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Harrington on Cash Games: How to Win at No-Limit Hold’em Money Games: v. 1
The first years of the poker boom were fueled by the interest in no-limit hold em tournaments. Recently, however, players have been gravitating to another, even more complex form of hold em no-limit cash games.In Harrington on Cash Games: Volume I, Dan Harrington teaches you the key concepts that drive deep-stack cash game play. You ll learn how to tailor your selection of starting hands to your stack size, how to recognize the increasing deception value of supposedly weaker hands as the stack sizes increase, and how to use the concept of pot commitment to your advantage as the size of the pot grows. After laying out the general concepts behind deep-stack cash game play, Harrington shows you a complete strategy for post-flop play, and then teaches you the difference between post-flop play against a single opponent and post-flop play against multiple opponents. If you play no-limit hold em cash games, you need to read this book.
Dan Harrington won the gold bracelet and the World Champion title at the $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold em Championship at the 1995 World Series of Poker. And he was the only player to make the final table in 2003 (field of 839) and 2004 (field of 2,576) considered by cognoscenti to be the greatest accomplishment in WSOP history. In Harrington on Cash Games, Harrington and two-time World Backgammon Champion Bill Robertie have written the definitive books on no-limit cash games. These books will teach you what you need to know to be a winner in the cash game world.
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The Theory of Poker: A Professional Poker Player Teaches You How To Think Like One
The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky discusses theories and concepts applicable to nearly every variation of the game, including five-card draw (high), seven-card stud, hold em, lowball draw, and razz (seven-card lowball stud). This book introduces you to the Fundamental Theorem of Poker, its implications, and how it should affect your play. Other chapters discuss the value of deception, bluffing, raising, the slow-play, the value of position, psychology, heads-up play, game theory, implied odds, the free card, and semibluffing.Many of todays top poker players will tell you that this is the book that really made a difference in their play. That is, these are the ideas that separate the experts from the typical players. Those who read and study this book will literally leave behind those who dont, and most serious players wear the covers off their copies. This is the best book ever written on poker.
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Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time Volume II
YOU’RE IN THE MONEY…NOW WHAT?You’ve put in the time, you’ve built up your stack, and now, at last, you’re inching ever closer to serious tournament payoffs. At this stage, playing smart is more crucial than ever, and who better to give you the edge than three of modern poker’s greatest tournament pros?
THEY’LL TAKE YOU FROM THE BUBBLE TO THE FINAL TABLE
Volume 1 of this series shed new light on the fundamentals, and now in, Volume 2, Pearljammer, Apestyles and Rizen—players whose collective stats include, more than 1,800 final tables made, over 300 major wins, and more than $10,000,000 in cashes—return to show you how to crush the final table.
When deep in a tournament, the ability to analyze opponents’ play is more than an advantage—it’s a necessity. In this exciting follow-up, you get to sweat the best as they walk you through the key hands of actual tournaments: what they did right, what they did wrong, and what you need to do to win, including:
•How to use the changing dynamic of stack size to your advantage as the field narrows
•The unique strategies and tactics of Final Table play
•How to dominate weak players and outthink strong players
•How to take maximum advantage of your table image to confound your competition
•How hand selection changes in short-handed and heads-up playPoker is a fun game, but it’s even more fun when you win. Online or live, you need to keep your cool and make the right moves to enjoy big-money finishes. If you’ve gotten this far, these top professionals will help you go all the way.
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The Logic Of Sports Betting
How do sportsbooks make their lines? Which types of bets are the best? Can you beat the house?
The Logic Of Sports Betting answers all these questions and more with a dash of humor and a whole lot of real talk about how it all works. Peek behind the counter and learn how sportsbooks operate. Combine that insider knowledge with why-didn’t-I-think-of-that sports betting logic, and you have the winning formula.
Ed Miller is a best-selling (over 300,000 copies sold) author of books on poker and gambling. This is his first book on sports betting, but maybe his favorite book to write so far.
Matthew Davidow is a sports modeler, using proprietary methods to beat major sports betting markets for over 15 years, and co-founding two leading private sports analytics firms along the way.
What people are saying about The Logic Of Sports Betting:
“Matt and Ed are two of the smartest minds in sports betting.” – Rufus Peabody, professional sports bettor
“As a sportsbook employee for 30-plus years, I find it difficult to read or watch anything about sports betting. But I could not put The Logic Of Sports Betting down. It’s that good.” – Robert Walker, Las Vegas bookmaker
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Gambling Theory and Other Topics
Most people who gamble are attracted by the action and excitement that this form of entertainment offers. But a small number of people are actually quite successful at gambling. How is this so? Why is it that these few can constantly make decisions that devastate their opponents? And what do you need to do to also become successful at this extremely challenging occupation?Gambling Theory and Other Topics was written in an attempt to answer these questions. In this book, you will be introduced to the dynamic concept of non-self-weighting strategies and shown how these strategies apply not only at the very exciting gaming tables but also in real life. In addition, risk and fluctuations are discussed in terms of the statistical standard deviation, and it is explained how these relate to each other as well as to your bankroll.
Some of the other topics addressed are bankroll requirements, win-rate accuracy, free bets, which blackjack count is best, lottery fallacies, dangerous ideas, poker tournament strategies (including when it is correct to rebuy), settling up in tournaments, pai gow poker, super pan nine, the world’s greatest gamblers, building pyramids, and much more.
This text is absolutely must reading for all serious gamblers. Many of the ideas and concepts discussed must be mastered to ensure survival and success in this extremely challenging and highly rewarding profession.
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Gambling and Gambling Devices
John Philip Quinn’s classic “Gambling and Gambling Devices” exposes the secrets of fraudsters, swinderls and card sharps of the 19th and early 20th century. More than 70 illiustrations illustrating devices ranging from gaffed slot machines, crooked faro boxes to loaded dice. Scams outside of the tale game and casino world are covered as well, with a thorough explaination of the “Gold Brick” swindle and many others.
This book contains over 350 pages of secrets known to the fraudsters of yesterday.
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Winning Against the Odds: My Life in Gambling and Politics
Winning Against the Odds tells the captivating story of one of England’s most fascinating and eccentric men.Stuart Wheeler went to Eton and Oxford. He was an officer in the Welsh Guards, a barrister, an investment banker and a major donor to the Conservative Party. You might think that he has led a life of impeccably conformist upper-class respectability. You’d be wrong.
For Wheeler is also an illegitimate child adopted at the age of two, a maverick businessman who made his fortune on the back of `the most brilliant idea that anyone had had of his generation’ and a devoted gambler who has been thrown out of more than one Las Vegas casino.
He played cards with Lord Lucan two nights before his infamous disappearance, effectively invented spread-betting with the creation in 1974 of IG Index and gave William Hague’s Conservatives GBP5 million (still the biggest political donation in British history) before being expelled from the Tories, joining UKIP and becoming a key figure in Vote Leave during the Brexit referendum campaign.
Forthright, principled and always entertaining, Winning against the Odds is a story of bets won and lost, of outrageous personalities and dramatic events, and of a singular mind that engages with the world around it in a completely unique and compelling way.
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Roll The Bones: The History of Gambling (Casino Edition)
Roll the Bones tells the story of gambling: where it came from, how it has changed, and where it is now. This is the new Casino Edition. which updates and expands the global history of gambling to include a greater focus on casinos, from their development in European spas to their growth in Reno and Las Vegas. New material chronicles in greater depth the development of casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and their spread throughout the United States. A new chapter better places Atlantic City’s casinos into their correct context, and new material accounts for the rise of casinos in Asia and online gaming.From the first modern casino in Venice (1638), casinos have grown incredibly. During the 18th and 19th century, a series of European spa towns, culminating in Monte Carlo, hosted casinos. In the United States, during those same years, gambling developed both in illegal urban gambling halls and in the wide-open saloons of the western frontier.Those two strands of American gambling came together in Nevada’s legal casinos, whose current regime dates from 1931. Developing with a healthy assist from elements affiliated with organized crime, these casinos eventually outgrew their rough-hewn routes, becoming sun-drenched pleasure palaces along the Las Vegas Strip.With Nevada casinos proving successful, other states, beginning with New Jersey in 1976, rolled the dice. From there, casinos have come to America’s tribal lands, rivers, and urban centers.In the last decade, gambling has moved online, while Asia–with multi-billion dollar projects in Macau and Singapore–has become a new casino frontier.Reading Roll the Bones, you’ll get a better appreciation for how long casinos and gambling have been with us–and what they mean to us today.Read more
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Texas Hold’em For Dummies
The most fun you can have learning Texas Hold’em (and we ain’t bluffin’)
Playing Texas Hold’em is about the most fun you can have with two cards in your hand. Navigating the slang, rules, and intricacies of the game can be challenging, though. With Texas Hold’em For Dummies, 2nd Edition, you’ll learn the tricks you need to know to win your first online or in-person game. From ranking the various poker hands to applying betting strategies, this book helps you build the skills necessary to achieve poker room success.
In Texas Hold’em For Dummies, you’ll learn to:
- Improve your chances at casinos and in online poker rooms
- Participate in a poker tournament with confidence
- Bluff, bet, raise, and fold in the right way at the right times
The perfect handbook for beginning poker players who want to play in-person or online, Texas Hold’em For Dummies is also an essential companion for more experienced players looking to brush up on the fundamentals and improve their skills.
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Sports Betting For Dummies
The sports gambling book you can bet on
Sports betting combines America’s national pastime (sports) with its national passion (gambling). In the U.S., more than a third of the population bets on at least one sporting event every year. With the recent lifting of the federal ban on sports gambling, states are pushing legislation to take advantage of the new potential source of revenue.
The best sports betting books are data driven, statistically honest, and offer ways to take action. Sports Betting For Dummies will cover the basics, as well as delving into more nuanced topics. You’ll find all the need-to-know information on types of bets, statistics, handicapping fundamentals, and more.
- Betting on football, basketball, baseball, and other sports
- Betting on special events, such as the Superbowl or the Olympics
- Money management
- Betting on the internet
With handy tips, tricks, and tools, Sports Betting For Dummies shows you how to place the right bet at the right time―to get the right payoff.
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Tales from the Pit: Casino Table Games Managers in Their Own Words: 1 (Gambling Studies Series)
Dealing in a casino presents challenges and rewards not seen in many workplaces. With hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake every minute, table games pits are high-stress workplaces. Managing a workforce of dealers and attending to the needs of players brings stresses of its own. In 2015, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s Center for Gaming Research received a grant from the UNLV University Libraries Advisory Board that enabled it to undertake an oral history project intended to capture the stories of table games managers, including both those currently working in the field and those who have retired. Drawn from these interviews, Tales from the Pit provides an overview of how the interviewees felt about a variety of topics, ranging from their experiences breaking in as new dealers to their transitions to management and the changes the industry has seen over their careers. The current and former managers speak candidly about the owners, bosses, dealers, and players who made each day challenging. This book illuminates the past several decades of casino history through the words of those who lived and made it.Read more
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Racing Post Guide to the Flat 2024
Are you ready for the upcoming flat season? The Racing Post Guide to the Flat is the one best-selling book that every flat-racing enthusiast should have each and every season.
In this comprehensive guide you’ll find insightful content written by the Racing Post’s best-known expert writers, edited by one of their long-standing editors and illustrated with colour photos throughout. It features exclusive and extended trainer interviews and specialist selections for horses to follow, plus dark horses unearthed and set to shine in the upcoming season, as well as Topspeed and Racing Post Ratings.
This invaluable guide is a must-have for every horse-racing enthusiast and sports better, and should be in the back pocket of every follower ready for the start of the season.
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Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI, Volume 3
Having escaped the Espoir, Kaiji returned home with debts over than six-million yen still hanging over his head. The life-threatening experience has motivated him to change his ways. But real opportunities for advancement in the mid-nineties are hard to come by. Japan’s financial bubble has burst as the country’s economy has recently collapsed.
Kaiji, now working part-time at a convenience store, resents society for his lack of prospects. So, when approached with an opportunity to make some big money quick, Kaiji decides he’d rather take his chances than toil away at dead-end job for the next fifteen years.
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Casino Gambling For Dummies
Maximize your odds on the casino floor
Casinos are designed for distraction, so it helps to know a bit about when the odds are in your favor and when they’re not before you push a stack of chips onto a table. Professional blackjack player Kevin Blackwood and lifelong sports bettor Swain Scheps know a thing or two about casino gambling. In Casino Gambling For Dummies, these seasoned gaming veterans guide you through the essential strategies for walking out of the casino ahead of the game. They also show you the most common mistakes made by players, helping you avoid gambling risks while you enjoy what the gaming industry has to offer.
Learn to see past the flashing lights, decide how much you’re willing to wager, and find out how to enjoy yourself. In this book, you’ll also discover:
- Step-by-step walkthroughs of casino etiquette and the rules of common casino games, including poker and blackjack
- Explanations of video poker and slots and ways to avoid losing more than you’re comfortable with
- Explorations of online gambling, so you can enjoy the fun of a casino from the comfort of your home
The perfect guide for anyone looking for an easy introduction to the world of casino gaming, Casino Gambling For Dummies is also an essential resource for those seeking to improve their odds at blackjack, craps, video poker, slots, and other games.
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Betting on Horse Racing For Dummies
Betting on Horse Racing For Dummies is packed with information that teaches you the ins and outs of the racetrack. You’ll learn how to improve your odds, avoid common betting mistakes, and just plain have fun at the races. This is a spectator’s easy-to-understand guide, so you’ll have no trouble identifying the racing breeds with their strengths and weaknesses, sizing up the jockey, understanding the importance and role of a trainer, placing bets, managing money, and beyond. Can’t make it to the track? No worries! You’ll get the scoop on online betting with off track betting sites and apps. This update covers the latest changes in the betting world and in the racing world, so you’ll know just what you’re wagering.
- Learn about the different types of horse racing
- Discover and identify the best racing breeds
- Know your jockeys and trainers
- Make smart wagers and manage your funds
For beginning betters, Betting on Horse Racing For Dummies is your ticket to well informed wagers and a winning edge. Already know the ropes? You’ll love the market trends and insider tips you’ll find inside.
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Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI, Volume 5
After surviving Tonegawa’s dastardly schemes set outside of the hotel tower, Kaiji was let inside the building for what may be one last chance to pay off his debts. But while his last two tests were partially physical and emotional, this new game is a test of wills. E-Card is a simple card game but when played against someone who says he can read minds, it may be an impossible game to win at consistently! Kaiji has gone too far now, so he’ll literally put his body on the line as payback!Read more
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Gambling Apocalypse: KAIJI, Volume 4: Gambling Apocalypse 4
Having survived the games at the Starside Hotel, Kaiji is invited to join another game for a chance at even more cash! But while the previous game was physically challenging, this game, E-Card, is socially twisted. At its core it is a card game similar to rock-paper-scissors, but like the cards played – slave, citizen, emperor – the power balance is not in the favor of the challenger.Read more
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Casino Gambling: How to Play Craps, Baccarat, How to Play Blackjack, Count Cards, Beginners Advanced Strategies, 3 Books in 1
This comprehensive guide, “Casino Gambling: How to Play Craps, Baccarat, Blackjack, Count Cards, Beginners to Advanced Strategies, 3 Books in 1,” is the ultimate handbook for anyone looking to improve their casino gambling skills.
The book includes in-depth instructions and tips on:
- How to play popular games like Craps, Baccarat, and Blackjack,
- Including advanced strategies for experienced players.
- You’ll also learn the technique of counting cards, making it easier for you to stay ahead of the game.
- Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player, this book is packed with helpful tips and tricks that will take your gambling skills to the next level.
Get your copy now and start winning big at the casino!
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Follow Your Leader: The memoir of a Newmarket trainer
The fifty-year career of Gavin Pritchard-Gordon in Newmarket, the Headquarters of British Racing, proved to be as exciting a ride as those provided by his many winning horses. This caught the author as much by surprise as anyone else. The opportunity to train racehorses was offered to Pritchard-Gordon somewhat out of the blue by the legendary trainer Harvey Leader.
Pritchard-Gordon grabbed at the chance to follow in Mr Leader’s footsteps. He never looked back as a life in Racing took him to many a Winners’ Enclosure and the country’s grandest houses, all the while having great fun with the top names of Racing, past and present.Foreword by Brough Scott
“A stylish homage to Newmarket this memoir is deliciously indiscreet, full of humorous anecdotes that will make the reader laugh out loud. It cleverly exposes some of racing’s shibboleths while retaining the author’s innate decency and humanity. A must read for the racing aficionado.”
Author and journalist Colin Mackenzie.About the author:
Racing has been Gavin Pritchard-Gordon’s life, ever since he first came to Newmarket in 1966 to be a pupil trainer with the greatly respected Harvey Leader – one of the very few people to have trained both a Classic and a Grand National winner. He spent similar spells as Assistant to Peter Walwyn in Lambourn, and Stuart Murless, on the Curragh, before returning to Newmarket, and taking over the trainer’s license from Harvey Leader, at Shalfleet, in 1972.
The best horses Pritchard-Gordon trained on the Flat were Group 1 winners Noalcoholic, Ardoon and Record Run – but one of his most exciting moments came when King Pele, ridden by the intrepid David Nicholson, triumphed in the Gloucester Hurdle (now the Sun Alliance) at the Cheltenham Festival in 1973.
Pritchard-Gordon stopped training in 1995, spending a year at BHB in Portman Square before becoming Chief Executive of the Thoroughbred Breeders Association In Newmarket. He held that position for fourteen years, prior to being appointed Executive Chairman of British Bloodstock Marketing, and then retiring in 2010. Since then Pritchard-Gordon has remained closely involved with all aspects of the Racing and Breeding Industry worldwide.Read more
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Racing Post Pocket Diary 2024
The hugely popular Racing Post Pocket Diary features one week to view, listing the most up-to-date race meeting information in the UK and Ireland at the time of publication – jumps, Flat and all-weather – as well as major sporting fixtures, a wealth of racing statistics, principal race dates and details of the racecourses in Britain and Ireland.
The Racing Post diaries and calendars have been slightly delayed to allow for inclusion of the full UK and Irish racing fixtures. The pocket diary will publish in late November, well in time for Christmas 2023.
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No Reserve: The brand new 2023 thriller from the master of the racing blockbuster
THE HIGHER THE STAKES, THE DEADLIER THE RISK . . .THE BRAND NEW 2023 THRILLER FROM THE MASTER OF THE RACING THRILLER – NOW AVAILABLE IN HARDBACK & EBOOK.
______________________Theo Jennings is a young auctioneer at the Thoroughbred sales ring in Newmarket. The October yearling sales are where the big money exchanges hands in frenzied auctions: millions of Guineas paid for horses that are as yet unnamed, untested, and have never taken a step on the track. It’s the greatest gamble in all of horseracing, and one that can end in ruin.
Theo has just made the biggest sale of his life, when he overhears a secret conversation between the two bidders – can they really have colluded to fix the price of his big sale? When that same horse is found dead the next morning, he has no choice but to investigate, even against the wishes of his boss. But the more he uncovers, the less he can trust the people around him.
The higher the stakes, the greater the risk. And in the bloodstock game, the ultimate price can be murder . . .
PRAISE FOR FELIX FRANCIS:
‘From winning post to top of the bestseller lists’ – SUNDAY TIMES
‘The Francis flair is clear for all to see’ – DAILY MAIL
‘The master of suspense and intrigue’ – COUNTRY LIFE
‘A story of skulduggery, conspiracy and dodgy dealings’ – YORKSHIRE TIMES
‘Felix Francis’ novels gallop along splendidly’ – JILLY COOPER
‘A gripping tale’ – DAILY EXPRESS
‘The pages fly by’ – HORSE & HOUND
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Seabiscuit: Three Men and a Racehorse
From the author of Unbroken – a major motion picture releasing in 2015 – this is the bestselling true story of three men and their dreams for a racehorse, Seabiscuit.
In 1938 one figure received more press coverage than Mussolini, Hitler or Roosevelt. He was a cultural icon and a world-class athlete – and an undersized, crooked-legged racehorse by the name of Seabiscuit.
Misunderstood and mishandled, Seabiscuit had spent seasons floundering in the lowest ranks of racing until a chance meeting of three men. Together, they created a champion. This is a story which topped the bestseller charts for over two years; a riveting tale of grit, grace, luck and an underdog’s stubborn determination to win against all odds.
Made into a major motion picture starring Toby Maguire and Jeff Daniels.
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BootComp Comping Challenge Workbook
Take your comping up a gear with the fun and motivational BootComp workbook, designed by top comper Di Coke. With twelve challenges to test your prize-winning skills, it’s a great way to organise your hobby and focus on winning your dream competition prizes. Used in conjunction with the BootComp Planner, the BootComp Workbook is the best way to organise your hobby and focus on winning your dream competition prizes!
BootComp features:
- 76 large format pages
- 12 in-depth and interactive challenges covering social media, creative comping, finding competitions, organisation and more!
- tips on improving your success rate
- 63 ideas for comping goals – separated into easy, hard and tough!
- access to the private BootCompers Facebook group with regular live events and bonus challenge videos/Q&As
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Destiny’s Lords of the Fallen Strategy Guide Book : The Most Complete 2023 Unofficial Tutorial Blueprint for the Playing the Game (Destiny’s Game Guide Books)
Destiny’s Lords of the Fallen Strategy Guide
Welcome to Destiny’s Lords of the Fallen Strategy Guide, the ultimate guide to mastering the latest 2023 version of this epic action role-playing game. Written by Destiny Cranshaw, a veteran gamer and expert guide writer, this book will provide you with all the information, instruction, and strategies you need to succeed.
Inside this guide, you’ll find:
- A comprehensive walkthrough of the entire game, from start to finish, with detailed descriptions of all areas, enemies, and bosses.
- In-depth strategies for every encounter, including tips on how to defeat even the most challenging enemies.
- Detailed information on all of the game’s weapons, armor, and abilities, so you can create the perfect build for your playstyle.
- Comprehensive quest guides, so you can never get lost or miss out on any important rewards.
- Expert tips and tricks on how to get the most out of your experience, including how to farm for rare items, level up quickly, and more.
Whether you’re a seasoned Lords of the Fallen veteran or a complete newcomer, Destiny’s Lords of the Fallen Strategy Guide is the essential companion for anyone who wants to master the game.
Order your copy today and start your journey to becoming a Lord of the Fallen!
Additional benefits of Destiny’s Lords of the Fallen Strategy Guide:
- Save time and frustration by avoiding costly mistakes and dead ends.
- Discover hidden secrets and unlock all of the game’s achievements and trophies.
- Get the most out of your Lords of the Fallen experience and have even more fun playing the game.
Don’t wait any longer, order your copy of Destiny’s Lords of the Fallen Strategy Guide today!
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No Reserve: The brand new 2023 thriller from the master of the racing blockbuster
Theo Jennings is a young auctioneer at the Thoroughbred sales ring in Newmarket. The October yearling sales are where the big money exchanges hands in frenzied auctions: millions of Guineas paid for horses that are as yet unnamed, untested, and have never taken a step on the track. It’s the greatest gamble in all of horseracing, and one that can end in ruin.Theo has just made the biggest sale of his life, when he overhears a secret conversation between the two bidders – can they really have colluded to fix the price of his big sale? When that same horse is found dead the next morning, he has no choice but to investigate, even against the wishes of his boss. But the more he uncovers, the less he can trust the people around him.
The higher the stakes, the greater the risk. And in the bloodstock game, the ultimate price can be murder.
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Victor Chandler: Put Your Life On It
After the sell-out success of the hardback edition, this book is now available in paperback where Victor Chandler, the most recognisable face in bookmaking, tells his remarkable life story in ‘Put Your Life On It: Staying At The Top in the Cut-throat World of Gambling.’
In this new authorised biography written by Jamie Reid, Chandler will reveal how gambling was in his blood from birth. Discover how his grandfather dealt with Darby Sabini’s Italian mob, Alfie Solomons and the real Peaky Blinders. How his father, Victor senior, built up the firm only for illness to force ‘Young Victor’ into the fray at the age of 23 – the start of a high life and fast times.
To begin with, he found the going tough. He almost accepted an offer to sell up from Playboy Bookmakers. But fortunately he stuck with it just in time to enjoy his first profitable Royal Ascot and from then on there was no going back.
In the face of the UK recession in the 1990s he went out to the Far East and began duelling audaciously with colossal Asian punters while dodging the attentions of the Triads in Hong Kong and Macau. Then at the end of the decade he sparked a revolution by moving his entire business offshore to Gibraltar; he is often credited with being the first to take gambling online.
Victor shares his often hilarious memories of 40 years of a high-octane racing and bookmaking life, populated by a huge cast of colourful characters including the artist Lucian Freud, who painted ‘VC’ as well as betting with him.
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The Perfect Bet: Taking the Luck out of Gambling
Gamblers have been trying to figure out how to game the system since our ancestors first made wagers over dice fashioned from knucklebones: in revolutionary Paris, the ‘martingale’ strategy was rumoured to lead to foolproof success at roulette ; today, professional gamblers are using cutting-edge techniques to tilt the odds in their favour. Science is giving us the competitive edge over opponents, casinos and bookmakers. But is there such a thing as a perfect bet?
The Perfect Bet looks beyond probability and statistics to examine how wagers have inspired a plethora of new disciplines – spanning chaos theory, machine learning and game theory – which are not just revolutionising gambling, but changing our fundamental notions about chance, randomness and luck.
Explaining why poker is gaming’s last bastion of human superiority over AI, how methods originally developed for the US nuclear programme are helping pundits predict sports results and why a new breed of algorithms are losing banks millions, The Perfect Bet has the inside track on any wager you’d care to place.
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Crushing Low Stakes Poker: The Essential Guide to Dominating Low Stakes Sit ‘n Gos, Volume 1: Strategy
Most poker books and training videos on tournaments and Sit ’n Gos are by professional poker players who play at the highest stakes. Whereas you can learn a lot from studying them, they won’t always be as useful to you when you’re mainly playing at the low stakes.
Playing low stakes games against beginning and recreational players requires a whole different strategy and approach than playing high stakes games against the best of the best. The Crushing Low Stakes Poker series is focused specifically on low stakes play and teaches you the proper strategy to consistently crush low stakes Sit ’n Gos.
Volume 1: Strategy
Volume 1 covers all the essential things you need to know in order to become a successful low stakes Sit ’n Go player, including:
- critical poker concepts such as bankroll management, table selection, expressed and implied odds, and ICM;
- important elements of pre-flop and post-flop play such as playing tight-cautious, playing speculative hands, value betting, and fast-playing;
- how to play optimally during all the different stages of a low stakes Sit ’n Go: low blinds, medium blinds, high blinds, push/fold, bubble and heads-up; and
- an overview of the best and most popular poker tools and sites that can help analyze and improve your game as well as get an edge over your opponents.
Includes Push/Fold Charts and Example Hands
In this book you will find multiple push-fold charts, both for 3 to 6-handed play and Heads-Up play. The charts let you make mathematically correct endgame decisions so you can maximize your winnings in low stakes SnGs. You will find extensive hand examples in the book that illustrate how to apply concepts and ideas in practice.
The book also contains a series of poker training videos. The videos are complementary to the book and explain low stakes strategy by using slide presentations and detailed analyses of example hands. Besides a video series from the author, you will also find training videos from top Sit ‘n Go players Ross “Truck T” Graham, Ben “gamb64” Hayles and Tim “onthestoop” Reisner.
Take Your Game to the Next Level
Through discussion of strategy, extensive hand examples and useful charts you will learn to master low stakes Sit ’n Gos. Whether you are struggling with your game or simply looking to improve your results, Crushing Low Stakes Poker Volume 1 provides you with the tools you need for success.
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Horse Racing Logbook: Gambling Notebook for the Horse Race Betting Enthusiast. Record Profits, Losses, Systems and Strategies. Ideal Size 6″ x 9″. 120 pages.
•WELL DSIGNED, EASY TO USE LOGBOOK for horse race lovers who enjoy having a bet whether it be for fun or real money.•GREAT FOR KEEPING RECORDS of profits and losses, testing betting systems and strategies.•ADDITIONAL EXTRAS INCLUDE: Odds Converter- fraction to decimal. 10x note pages at the back.•A PERFECT GIFT for the horse racing lover in your life.•CONVENIENTLY SIZED: 6 x 9 inches.•120 PAGES.Read more
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Gambling for a Living: How to Make $100,000 a Year
Is there really such a thing as a professional gambler? The answer is an unequivocal, “Yes!” This book’s authors are but two examples. Many thousands of people around the country make a good living exclusively from gambling. It is not easy, but it can be done. The key is to understand which games are beatable and know how to beat them. David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth have spent many years writing about the finer points of poker, blackjack, and other beatable games. As you will see in the book, those other “games” are horses, sports, progressive slots and video poker, casino tournaments, and special promotions. They don’t include craps, roulette, keno, or baccarat for reasons they’ll explain. This book, was written for the not quite as experienced aspiring gambler. It shows you everything you need to learn and do if you want to gamble for a living from both the practical and the technical standpoints. The rest is up to you.Read more
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Craps: From Beginner to Expert, Learn ‘How to Play Craps’ and the Secret Craps Strategy to Win at the Casino – ( Craps Gambling + Craps Game )
NEW Second Edition, Published September 14, 2016 The craps table is often the most prominent installment in the casino. It’s big, it’s fun, and the players are generally pretty loud as they cheer with excitement. Usually manned by four casino staff members – known as the “boxman,” the “stickman,” and two “dealers” – a craps table is busy as it hosts a swarm of simultaneous activity. Although it’s clear that the craps table is an enticing place to be, the actual layout of the available bets and betting combinations on the table may alarm newbies with its apparent complexity. Craps has the largest variety of betting options among all other casino games. And since craps also hosts the largest number of betting decisions per hour, the craps table is usually stocked with the largest bankroll you’ll find in the casino. The good news is this: Even if the craps table looks intimidating, the game is, in reality, actually quite simple, and this book is going to explain everything you need to know in an easy-to-understand way. In fact, if you stick to specific types of bets in craps while avoiding the others, then you’ll end up with the best gambling odds available in the entire casino. The important thing to remember is that the craps table is swarming with bad betting options, so it’s critical that you know what to play and when. This book provides a step-by-step breakdown of the game, including the basic rules and playing sequence, so that newcomers such as yourself will feel completely at home at the craps table. You’ll learn the meaning of all the fancy craps terminology, you’ll get to know the best bets, and you’ll learn lots of other craps strategies along the way.Read more
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HOW TO WIN 90% OF YOUR HORSE RACING BETS: A complete and well-proven horse race betting system
Do race horses get headaches or suffer off days?They probably do, considering that only 20% of favourites win. Which, of course, makes “form” a bit of a joke. Result statistics, however, don’t lie and a horse race betting system based on a huge results study thus makes a lot of sense! Check out this explanatory video: https://bit.ly/123bookvids
HOW TO WIN 90% OF YOUR HORSE RACING BETS is a complete and well-proven horse race betting system for profit-driven gamblers, based on simple statistical logic derived from a horse racing punter study that involved 660 races, 7 363 horses and at an average of 11 horses per race.
When adhering strictly to five basic principles in the selection of ideal races and horses, punters should profit from nine out of every 10 races winning bets are placed on.
The system was scientifically developed from horse racing statistics and offers regular punters a great opportunity for honing their profit-making skills in horse race betting.
Although the system is easy to understand, a lot of work had gone into the processing of the statistics it is based upon. The book is therefore more than fairly priced.
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Poker and More: Unique Ideas and Concepts: Strategy. Game Theory. and Psychology from Two Renowned Gambling Experts
Poker is a game of many different concepts and ideas, and the relative importance of these ideas has changed over the years as different forms of poker gain and lose popularity. But the underlying theory of how to approach poker, and in particular no-limit hold ’em, still remains the same.
Since 2005, David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth have each been writing four essays a year, covering a variety of topics, for the monthly Two Plus Two Online Poker Strategy Magazine. Some of these essays are easy reading, while some of them address the more challenging aspects of advanced poker theory, but all of them are designed to help the reader think correctly about poker and to improve their games.
In Poker and More: Unique Ideas and Concepts; Strategy, Game Theory, and Psychology from Two Renowned Gambling Experts, David and Mason Malmuth, who have each written many different books on numerous subjects in the poker/gambling field, cover many different ideas which are important in today’s modern poker games. Topics include “Facing the Threat of Future Bets,” “Semi-Bluffing and Big Bet Games,” “Expert Non-Optimum Random Strategy,” “Multi Street Bluffing and Bluff Catching,” “Why Amateurs Wrongly Think Poker is Mainly Luck,” “Seven-Card Stud Versus Texas Hold ’em,” “Chips Changing Value in Tournaments,” “Moving In Against the Blind,” “Real Poker Psychology — A Few Clarifications,” “A Few Predictions Revisited,” and much more.Read more
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Horse Racing Diary 2023: Gambling Log Book for Betting Enthusiast / Bet Tracker (3090 Entries) / Profit Tracker / Password Journal / Odds Conversion Table / Calendar and More!
Betting on horse racing has never been easier!
In this log book you can track your bets, sum up your monthly profit or set up new strategies. Inside you will also find a calendar for 2023 in which you will plan all the important events for you. A password journal will allow you to organize all your logins and passwords to websites, and a handy odds conversion table will ensure convenient data analysis. All this in a small and handy diary that you can always have with you!
What will you find inside?
- Personal Information
- Bet Tracker (Space for 3090 bets!)
- Odds Conversion Table (Fraction, Decimal, Probability)
- Profit Tracker (For 2 years)
- Password Journal (30 entries)
- Calendar & Planner 2023 (12 months / each month on one page)
- Notes
Book details:
- Pages: 125
- Dimensions: 15.24 x 22.86 cm
- Printed on high quality white paper
- Glossy softcover
- Perfect gift and must-have for every Horse Race Betting Enthusiast!
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Horse Racing Log: For Horse Race Punters – Track Races, Results, Systems, Strategies and Earnings – Novelty Gift for Loved Ones Obsessed with Horse Racing | 6″x9″
Introducing Your Ultimate Horse Racing Record Book!
Gift the passion of the racetrack. Whether it’s for Christmas, anniversaries, birthdays, Valentine’s, or just to express your affection, this book is the ideal surprise for any horse racing enthusiast.
What Makes Our Record Book Stand Out?
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Comprehensive Bet Tracking: Ample space to record over 2,000 bets, ensuring you never lose track of your wins and losses.
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Fraction to Decimal Converter: Handy table information for quick and easy bet calculations.
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Secure Your Bookie Details: Dedicated sections for safely noting down your bookie usernames and passwords.
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Aesthetically Pleasing: A gorgeously designed cover paired with an equally elegant interior ensures style with substance.
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Track Your Performance: Monthly profit and loss tracker for up to two years, helping you refine your strategies and maximize gains.
- Essential for Every Punter: Designed with the gambler in mind, it’s the accessory every enthusiast should have.
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Elevate your game or gift an invaluable tool to a loved one. This isn’t just a record book – it’s a game-changer.
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Casino Night Patterned Double-Sided Craft Paper, 8.5″ Square: Decorative Specialty Pad for Scrapbooks, Junk Journals, Origami, Cardmaking
This Casino Night Patterned Double-Sided Craft Pad is beautifully designed to add color and fun to any paper craft projects you have in mind!
This 20 double-sided sheet colorful crafting paper pad includes 10 unique patterns, same design back and front, with 2 sheets per design.
Use these colorful patterns for all of your DIY paper crafting projects, including scrapbook embellishments, origami, card-making, decoupage, cutting machine crafts and more.
*Our decorative craft paper sets are delivered in a book-style pad. Please note that pages are not perforated. To use, you will need to unbind the book or cut out pages as needed.
Features:
- Colorful double-sided themed paper pack
- 8.5 inches x 8.5 inches square format
- 40 total pages [20 double-sided sheets. 10 unique designs – same design on front and back. 2 of the same sheet per pack]
- High quality sheets are printed on 60# (100 GSM) interior stock
- Designed in USA
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THE COMPLETE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO GAMBLING: Learning the rules, hands, tables, chips, and strategies can help you learn how to play craps, Texas hold’em poker, and blackjack.
Casino-obsessed yet fearful of losing your shirt? Relax! This practical book is packed with insider information and strategies for the most well-liked casino games, including blackjack, poker, craps, roulette, slots, and more. You learn insider knowledge on everything, including betting strategies and gaming jargon (and knowing when to quit).Learn to Play Craps, Poker, and Blackjack Today to Win More at the Casino!
Do you aspire to be a casino ace like James Bond?
Would you want to joke around with other players as you collect your winnings?
Are you prepared to join your first table game with the knowledge you need to succeed?These things are revealed in this book:
- The Rules of Craps
- Texas Hold’em Poker Rules
- The Rules of Blackjack
- You can quickly learn all the rules and strategies for this popular casino game by reading How to Play Craps.
The laws of the game, the fundamentals of craps strategy, and even “beyond the basics” advice you need to completely master the game are all explained in this straightforward book. You’ll soon feel secure enough to step off the sidelines and dominate the conversation!
There is also a comprehensive section on the terms used in craps, such as “new shooter coming out.”Your comprehensive guide to playing this thrilling and well-liked game is How to Play Texas Hold’em Poker. You’ll like this book’s clear approach to playing Texas Hold’em, which covers everything from the fundamental rules, hand types, and table locations to advanced strategy. This book includes everything you need to win big at this wildly popular and thrilling game, from table manners to hold’em mythbusting!
For novice poker players, this book contains effective “first-time techniques”In How to Play Blackjack, you’ll find effective advice for increasing your bankroll at “21.” With clear directions and engaging illustrations, this book shows how and when to pocket your winnings using the “Add a Chip” strategy. Even on your first trip to the blackjack tables, you’ll enjoy yourself and improve your chances of winning!
You will also discover how to:
- Efficiently manage your money
- Understand the odds
- Develop winning strategy
- Avoid gimmicks and poor bets
- Play online poker
Get this effective book right away to maximize the enjoyment and profit of each trip to the casino. Place your order right away!
Ordering is quick and simple. Just scroll up and hit the BUY NOW WITH ONE CLICK button on your screen’s right side.Bet properly to defeat the house and win money!
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Horse Racing Diary 2024: Gambling Log Book for Betting | Horse Racing Fixtures | Annual Betting… Gift Idea for Horse Racing Lovers ( Format A4 )
This Log Book You Can Track Your Bets, Sum up Your Monthly Profit or Set up New Strategies and a Handy Odds Conversion Table Will Ensure Convenient Data Analysis.Book Details:
- 100 Pages
- 8.25X11 Inches
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Horse Racing Diary 2024: Gambling Log Book for Betting | Horse Racing Fixtures | Annual Betting… Great Gift for Horse Racing Lovers ( Format 6″x9″ )
Horse Racing Diary 2024In This Log Book You Can Track Your Bets, Sum up Your Monthly Profit or Set up New Strategies and a Handy Odds Conversion Table Will Ensure Convenient Data Analysis.
Book Details:
- 110 Pages
- 6×9 Inches
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Poker: How to Play Texas Hold’em Poker: A Beginner’s Guide to Learn How to Play Poker, the Rules, Hands, Table, & Chips (Gambling Table Games for Beginners)
Master Texas Hold’em Poker for Fun and Profit!
In Texas Hold’em, players compete against each other – not just the dealer (as in other casino games). This popular and exciting game offers many profitable opportunities to smart, savvy, and educated players. Take the plunge and start your Texas Hold’em adventure today!
Poker: How to Play Texas Hold’em Poker will welcome to the poker table with everything you need to win big – from the most basic elements of the game to advanced strategies for increasing your winnings. You’ll find out how to navigate the various seats at the Texas Hold’em poker table, play the game like a pro, and avoid the “never ever” mistakes that trap so many other beginners. In no time, you’ll be winning big, feeling great, and raking in the chips!
Before you sit down at the table for the first time, make sure to spend time with your copy of Poker. You can make the most of your investments, learn to read the table and your opponents, and separate poker myths from poker facts. This complex and exciting game has many nuances details to enjoy – including the subtle art of reading other players. Develop your poker face, learn to avoid your tells, and give your opponents a run for the money by “reading their minds” and playing your hand to the greatest advantage!
Don’t play another hand without this powerful and timely information – Order your copy of Poker today!
It’s quick and easy to order – simply scroll up the right side of the screen and click the BUY NOW WITH ONE CLICK button.
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