Download or read book Tournament Poker and the Art of War written by David Apostolico and published by Lyle Stuart. This book was released on 2005 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apostolico teaches poker enthusiasts strategies of Sun Tzu Can, including how to act in accordance with a plan only after full consideration of the consequences, to weaken the enemy before engaging him, to strike always with their own fullest strength against the enemy's weakest points, and more.
Download or read book Zen and the Art of Poker written by Larry Phillips and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1999-11-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside the intriguing world of poker lies a fascinating exercise in strategy and extreme concentration--many of the same principles that underpin the one-thousand-year-old philosophy of Zen spirituality. Zen and the Art of Poker is the first book to apply Zen theories to America's most popular card game, presenting tips that readers can use to enhance their game. Among the more than one hundred rules that comprise this book, readers will learn to: *Make peace with folding *Use inaction as a weapon *Make patience a central pillar of their strategy *Pick their times of confrontation Using a concise and spare style, in the tradition of Zen practices and rituals, Zen and the Art of Poker traces a parallel track connecting the two disciplines by giving comments and inspirational examples from the ancient Zen masters to the poker masters of today.
Download or read book The Art Of Winning Poker Tournaments written by Peter Zhang and published by SafeGlobalPoker.com. This book was released on 2016-01-31 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visit SafeGlobaLPoker.com To Play honest fair poker online with low rake. This is a one of a kind book that will imbibe in you the secrets and the art of winning poker tournaments with ease, finesse, brilliance and skill. There is so much that goes in winning poker tournaments, if you can become a great tournament professional, then you have conquered the world. Tournaments have so many advantages versus cash games that great players today are mostly focusing on tournaments and they will play 4 or 5 tournament series and will relax the entire other part of the year. Even winning 2 or 3 tournament trophies and finishing in the money in several tournaments will pay for the entire years of expenses and provide buy-ins for the next year tournament series. I have come out with this book so that average tournament professionals can rise and become world’s best tournament professionals. I have taught students around the world and my material has been read by some of the world’s best pros for a lot of money. My other books also deal with PLO and NLHE in which I show in examples how I am able to crush online poker with ease and finesse and lift thousands of dollars in a very short period of time. You may also like to check them out. I have been a feared player in the online world known as ‘bts=u=’ and I believe it is time to share my secrets with the world on tournaments. I also have made vast study and learnt a lot from the world’s best pros on the Global Poker Index and this summation of knowledge I am sharing with you so that you too can become a millionaire like me and lead a baller life. I know it is easier said that done but if you do read this book cover to cover 10 times I believe you will becomes 100 times better as a tournament player than where you are currently and this means finishing in the top 3 positions in a tournament a lot more times. I believe this is the time to start and start taking down poker tournaments around the world for fame, glory and fortune. Let’s get started on the learning process. The topics I will cover in this book are • Tempo and why it matters • Importance of Reads on Players and how to take them • Getting and maintain a big stack in a tournament • How You can Trap your way to a bracelet • Art of Winning Poker Tournaments • Developing Intuition and the fine line between hunches and intuition • Final Table Tactics for winning tournament crowns • Hundreds of examples from the top 100 Global Poker Index players to develop skill and hand reading skills There is a lot of information condense in this book, just imagine if you are able to convert a tournament to finishing in the top 3 positions the rewards are immense. The first position of any tournament pays out so much in contrast to other positions that learning the art of winning tournaments and this book becomes an essential read for any player participating in the World Series Of Poker Tournament events and similar tournaments. If you play 100 tournaments and you are able to convert 10 tournaments into big wins it is so much better and rewarding and it is what this book promises. Visit KaizenPoker.com for more!
Download or read book The Art of Tournament Poker written by Dean Brown and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-09-17 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Dean told me, he was writing a book about tournament poker and asked if I would read it, the answer was easy for me. See, I have learned throughout the years of playing an average of seven live tournaments a week that only one thing matters and that is results. When I started exclusively playing tournament poker, it did not take long to figure out who ran deep in the majority of tournaments they played, and who was making money doing it. I am a witness to his finding ways to improve his poker game; in order to keep with the new styles and different type players that have evolved. In doing this Dean has become a truly dynamic tournament poker player; never having to rely on one style of play in order to get his opponents chips. He has perfected using his image and ability to read others and combined it with the basic math of poker to make him a beast in the game. If being honest; no one wants him at their tournament poker table. No matter the skill or size of the field, he knows how to run deep in poker tournaments. Most importantly, I have watched him consistently make tournament poker profitable to him for almost a decade. There are a lot of good poker players out here, but there are a select few that have a chance to win every tournament they enter, no matter the size of the field, the amount of the buy-in, and the level of competition. I can honestly say that Dean is in the 1 percent of the 1 percent since his results and his runs through deep fields so consistently are second to none. My friend Daniel and I nicknamed Dean
Download or read book The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide written by Andy Bloch and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The professionals of Full Tilt Poker include the best and most famous poker players in the world. Their accomplishments are unparalleled, with countless World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour championships to their names and well in excess of $100 million in winnings in private games. Now, this group of poker legends has banded together to create The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide, which will stand as an instant classic of the genre and is sure to become the industry standard.
Download or read book Lessons from the Felt written by David Apostolico and published by Lyle Stuart. This book was released on 2006 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the information-packed Lessons from the Pro Poker Tour, LESSONS FROM THE FELT teaches readers how to apply advanced techniques and tactics to all kinds of no-limit hold'em tournaments. Filled with insights gleaned from his many years on the circuit, David Apostolico uses real-life examples to highlight the processes involved in making correct decisions but with the added variety of environments. From neighbourhood games to big-money tournaments, Lessons From the Felt provides the expertise and analysis players need to improve their skills, odds, and enjoyment.
Download or read book Decide to Play Great Poker written by Annie Duke and published by Huntington Press Inc. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poker is a game of table position, flop texture, players in a hand, personalities, and so much more. This book teaches you how to identify and analyze those variables, become a great strategist, and have confidence in any poker situation. Decide to Play Great Poker is written by Annie Duke, the world's most renowned woman poker player, with John Vorhaus, himself a winning poker player and prolific author.
Download or read book The Biggest Bluff written by Maria Konnikova and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book “The tale of how Konnikova followed a story about poker players and wound up becoming a story herself will have you riveted, first as you learn about her big winnings, and then as she conveys the lessons she learned both about human nature and herself.” —The Washington Post It's true that Maria Konnikova had never actually played poker before and didn't even know the rules when she approached Erik Seidel, Poker Hall of Fame inductee and winner of tens of millions of dollars in earnings, and convinced him to be her mentor. But she knew her man: a famously thoughtful and broad-minded player, he was intrigued by her pitch that she wasn't interested in making money so much as learning about life. She had faced a stretch of personal bad luck, and her reflections on the role of chance had led her to a giant of game theory, who pointed her to poker as the ultimate master class in learning to distinguish between what can be controlled and what can't. And she certainly brought something to the table, including a Ph.D. in psychology and an acclaimed and growing body of work on human behavior and how to hack it. So Seidel was in, and soon she was down the rabbit hole with him, into the wild, fiercely competitive, overwhelmingly masculine world of high-stakes Texas Hold'em, their initial end point the following year's World Series of Poker. But then something extraordinary happened. Under Seidel's guidance, Konnikova did have many epiphanies about life that derived from her new pursuit, including how to better read, not just her opponents but far more importantly herself; how to identify what tilted her into an emotional state that got in the way of good decisions; and how to get to a place where she could accept luck for what it was, and what it wasn't. But she also began to win. And win. In a little over a year, she began making earnest money from tournaments, ultimately totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. She won a major title, got a sponsor, and got used to being on television, and to headlines like "How one writer's book deal turned her into a professional poker player." She even learned to like Las Vegas. But in the end, Maria Konnikova is a writer and student of human behavior, and ultimately the point was to render her incredible journey into a container for its invaluable lessons. The biggest bluff of all, she learned, is that skill is enough. Bad cards will come our way, but keeping our focus on how we play them and not on the outcome will keep us moving through many a dark patch, until the luck once again breaks our way.
Download or read book Secrets Of Professional Tournament Poker written by Jonathan Little and published by D&B Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-21 with total page 715 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new, expanded, fully updated and revised, edition of 'Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker' is a landmark in poker publishing. Originally published in two volumes in 2011 and 2012 this was both a critical and commercial success. Over the last decade, the understanding of poker has changed dramatically and this new edition fully reflects current thinking on the game. This book will give readers a thorough understanding of everything they need to know about playing tournaments and Jonathan Little is undoubtedly the person best qualified to impart this information. The book is split into seven sections: 1) How Tournaments Work –This explains why tournaments are a highly profitable form of poker and examines the basic concepts that need to be mastered. 2) Playing Deep Stacked –This deals with situations where (most) players have stacks of 50 big blinds or more. All situations are dealt with including pre-flop and all three post-flop streets. There is further information on general topics at this stack depth. 3) Playing Mid Stacked –This deals with situations where the basic stack depth is between 27 and 50 big blinds. These situations are tricky because with the shorter stack, players are often going all-in. This means that very clear adjustments are required compared to the deeper stack strategies. 4) Playing Short Stacked –This section focuses on play below 27 big blinds. Now play is almost exclusively focused on the possiblity of players going all-in. Knowing the correct ranges and plays here is vital to maximise your chances for tournament survival. 5) The Late Stages –As the prospect of serious prize money looms, huge adjustments need to be made. How to play on the bubble and concepts such as risk premium and the Independent Chip Model are fundamental to maximising your chance of landing a major prize and they are all thoroughly explained. 6) Hand Examples –This will test your understanding of everything you have learnt so far. 7) Other Considerations –You can improve your tournament results by also working on your general attitude and approach. This section encompasses all the non-technical aspects of playing, including learning, the mental approach, tells and practical tips. Jonathan Little has dedicated himself to educating players who are keen to improve their poker strategy, and in 2020, he was awarded the prestigious title of Global Poker Index “Poker Personality of the Year” – voted for by the poker-playing public. As well as being an immensely successful professional player with over $7,000,000 in live tournament cashes, Jonathan runs the highly respected coaching site pokercoaching.com. By interacting regularly with his students, he has developed a clear understanding of how to explain important concepts in a language that can be easily understood by players of all skill levels. The result is Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker – the definitive guide to modern tournament play.
Download or read book The Art of Tournament Poker written by Dean Brown and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tournament Poker is an Art. The Theory of Tournament Poker
Download or read book The Raiser s Edge written by Bertrand "elkY" Grospellier and published by Anthony Curtis. This book was released on 2011-06-25 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book closely examines the many techniques used by the world's most successful players, including 3- and 4-betting, floating and squeezing, smooth-calling and min-raising, thin value betting, and the evolution of the metagame, along with equilibrium strategies based on starting hands and heads-up play. Even the ages and nationalities of your opponents are considered. There's also an extensive bonus chapter on reading tells, contributed by body-language expert Steve Van Aperen."--P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book Heads Up Tournament Poker Hand By Hand written by Annie Duke, Vanessa Rousso & Josh Doody and published by Cardoza Publishing. This book was released on with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You’ll learn how two of the best heads-up tournament players think through every decision in more than 600 hands as they battle their way to the final round in the prestigious NBC Heads-Up Championship. You’ll see their cards and hear their thoughts through twelve matches as they devise masterful strategies to defeat world-class opponents. Annie Duke and Vanessa Rousso give you a powerful mix of the practice, theory, and strategies for heads-up tournaments—where you must risk chips on every hand you’re dealt—and show you what they did to beat the best players in the world. You’ll see what works and what doesn’t as amazing bluffs and poorly executed tactics are deconstructed. You’ll learn how to design a game plan for each opponent, how to adjust your plan as the match progresses, how to play against pros and amateurs alike, and how to get the best of it against superior opponents. Their detailed analysis of when to change your strategy due to fluctuating chip counts, the flow of the match, and dynamic maneuvers make this book the bible of heads-up play.
Download or read book Doyle Brunson s Super System written by Doyle Brunson and published by Cardoza Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-09 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic book is considered by the pros to be the best book ever written on poker! Jam-packed with advanced strategies, theories, tactics and money-making techniques no serious poker player can afford to be without this hard-hitting information. Includes fifty pages of the most precise poker statistics ever published. Features chapters written by pokers biggest superstars, such as Dave Sklansky, Mike Caro, Chip Reese, Bobby Baldwin, and Doyle two world champions and three master theorists. Essential strategies, advanced play, and no-nonsense winning advice on making money at 7-card stud (razz, high-low split, cards speak, and declare), draw poker, lowball, and hold'em (limit and no-limit).This is a must-read. 605 pages
Download or read book Poker Strategies for a Winning Edge in Business written by David Apostolico and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword by Bill Costello, CFO and President for QVC International, Inc.Every business student and entrepreneur should read Poker Srategies for a Winning Edge in Business. The biggest poker games in the world have nothing to do with the green felt and David Apostolico has managed to translate his intimate knowledge of poker into a valuable roadmap to more effective business practices and strategies.STEVEN LIPSCOMBFounder, President, and CEO of the World Poker TourThe principles to win at poker are the same for succeeding at business and this book hits them all.ANTONIO ESFANDIARIWorld Poker Tour winner andWorld Series of Poker bracelet winnerEver since poker proliferated along the Mississippi in the early 1800s, it has been the quintessential American game. Poker, if played correctly, embodies all of the qualities cherished in our free society including ingenuity, hard work, and perseverance. The ability to read and outwit your opponents, which is so essential to success at the poker table, is equally important in forging ahead in a capitalist society. Of course, luck is prevalent in all aspects of our lives, and anyone who has spent time in a poker room can attest to the large and random role that luck plays. How one deals with it can go a long way in determining success.In this book, experienced poker player, tournament champion, attorney, and businessman David Apostolico takes core poker philosophies and applies them to various business situations. Readers learn how to develop a poker mindset to help them in all aspects of their business lives.Apostolico, who has matched wits with the world's top professionals on the invitation only Professional Poker Tour and negotiated mergers and acquisitions on Wall Street, says there are no hard and fast rules to either poker or business success, yet the skills involved in both are extremely similar. Reading the opposition, adapting to changing circumstances, being innovative, and thinking like a winner are necessary to making a living on the felt or in the board room.Whether you are negotiating a deal, managing your finances, marketing products, running a business, or trying to climb the corporate ladder, a solid poker strategy can prove invaluable. Before you make a move in any of these areas, you should read this insightful book to learn how to play your hand for maximum strength.David Apostolico (West Chester, PA), the winner of numerous poker tournaments in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and the burgeoning online casino scene, is the author of Tournament Poker and the Art of War, Lessons from the Pro Poker Tour, Machiavellian Poker Strategy, and three other books on poker. In the business world, Apostolico has been an attorney for law firms in New York and Philadelphia, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, debt and equity financings, and general corporate advice. He has sat on the board of directors of numerous companies. He has also appeared on NBC's hit show The Apprentice.
Download or read book Positively Fifth Street written by James McManus and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rough sex, black magic, murder, and the science-and eros-of gambling meet in the ultimate book about Las Vegas James McManus was sent to Las Vegas by Harper's to cover the World Series of Poker in 2000, especially the mushrooming progress of women in the $23 million event, and the murder of Ted Binion, the tournament's prodigal host, purportedly done in by a stripper and her boyfriend with a technique so outré it took a Manhattan pathologist to identify it. Whether a jury would convict the attractive young couple was another story altogether. McManus risks his entire Harper's advance in a long-shot attempt to play in the tournament himself. Only with actual table experience, he tells his skeptical wife, can he capture the hair-raising brand of poker that determines the world champion. The heart of the book is his deliciously suspenseful account of the tournament itself-the players, the hand-to-hand combat, and his own unlikely progress in it. Written in the tradition of The Gambler and The Biggest Game in Town, Positively Fifth Street is a high-stakes adventure, a penetrating study of America's card game, and a terrifying but often hilarious account of one man's effort to understand what Edward O. Wilson has called "Pleistocene exigencies"-the eros and logistics of our primary competitive instincts.
Download or read book 52 Rules written by Jeffrey Benjamin and published by Jeffrey Benjamin. This book was released on 2023-12-31 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 52 Rules is your opportunity to go deeper into poker tournaments with all the information you need to be successful. Unlike the pros who write books about poker, I am an amateur who has spent over 30 years playing tournament poker in Las Vegas and elsewhere. I wrote 52 Rules from the perspective of amateur play, emphasizing tournament poker gambling and how you can increase your ability. Also, you will soon learn tips and tricks to go deep and win tournaments. Get your share of the tournament prize money by following the rules in this book and make yourself a better player. All of this is from my 30+ years of playing tournament poker in Las Vegas. Above all, going deep and winning poker tournaments is what it's all about.
Download or read book Poker Tournament Strategies written by Sylvester Suzuki and published by Two Plus Two Publishing LLC. This book was released on 1998 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poker tournaments are very different from conventional poker games for many reasons. The most important ones are: The chips change value because most tournaments are "percentage payback." Rebuys are available early on. And, many players over adjust their playing strategy because they are aware that after the rebuy period you cannot purchase more chips. Consequently, you should make many strategy changes. Sometimes you should be trying to accumulate chips, sometimes you should be on the attack, and sometimes you should just survive. Even though Sylvester Suzuki is a pseudonym, he is a real person who understands the underlying theories that govern tournament play. This text should prove helpful to anyone who is new to this form of poker.
