A famous card expert demonstrates tricks that have left theater audiences amazed, and that card-playing professionals have used profitably. It is not a book for beginners. But these shifts, palms, glides, false shuffles, cuts, fans, steals and spectacular deceptions will help those with basic card expertise reach new levels of performance. Over 300 photos show Buckley's exact hand positions during each move.

Fire your imagination with these fun storytelling cards. Reviving the Victorian craze for 'myrioramas', the 20 picture cards can be placed in any order to create seamless scenes. Almost infinite combinations of cards provide endless storyscaping possibilities. London, 1900. A brilliant scientist leaves the world above to create his own world below, determined to prove his radical theory - that gravity is a geometric property of spacetime. What happens when time is bent, space is collapsed and dimensions overlap? Descend into the shadow world to find out. With many games to play and millions of stories to tell, each turn of the card is a new adventure. Where will the story take you?

You've reached the business end of the tournament and you're gunning for glory. However, you are now playing for the big bucks where one mistake could cost you thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars. You'll undoubtedly feel nervous. Are you technically prepared? Are you psychologically prepared?The Final Table will teach you how to make great decisions at every stage. It will also set out a program so you can learn how to continuously improve your final table strategy every single day.* How do you apply pressure as the chip leader?* What is risk premium and why is it so important?* Should you play to win or play to make the most money?* What's the best way to study all this?The Final Table features detailed analysis of over 100 hand examples at different stages of play. These vary from full ring to short-handed and heads-up play and cover the most common preflop and postflop situations.

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

This book will tell you everything you need to know to get started with the world's favourite card game. From the basic rules to all the game variations, Poker: The Ultimate Guide will lead you through from beginner to expert.

This new edition shows beginning and intermediate players learn how to beat any single or multiple deck blackjack game in the world. More than fifteen chapters show the rules, variations, options, basic strategies, and master charts for correct play for al blackjack games, including the latest rules changes. Players learn smart money management, how to maximize profits, simplified counting methods, and how to get free rooms, meals and shows just for playing. This comprehensive book includes a tipping guide, eight rules of self-discipline, five practice quizzes, money management, and sage advice for being a winner.

Practice and theoretical knowledge of the game are the complementary keys to increasing odds for success at poker, and this insider's manual gives detailed information and tips for mastering one of the most popular variations of the card game, Texas Hold 'em. Experts examine basic and special strategies; the game according to position or cards in hand; psychological aspects of the game, including reading opponents and bluffing; mathematical aspects of the game, including pot odds; and tournament play. A poker dictionary and black-and-white photographs round out the handbook. "La practica y el conocimiento teorico del juego son las claves complementarias para aumentar las posibilidades de exito con el poker, y este manual experto ofrece informacion detallada y consejos para llegar a dominar una de las variaciones mas populares del juego de cartas, Texas Hold'em. Los expertos examinan estrategias basicas y especiales; el juego segun la posicion y segun las cartas; los aspectos psicologicos del juego, incluyendo el leer las senales de los adversarios y los bluffs; los aspectos matematicos del juego, incluyendo los porcentajes del bote; y el juego en torneos. Se incluyen tambien un diccionario del poker y fotografias en blanco y negro."

Modern Poker Theory is a comprehensive, rigorous guide to the most important aspects of No-Limit Hold'em. It is based around an in-depth examination of what is meant by game theory optimal play (GTO) and how it can be applied at the table. Understanding GTO is fundamental to being able to make accurate poker decisions and being able to exploit players who don't. Modern Poker Theory uses modern poker tools to develop a systematic approach to the analysis of GTO. It organizes the ideas and concepts in an intuitive manner that is totally focused to practical applications. Next time you are at a table some of the players will have studied Modern Poker Theory and some won't. The players who have studied Modern Poker Theory will, without doubt, have a better theoretical and practical understanding of No-Limit Hold'em. They will be the favourites in the game. Make sure you are one of them. Michael Acevedo, one of the world's leading poker theorists, is a game theory expert who is renowned for creating cutting-edge content for the world's leading players. The production of Modern Poker Theory is the culmination of many thousands of hours of his research work with the most advanced poker software tools available. It is poker theory for the 21st century.

INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME Starting and Finding A Game; What You?ll Need; Running Your Home Game; Home Poker Etiquette; Basic Poker Strategy and Tactics; Home Poker Tournaments; House Games as a Business. Spits, buys, wild cards, royalties, sides bets, forced betting, chip declare and how to play over 75 poker variations. And variations on the variations! How to deal with cheats, credit, shies, split pots, spouses and the law. And much, much more.

What are the odds against winning the Lottery, making money in a casino, or backing the right horse? Every day, people make judgements on these matters and face other decisions that rest on their understanding of probability: buying insurance, following medical advice, carrying an umbrella. Yet many of us have a frightening ignorance of how probability works. Taking Chances presents an entertaining and fascinating exploration of probability, revealing traps and fallacies in the field. It describes and analyses a remarkable variety of situations where chance plays a role, including football pools, the Lottery, TV games, sport, cards, roulette, coins, and dice. This new edition has been fully updated, and includes information on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and "The Weakest Link", plus a new chapter on Probability for Lawyers.