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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"How a New York Times bestselling author and New Yorker contributor parlayed a strong grasp of the science of human decision-making and a woeful ignorance of cards into a life-changing run as a professional poker player, under the wing of a legend of the game 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...
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Now a major motion picture, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, and Michael Cera—the true story of "Hollywood's poker princess" who gambled everything, won big, then lost it all.
Molly Bloom reveals how she built one of the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world—an insider's story of excess and danger, glamour and greed.
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Publisher
Cardoza Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Daniel Negreanu, 6-time poker champion and winner of more than $40 million, shows players how to win at Texas hod'em. Superstar poker player Daniel Negreanu provides 50 easy-to-read and right-to-the-point hold'em strategy nuggets that will immediately make you a better player at cash games and tournaments. His wit and wisdom makes for great reading; even better, it makes for killer winning advice. Conversational, straightforward, and educational,...
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Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Based on extensive insider interviews and participation, author Ben Mezrich's Straight Flush tells the rags-to-riches tale of a group of University of Montana frat brothers who turned a weekly poker game in the basement of a local dive bar into AbsolutePoker.com, one of the largest online companies in the world. At its height, Absolute Poker was an online empire earning more than a million dollars a day, following savvy business strategy and even...
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
Traces the rise of the world's most competitive online poker players, profiling a group of former college students who banded together through online communication networks to organize a multi-million-dollar winning team in Las Vegas.
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Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"When Milwaukee wife and mother M.J. Boudreaux realizes that her husband Chris seems more interested in spending time at the casino than he does with her, she seeks out an activity that they can do together to reignite their flame, and it seems that poker is her best bet. Although it doesn't give her the quality time with Chris that she'd hoped, M.J. finds she has a natural knack for the game. Increasingly unhappy at home, she turns to the felt of...
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Publisher
Cardoza Pub
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
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One of the ten greatest books written on poker, this must-have book should be in every player's library. If you're serious about winning, you'll realize that most of the profit comes from being able to read your opponents. Caro reveals the secrets of interpreting tells - physical reactions that reveal information about a player's cards - such as shrugs, sighs, shaky hands, eye contact, and many more. Learn when opponents are bluffing, when they aren't...
19) Molly's game
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A few words for anyone who sits at the poker table with the Kid: Read 'em and weep. Steve McQueen brings his cool fire to the role of a small-timer eager to take his chances in high-stakes poker. He gets his chance when regal, ruthless Lancey Howard, the elite gambler called the Man, accepts the Kid's challenge.
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