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There are definite benefits in allowing a One No-Trump opening to
include a 5-card major. More and more experts at international
level have adopted such a style.;If you are an ambitious player and
are keen to improve the range of your no-trump bidding you will
need a method to locate a 5-card major with opener or to discover a
4-4 major fit.;5-Card Major Stayman provides an easy structure that
allows you to do just that and still enables you to use transfers
to either major, even after a INT:2C response.
So, you want to get better at poker? You are committed to this and
you are prepared to spend time on it. You ask advice and what do
people tell you? Probably something along the lines of "just keep
working on it and you'll get there." ----- This is wrong. "Just
working on it" will not help you. Randomly analysing hands,
watching poker on TV or vaguely looking at equity equations won't
cut it. The only approach that will work is the right sort of
practice based on a relatively new area of psychological
investigation - the science of expertise. ----- This book
identifies precisely what this "right sort of practice" entails. It
is based around what has become known as purposeful practice.
Purposeful practice is the gold standard for anyone who wishes to
take full advantage of the remarkable adaptability of the human
brain and is the fast track route to improving your poker skills.
----- This book will give you: ------ * A clear theoretical
understanding of the science of purposeful practice - * Numerous
techniques by which this can be adapted to improvement at poker - *
Specific exercises designed to create an infallible Plan for Poker
Improvement
Mike Sexton began playing poker at the age of 13 and became a
full-time professional player in 1977. He moved from North Carolina
to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1985 and won his first World Series of
Poker bracelet in 1989. In his four decades as a poker professional
Mike excelled as a poker player, poker businessman and was one of
poker's premiere ambassadors for 25 years. He was instrumental in
the creation of partypoker in 2001 and was a key player in the
launch of the World Poker Tour in 2002, an event that changed the
world of poker forever. Mike can be credited with the creation of
two mega events in the poker world: the Tournament of Champions of
Poker in 1999 and the partypoker Million in 2002. Along with Vince
van Patten, he was a commentator on the WPT from its inception.
Mike was recognized as Poker's Top Ambassador at the Card Player
Magazine Player of the Year Awards gala in 2006. That same year, he
won the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions, collecting
$1 million in prize money - half of which he donated to charity. In
2009, he was thrilled to receive poker's greatest honor - induction
into the Poker Hall of Fame. And, if that weren't enough, in 2016
he was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the
American Poker Awards. In this book Mike recounts his personal
experiences and gives his take on some of poker's legendary
characters over the past 40 years. If you enjoy poker, are
fascinated by the development of the game and enjoy compelling
poker, golf and gambling adventures, then you'll love Life's A
Gamble.
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