THE
POKER PLAYER'S BIBLE
by Lou Krieger
Price ... $21.95
Kreiger, a well-known poker
player and writer, turns his
attention to the beginning
poker player in this book. He
teaches you how to play the
five most popular poker games
played around the world, and
leads you to mastering the
skills and techniques
necessary to give you the
confidence to sit down at any
poker game and win. Learn how
to identify the best games to
play in, which starting hands
to hold and which to fold, how
to figure the odds, when to
play drawing hands and when to
avoid them, and how to read
and deceive your opponents
with or without a poker face.
A ready-reference as well as a
progressive tutorial, you
don't have to read this book
from cover to cover – if you
know all the rules but want to
find out more about advanced
strategies, or what the best
starting hands are for each
common poker variant, jump
right in there and start
reading. If you want to learn
the basics and save the
advanced stuff for later,
start at the beginning and
wait until you feel ready to
tackle some of the more
advanced concepts. The book
will appeal to any beginner
because of the special binding
that lets it lay flat when
opened and because of the
profuse color illustrations. A
terrific gift. 256 pages,
hardbound, Dec 2004.
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POKER BETS, BLUFFS, AND BAD
BEATS PAPERBOUND
by A. Alvarez
Price ... $18.95
It's not The Biggest Game
in Town (one of the most
sought-after out-of-print
poker books of the decade),
but Alvarez's second work this
time around is a fine,
entertaining, educational
read. Here he weaves the
history of poker with his own
experiences with the
experiences of others, and
ties it together with some
wonderful pictures from life
and the movies. Slick paper
and four colors inside add to
the beauty of this book while
the text imparts wisdom of the
masters and a biography of the
author's lifelong affair with
poker. 128 pages, paperbound, Nov 2004.
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POKER
FLASH CARDS TEXAS HOLD'EM
by Pfc Games
Price ... $6.95
This is a complete deck of
playing cards. Each card
offers a lesson on odds. For
example, the king of diamonds
asks: What are the odds against
being dealt pocket rockets (A,A)?
The answer is upside down on
the same card. Each deck
includes the 52 cards,
instructions on how to use
them most effectively,
instructions on how to play
Texas Hold'em and a glossary
of common poker terms. Knowing
answers to the questions on
each card can help you make
better decisions on whether to
bet, fold, call or raise. Nov 2004.
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BAD
BEATS AND LUCKY DRAWS
by Phil Hellmuth
Price ... $14.95
Once the exclusive game of
Las Vegas high-rollers and
serious gambling men, poker is
now wildly popular in living
rooms across America. A
nine-time winner of the WSOP
bracelet, Phil Hellmuth, Jr.,
has been a poker insider for
over the last 18 years. Over
the course of his celebrated
career, he has played, beat,
and been astounded and foiled
by a striking array of hands.
Building on his bestseller,
Play Like the Pros, he now
reveals the secrets of making
tough decisions, audacious
bluffs, and incredible
calls-based on the bold moves
of his renowned peers and
rivals. Eye-opening,
entertaining, and instructive,
Bad Beats and Lucky Draws
talks about dozens of key
hands-including some terribly
weird and truly rotten
ones-within the context of the
illustrious settings where
they were played. Hellmuth
devotes a full chapter to
dissecting hands he
witnessed-or played in-at the
most prestigious tournament of
our time, the World Series of
Poker. He also shares
highlights from the World
Poker Tour and European Poker
Tour championships. Packed
with blow-by-blow accounts of
heart-pounding matches,
penetrating analysis of
brilliant matches, this book
features memorable hands from
the pros, `Celebrity Hands',
chapters spotlighting `Clash
of the Titans', and Hellmuths
personal tribute to `Cheesehead
Poker'-where he revisits his
early playing days prior to
his first win in the WSOP.
Throughout, photos and candid,
insiders anecdotes open a
fascinating window into the
philosophies and personalities
of some of the greatest living
masters of the game. 256
pages, paper bound. Sept 2004.
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POKER
NIGHT
by John Vorhaus
Price ... $13.95
Noted poker player/writer Vorhaus covers a little bit
and a lot of everything here
from the absolute basics to
advanced points of strategies.
The information is for those
who want to excel at the most
popular poker game in the
world--the home game,
where the pots aren't cut and
the winning gets personal.
Topics include:
- Setting up and running
rules that create a great
game
- Understanding your
opponents, including their
"tells"
*Avoiding common and
not-so-common mistakes
- Understanding five-card
draw, seven-card stud,
split-pot games, Texas
hold'em, as well as
homegrown variations and
entertaining twists
- Advice for no-limit
hold'em tournaments, the
latest trend in home play
- A glossary of poker
terms to have you slingin'
the slang like a champ
Filled with hilarious
observations and hard-nosed
strategies for beating the
rules, this smart, sassy, and
readable handbook holds the
key to your poker
success--whether you're just
learning or you already know
the difference between a
fishhook and a dead man's
hand. 275 pages, indexed,
paperbound, Aug. 2004.
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KILLER
POKER HOLD'EM HANDBOOK
by John Vorhaus
Price ... $14.95
It's time to take your game to
the next level! Texas Hold'em,
the most popular form of poker
in casinos and tournaments
today, has been said to take
five minutes to learn and a
lifetime to master. Not
anymore. In this revolutionary
workbook, renowned poker
journalist John Vorhaus shows
you how to play smart,
fearless hold'em, read other
players' tells, exploit their
flaws, and turn every hold'em
session into a winning one.
Vorhaus explores the specific
strategies and tactics used by
such hold'em archetypes as the
Newbie, the Weakling, the
Maniac, and the Rager, and
includes an innovative diary
system that reveals each
type's thought processes,
including his own. Through
problem-solving exercises and
drills, you'll discover how
to:
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attack new players before
they get comfortable
-
close
the holes in your game
-
use a
"fakiac" image to
look like a maniac even when
you're not
-
let aggressive
opponents do your betting for
you
-
capitalize on the
mistakes others make when
dealing with super-aggressive
players
-
profit from loose
raises-and avoid loose calls.
The Killer approach is more
than just good card
strategy-it's your guide to
controlling and dominating the
game. 245 pages, paper bound.
Aug 2004.
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BEGINNER'S
GUIDE TO ONLINE POKER W/CD
by Gail Phanvilay
Price ... $9.95
Beginner's will like this book
because there are simple
strategy charts that answer
most of the questions for
Online Texas Hold'em. These
charts are a unique feature as
they are designed for quick
and easy reference. The color
layout, clear set-up and
easy-to-follow instructions
allow the player to build
their skills. The book also
comes with two CD's that will
allow you to play online for
free while you gain your
confidence. This is a great
resource for beginning
Low-Limit Texas Hold'em Online
Poker. 69 pages, spiral bound.
Aug. 2004.
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SMALL
STAKES HOLD'EM
by Mason Malmuth, Ed Miller
& David Sklansky
Price ... $24.95
Ed Miller has collaborated with
the respected Sklansky and
Malmuth to fill a huge gap in
poker literature with some
super material for beginners
all the way up--according to
customer feedback--to
virtually middle-limit play.
However, according to the
authors, it is aimed at the
$6-$12 level player. There are
seven major sections to the
book, including quizzes and
questions and answers, which
help underline and emphasize
vital concepts. Sections
discuss Gambling Concepts such
as pot-implied and
reverse-implied odds; pot
equity and counting the pot.
This is followed by Preflop
Play, which includes when to
play tight; a look at top pair
hands; speculative hands and
powerhouse hands; the power of
domination; the value of
position; the importance of
being suited and cold-calling
hands with mediocre hands. The
authors explore counting outs
including partial outs;
backdoor draws; redraws;
relative position; finding
hidden outs; evaluating the
flop including made hands; top
pair or an overpair; drawing
hands; large vs. small pots;
protecting your hand; raising
for a free card and
slowplaying. The final major
section focuses on River Play,
which looks at betting for
value when a "scare
card" comes; when the pot
is big; going for overcalls;
when you do not want
overcalls. Also, the book
talks about building big pots
before the flop; using
"tells" to attack an
opponent's weakness or using
one cautiously in large pots.
369 pages, paperbound. July,
2004.
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PLAY
POKER LIKE JOHNNY CHAN
by Johnny Chan and Mark Karowe
Price ... $29.95
Johnny Chan is considered
to be one of the all-time
great poker players. He has
co-authored this book with
Mark Karowe as both
biographical and
instructional. The wily Chan,
who began gambling in Las
Vegas at age 16 (he looked
older), discovered poker four
years later at the Golden
Nugget and ran $2,500 into
$30,000 (later blowing it all
at a 21 table). When he moved
to Las Vegas from Texas in
1979, it took him three years
to perfect his game. After
that there was no looking
back. This book contains 14
chapters. The first four cover
the basics like explaining
hand rankings, general poker
concepts (the importance of
patience is emphasized) and
what to expect the first time
you enter a casino card room.
This chapter should help the
home player making that first
big step. Chan and Karowe
explain poker etiquette (dos
and don'ts), such as what
"string bets" are and how
"cards speak" and why English
is the only language allowed
at the tables. The fifth
chapter begins with coverage
of limit hold'em, followed by
seven-card stud; seven card
stud high low split, then
Omaha and Omaha high low
split. There is one chapter on
no-limit hold'em (23 pages)
and a small section on
tournament play (five pages).
His advice is good and there's
logic to what he says about
gaining valuable experience in
smaller tournaments. 239
pages, illustrated,
paperbound, 2005. The book
contains a 12-page section on
Internet poker, and his views
on bluffing and money
management should guide the
novice through dangerous
straits. One section describes
Chan's opinions of the great
players like Doyle Brunson,
Chip Reese, the late Stu Ungar,
Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey and
Gus Hansen. For some reason
the authors got the spelling
of Bob Stupak wrong; they have
it as Stupack. Chan has 25
color photos in the book also.
Overall, a good book outlining
the fundamentals and some
advanced concepts, with
excellent analysis and
illustrated examples of hands
and flops, with an inside look
at what Chan sacrificed in his
early years to become a
respected, feared, table
legend.
Jan 2005.
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SMART
POKER RECORD BOOK
by Tina Schafer
Price ... $4.95
Finally, a poker record keeper
that's easy to keep, based on
the original format by Tony
Wuehle. Compact enough to fit
in a shirt pocket or back
pocket of your jeans, this
little booklet has space to
record a full year of daily
play and over 150 tournaments.
Info you can include follows
this format: date, game
number, location, stakes,
hours played, W/L, Hourly W/L,
total hours, total W/L,
Average W/L per session and
per hour. Some space for
notes. July 2004.
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BOBBY
BALDWIN'S WINNING POKER
SECRETS
by Mike Caro
Price ... $14.95
Published in 1979 for the
first time, hitting the market
when Baldwin's name was high
on the list of poker talk this
book went out of print in the
l990s, and has now been
rediscovered by an entire new
generation of players. Even
though it's not so much a
how-to book, the way it
relates Baldwin's experiences
and what he learned from the
first time he played poker in
the early 1960s and the people
he met--characters, teachers,
hustlers, and of his eventual
emergence as a respected
superstar of poker, provide
much insight into the world of
poker. Many of the chapters
underscore common mistakes he
made and those you should
avoid. He talks about the
pitfalls of lending money;
making bad decisions at the
table; losing control and
going on tilt; letting ego be
a destructive force. It
contains 27 chapters, is
illustrated and directs itself
to more than hold'em because
it includes advice at playing
five stud; ace-to-five
lowball; seven stud; seven
stud lowball (razz); five-card
draw; and deuce-to-seven low;
seven stud high-low split.200
pages, paperbound, May 2004
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BIG
BOOK OF POKER
by Ken Warren
Price ... $19.95
Warren explains all aspects of
the game in this convenient,
definitive guide. Big print,
clear explanations, countless
charts and sidebars, and a fun
approach to the game make this
book the ideal guide for
players looking to learn or
improve their game. Warren
covers all the basics--rules,
plays, winning strategies--as
well as valuable advanced
material. From how to bet,
raise, check raise, bluff, and
semi-bluff to how to use
position and pot odds
favorably, the book will help
players win at the casino and
at home. It provides helpful
lessons and advice in an
accessible, oversized format
that players of all levels
will appreciate and enjoy. 325
pages, indexed, paperbound,
May 2004.
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BE
A WINNER AT BOARD GAME POKER IN
YOUR CLUB OR HOME GAME
by Vic Villandre
Price ... $14.95
The board games the author
refers to in the title are those
poker games where an
individual's cards exposed.
These include seven-stud and
variations. Emphasis here is in
the home game. Many of the
chapters are followed by
quizzes. Issues covered include
stats, scooping, tracking key
cards, 3 in the middle,
illusion, drawing inferences
during the play, figuring the
odds, trying to back in at the
end, when not to raise, betting
position, concentration, dealing
a game to your advantage and
more. There is also a final
exam. 8x11 format, spiral bound,
May 2004.
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WINNING
7-CARD STUD
by Ashley Adams
Price ...
$32.00
One of the most popular poker
games in America is 7-Card Stud,
but up to 90 percent of those
who play it lose! The difference
between being a loser and a
winner boils down to just one
thing -- knowledge. Whether
you're a sometime player looking
for an edge at a Friday night
get-together or you seriously
want to win at poker in a
casino, the insider information
in this step-by-step guide can
help you learn what you need to
know to beat your opponents and
make money. Ten years ago,
author Ashley Adams successfully
made the jump from casual player
to casino player, winning ring
games and tournaments from
Connecticut to California. In
this book he translates his own
experience into basic
strategies, tips on adjusting
play, figuring your opponents,
bluffing, and other stud tricks.
252 pages, indexed, May 2004. |
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HOW
GOOD IS YOUR POT-LIMIT OMAHA
by Stewart Reuben
Price ...
$17.95
Author Reuben presents a
test-yourself format book
designed to simulate live-action
play by enabling readers to
select the best course of action
at each stage of a complete
Omaha hand. The reader is then
invited to compare his play with
that of the experts and assess
the results through a scoring
system. A pot-limit specialist,
Reuben frequents the card rooms
in Las Vegas and London and has
co-written a book with Bob
Ciaffone. 207 pages, paperbound,
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HOW
GOOD IS YOUR POT-LIMIT HOLD'EM
by Stewart Reuben
Price ...
$17.95
Author Reuben presents a
test-yourself format book
designed to simulate live-action
play by enabling readers to
select the best course of action
at each stage of a complete
hold'em hand. The reader is then
invited to compare his play with
that of the experts and assess
the results through a scoring
system. A pot-limit specialist,
Reuben frequents the card rooms
in Las Vegas and London and has
co-written a book with Bob
Ciaffone. 207 pages, paperbound,
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TEXAS
HOLD'EM TAKE THE MONEY
by John Gollehon
Price ... $8.99
Here's a nifty little book
designed for the casual player.
It is an easy read that can be
completed on a short flight or
while waiting in a doctor's
office. Gollehon covers poker in
four chapters first by answering
the question--Why Hold'em--then
by discussing the rules,
providing his own winning
advice, and then ending with a
glossary of poker terms. 59
pages, paperbound, May 2004 |
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TEXAS
HOLD’EM SUPER PRO CHARTS
By Poker Smarts
Order
820025 ... $14.95
Perfect for the online player,
for people looking for
flash-card type information, and
for those who have trouble
remembering the best starting
cards in hold'em, this is a
chart that shows the 64 best
starting hands. This is a
three-item set consisting of one
large wall chart (17x22 poster
size), one 5x7 desktop chart,
and a perforated sheet that can
be broken down into wallet-sized
cards. April, 2004. |
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SHUT
UP AND DEAL
by Jesse May
Price ... $14.95
Not since Mario Puzo's cult
classic, Fools Die, has there
been a truly great novel about
the gambling life. Shut Up and
Deal is a wild and stormy trip
into the booming casino industry
of the 1990s, told by Mickey, an
obsessed young poker pro. He's
the Cincinnati Kid all tricked
out for the '90s and his story
is poker, pure poker, brought to
life by a cast of shrewd,
outlandish characters, all of
whom give him a run for his
money. Here is a world in which
the anarchy of chance comes into
cold, harsh focus and Mickey
navigates his way through it
with an unusual combination of
guile and virtue.217 pages,
paperbound. April 2004. |
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KILL
POT
by George O. Bosma
Price ... $17.95
Part novel, part fact, this is a
story that takes place in one of
California's oldest card clubs.
The title comes from the poker
term that allows for high stakes
play at a low stakes table by
pushing the limits if a person
wins two pots in a row. The
people, though fictional, and
what happens to them, are drawn
from life.183 pages, paperbound
with glossary, April 2004. |
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SMALL
STAKES HOLD'EM
by Mason Malmuth, Ed Miller
& David Sklansky
Price ... $24.95
Ed Miller has collaboraed with
the respected Sklansky and
Malmuth to fill a huge gap in
poker literature with some
super material for beginners
all the way up--according to
customer feedback--to
virtually middle-limit play.
However, according to the
authors, it is aimed at the
$6-$12 level player. There are
seven major sections to the
book, including quizzes and
questions and answers, which
help underline and emphasize
vital concepts. Sections
discuss Gambling Concepts such
as pot-implied and
reverse-implied odds; pot
equity and counting the pot.
This is followed by Preflop
Play, which includes when to
play tight; a look at top pair
hands; speculative hands and
powerhouse hands; the power of
domination; the value of
position; the importance of
being suited and cold-calling
hands with mediocre hands. The
authors explore counting outs
including partial outs;
backdoor draws; redraws;
relative position; finding
hidden outs; evaluating the
flop including made hands; top
pair or an overpair; drawing
hands; large vs. small pots;
protecting your hand; raising
for a free card and
slowplaying. The final major
section focuses on River Play,
which looks at betting for
value when a "scare
card" comes; when the pot
is big; going for overcalls;
when you do not want
overcalls. Also, the book
talks about building big pots
before the flop; using
"tells" to attack an
opponent's weakness or using
one cautiously in large pots.
369 pages, paperbound. July,
2004.
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SUPER SYSTEM (A Course in Poker Power)
by Doyle Brunson
Price ... $29.95
"Texas
Dolly" Brunson's classic on every major no-limit game
played today: seven-card stud,
seven-card low stud (razz), and Texas Hold'em. Chapters written by
game's superstars: Dave Sklansky, Mike Caro, Chip Reese,
Bobby Baldwin and Brunson himself. Considered by the pros
to be one of the best books on poker ever. Mandatory
reading for anyone planning to enter a major tournament or
play no-limit poker. Paperbound
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CHAMPIONSHIP NO-LIMIT & POT LIMIT HOLD'EM
by T.J. Cloutier &
Tom McEvoy
Price ... $29.95
Cloutier has been one of the more respected, consistent players in high stakes poker. Here he collaborates with former World
Series of Poker Champ McEvoy, author of "Tournament Poker" to define what it means to be a "survivor" in the poker wars of the '90s.The advice
involves major chapters that try to prepare you for crucial tournament decisions and essentially challenges you to make a choice, then tells you what the right move should be, with
rationale and logic. Also talks about various stages and the proper moves at that special time in a tourney. Paperbound
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BOBBY
BALDWIN'S WINNING POKER
SECRETS
by Mike Caro
Price ... $14.95
Published in 1979 for the
first time, hitting the market
when Baldwin's name was high
on the list of poker talk this
book went out of print in the
l990s, and has now been
rediscovered by an entire new
generation of players. Even
though it's not so much a
how-to book, the way it
relates Baldwin's experiences
and what he learned from the
first time he played poker in
the early 1960s and the people
he met--characters, teachers,
hustlers, and of his eventual
emergence as a respected
superstar of poker, provide
much insight into the world of
poker. Many of the chapters
underscore common mistakes he
made and those you should
avoid. He talks about the
pitfalls of lending money;
making bad decisions at the
table; losing control and
going on tilt; letting ego be
a destructive force. It
contains 27 chapters, is
illustrated and directs itself
to more than hold'em because
it includes advice at playing
five stud; ace-to-five
lowball; seven stud; seven
stud lowball (razz); five-card
draw; and deuce-to-seven low;
seven stud high-low split.200
pages, paperbound, May 2004
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FOOLPROOF
(HOLD'EM)
by Richard Allen
Price ... $49.95
Allen’s book, now back in print, is aimed at beginners who want to know which
are the good starting hands. The emphasis is on discipline, self-control and the
ability to play the hands a certain way depending on your position and what the
flop reflects. When to call, when to raise or reraise, when to bluff are all
covered in this unique approach to the game. The author presents his solid
methods, which combined with memorization of his starting hand guide, will
remain a positive tool throughout your poker playing days. Allen’s research for
example show that the blinds are the areas where beginners lose most of their
money. He teaches you when to release mediocre hands, and what to do depending
on whether there have been raises and the amount of money in the pot. Allen
teaches memory aids to sharpen you skills and includes a 75 page workbook. 221
pages, 8x11 spiralbound.
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