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Masterful wordsmith Wilson has written what may be the games first definitive history. He traces pokers Wild West origins in Deadwood to the annual World Series of Poker and amazing high-stakes games of modern Las Vegas. A story full of unforgettable characters riverboat gamblers, Texas rounders, roadside hucksters, and living legends who have made poker the worlds most popular game. 368 Pgs. 2008 Hardcover

This English book will teach points of the game not covered by American authors. It includes total defense, playing color, and different strategies in offense and defense. 134 Pgs. 1946

Looks at 21 movies with a gambling theme, some more serious and in depth on the subject than others. Dement analyzes them from the point of responsibility or irresponsibility: The filmmakers ability to address the problem of compulsive gambling, and the film's strengths and weaknesses. Simply, how realistic and accurate were these films, seen by millions of people in theaters and on television throughout the world? Titles include 'The Gambler' with James Caan, 'California...

Subtitled "An Underdog's Tale of Life, Gambling and Sharp Sports Betting" Hagerty says "I will teach you how to win more bets, but first a story...I was hungover. I had spent the previous night in an Italian bar trying to convince na��_��_ve girls that I was Jason Sehorn of the New York Giants. This was my move. It wasn��_��t particularly effective, but it was the best I had��_��__The next morning I found myself on a train going from Bologna to Rome. I was young, and this would be my first...

Back in print after many years, this tough, down-to-earth guide to handicapping horses has been sought after by many handicappers. Jones was a public handicapper for one of the West's largest newspapers where he consistently led the field in predictions. He holds the record for the most winners ever picked in one season at Santa Anita and Oak Tree. In his book, he details how he beats the races and produces more winners paying more money than most think possible. The book is divided into two...

In a book that has stood the test of time, Weiss includes almost two dozen sections for the somewhat advanced player looking to sharpen his or her skills. He discusses areas like the importance of box position; when greyhounds drop in class; the importance of the corner call; the break; the time factor; moving up a grade; front runners; class dogs going bad; improvement; utilizing replays; and money management. Includes an analysis of dogs with specific characteristics, which impact whether...

Casey defines poor money management; examines behavior at the windows; show you how to get value for your money, discusses betting capital; finding overlays; flat betting vs. percentage of bankroll methods. 20 pages, paperbound. No date.

This gorgeous black-and-white photographed book has more than 50 photos that capture the beauty and spirit of Greyhounds and Italian Greyhounds. This is a perfect gift for greyhound lovers. Be they Iggies (Italian Greyhounds) or Greyts (Greyhounds), these elegant dogs have been the subjects of artists' gazes for more than two thousand years. Sleek and slim, they've got the looks and bearing of supermodels-yet all it takes is a lopsided grin, a poke of the nose, or a whimsical head tilt to see...

A balance of illustrations and analysis of moves like The Gambler's Palm; The classic Palm; Switching Palms; Pinch Palm; One Card Blackjack Muck; Two Card Muck; One Card Stud Poker Muck; One Card Pick Up; A Pair for Poker. Designed to help protect players against cheats. 50 pgs, spiralbound, 1982

Designed to be a comprehensive reference for use by clinicians, mental health professionals, social workers, legal professionals, researchers, scientists, students and administrators in the treatment of pathological or compulsive gamblers. 211 pgs, paperback, 1987

This thorough introduction to the game of bridge is filled with copious examples, illustrations and anecdotes. Beginning and intermediate players learn step by step everything they need to know about: duplicate bridge, contract bridge, rules of play, fundamentals of opening bids and responses, and scoring. Also includes tournament strategies. Covers the Jacoby Transfer, Cue, Weak Two, Michaels Cue, Shut-Out, Slam, No-Trump, and advanced, defensive and preemptive bids to the popular and...

A reprint of a 1930 edition published by Joe Treybal, a St. Louis gambling supply manufacturer that was once regarded as one of the outstanding dice makers in the country. It was the first major effort to compile a list of the percentage advantage enjoyed by the operators of all banking house games. 64 Pgs. 1976

Designed as a study of trainers and their 'patterns' which may help the thoroughbred handicapper identify a potential winning effort by understanding what's going on in a trainer's mind. This book explains why some trainers are more talented and successful than others in certain situations and teaches how to keep records on trainers, how to evaluate them, the role of jockeys. 152 pages, paperbound. 1990.

World champion Harrington begins sharing his insight into success at cash games with chapters that look at basic ideas such as the four principles expectation, odds and outs, and bet types before moving on to the Elements of No-Limit Holdem, covering stack size in relation to hand selection, bet count tables, pot size and pot commitment. The third major section includes tight-aggressive play before the flop, followed by the same concept on the flop, heads-up, and against multiple opponents....

World champion Harrington continues his insight into success at cash games with chapters that look at tight aggressive play on the turn, tight aggressive play on the river, tells and observations, playing a style that's loose-aggressive and beating the weak games, and bankroll management. Each chapter covers myriad topics such as reasons for betting, balancing bet size, bluffing, leverage, understanding where you stand, playing live games, disguising your play, picking up blinds, applying...

The seven segments in this work focus on the beginning and middle stages of no-limit tournament play. A vital tutorial involving reshaping and remaking the way you think about the game in regard to other players, bankroll, position and pot odds among other factors. Discusses the role luck plays; when to show hands and why; various types of tournaments, including multi-table online; which tells are most important; pot odds and hand analysis. The heart of the book is the problem-question-answer...

In volume one of this series, the author explained how to play the early phases of tournaments when people have plenty of chips and the blinds and antes are small. Here, the focus is on the endgame, how to play the later phases of a tournament when you have a shot at getting into the money, and when the blinds and antes are growing. Information on how to make moves, handle tricky inflection point plays, and maneuver when the tourney is down to its last few players. Includes a chapter on...

You are presented with decisions faced by one of the people in the hand and you have to pick the play you would make in the specific situations. The incorrect play often is the focus followed by analysis, criticism and a look at errors. The goal overall is to improve post-flop play. Examines areas like betting for value; aggression meeting aggression; facing an early limper; avoiding the negative free-roll; calling with good odds; maneuvering with nothing; pot odds dictate; playing aces;...

No-Limit Hold 'em was once a game played almost exclusively in casinos. But during the last decade, the games growth has been fueled in part by the easy availability of online playing sites where participants can play cash games and tournaments 24 hours a day, every day. In Harrington on Online Cash Games, Harrington shows you the key ideas and skills that will let you master the online poker world which differs in some significant ways from the world of casino games. You'll learn how to...

Subtitled " How the Mob Owned Cuba...and Then Lost it to the Revolution". To underworld kingpins Meyer Lansky and Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Cuba was the greatest hope for the future of American organized crime in the post-Prohibition years. In the 1950s, the Mob - with the corrupt, repressive government of brutal Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista in its pocket - owned Havana's biggest luxury hotels and casinos, launching an unprecedented tourism boom complete with the most lavish entertainment,...

The first strategy book devoted exclusively to no-limit heads-up play. Using extensive hand examples and accompanying theory, chapters include: master expected value, equity, value betting, and the mathematics of heads-up strategy; play and exploit each of the most common playing styles; manipulate the pot size based on your hand and your opponent; attack button limps, bluff multiple streets, and aggress in the most profitable manner; exploit your opponents tendencies and perceptions through...

One of the most prolific and respected authors on the subject of gambling presents more than 75 of his previously-published articles from many other publications, now under one cover. In 8 chapters, he covers a wide spectrum of games, including the basics of craps. blackjack, slots, video poker, roulette and poker. 224 Pgs.1998

Cramer's intention here was to compile a beat-the-surface set of handicapping probabilities. These provide enhanced wager value, meaning that they produce more than their fair share of winners or they return a higher-than-average mutuel (or both) because they are not considered essential by the betting public. A quick look at the Table of Contents gives you an idea what the book covers: When to Bet on a Repeat; The Big-Win Angle; Alarming Evidence about Speed Figures and What To Do About It;...

Noted player Zee has actually written two books in one, covering two different high-low games: 7-stud 8-or-better and Omaha high-low. Zee follows his expert advice on key strategies for each game with test questions to help readers reinforce the key concepts he teaches. A valuable and clearly written learning tool. 331 Pgs. 1994

This one-of-a kind guide is devoted to southern Nevada's recreational wonderland. It details 20 hikes on the slopes of Mt. Charleston, the highest mountain in southern Nevada and only a 60-minute drive from the Las Vegas Strip. It also describes 40 trails, paths, and routes in BLM's showcase Red Rock Canyon Recreation Area, less than half an hour from Glitter Gulch. 271 Pgs. 1999

Gambling is something that many of us participate in, and this can include a trip to a casino or perhaps a home game of poker. But it turns out gambling, or aspects of gambling, will appear in many places, and this, of course, includes history, and that's what this book is about. First, we'll define exactly what gambling is, explain why both luck and skill (or lack of skill) are important, and also define something called non-self-weighting strategies which just happens to be the right way to...

Levy’s been gambling for 40 years. He’s made mistakes at the tables and he tells you how to avoid them. His advice is down to earth and logical. 'Arrogance and smug self-assurance are the quicksand that’ll gobble up a gambler’s bankroll,' he warns. He approaches gambling tables as one would a bear trap.This book is more than just about playing blackjack. It’s a clear journey around all the existing bear traps waiting for players, who either can’t manage their money or who go off on a 'tilt'...

This is the revised version of the 1976 edition, updated for today's double blind structure. Considered one of the most important poker books of the past 25 years, it contains 30% new material including clarifications and rearrangement of some of the original work. Geared for the low-limit beginner who wants to know how to get started, understanding pre-flop values, the importance of position, flops you want, and strategy, including playing smart before the flop, slow playing and...

Offers a tight but aggressive approach for medium limit games: $10/20 up to $30/60. Includes discussions of the first two cards in early, middle and late position, live blinds, late position blind, strategic concepts, semi-bluffing, the free card, slow playing and check raising. This revised version has 100 additional pages that cover loose games, short-handed games, playing the first two cards, semi-bluffing, the free card, inducing bluffs, staying with a draw, playing when a pair flops,...

Packed with charts, tables and mathematics, this is a primer on calculating Hold'em probability for the layman. Teaches how to calculate probability for any situation and every stage of the game. Every type of starting hand is tabulated in a logical, consistent and comprehensive manner. No other work is devoted entirely to this subject. Not a book for rank beginners. 207 Pgs. 1996

If you've watched the Ultimate Blackjack Tour on cable TV, you know Hollywood Dave, who now takes his celebrity to a new level by penning, as the subtitle 'An Uncensored Guide to Doing it Like A Pro', claims, or in other words, a hip, irreverent, totally open book about the game, the player and his experiences. Eleven chapters cover the Stardust, Thinking Like a Pro, Keeping it on the Down Low, Celebrity Blackjack, Las Vegas Trip Report, Intro to Tournaments, and The Death of a Card Counter....

Subtitled 'The True Story of Card Counting Christians', Holy Rollers a captivating documentary that follows the rise of the Church Team, arguably the largest and most well-funded blackjack team in North America. This unlikely group of Christians, pastors and church planners mastered the art of card counting and marched into traditionally forbidden territory - casinos - to beat the house at its own game to the tune of millions of dollars. Run time 1 hour 31 minutes. 2012 ...

The electrifying true story of the rise and fall of New York's notorious Bonanno crime family. On New York's Park Avenue on a rainy Tuesday night in October 1964, the famous Mafia chieftain Joseph Bonanno was kidnapped by two mobsters and reported by the police as dead on the following morning. More than a year later, Bonanno mysteriously reappeared, setting off a bloody mob feud that came to be known as the “Banana War.” In this monumental work—packed with intimate details and brilliant...

Pimlico Phil has revealed, for the first time, and to GRI exclusively, his winning secrets of how to beat the track! Pimlico Phil has isolated the five key winning factors you need to know. Learn which horse is the best bet on an off-track and which horse favors the distance race, how to analyze a horse's fitness, track condition, past performance, class of race and more. Learn step by step how to analyze the important elements, and turn that information into winners. 26 Pages Paperbound 2002 ...