Poker, Gaming, and Life
Saturday, July 4th, 2009
This volume is a collection of recent articles written by David Sklansky that have appeared in various publications including Card Player and Poker World magazines. A few have never before appeared in print.
Most of the articles are about poker or gambling. However, David has recently branched out into other areas that lend themselves to his unique style of analysis and some of these essays are contained in this book.
“Poker and gaming” topics include Being a Favorite, Are great Players Born? Talent Versus Discipline, Will Power, The Importance of Position, Never Go Broke, When Time is Not of the Essence, and Is Your Wallet Fat Enough? “Life” topics include What It Is that Makes an Issue Controversial, Coincidences, Some Thoughts on Dying, Legitimate Grievances, and Crime and Punishment.
Though these essays vary greatly in content, you will find them very thought provoking. Thus Two Plus Two Publishing proudly brings you these latest examples of David Sklansky’s work.
A job where the casino actually hires people to play poker! Is this the dream job of every gambler? Or, is it one of the greatest scams ever invented? After much agony, an average guy decides to take the job! Follow his journey as he delves into the mysteries of Proposition Poker Playing, a guy Paid to Play Poker. Our guy must use his own money to play poker, in assigned games. While playing, to the very best of his ability, he makes hand written-detailed records, collecting an extensive database of details. Then the SCIENTIFIC METHOD is applied, and in the end, it works. Detailed results are carefully explained. Many well-established poker concepts are challenged. Paid to Play Poker promises to be a money-maker for knowledgeable poker players.
Performance Poker - No Limit! teaches novice, hobby and intermediate poker players how to turn a consistent profit with their online poker play.
The professionals of Full Tilt Poker include the best and most famous poker players in the world. Their accomplishments are unparalleled, with countless World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour championships to their names and well in excess of $100 million in winnings in private games. Now, this group of poker legends has banded together to create THE FULL TILT POKER STRATEGY GUIDE, which will stand as an instant classic of the genre and is sure to become the industry standard.
More than 250 illustrations, charts, and tables make understanding poker concepts simple. Beginners will see how cards and hands are ranked and how to bet and bluff, and they’ll master shuffling techniques and find out proper table etiquette. Intermediates can practice chip management, learn to recognize opponents’ strengths and weaknesses, and discover smart strategies for both good hands and bad. Players will also benefit from the tactical discussions of variations of Draw Poker, Hold’ Em, Five- and Seven-Card Stud Poker, and other casino games like Blackjack, Baccarat, Red Dog, Slippery Sam-even Gin Rummy. The full glossary of terminology can get anyone up to speed.
52 Tips for No-Limit Texas Hold’em picks up where 52 Tips for Texas Hold’em left off. The first 52 Tips book focuses primarily on looking at your own hand and providing general rules for how to play it at various points in the progression of the hand. It is a wonderful specific beginning primer.
Beat the best by knowing the moves that make them the best. Tournament poker is a fun way to win big money and be famous. The problem is that no one is willing to share the moves that made the top poker pros millionaires. Tournament Poker: 101 Winning Moves gives you 101 expert plays for no-limit tournaments. It’s the poker reference book that combines winning poker moves found in almost 20 years worth of poker materials, with plays uncovered in heads-up battles against poker pros. * 40 pre-flop moves with the min-raise, isolation and squeeze * 30 flop moves with the continuation bet, steal flops, and how to set a trap. * 20 turn and river moves with action-inducing bet, scare card moves, and the naked Ace bluff. * Winning plays for your head-to-head battle at the final table. Step up to the poker table with confidence and an arsenal of winning moves. www.apokerexpert.com
Poker Wizards is an exclusive compilation of strategies, insights, and winning tactics for no-limit hold’em tournaments from ten of the world’s greatest players and champions — Daniel Negreanu, Dan Harrington, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, Gus Hansen, Marcel Luske, Kathy Liebert, T.J. Cloutier, Marc Salem, Mel Judah, and Mike Sexton — all of who individually have made millions of dollars playing poker. The author presents each poker superstar with a series of strategy questions, which are compiled into a strategy goldmine reminiscent of Doyle Brunson’s Super System and Daniel Negreanu’s Power Hold’em Strategy. The twist here is that the reader gets to delve deeply into the minds of superstar players and compare the thinking on how each player deals with the same commonly-faced situations.
Dealer’s Choice is the ultimate guide to the world of low stakes poker, where fun and bragging rights count as least as much as the final tally. We all know that money won is twice as sweet as money earned, and there are plenty of books that will help you if you want to mortgage the house to play on the high-stake tables, but most of us are looking for a friendlier species of the game, a chance to test our luck in the enjoyable company of friends, and, if we are favoured with good fortune and they are not, to really, really rub their noses in it. Starting with the elementary principles of the game every beginner will need to know before swimming with the sharks - betting, bluffing, and the hierarchy of hand values - Dealer’s Choice also includes invaluable tips on how to host the perfect poker evening (the relative merits of chips versus coins, what food to serve) as well as fascinating sidebars (great poker hands in cinema, trivia, unspoken laws of the game) and hilarious profiles of archetypal poker characters - the kinds of oddball one is bound to encounter sooner or later across the green felt. Every conceivable variety of poker is discussed in each of its variants, from established favourites like Baseball and Follow the Queen to truly esoteric mutations of the authors’ own invention such as Frankenstein, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and Hamlet (i.e., Jacks are low, Queens are wild, Kings dead). Renowned illustrator Phil Foglio has enlivened the text with spectacular line drawings. With worldwide interest in poker at unprecedented peak, Dealer’s Choice gives casual players the chance to re-create, right in their living rooms, the excitement of the World Series of Poker…except without the five million dollar jackpot - but pizza and beer aren’t bad either!
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