There are at least as many variations of poker as there are cards in a deck. Yesterday the game most favored by professional poker players was Texas hold'em. Today it is hold'em's close cousin, Omaha. By far the most prevalent form of poker in Europe for the past two decades, Omaha is now enjoying a tremendous surge in popularity in the United States, thanks largely to its reputation as an action game. In Farha on Omaha, Sam Farha, the world's greatest Omaha player, and Storms Reback, a noted poker writer, offer simple tips that will help transform those new to the game into winning players. The authors provide strategies on how to beat the three most popular forms of Omaha--limit, eight-or-better, and pot-limit--in both cash games and tournaments. Sam Farha, one of the best professional poker players in the world, is best known for having finished second in the main event of the 2003 World Series of Poker. He plays in the biggest cash games in the world, including regular stints in the famed Big Game in Las Vegas. He has won two gold bracelets at the World Series of Poker, in the $2,500. Pot-Limit Omaha event in 1996 and the $5,000 Omaha High-Low Eight-or-Better event in 2006. After playing at the highest stakes in the world for nearly three decades, he has earned a reputation as one of the greatest Omaha players on the planet. Now for the first time, he shares with readers the inside secrets of how to beat not only the legions of amateurs flocking to this hot "new" game but accomplished professionals, as well. Providing practical advice and advanced strategy tips, and discussing specific hands from his victories at the World Series of Poker and high-stakes cash games in which millionsof dollars were on the line, Farha on Omaha promises to turn beginners into winning players and winning players into champions.

WILL SHORTZ, puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993, founded and directs the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and the World Puzzle Championship. He is the Puzzlemaster for NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. Shortz lives in Pleasantville, New York.

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In 1924, Simon & Schuster published its first title, "The Cross Word Puzzle Book." Not only was it this new publisher's first release, it was the first collection of crossword puzzles ever printed.

Today, more than eighty years later, the legendary "Simon & Schuster Crossword Puzzle Book" series maintains its status as the standard-bearer for cruciverbal excellence. Published every two months, the series continues to provide the freshest and most original puzzles on the market. Created by the best contemporary constructors -- and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson -- these Sunday-sized brain-breakers offer hours of stimulation for solvers of every level.

Can you take the challenge? Sharpen your pencils, grit your teeth, and find out!

200 New Puzzles -- From Easy to Just About Difficult

Su Doku, "the crossword without words," comes with a warning: it is seriously addictive. You don't need to be a mathematical genius to solve these puzzles; it is simply a question of logic and a little patience.

Warning: this puzzle book may cause enjoyment and momentary loss of grumpiness The world has gone to hell in a handbasket and everyone around you is a fool. What you need is something to take your mind off it all. Grumble your way through these word searches, sudokus, crosswords, spot the differences, quizzes and mazes and you’ll find your crabbiness melting away – until you get stumped by a silly anagram, that is!

Mindbogglers Gold 1500-piece puzzles feature high-quality images accented with stunning gold highlights, applied with painstaking precision, to create an image of exquisite beauty.

More than your average jigsaw, this stunning image of St. Peter's Basilica has been carefully selected for its detail, composition and quality, and is great fun to put together on your own or with family and friends.

Ever since Arthur Conan Doyle created the pipe-smoking, deer stalkered character, Sherlock Holmes, he has become a part of popular culture for generations, and here every aspect of the legendary detective is investigated. Brimming with strange and amusing facts, Sherlock Holmes explores this timeless character and the continuation of impact it has had on audiences today. Brief, accessible and entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip in to. The amazing and extraordinary facts series presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide-range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure.

A Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: The Adventure of the Analytical Engine is a unique form of puzzle book, in which the reader must solve the riddles to escape the pages. The third title in this ingenious series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books, The Adventure of the Analytical Engine is an exhilarating combination of escape room, puzzle book and adventure story. Inspired by the urban craze for escape rooms, where players tackle puzzles while trapped in a locked room, it is an escape room in the form of a locked book, filled with codes, ciphers, riddles and red herrings, and a clever Code Wheel set into the cover. In this new adventure, readers will take on the role of the world's foremost consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, snared at the centre of a cunning plot, after receiving a mysterious letter from beyond the grave. Intrigued by an invitation from mathematician Charles Babbage to view his newly completed pioneering contraption, Holmes becomes imprisoned in a magnificent London villa, where tricks, traps and illusions aim to divert him from uncovering the true purpose of the reimagined Analytical Engine. Combines riddles, logic puzzles, timed challenges, mathematical brain-teasers, maps and mazes.

You're It! is a brilliantly observed hop, skip and jump down memory lane; a celebration of the days when you used to get home from school, hop out of your school clothes, skip over to your best friend's house and jump around all afternoon until Mum called you in for tea. Nowadays, those classic - and universal - games of Hopscotch, Skipping, Bulldog and Hide and Seek are almost forgotten, rarely played, rarely passed on as generations come and go. With You're It! you can relive those fun and silly games in this beautifully illustrated, wonderfully nostalgic book celebrating the games we remember from our childhoods as well the days themselves.

Sum-thing big is on the horizon Kakuro puzzles (also known as cross sums) are like a combination of crosswords and sudoku: each clue in the grid tells you the sum of the digits in its answer, and just like sudoku, digits are never repeated within an answer. From this simple premise, extremely challenging puzzles can be constructed, and that’s just what Conceptis Puzzles has done for these collections, which each contain 72 supersized kakuro, offering massive solving pleasure for the brave souls who love tackling such challenges.

Sum-thing big is on the horizon Kakuro puzzles (also known as cross sums) are like a combination of crosswords and sudoku: each clue in the grid tells you the sum of the digits in its answer, and just like sudoku, digits are never repeated within an answer. From this simple premise, extremely challenging puzzles can be constructed, and that’s just what Conceptis Puzzles has done for these collections, which each contain 72 supersized kakuro, offering massive solving pleasure for the brave souls who love tackling such challenges.

Chooooon Part 2 - Spot the Vanburger continues where the previous edition ended. It is the ever changing story of internet radio station Seafordsurf radio. In part one we read about the shenanigans in the Boardroom where the board members concoct their cocktails of business and pleasure hidden away and out of view from the other DJs. In this second edition which is the final part of the trilogy we look deeper into the world of the DJs. Who are they, what do they get up to and more importantly what do they stand for? As requested by SSR Listeners and those who have purchased part 1 Frogbeats quiz challenge has returned for you to pit your wits against. There is also Vanburger's Spot the Collie for you to mull over and enjoy. Not only that but the author challenges you to Spot the Vanburger's which are located throughout this book. Not only that but there is a cryptic coded message for you to decipher as well - if you are able! Weirdbeard takes over the mantel from DJ Wayne as chief ranter as he sets out his manifesto to become Prime Minister. SSR also puts its toe in the water with community campaigns. SSR cares about local issues. This edition is also packed with information and photographs from DJ Wayne's outside broadcasts, Whittlesey Talent Show, and Just another Show. This is a further fascinating insight into Seafordsurf Radio and the people who are involved on a daily basis - Enjoy! The author's previous books are Not so perfect cooking and Chooooon Part a pictorial journey with Seaford Surf Radio. Also look out for Oh Blogger! which contains rants and funny stories from his daily blog. Not to be missed! All publications are available from Fast Print Publishing.

Expand your mind as you lighten your load! Make use of those dull moments on the lavatory by teaching yourself how a starfish eats a clam, how to say "Hello" in every European language and what the dot over an "i" is called. Covering all types of trivia, from science and natural history to the different types of moustache, this little book contains enough fascinating facts to keep you learning throughout the year. You will pick up impressive knowledge and remarkable wisdom such as: The capital cities of every country The major bones in the human body The longest word you can spell using only the top row of letters on a keyboard The inventor of sticky tape The world's oceans and seas How bees make honey And much, much more. A superb addition to anyone's bathroom library, this book could help you win at your next quiz or at least give you a bunch of fun facts to spout when you're out and about. "Taking a dump just got a lot more interesting" Crapping Quarterly

This book is a perfect combination of almost all possible connotations of the names of the four suits of the deck. The different meanings, riding on fascinating, mind-boggling activities and exercises, will make you forget to keep a track of time! Watch out as you go through the pages. You might just Call a Spade a Spade, and then think again. You could get Hit by a Club! or even get Spoiled for Diamonds! You might even end up losing yourself in A Game of Hearts! Go with the flow and be ready to be swept off your feed by the enchanted appeal of this book.

Take a moment to unwind with this activity book, packed with calming puzzles, breathing exercises and colouring pages The wonderful thing about mindfulness is there are so many ways to practise it, and it's no surprise that colouring and puzzle-solving have become favourite relaxation techniques for many. Filled with suitably soothing activities designed to focus your attention and free your mind of worry, this book contains 177 therapeutic puzzles, as well as breathing exercises, colouring pages and positive mantras to help you find your zen. Discover crosswords, mazes, word searches, dot-to-dots and much more, each providing the perfect break from your day-to-day hassles. And it's not just stress relief - solving puzzles is also believed to improve your memory, increase productivity and boost your mood. If you've had a long day, The Mindfulness Activity Book may be just what you need to wind down, allowing you to become fully absorbed in the present moment.

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Give your brain a workout with these entertaining and challenging puzzles. Hugely popular around the world, Sudoku requires no linguistic or mathematical knowledge, but challenges your logic and reasoning skills. These all-new puzzles, arranged in order of difficulty, will test and entertain Sudoku novices and experts alike. Easy to learn but trickier to master, these puzzles help you to keep your brain healthy by giving it a regular workout. The perfect companion for the work commute, holidays or rainy afternoons, here are over 200 puzzles just waiting to test you.

Make an appointment with yourself to solve these puzzles! If you love sudoku, what better way to treat yourself than to set aside a little time for one every day? Tackling the sudoku by puzzle master Frank Longo in this day-to-day calendar will be a rewarding ritual. The rules are simple: fill in the empty squares so that every digit from 1 to 9 appears once (and only once) in every row, column, and 3?3 box. Answers appear on the back of the tear-off pages, and there are day and date references on every page, as well as major and national holidays, and combined weekend pages. On Mondays, ease yourself into your day with easy "White Belt" puzzles; the level of difficulty will slowly increase as the week goes on, leading up to tricky "Black Belt" sudoku on the weekend, when you've got extra time to take on such a challenge.

Hinkler's 2000-piece deluxe jigsaw range is the perfect challenge for puzzle enthusiasts and art lovers alike. Puzzlers will be rewarded with spectacular illustrations, carefully crafted with detail, composition and beauty.

Showcasing a striking scene of hot-air balloons over mountain peaks exquisitely illustrated by accomplished artist Simon Mendez, plus five hidden pictures cleverly concealed within the artwork, this jigsaw is great fun to put together as a rewarding solo pursuit or a challenge to complete with friends.

Also features a handy box display stand, so puzzlers can easily reference the image as they work.

Maleska and Samson have gone back to previous collections to find the best puzzles for this super book. Wordplay, puns, anagrams, step-quotes, funny and fanciful theme puzzles are all included, promising new fun for the many fans of the Simon & Schuster series.