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Bridge is a wonderful game. It is interesting, challenging and frustrating all at the same time. It keeps your brain active and alert and it gives you an opportunity to create new and lasting friendships with like-minded people.
"It is rare to find a bridge book that combines simplicity with comprehensive cover of all the basic rules of bridge, and yet this book does exactly that. George builds a solid foundation for the beginner by going through...
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“The Professional Guide to Dealing and Playing Blackjack” is the most detailed instruction book on the market.
This volume includes dozens of close-up color photographs to illustrate exactly how to move your hands correctly.
Also included are charts for simple card-counting and several versions of strategy charts to learn how to play.
I've added many tips, tricks, and information not taught in most blackjack schools.
Blackjack is a little...
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Do you get that terrible sinking feeling when you first see dummy? Does your mind go blank as everyone waits for you to play to the first trick? If so, you're not alone. Beginning bridge players are taught some of the basic techniques of declarer play: suit establishment, ruffing losers, the finesse, and so forth. The hard part is learning what to do when. In the dreaded moment following the opening lead, the typical novice declarer has no idea where...
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This revised and expanded edition examines bridge auctions where the opponents bid something and you have the opportunity to either let them have it or to balance. The cost of not balancing can be huge, but you must weigh the cost of passing against the cost of bidding and getting a bad result. Lawrence's discussion of hand evaluation and planning a balancing auction goes beyond generic rules. Hundreds of examples help you develop judgment
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This book provides the rules and strategy for a new style of poker which requires players to quickly adapt to new player styles if they hope to advance far in this type of poker tournament. Combining the idea of boxing rounds with poker, this game promises to quicken the pace of tournament poker as well as provide enjoyment to those who like to make crucial decisions throughout the tournament play.
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The Games Are Virtual-The Profits Are Real!
With increasing availability, Internet poker offers the ideal solution for players who know the basics and are looking for a fun, easy way to get into a game. But how do you pick the sites that offer you the best-and most lucrative-gaming experience?
Updated with the latest information on the latest games, Powerful Profits from Internet Poker is the all-in-one guide to getting the most out of online poker,...
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Much like a pilot need not know the pure physics behind his flight, a skilled poker player need not know the pure mathematics behind winning poker play. Too often have poker books taken a purely theoretical approach to poker instruction.
This book is the only poker book available that caters specifically to online sit-n-go (SNG) single-table low-limit Texas Hold'em tournaments. More importantly, it is the only poker book that guides the reader on...
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A quiz book for those who enjoy playing games at home with family and friends or in a casino. The quizzes cover a wide variety of challenges. Some games require previous knowledge while other games are simply new and creative. A comfortable way to sit at home and enjoy the mental workout.
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The contents of this book serve as anecdote to the widely held views that the gambler is always the best chip manager. Employing the rules of the poker player game and strategies in this book will enable the novice player to become a chip manager that rivals even the professional who plays the poker game as a sport. The player that uses an aggressive betting attack strategy designed a: to counter the gambler's inappropriate aggression and b: to change...
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Victor Mollo was justly famous for his satirical accounts of the antics of the Hideous Hog and the Rueful Rabbit, but he did produce a number of instructional books. This classic blend of instruction and entertainment is a combination of a textbook and a quizbook and its reissue is long overdue. Mollo presents 160 play problems of varying degrees of difficulty, from elementary technical plays in the first 50 problems to complicated endplays and scissors...
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Selecting the best line of play in a bridge hand as declarer is not easy. Most novices know something about basic odds and percentages, and can often find a line that offers a reasonable chance of success. However, the expert will skillfully combine options, so as to take advantage of more than chance. Rather than putting all his eggs in one basket, he will 'stay alive', squeezing out every extra chance. In this book of intermediate problems, Kantar...
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This method of playing blackjack to win, and to win in this unique way, has never before been seen after being perfected over a span of twenty-five years. This system is one of a kind and unlike any blackjack book ever written. You will win consistently because of the unique betting system. In this book, you will win every time the dealer goes bust, and yet you will never go bust. Every time you win a hand, you regain all previous losses, and you...
94) I Love This Game
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In the November 2001 Venice Cup final, Germany trailed France by 47 IMPs starting the last set. In this book, world champion Sabine Auken tells the thrilling inside story of their comeback world title win, every bid and every card. She also uses each of the sixteen deals from that final session as a starting point for discussion and distills from each of them general principles and advice that will help anyone looking to improve their own game. Among...
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Now you can play and win at the world's most popular gambling card game with the help of the "Poker Brat" himself. It makes no difference if you're a novice or a serious player, gambling online, in casinos, or in a friend's basement, Hellmuth can help you elevate your game with the secrets and strategies that made him a nine-time World Champion and the #1 professional money winner of all time.
Here are the rules of the game from the master, including...
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Frank Stewart's Bridge Club is no ordinary place. It is the regular haunt of a cast of somehow familiar players: Unlucky Louie, against whom no one ever makes a wrong bid or play; Grapefruit, a man with an unnaturally sour disposition; Cy the Cynic, who knows that the Fates will conspire against him whatever he does; Minnie Bottoms, who tends to mix up jacks and kings but always somehow finds the killing play by mistake; Will Rogers, who never met...
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If you believe that winning at casino games depends entirely on chance or luck, then this is not the book for you. If, on the other hand, you think that it's crucial to have an effective strategy in order to win, then you simply can't do without it. The green table is the most democratic place to play, where the inequalities between you and the dealer are at a minimum and players can significantly increase their chances of victory. You just need to...
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Welcome to the exciting world of poker.
There is a difference between playing poker or just gambling. This book will make you a poker player.
Whether you are a beginner looking to learn the basics or an experienced player aiming to enhance your skills, this comprehensive guide provides valuable insights and practical tips to improve your game and greatly increase your chances of winning.
Texas Hold'em, Stud, Draw, Razz and High low Poker.
The frequency...
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Considered by many magicians and card sharps to be the one essential guidebook to attaining the highest level of card mastery. Includes author's own systems of false shuffling, false riffling and cutting, dealing from the bottom, palming cards, "skinning the hand" - even three-card monte, plus 14 dazzling card tricks.
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