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Best Selling Poker Books of 2014How did the new books compare to the old classics? Well, we will let the data speak for itself. Take a look at the list of the best selling poker books of 2014.
Deal Me In and Eat Professional Poker Players Alive ReviewedThere isn't a clear path by which people become professional poker players. There aren't any good courses at the local vo-tech for a person to study. The road to becoming a poker pro is inevitably difficult, circuitous, and filled with setbacks. Deal Me In is a book describing the course by which twenty top poker players became professionals.
Poker Winners Are DifferentThere is a big difference between what's typical human behavior and what is called for to play poker at a high level. There aren't a lot of people for whom maximizing their expectation in poker games comes naturally. Poker Winners Are Different by Alan Schoonmaker examines this conundrum.
Machiavellian Poker Strategy
by David Apostolico
In Tournament Poker and the Art of War, David Apostolico showed players how to use the strategies explored in Sun-tzu's military manual to dramatically enhance their tournament play. Now he focuses on that other timeless masterpiece of tactical thinking—Machiavelli's The Prince—and reveals its uncanny application not just to tournament play, but to all forms of poker.
In Tournament Poker and the Art of War, David Apostolico showed players how to use the strategies explored in Sun-tzu’s military manual to dramatically enhance their tournament play.
Howard Schwartz, the "librarian for gamblers," is the marketing director for Gambler's Book Club in Las Vegas, a position he has held since 1979. Author of hundreds of articles on gambling, his weekly book reviews appear in numerous publications throughout the gaming industry. Howard's website is www.gamblersbook.com Now he focuses on that other timeless masterpiece of tactical thinking—Machiavelli’s The Prince—and reveals its uncanny application not just to tournament play, but to all forms of poker.
For five centuries, Machiavelli’s lessons on achieving and keeping power have inspired rulers and business leaders, and those same principles can be applied to poker. At the poker table, there are no moral dilemmas - all players are equal, and all share the same goal—to win.
Apostolico adapts Machiavelli's work to provide pragmatic, clear-sighted guidelines will enable players to become a smart and who aren't afraid to use every (legal) means to get the result they want.
Machiavellian Poker Strategy is written to show players how to:
Adopt the mind-set of a powerful leader
Defend and protect your assets
Play the entire situation, not just the hand you’re holding
Take the maximum amount of chips from your opponents
Combine deception with diplomacy
Play with discipline at all times
Exploit your opponents’ vulnerabilities and punish their mistakes
Check out this new book for a different slant on creating a poker persona. Plus you'll get to learn about Machiavelli's The Prince at the same time.
