Playing With The Pros

In Play Poker Like the Pros, poker master Phil Hellmuth, Jr., demonstrates exactly how to play and win -- even if you have never picked up a deck of cards -- the modern games of poker, including: Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Seven-Card Stud, and Razz. Phil Hellmuth, Jr., a seven-time World Champion of Poker, presents his tournament-tested strategies to beat any type of player, including: The Jackal (crazy and unpredictable) The Elephant (plays too many hands) The Mouse (plays very conservatively) The Lion (skilled and tough to beat) Play Poker Like the Pros begins by laying out the rules and set-up of each game and then moves on to easy-to-follow basic and advanced strategies. Hellmuth teaches exactly which hands to play, when to bluff, when to raise, and when to fold. In addition Hellmuth provides techniques for reading other players and staying cool under pressure. There are also special chapters on how to beat online poker games and an inside look at tournament play.

Traces the author's year-long attempt to earn a competitor's spot at the PGA Tour Qualifying School, an endeavor marked by such challenges as crash diets, sports psychiatrists, and obscure tournaments.

“A savvy, comprehensive text that covers the essentials of winning blackjack from soup to nuts.” —Don Schlesinger, author of Blackjack Attack: Playing the Pros’ Way Blackjack gives you the best odds of any casino game, and armed with a little know-how, you can obtain an advantage. Let veteran player and expert card counter John Bukofsky show you how. So you want to be Rain Man but just can’t seem to instantly divide eight zillion by your shoe size? No problem—neither can the world’s best blackjack players. But what they can do is work some simple techniques to increase their chances at the one game that already offers better odds for winning than slots, craps, roulette, or any other. Bukofsky explains all you need to know—from the basics of game-play and strategy to card counting at the professional level—so you can actually gain an advantage over the house. Blackjack: Play Like the Pros also provides helpful information on other important aspects of the game, including: •Betting and bankroll •Casino countermeasures •Camouflage techniques •Plus a special section devoted to “negative swings”—the number-one reason why many players end up leaving the game Beating the casinos at their own game isn’t easy. But it can be done, and Blackjack: Play Like the Pros can increase your chances of walking out a winner. “Bukofsky is an excellent writer, whose ‘hold-your-hand’ style makes it easy for the reader to master, sequentially, the skills needed to become a successful player. Many blackjack books skimp on details, especially when it comes to the mathematics of the game or complete card-counting systems. Not so here. I highly recommend it.” —Don Schlesinger, author of Blackjack

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As a twenty-plus-year golf professional, Chris Rowe acts as both bartender and preacher, listening to successful members relay exactly how they made their fortune—and sometimes, how they lost it. Those stories are the focus of Rowe’s second book, Bartenders, Preachers, and Golf Pros. Through adventures both on and off the tee, Rowe offers an insider’s view of life on the green, talking readers through many of the common issues he sees as a three-time Harvey Penick Teacher of the Year, including how to achieve better balance, correct your swing, calm your breathing, simplify bunker shots, and make the most of your practice sessions—all blended seamlessly with Rowe’s personal experiences with legends Lee Trevino, Annika Sörenstam, Byron Nelson, Rickie Fowler. For Rowe, the lesson tee isn’t just a place to teach golf; it’s actually an opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life. In Bartenders, Preachers, and Golf Pros, he coaches readers to enjoy their game, dream big, and work harder!

Nathan offers advice on learning to play a musical instrument, including tips from teenage musicians about practicing, performing, and buying equipment. Illustrations.

What Tennis Pros Don’t Teach encompasses a World of information threading Tennis and life at work. It talks about the forces of Tennis under all different scenarios. This book is based on the love of Tennis as the foundation to tackle philosophy, mental toughness, discipline, strategy, the meaning of momentum, technique, player development, politics in sports, etc... What Tennis Pros Don’t Teach also shows us how to make Tennis a special friend and use it to help forge our lives and destiny. What Tennis Pros Don’t Teach is somewhat anecdotal using storytelling to illustrate lessons learned on the Tennis courts. There is something for everyone in this book, Tennis player or not. This book is easily one of the most comprehensive treatises in Tennis written to date. There is more wisdom and information in this book than in any other Tennis book ever written!