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Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Indoor games > Card games > General
In the study of sound waves and optics, the term transmission loss
refers to how a signal grows weaker as it travels across distance
and between objects. In this book, Chelsea Jennings reimagines the
term in poems that register attenuated signals, mark presence and
loss, and treat the body as an instrument sensitive to the weather
of immediate experience. Threading together landscapes, abstract
paintings, family heirlooms, maps, manuscripts, and photographs,
these poems follow the seasons and traverse the spectrum of visible
light. Vivid and precise, Transmission Loss brings us to the
boundary between inside and outside, ""As if what the hand knows /
could be held in the hand.
Dave "The Devilfish" Ulliott has taken the poker world by storm
since beginning to play at the age of 16. A world-class player, he
is one of the most feared players on the ever-burgeoning global
poker circuit. The Devilfish is a working-class man from Hull who
was a petty criminal at 16, a safe-breaker who spent his 21st
birthday in prison, and then a pawnbroker in Hull who's turned his
gambling hobby into a hugely lucrative career. Dave Ulliott was the
first British player to win a $500,000 poker event in the US, won
the first Late Night Poker series on Channel 4, and is the face of
Ultimatebet.com, one of the biggest online poker sites. This
powerful and revealing book uncovers the amazing world of
professional poker in Britain, and for the first time tells the
extraordinary stories of the country's top poker professionals. It
is a must-read for anyone who is part of, or fascinated by, the
growth of professional poker from yesterday's illegal back-street
card games to the cyberspace and television phenomenon of today.
Test Your Skills with real-game situations!
Includes bonus chart of which starting hands win the most!
The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold?em takes you from novice to
skilled player fast. This low-limit Texas Hold?em book puts you in
the game, giving you actual situations where a decision must be
made, and you make the next move.
Author and former gambling pro Dennis Purdy shows you the right
answer to each hand with a clear explanation about whether you
chose correctly-or not.
Whether you?re an absolute beginner or an experienced player
looking to hone your skills, The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold?em
will have you betting smarter-and winning more money-in no time!
Dennis Purdy moved to Las Vegas at the age of 25 to undertake a
career as a professional gambler. Although he retired from
full-time professional gambling in 1983, he still uses his skills
to supplement his income. Dennis lives in Tacoma, Washington.
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