This is an amazing book. It's so entertaining and easy to read you don't even realize how much you're learning. The author asks questions I'd never even thought of, then he answers them so clearly and logically that I had no trouble absorbing the information. I've read a lot of blackjack books and was never really clear on the whys behind some of the recommendations. With this book, now I know what all the others were talking about.

After reading many books on poker, I keep returning to the first book I have ever read on the art of poker playing. Zen and the Art of Poker is a good book on how our inner selves influence our actions. Silberstang explains the finer points of the game, but one does not need any special training to make money following Yardley's advice. In clear, simple examples, Yardley can make anyone a winner, with the caviat that not everyone will follow his instructions to the letter. Yardley has the techniques, but it is up to the player to have the discipline to stick to the task.

If you're going to play video poker in Atlantic City you have to have this book. It covers everything from a basic understanding of video poker to which games to play to bankroll considerations. Includes strategy tables for a handful of the most popular games in AC.

When I first received this book, I wasn't overly impressed with the size (105 pages) and the fact that it was a paperback for its relatively high price tag. BUT, Bert Morris jam packs this small publication with terrific information, insights and a wealth of detail about card sharks! I loved it. It is enjoyable reading for the amateur card player trying to keep himself/herself from getting taken. I have done a lot of research on the subject of card cheating and I agree that 99% of the information and cheating methods exposed in this book are not printed anywhere. I often play in private poker games in West Texas as well as Hold-em and OMaha high-low in Casinos all over the country whenever I can. This book is invaluable!

This book will give a reader an excellent idea what the international media did to Yugoslavia with its lies. Must read for anyone who wants to know the TRUTH. The truth will set you free and thats what this bok does.
Also my views and opinions on double standards of Yugoslavian war coverage have been pubslished 6 times locally and internationally so I happen to know a bit ab out the subject.
Also go rent or buy here on Amazon.com movie called "No Mans Land" this too will give you an idea about the people, media and UN coverage of war in Yugoslavia.

Frank Wallace's 'Neocheating...' was written over twenty years ago. At the time, it discussed a revolutionary method to 'Neocheat' your way to success at card games.

So what's 'Neocheating'?

Wallace describes it as white hat cheating (as opposed to the obvious black hat cheating). A method where, by sleight of hand and sleight of mind, you can take from the rich and give to the poor (or, more accurately, take from the cheats and give to the non-cheats). Why? because it keeps them in the game and, eventually, gives you the opportunity to (honestly) win the money off them.

But Wallace's book is about far more than card-sharping. It's a metaphor for life itself. In fact, Wallace went on to write many books and articles based on the 'Neo-Tech' way of life - to live to the fullest without usurping the values of others, without coercion, without mysticism. Though many of these books are now difficult to obtain, I recommend you make an effort to do so, since the message they contain is worth every cent you'll pay for the printed word. My five stars are not for the book itself, rather for the message that Wallace puts across.

No game (except, possibly, baseball) has enriched the English language as much as poker. We all understand "ante up" and "playing close to the vest" and, possibly, "four-flusher" and "dead man's hand". But, how about a "double belly-buster", an "Elmer", or a "juice joint"? Well all these terms, and many hundreds more, are defined in this book with wit and precision by an author who has obviously spent many hours at the poker table with his ears open. He also gives examples of how the terms are used in real poker table talk. Read this book. You'll enjoy it and you'll talk like the most experienced poker pro, even of you still play like an Elmer.

I got this book two days ago, and have already read it twice. It came highly recommended by a winning player in my ...10/20 stud game, and I haven't been disappointed.

The essays are taken from Malmuth's writings in Poker Digest and other magazines over the past few years, as with the first two volumes. I thought the first volume was excellent, and the second was very good. This is by far the best.

Poker Essays III, in my opinion, now joins "The Theory of Poker", "Super System", and the "for Advanced Players" series on the list of the most important poker books.

As usual, Malmuth succeeds admirably in forcing the reader to think about many aspects of their game most players are usually unaware of. He discusses, for example, specific flaws in many average players who overrate their own abilities. And the last two sections are wonderful additions to this volume: "Hands to Talk About", and then quizzes. The "Hands" section discusses specific hands/situations in depth, to try to bring together all poker ideas into making a decision. The quizzes section includes two of his own, one hold'em and one stud, and one previously published by Bob Ciaffone (whose book "Improve Your Poker" is also on my short list of great poker books). There are 50+ essays in the book, and I found all of them interesting, thought-provoking and relevant. One of the things I like best about Malmuth is that he finds topics to write about that are completely ignored or forgotten by most players but that are either directly or indirectly relevant to winning play.

As with Poker Essays I and II, I'm sure I'll be rereading this book several times over the years.

I'm in grade 8 and going on grade 9. I think the book is very interesting

I use these jokes at the game now and love this little collection. Poker players take being drawn out on way too seriously as it is. Rib a loser in West Texas , they may shoot you but, hey, laughter is the best medicine.