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Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
Description
When Molly Bloom was a little girl growing up in a small Colorado town, she watched her brothers win medals, ace tests, and receive high praise from everyone they met. Molly wanted nothing more than to bask in that glow a little herself, so she pushed herself too--as a student, as an athlete. She was successful but felt like she was always coming from behind. She wanted to break free, to find a life without rules and limits, a life where she didn't...
5) Rounders
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"A young man is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks."--IMDB web site
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2020.
Language
English
Description
"How a New York Times bestselling author and New Yorker contributor parlayed a strong grasp of the science of human decision-making and a woeful ignorance of cards into a life-changing run as a professional poker player, under the wing of a legend of the game 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...
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"In THE NOBLE HUSTLE Colson Whitehead does for participatory journalism what he did for zombie novels in ZONE ONE: Take one literary genius, add $10,000 and a seat at the World Series of Poker, and stir. On one level, Colson Whitehead's THE NOBLE HUSTLE is a familiar species of participatory journalism - a longtime neighborhood poker player, Colson was given a $10,000 stake and an assignment from the online ESPN offshoot Grantland to see how far he...
10) Molly's game
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
11) Poker Math
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English
Description
In the game of poker, the two most fundamental mathematical ideas are known as probability and odds. Players who have a solid grasp of these ideas will be more equipped to make intelligent choices while competing. The possibility that an event will take place is referred to as its probability, and odds are defined as the proportion of the probability that an event will take place relative to the probability that it will not take place.
When playing...
12) Bluff
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English
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"One-time socialite Maud Warner polishes up the rags of her once glittering existence and bluffs her way into a signature New York restaurant on a sunny October day. When she walks out again, a man will have been shot. Maud has grown accustomed to being underestimated and invisible, and she uses her ability to fly under the radar as she pursues celebrity accountant Burt Sklar, the man she believes stole her mother's fortune and left her family in...
13) How to Shake the Online Poker Money Tree: Unstoppable Online Poker Strategy for the 21st Century
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English
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This is the very same, classic popular online poker strategy e-book that has been selling online for $39 a copy since 2004. Now in proper Kindle device format (as of January 2012). It has been revised and expanded in this 3rd edition to reflect recent changes in the online poker landscape, including the effects of political events which occurred in both 2006 and 2011. It includes new chapters with specific strategies for popular new game types and...
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English
Description
Are you captivated by the World Series of Poker on television?
Have you always wanted to sit at the poker table in your favorite casino, but you do not know how to play?
Do you need go gain confidence and learn how to put on a poker face?
Are you interested in mastering the game? This is the book for you.
The popularity of Texas Hold 'Em poker has skyrocketed over the last few years as people discover the true amount of talent that goes into the...
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Language
English
Description
How to Make Money in Open Face Chinese Poker (OFCP) is the first and only OFCP book on the market that teaches you how to win! It introduces the fundamental theorems for those who are just learning the game, and more importantly, transforms a regular player into an expert in the OFCP environment. Whether you are aiming to make some side income or have been playing poker throughout your career, this book will equip you with everything you need to crush...
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English
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Learn When To Hold 'Em And When To Fold 'Em. . .
Poker has never been hotter, with the World Series of Poker and celebrity tournaments flooding television screens and online poker rooms drawing millions of visitors every month. While the basic rules of poker are fairly simple, learning how to win can be a challenging-and potentially expensive-experience for novice players.
Updated with the latest information, this essential guide from renowned casino...
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English
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An equal-opportunity pastime, poker is played everywhere from country clubs to penitentiaries and has even developed into a spectator sport. In this entertaining gift book for poker fanatics and students of American vernacular, a cultural historian and slang authority offers a compendium of traditional poker slang, as well as the new vocabulary of online poker and jargon from high-stakes tournaments.
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English
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What are the odds of winning at poker if you don't know the odds in poker?
Practical Poker Math provides a complete and easy-to-understand explanation of the basic odds, probabilities and expectations in Hold'Em and Omaha. All the formulations are completely open and are demonstrated via easy-to-follow, color-coded calculations.
Pat Dittmar has aimed this book at beginning through semi-pro players who want to improve their results and who know that...
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English
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Atreasure trove of behavioral information to give a huge edge over the competition, this guide teaches how to read tellsthe subtle ways in which opponents betray themselves through body language, table talk, chip moves, eye contact, and morein order to increase chances of winning in poker. Tells are rarely obvious and it takes concentration to find them, but this bookshows how to identify them and use them to an advantage to exploit others' weaknesses...
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English
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In Farha on Omaha, Sam Farha, the world's greatest Omaha player, and Storms Reback, a noted poker writer, offer those new to the game of Omaha poker simple strategic tips that will help transform them into winning players. The authors provide strategies on how to beat the three most popular forms of Omahalimit, eight-or-better, and pot-limitin both cash games and tournaments. Providing practical advice and advanced strategy tips, and discussing specific...
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