For something a bit different for the wind down or wind up to the weekend and a bit of old nostalgia reading Johnny Hughes threads on the twoplustwo NVG forum helps past the time of day and work. He also mixes in his own ideas about how poker has changed, could be improved and his … continuation reading bet
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Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker 2 – a Little Happine$$
Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker volume 2: Stages of the Tournaments by Jonathan Little is the much anticipated next book from D&B Poker Series books. Volume 1 was rather good, one of the best modern NLH tournament books we have read since Harrington on Hold’em. The start of SPTP2 was also good in that it … continuation reading bet
Little Secrets of Books, Films and Professional Tournament Poker
I do not read the back blurb of any book I have been given or bought. I do not even look at the chapter titles. I spend most of my time when the cinema film trailers are on with my eyes closed. I like things to be a surprise. What is the point of knowing … continuation reading bet
Shut up and Deal
Shut up and Deal is a poker fiction book that is written by Jesse May and reads like he speaks. Shut up and Deal involves the high stakes cash games life of Mickey Dane, it may even be a semi autobiographical story of the author. The book appears to be a fictional version and mixture … continuation reading bet
Poker Nation book by Andy Bellin – the Rounders book
The Poker Nation book by Andy Bellin is the ‘Rounders’ poker book that inspired the Rounders film and it’s New York setting and characters. If you have seen the Rounders poker film then when you read the Poker Nation book you will recognise some of the types of characters and especially KGB’s Poker Club – … continuation reading bet
For Richer For Poorer: Vicky Coren’s Autobiography
For Richer For Poorer is Vicky Coren’s Autobiography and the poker world is richer for her having written this book. Even though it will make you a little bit poorer to buy it you should. Vicky Coren is a famous lady poker player. Especially after having won an EPT event and £500,000. She is such … continuation reading bet
PLO Strategy: SlotBOOM – The Protection Racket play
SlotBOOM! The Protection Racket play is a very interesting and profitable short stack PLO strategy play. It is mentioned by Rolf Slotboom who wrote a short but very unusual cash game PLO Strategy book called Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha. Any poker book title that has words like ‘secret’ in it I try to avoid … continuation reading bet
Devilfish Poker Film
Devilfish Poker Film – It was announced today that following on from the release of his acclaimed 2010 ‘warts and all’ autobiography, Devilfish: The Life & Times of a Poker Legend – which was reviewed by pokerQ4.com in October – there is to be a film made about his life. Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliot, is the … continuation reading bet
The Biggest Game in Town – Part of the ship, part of the crew
The Biggest Game in Town is one of the most famous poker books written and its timing was especially important as it heralded the original ‘poker boom’ that began with the World Series of Poker and Binion’s Casino. If you have read a lot of the stories from the greats of that era and seen … continuation reading bet
A Little poker strategy – the Bluff Catcher
Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker Volume 1 written by Jonathan Little is a up to date guide book to modern poker tournament strategy. Poker strategy and especially tournament strategy has moved on since the (then) awesome Dan Harrington on Hold’em. Jonathan Little’s book may well be the best tournament poker book written since Harrington’s. For … continuation reading bet
Devilfish: The Life & Times of a Poker Legend
Sunglasses? IPod? Card protector? Lucky pants? Going to a game missing one or more of these would likely put some on massive tilt before they’ve even been dealt a card. For Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott these items would most likely have been irrelevant (except the lucky pants because everyone needs them). You can probably rule out … continuation reading bet
Roy The Boy (Roy Brindley) – Life’s A Gamble
Roy The Boy – Roy Brindley is one of the UK & Ireland’s ‘founding fathers’ when it comes to poker. Well liked, if not loved, off the baize, he is equally welcome on it, even if that now comes as a result of less success than he enjoyed in the boom days. Roy Brindley was … continuation reading bet
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