starving letter carrier to making $100,000 bets that he could only win by losing, this is a story that blackjack aficionados and gambling enthusiasts have wanted for decades. And it’s all true. Snyder details his adventures in hole carding and shuffle tracking, milking loss rebates; exploiting online casino bonuses and affiliate deals; using camouflage so effective that pit bosses considered him the world’s worst blackjack player; playing on teams and with investor money, and maximizing results when playing with partners; while topping it all off with miscellaneous stories so wild they don’t fit into any chapter! If you read only one gambling book this year, Radical Blackjack should be it.
Publisher: Huntington Press Inc
ISBN: 1944877495
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Arnold Snyder needs no introduction. One of the seven original members of the Blackjack Hall of Fame, he’s a prolific author of blackjack books, former publisher of the prestigious Blackjack Forum, and a blackjack advantage player extraordinaire. In his first book in many years, Arnold is back with what is shaping up to be his greatest work ever. Radical Blackjack is a memoir, how-to, and exposé all wrapped up in a single book. From his life as a starving letter carrier to making $100,000 bets that he could only win by losing, this is a story that blackjack aficionados and gambling enthusiasts have wanted for decades. And it’s all true. Snyder details his adventures in hole carding and shuffle tracking, milking loss rebates; exploiting online casino bonuses and affiliate deals; using camouflage so effective that pit bosses considered him the world’s worst blackjack player; playing on teams and with investor money, and maximizing results when playing with partners; while topping it all off with miscellaneous stories so wild they don’t fit into any chapter! If you read only one gambling book this year, Radical Blackjack should be it.
The Biggest Bluff
Author: Maria Konnikova
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525522646
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book “The tale of how Konnikova followed a story about poker players and wound up becoming a story herself will have you riveted, first as you learn about her big winnings, and then as she conveys the lessons she learned both about human nature and herself.” —The Washington Post It's true that Maria Konnikova had never actually played poker before and didn't even know the rules when she approached Erik Seidel, Poker Hall of Fame inductee and winner of tens of millions of dollars in earnings, and convinced him to be her mentor. But she knew her man: a famously thoughtful and broad-minded player, he was intrigued by her pitch that she wasn't interested in making money so much as learning about life. She had faced a stretch of personal bad luck, and her reflections on the role of chance had led her to a giant of game theory, who pointed her to poker as the ultimate master class in learning to distinguish between what can be controlled and what can't. And she certainly brought something to the table, including a Ph.D. in psychology and an acclaimed and growing body of work on human behavior and how to hack it. So Seidel was in, and soon she was down the rabbit hole with him, into the wild, fiercely competitive, overwhelmingly masculine world of high-stakes Texas Hold'em, their initial end point the following year's World Series of Poker. But then something extraordinary happened. Under Seidel's guidance, Konnikova did have many epiphanies about life that derived from her new pursuit, including how to better read, not just her opponents but far more importantly herself; how to identify what tilted her into an emotional state that got in the way of good decisions; and how to get to a place where she could accept luck for what it was, and what it wasn't. But she also began to win. And win. In a little over a year, she began making earnest money from tournaments, ultimately totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. She won a major title, got a sponsor, and got used to being on television, and to headlines like "How one writer's book deal turned her into a professional poker player." She even learned to like Las Vegas. But in the end, Maria Konnikova is a writer and student of human behavior, and ultimately the point was to render her incredible journey into a container for its invaluable lessons. The biggest bluff of all, she learned, is that skill is enough. Bad cards will come our way, but keeping our focus on how we play them and not on the outcome will keep us moving through many a dark patch, until the luck once again breaks our way.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525522646
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book “The tale of how Konnikova followed a story about poker players and wound up becoming a story herself will have you riveted, first as you learn about her big winnings, and then as she conveys the lessons she learned both about human nature and herself.” —The Washington Post It's true that Maria Konnikova had never actually played poker before and didn't even know the rules when she approached Erik Seidel, Poker Hall of Fame inductee and winner of tens of millions of dollars in earnings, and convinced him to be her mentor. But she knew her man: a famously thoughtful and broad-minded player, he was intrigued by her pitch that she wasn't interested in making money so much as learning about life. She had faced a stretch of personal bad luck, and her reflections on the role of chance had led her to a giant of game theory, who pointed her to poker as the ultimate master class in learning to distinguish between what can be controlled and what can't. And she certainly brought something to the table, including a Ph.D. in psychology and an acclaimed and growing body of work on human behavior and how to hack it. So Seidel was in, and soon she was down the rabbit hole with him, into the wild, fiercely competitive, overwhelmingly masculine world of high-stakes Texas Hold'em, their initial end point the following year's World Series of Poker. But then something extraordinary happened. Under Seidel's guidance, Konnikova did have many epiphanies about life that derived from her new pursuit, including how to better read, not just her opponents but far more importantly herself; how to identify what tilted her into an emotional state that got in the way of good decisions; and how to get to a place where she could accept luck for what it was, and what it wasn't. But she also began to win. And win. In a little over a year, she began making earnest money from tournaments, ultimately totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. She won a major title, got a sponsor, and got used to being on television, and to headlines like "How one writer's book deal turned her into a professional poker player." She even learned to like Las Vegas. But in the end, Maria Konnikova is a writer and student of human behavior, and ultimately the point was to render her incredible journey into a container for its invaluable lessons. The biggest bluff of all, she learned, is that skill is enough. Bad cards will come our way, but keeping our focus on how we play them and not on the outcome will keep us moving through many a dark patch, until the luck once again breaks our way.
How to Beat Low-Limit Poker
Author: Shane Smith
Publisher: Cardoza Publishing
ISBN: 1580424805
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
If you're a low-limit player frustrated by poor results or books written by high-stakes players for big buy-in games, this is exactly the book you need! You'll learn how to win big money at the little games $1/$2, $2/$4, $4/$8, $5/$10 typically found in casinos, cardrooms and played in home poker games. After one reading, you'll lose less, win more and play with increased confidence. You'll learn the top 10 tips and winning strategies specifically designed for limit hold'em, no-limit hold'em, Omaha high-low and low-limit poker tournaments. Great practical advice for new players.
Publisher: Cardoza Publishing
ISBN: 1580424805
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
If you're a low-limit player frustrated by poor results or books written by high-stakes players for big buy-in games, this is exactly the book you need! You'll learn how to win big money at the little games $1/$2, $2/$4, $4/$8, $5/$10 typically found in casinos, cardrooms and played in home poker games. After one reading, you'll lose less, win more and play with increased confidence. You'll learn the top 10 tips and winning strategies specifically designed for limit hold'em, no-limit hold'em, Omaha high-low and low-limit poker tournaments. Great practical advice for new players.
Letters
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
Beat Texas Hold'em
Author: Tom McEvoy
Publisher: Cardoza Publishing
ISBN: 1580424570
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Learn how to play the hottest game in town! With this book, you'll learn how to win at no-limit, limit, online, and tournament hold'em using winning strategies and professional insights. Soon You'll be playing like the champions you see on television and who knows, with good skills and a little luck, you could be on television yourself! In each of the four sections no-limit, limit, online, and tournament hold'em the authors cover the basics of play, the top ten winning tips, and ten essential practice hands, followed by review questions. 368 pages
Publisher: Cardoza Publishing
ISBN: 1580424570
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Learn how to play the hottest game in town! With this book, you'll learn how to win at no-limit, limit, online, and tournament hold'em using winning strategies and professional insights. Soon You'll be playing like the champions you see on television and who knows, with good skills and a little luck, you could be on television yourself! In each of the four sections no-limit, limit, online, and tournament hold'em the authors cover the basics of play, the top ten winning tips, and ten essential practice hands, followed by review questions. 368 pages
Craving the World
Author: Eileen Sanchez
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477122915
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Eighteen-year-old Marisa Torres starts her freshman year eager to fi nd love at the University of Northern Illinois. Will Matthew, an up-and-coming Christian apologist, who opens up her eyes to his radical world view, be the one? Or can Pedro, a spiritual thinker, who meets most of her expectations of a boyfriend, fi ll her need for love? In the end, both young men offer her what she has always wanted, but Marisa decides to ask herself what is it she really needs?
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477122915
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Eighteen-year-old Marisa Torres starts her freshman year eager to fi nd love at the University of Northern Illinois. Will Matthew, an up-and-coming Christian apologist, who opens up her eyes to his radical world view, be the one? Or can Pedro, a spiritual thinker, who meets most of her expectations of a boyfriend, fi ll her need for love? In the end, both young men offer her what she has always wanted, but Marisa decides to ask herself what is it she really needs?
The Foundation
Author: Jim Blair
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595260632
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Two young men with integrity manage to keep their principles and their ties of friendship intact through some serious attacks from individuals and the attractions of pleasures that can corrupt. Their world is changing at a blinding rate of speed: the automobile, airplanes, and the telephone are invented; electricity is discovered-all this while they are still in school. They both are supported by adults who love them so much that they will not permit them to slide into the deep waters of life until they are good swimmers.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595260632
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Two young men with integrity manage to keep their principles and their ties of friendship intact through some serious attacks from individuals and the attractions of pleasures that can corrupt. Their world is changing at a blinding rate of speed: the automobile, airplanes, and the telephone are invented; electricity is discovered-all this while they are still in school. They both are supported by adults who love them so much that they will not permit them to slide into the deep waters of life until they are good swimmers.