Blackjack Essays

Blackjack Essays PDF

Author: Mason Malmuth

Publisher: Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

Published: 1996-05

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781880685051

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Designed to aid the serious player beat the games in today's modern casino environment. The days when you could simply master a count and expect to be a winner are gone forever. As a result, winning at blackjack requires not only numerous skills, but also a lot of thinking about the game. Unlike most blackjack books, this text assumes that you already know how to count cards, and it introduces techniques that should be useful to the successful player. The topics covered are card domination (more commonly known as shuffle tracking), theoretical concepts, blackjack biases, current blackjack, mistaken ideas, supplemental strategies, playing in a casino, obsolete techniques, and front loading. In addition, advice is offered on gambler's ruin, the one-deck game, back counting, betting strategies, heads-up play, becoming a professional, casino preparation, first basing, and much more.

Poker Essays

Poker Essays PDF

Author: Mason Malmuth

Publisher: Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

Published: 2001-07

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9781880685273

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This text contains essays written from 1996 through early 2001. Topics include: General Concepts, Technical Ideas, Strategic Ideas, In the Cardrooms, Hands to Talk About, The Ciaffone Quiz, and Two More Quizzes. In addition, advice is offered on which game to play, controlling steaming, marginal hands, selecting the best game, bluffing, unusual strategies, raising with suited connectors, keeping poker honest, reading hands, checking aces, and much more. As with the first two books in this series, "Poker Essays, Volume III is designed to make the reader do a great deal of thinking. In fact, very few readers will agree with everything this text offers, but the information provided should help most people to become better poker players.

Poker Essays

Poker Essays PDF

Author: Mason Malmuth

Publisher: Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781880685150

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This text contains essays written from 1991 through early 1996. Topics covered include: General Concepts, Technical Ideas, Structure, Strategic Ideas, In the Cardrooms, Quizzes, Erroneous Concepts, and Something Silly. In addition, advice is offered on handling rushes, moving up, poker skills, simulations, maximizing your expectation, betting when first to act on the river, whether limit hold 'em, should have two or three betting levels, playing the overs, adjusting to the big ante, how to play well, low-limit hold 'em, how many hands you should play early in a tournament, chopping the blinds, cardroom theory, and much more.

Sklansky Talks Blackjack

Sklansky Talks Blackjack PDF

Author: David Sklansky

Publisher: Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9781880685211

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Blackjack is the one casino game where the player can easily get an edge over the house. In spite of this fact, only a handful of people are taking advantage of this edge. Why is that? David Sklansky believes that most people think expert blackjack play is too hard to learn. They browse through a book and are struck by the complex charts and tables. Sklansky realized that these charts were not really needed to show someone how to play an almost perfect game. As a renowned teacher, as well as a professional gambler, Sklansky has devised a technique that literally "talks" you through everything you need to know to truly beat this popular game.

Sklansky on Poker

Sklansky on Poker PDF

Author: David Sklansky

Publisher: Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9781880685068

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A combination of Sklansky on Razz and Essays on Poker, with new material added, including a special section on tournament play. The essays section contains chapters discussing such concepts as having a plan, choosing your game, playing according to your bankroll, the three levels of expert poker, middle-round strategy, what your opponent reads you for, the protected pot, saving the last bet, extra outs, how to play a tournament, and many others. The razz section will show you how the experts play this form of poker. Not only are the rules and structure of the game discussed, but advice is also given on how to play the first three cards, as well as all the other streets. In addition, a chapter of razz problems is provided, plus questions and answers to help keep your game sharp.

Hold'em Poker

Hold'em Poker PDF

Author: David Sklansky

Publisher: Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

Published: 1996-12

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781880685082

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Is must reading for anyone planning to play hold 'em. It was the first definitive work on hold'em poker and was originally published in 1976. Yet it is still one of the best-selling poker books available, and in 1997 it was expanded and updated to account for today's modern double blind structure. The text is designed for someone relatively new to the game, but it still contains much sophisticated material which all players should find beneficial. It is probably best known for the Sklansky Hand Rankings, which made the game much simpler to quantify and understand. Some of the topics include how Texas hold'em is played, the importance of position, the first two cards, the key flops, strategy before the flop, semibluffing, the free card, slowplaying, check raising, heads-up on fifth street, and how to read hands.

Poker Tournament Strategies

Poker Tournament Strategies PDF

Author: Sylvester Suzuki

Publisher: Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781880685198

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Poker tournaments are very different from conventional poker games for many reasons. The most important ones are: The chips change value because most tournaments are "percentage payback." Rebuys are available early on. And, many players over adjust their playing strategy because they are aware that after the rebuy period you cannot purchase more chips. Consequently, you should make many strategy changes. Sometimes you should be trying to accumulate chips, sometimes you should be on the attack, and sometimes you should just survive. Even though Sylvester Suzuki is a pseudonym, he is a real person who understands the underlying theories that govern tournament play. This text should prove helpful to anyone who is new to this form of poker.

The Theory of Poker

The Theory of Poker PDF

Author: David Sklansky

Publisher: Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781880685006

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"Now, for the millions of poker players who know the basics, but do not fully understand the logic and principles of skillful play, here is a serious, comprehensive guide that shows how to think like a professional poker player"--Page 4 of cover.

Fundamentals of Poker

Fundamentals of Poker PDF

Author: Mason Malmuth

Publisher: Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9781880685242

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A hard-hitting guide to the best strategies for the most popular casino poker games--seven-card stud and Texas hold 'em--plus insights into winning at Omaha, Omaha eight-or-better, seven-card stud eight-or-better, razz, and lowball.

Getting Started in Hold 'em

Getting Started in Hold 'em PDF

Author: Ed Miller

Publisher: Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781880685341

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Most books say the same basic thing. Select strong hands and play them 'aggressively'. This book does that but gives better insight into what aggressively really means and thoroughly and clearly explains numerous concepts that are necessary to win consistently.