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In Play Poker Like the Pros, poker master Phil Hellmuth, Jr., demonstrates exactly how to play and win -- even if you have never picked up a deck of cards -- the modern games of poker, including: Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Seven-Card Stud, and Razz. Phil Hellmuth, Jr., a seven-time World Champion of Poker, presents his tournament-tested strategies to beat any type of player, including: * The Jackal (crazy and unpredictable)* The Elephant (plays too many hands) * The Mouse (plays very conservatively)...

Some craps bets are good, some are not, and others are really for suckers. Here's how to separate the best from the rest and come out ahead. Everything is here in a really clear-cut and simple to learn fashion: table layout, dice-shooting techniques, a detailed analysis of every craps bet, and mathematically proven strategies that lower - and even eliminate - the casino's advantage. Take a crash course in the game, and check out the table "Good and Bad Casino Bets" to pinpoint advantageous shots...

Blackjack gives you the best odds of any casino game, and armed with a little know-how, you can obtain an advantage. Let veteran blackjack player and expert card counter John Bukofsky show you how. So you want to be Rain Man but just can't seem to instantly divide eight zillion by your shoe size? No problem--neither can the world's best blackjack players. But what they can do is work some simple techniques to increase their chances at the one game that already offers better odds for winning tha...

Master the game of Mahjong while learning about its legends and history with this entertaining and useful guide. An excellent way to learn Mahjong or "Mah Jongg"—The Great Mahjong Book is the perfect resource for beginner or experienced mahjong players. Richly illustrated and easy to follow with detailed instructions and clear examples, it can help all players improve their game. Mahjong beginners get a solid introduction to the rules and equipment they need to get started, while better playe...

Hi, my name is Oliver Galang and I used to be known as what you might call a "high roller." Sure, it was great at the time--all the money, all the strippers, all the gambling and of course all the excitement.

This follow-up to "WPT: Shuffle Up and Deal" from poker professional Antonio Esfandiari with contributions from other stars of the World Poker Tour provides the next level of poker strategies and insights for today's poker players. Cash Games are the most commonly played version of Texas Hold'em; in fact at this very moment thousands are playing this non-tournament style of Hold'em in casinos, home games and online. This will be a must have for all poker enthusiasts.

Bridge is hip for everyone nowadays! Played in more than 100 countries, Bridge has an enthusiastic following of more than 60 million people. Although many believe that bridge is simply an “old person’s game,” more and more young people are taking it up, and now players in their twenties are beginning to win world championship titles. Completely updated and revised by champion bridge player Ron Klinger, Bridge Basics explains and illustrates the basic rules of bidding, play, and defense in contra...

"Slot losers rule! Whoever said that winning is everything never played the slots. For millions of 'cherry pickers,' winning is closer to an unintended consequence than a goal, but good luck finding anyone who will admit to it"--Back cover.

If you're looking for fast-paced excitement, just follow the cheers and jeers of players winning or losing together. The noise will lead you straight to the craps table. But new players often find craps confusing. There are so many options; what's a bettor to do? For a start, they can turn to The Craps Answer Book: How to Make One of the Best Bets in the Casino Even Better. It's the latest in John Grochowski's popular series of easy-to-understand Answer Books on casino games.

The glitter and excitement that tourists associate with casinos is only a facade. To the gaming industry's front-line employees, its dealers, the casino is a far less glamorous environment, a workplace full of emotional tension, physical and mental demands, humor and pathos. Author H. Lee Barnes, who spent many years as a dealer in some of Las Vegas's best-known casinos, shows us this world from the point of view of the table-games dealer. Told in the voices of dozens of dealers, male and female...

Demonstrating the differences between seemingly similar slot machines and the strategies behind them, this gambling guide will teach readers all the nuances of slot machines that will improve the odds of winning. Written by one of the most experienced professional gamblers in the profession, Slots Conquest opens up the secret world of slot machines to everyone, instructing on how to identify the machines that will give the best odds to win as well as the basic statistics at work in any casino, r...

Two of the best dice rollers in the nation share their secrets and tips for craps players looking to get an edge on the game in this exciting guide. Thoroughly explaining their proven techniques with photos and detailed descriptions, the authors make the system easy for anyone to learn—whether a veteran or not. Components of the strategy provided include how to set the dice to improve the odds of hitting different sets of numbers, how to throw the dice in a controlled manner, why using the 5-Cou...