Play Poker To Win
'Amarillo Slim' Preston
Reputedly the best poker playewr in the world when at his height, Amarillo Slim reveals here that to win consistently requires not only a mind that can count cards, read hands and evaluate the complex laws of probability, but also an ability to analyse every aspect of human nature. In this book 'Slim' reveals valuable poker playing secrets and recouns some of the great hands and great games that he has played. In the process he explains the strategies and tactics of the poker game and passes on invaluable advice about judging your opponents correctly. Read this book and you will improve your poker. You'll learn how to bet, when to bluff, when to drop, and when to pick up your chips and head for home.
Raised in Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo Slim has lived the most daring, exciting and profitable life of any man alive. Sent overseas just after World War II to give billiards exhibitions for the US Army, he ended up running the biggest black-market operation in Europe. Back home, he returned to his first love, cards, and won the World Series of Poker in 1972. Now a living legend and member of four Halls of Fame, he's been celebrated in songs and movies, and his picture hangs in City Hall, Las Vegas. Find out more |
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| isbn: 1874061017
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price: £9.99
Big Bookshop price: £6.99
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| casing: Paperback
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| format: B (198 x 129mm)
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| extent: 175pp
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| rights: UK & Commonwealth
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| pub date: June 1993
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