Total Poker

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' Winning at Poker is not just analysis, ^^ ^ clever tactics, not even inspired bluff;
^^ though this book examines in great
depth just what makes up these various ^^!sii ^ "lS elements. Luck works out the same for -^"^riw)' everyone: there really is-no such thing ;¦¦""'I''gg good cards or bad cards; Ultimately winning is a psychlological decision, up to each player.
' . the joy of the book lies in its single-minded application of the rules of poker to life in general' - The Times
'A poker buff's delight gorgeous, unstoppable reading' ^ - Kirkus Reviews
'The chapter on the extraordinary diplomatic poker game between President Kennedy and Mr Kruschev during the Cuban missile crisis is a winning hand on its own'
- The Daily Telegraph
'Sex is good but poker lasts longer.' - Alan Williams
'The game examplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made our country so great.' - Walter Matthau
For this new paperback edition, David Spanier has revised and updated his... Tovább

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' Winning at Poker is not just analysis, ^^ ^ clever tactics, not even inspired bluff;
^^ though this book examines in great
depth just what makes up these various ^^!sii ^ "lS elements. Luck works out the same for -^"^riw)' everyone: there really is-no such thing ;¦¦""'I''gg good cards or bad cards; Ultimately winning is a psychlological decision, up to each player.
' . the joy of the book lies in its single-minded application of the rules of poker to life in general' - The Times
'A poker buff's delight gorgeous, unstoppable reading' ^ - Kirkus Reviews
'The chapter on the extraordinary diplomatic poker game between President Kennedy and Mr Kruschev during the Cuban missile crisis is a winning hand on its own'
- The Daily Telegraph
'Sex is good but poker lasts longer.' - Alan Williams
'The game examplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made our country so great.' - Walter Matthau
For this new paperback edition, David Spanier has revised and updated his classic 1977 book on poker - its history, culture, technique and strategy.
'If you ain't a tiger, baby, forget it!'
- Jimmy the Greek
David Spanier Is a broadcaster and journalist on gambling topics. He also writes a regular poker and gambling column for The Independent and is the author of Easy Money (also published by Oldcastle Books), Total Chess and All Right, O.K., You Win: Inside Las Vegas.
Cover picture of Doyle Brunson, kindly loaned by Binion's Horseshoe.
Cover design: Alari. Forster
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