Pocker Books

11 Days to 7 Stud Success, Mike Caro. Limited-Circulation. Caro-guided missions. You concentrate on just one winning weapon each day, learning while you play. 24p (paper) #P41, $19.95

12 Days to Hold'em Success, Mike Caro. Limited-Circulation. Caro-guided missions. You concentrate on just one winning weapon each day, learning while you play. 28p (paper) #P49, $19.95

Amarillo Slim in a World of Fat People, Amarillo Slim Preston with Greg Dinkin. Slim says: "If there's anything I'll argue about, I'll either bet on it or shut up. And since it's not becoming for a cowboy to be arguing, I've made a few wagers in my day. But in my humble opinion, I'm no hustler. You see, neighbor, I never go looking for a sucker. I look for a champion and make a sucker out of him." In this book Slim describes some of his greatest gambling exploits -- from winning the World Series of Pocker to creating extraordinary proposition bets to running the biggest black market in Europe during the war while giving pool exhibitions (read: hustling) on military bases for Uncle Sam. 288p (paper) #P93, $24.95, $22.95.

The Big Blind--The MOVIE, David L. James. David L. James used his pocker winnings to finance and direct this full length dramatic comedy about the twisted lives of real pocker players in a run down pocker room in southern California. Staring World Series of Pocker champions Scotty Nguyen and Jennifer Harman Traniello. With a colorful cast of characters, The Big Blind depicts acurate pocker action while several vinettes follow characters as they try to make sense of their lives. This remarkable film will keep you guessing. DVD 99 minutes #D15, $24.95

Big Deal: One Year as a Professional Pocker Player, Anthony Holden. The best-selling account of a year spent in the tough world of the professional pocker player. Pocker, Holden would insist, is not gambling. Like chess, it is a paradigm of life at its most intense, a gladiatorial contest that brings out the best as well as the worst in people. Its heroes and eccentrics stalk the pages of this remarkable book, along with all the hair-raising, nail-biting excitement of the games themselves. A classic of the genre, this is a reissue with a new introduction by the author. 384p (paper) #P88, $15.00, $12.00.

The Biggest Game in Town, A. Alvarez. A sought after classic that is finally back in print. Delves into the world of high-stakes pocker in Las Vegas and in particular the World Series of Pocker, where "the next best thing to playing and winning is playing and losing." 192p (paper) #P83, $15.95, $12.75.

Bobby Baldwin's Winning Pocker Secrets, Mike Caro. First released in 1979, this is a fascinating account of former world pocker champion Bobby Baldwin's meteoric rise to the championship. Covers everything from his early days playing pocker in dangerous roadhouses to his high-stakes pocker games against other pocker legends. 200p (paper) #P109, $14.95, $13.45.

Caro's Book of Tells, Mike Caro. New version of the original pocker classic. Over,300 pages, featuring photos of pocker players in action and Caro's own accompanying explanations about when players are bluffing, when they're not and why. Finally back in print, this version adds play-by-play examples. 300+p Paper, #P13a, $24.95, $22.95. Hardback, #P13b, $39.95, $36.95.

Caro's Major Pocker Seminar, Mike Caro. This 1998 seminar celebrated the founding of Mike Caro University of Pocker, Gaming, and Life Strategy at Hollywood Park. Caro explains easy-to-understand tactics that will help you win right away! #V10, $24.95, $22.95.

Caro's Power Pocker Seminar, Mike Caro. This video was filmed at Mike Caro's 1994 Power Pocker seminar given at the Bicycle Club Casino, but includes more than what was presented at that seminar. Discusses topics valuable to all players including seat selection, table control, tells, and much more #V4, $39.95, $37.95.

Caro's Pro Pocker Tells, Mike Caro. A powerful, full-color, scientific course on how you can use your opponents' gestures, words, and body language to target every chip on the table. Goes far beyond Mike's Book of Tells VHS version, #V7, $49.95, $46.95. DVD version, #D16, $49.95, $46.95.

Caro's Tells Package, Mike Caro. Buy the set and save! Consists of the paperback edition of Caro's Book of Tells and Mike's Pro Pocker Tells video set. Counts as two items for shipping and handling #P78, $84.90, $71.95.

Championship Hold'em, Tom McEvoy and T. J. Cloutier. The latest strategies for winning in limit hold'em cash games and tournaments. Hold'em has changed dramatically during the past few years and the authors offer their best advice on how to adjust. Also includes a few more of T.J.'s famous road stories. Revised 2002 edition. (paper) approx 312p #P61, $29.95, $26.95.

Championship No-Limit and Pot-Limit Hold'em, T. J. Cloutier with Tom McEvoy. The definitive guide to winning at two of the most exciting pocker games. It tells you how to get inside your opponents' heads and learn how to beat them at their own game, how much to bet, raise, and reraise, when you can bluff, how to "set up" your opponents, and the best strategies to use in tournament play. (paper) 210+p #P34, $29.95, $26.95.

Championship Omaha, T. J. Cloutier and Tom McEvoy. Covers Omaha high-low, pot-limit Omaha, and limit (high) Omaha. TJ is the only player ever to win World Series bracelets in all 3 games, and McEvoy has a bracelet for Limit Omaha. About 204p (paper) #P56, $29.95, $26.95.

Championship Pocker Package, Cloutier, McEvoy and others. Buy four volumes in the Championship series and save. Includes Championship Hold'em, Championship No-Limit and Pot-Limit Hold'em, Championship Omaha, and Championship Stud. Counts as 4 items for shipping and handling #P76, $149.80, $125.00.

Championship Satellite Strategy: How to Turn a Toothpick into a Lumberyard, Tom McEvoy and Brad Daugherty. Noel Furlong did it in 1999 for $1 million. Robert Varkonyi did it in 2002 for $2 million. Chris Moneymaker did it in 2003 for $2.5 million. Each of these World Champions of Pocker won his way into the championship tournament at the World Series of Pocker by winning a satellite. So can you! Learn specific strategies for most satellite structure and situations including super satellites, 208p (paper) #P98, $24.95, $22.95.

Championship Stud, Dr. Max Stern, Tom McEvoy, Linda Johnson. This second book in the "championship" series covers 7-card stud, stud 8/better, and razz. All three authors have major WSOP victories (McEvoy was the 1983 champion). Five chapters outline winning concepts for medium-limit cash games and major tournaments. 200p (paper) #P46, $29.95, $27.95.

The Championship Table: at the World Series of Pocker, 1970-2002, Dana Smith, Tom McEvoy, and Ralph Wheeler. This book celebrates there decades of pocker players who have thrown their hats (and $10,000) into the ring in their quest to win pocker's most coveted title, the World Championship of Pocker. From 1970 when a road gambler was voted the best player and received a silver cup as a memento, through 2002 when an MIT graduate defeated 630 opponents and received $2 million for his victory, the book records the names of the players who made the championship table, pictures the last hand the champion played against the runner-up, how they played their cards, and how much they won. The authors extensively researched media reports for data and analyzed the play recorded on the WSOP video tapes to bring you this colorful and detailed big picture of the Big One. The book also features Dana Smith's interviews with the champions and runners-up, as well as interesting highlights from each Series, vintage photographs, and quotations from many of the players. 184p (paper) #P95, $19.95, $17.95.

Championship Tournament Pocker, Tom McEvoy. Formerly "Tournament Pocker". Winning strategies and concepts for all games held in the World Series of Pocker. Strategies for winning satellites, super satellites, and low-stakes rebuy tournaments. Many of the strategies are universally applicable to all types of pocker competition. Now at a new low price! 340p (paper) #P17, $29.95, $26.95.

Championship Tournament Practice Hands, T.J. Cloutier and Tom McEvoy. Gives two types of instruction designed to help you become a winning tournament player. The authors take you inside their heads as they think their way through the correct strategy for the play of limit and no-limit hold'em hands. Then the explain how 45 key hands were played in turnaround situations in the World Series of Pocker. By studying how champions think about and play major hands you may join T.J. and Tom in the winners circle. 224p (paper) #P92, $29.95, $26.95.

Chinese Pocker, Don Smolen. In Chinese Pocker each player gets a 13 card hand and divides it into three pocker hands which are played against other hands at the table. This book explains the rules, strategy, tactics, and other things you need to know to win this game. 32 pages. Note: this book is only available via e-mail. Please provide a valid e-mail address #G13, $24.95, $22.95. Bundled with CPOCKER software, #S17a, $64.95, $59.95.

The Complete Book of Hold'em Pocker, Gary Carson. Hold'em pocker has become more strategically complex. This book teaches strategies in Hold'em that vary with the style of the game. For instance the tactics used in the tight Las Vegas games are not the same as those used in the very loose and aggressive games of southwest Louisiana. 313p (paper) #P73, $14.95, $13.45.

The Complete Pocker Room, Chuck Ferry. The most comprehensive book on what it takes to run a successful pocker room. With 30 years in management and the pocker business, Ferry covers it all. A must for all pocker room managers. 96p (paper) #P42, $10.00

CPOCKER, Don Smolen. A program for the game of Chinese pocker. An excellent learning and research tool. Play against three computer opponents. Detailed statistics. Interesting hands can be entered for analysis and a simulation feature compares two alternative plays. Helps the user achieve an expert level of play in a short time. Windows 3.1 or higher. Only available via e-mail. Please provide a valid e-mail address #S17, $49.95, $46.95. Bundled with Chinese Pocker Book (G13), #S17a, $64.95, $59.95.

Fundamental Secrets of Winning Pocker, Mike Caro. The book based on advice given by Mike at his seminars worldwide. Packed with tips and strategies.160p (paper) #P40, $9.95

Fundamentals of Pocker, Mason Malmuth and Lynne Loomis. Discusses seven card stud, Texas hold'em, Omaha, razz, and lowball. Covers strategy considerations necessary for basic survival. An excellent guide for beginners. New larger size #P1, $5.95

Gambling Wizards: Conversations with the World's Greatest Gamblers, Richard W. Munchkin. Can you imagine betting a million dollars on a football game or winning seven million on a single horse race? To win the World Series of Pocker--twice? How would you react if a gun-wielding casino owner demanded back the money that you won playing blackjack? It's all in a days work for the gamblers in this book. 400p (paper) #G75, $14.95, $13.45.

Guide to Super System, Mike Caro. Super System is Doyle Brunson's classic course in power pocker which Mike Caro helped to create. While reviewing it for a possible revision, Mike realized that he could give personal insights and instruction based on his own methods of instruction. (8.5 x 11 paper), 88 two-up pages #P37, $19.95, $17.95.

The Hand I Played: A Pocker Memoir, David Spanier. The author of Total Pocker and Welcome to the Pleasuredome (both out of print) returns with this gem of a memoir on pocker. Spanier, who died in 2000, describes his initiation into gambling and then turns to describing the game he loves best...pocker. Full of frank and amusing personal anecdotes and observations about pocker this book is an absolute pleasure to read. 246p (paper) #P71, $18.95, $17.05.

High-Low Split Pocker for Advanced Players, Ray Zee. The definitive work on the eight or better high-low split versions of omaha and seven card stud. 331p (paper) #P2, $34.95, $27.95.

Hold'em Tournament Package. The perfect selection for tournaments. Consists of Championship Tournament Pocker by McEvoy, No-Limit Texas Hold'em by Daugherty and McEvoy, and Tournament Texas Hold'em for Windows. Counts as 3 items for shipping purposes #P114, $114.85, $91.95.

Hold'em Excellence (2nd Edition), Lou Krieger. New second edition! This book shows you how to advance from the ranks of the beginners to the realm of the winners. Divided into three sections, it is designed to move you from "Basic Education" to "Earning Your Degree" and finally to "Post Graduate Work". 175p (paper) #P23, $19.95

Hold'em Excellence: Complete Set, Lou Krieger. Set includes Hold'em Excellence and More Hold'em Excellence. Buy the set and save. Counts as two items for shipping and handling #P79, $39.90, $36.95.

Hold'em Pocker, David Sklansky. Must reading for anyone planning to play in Nevada, California or a home game. The text is designed for someone relatively new to the game, but it still contains much sophisticated material. Recently updated to today's double blind structure. Contains the most up-to-date Sklansky hand rankings. 110p (paper) #P3, $19.95, $17.95.

Hold'em Pocker for Advanced Players (21st Century Edition), David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth. The definitive work on this very difficult game. This book corrects inaccuracies and clarifies misconceptions about hold'em. This new edition adds over 100 pages of new material, including extensive sections on loose games, and shorthanded play. 332p (paper) #P4, $29.95, $23.95.

How to Beat Winning Hold'em Players at Their Own Game, Ben Tracy. This video covers winning strategy for low-limit Hold'em. Not for beginners or first-time players. Contains brief interviews with regular players giving their view of what it takes to play successfully. Discusses the 7 deadly traps, and the ten commandments for winning. The focus is on beating players who already know how to win VHS, #V1, $49.95, $47.95. DVD, #D22, $29.95, $26.95.

How to Conquer Online Pocker. featuring Chris Moneymaker, Lee Jones, and Tom McEvoy. As seen on TV! Includes a Texas Hold'em tutorial, a guide to online play, the difference between online and live game play, how to read ?tells? from an online player, and a guide to playing in online tournaments. Includes a CD containing pocker-related software. DvD. (was Pocker Stars Master Secrets to Winning Online Pocker) featuring Chris Moneymaker and Tom McEvoy. As seen on TV! Includes a Texas Hold'em tutorial, a guide to online play, the difference between online and live game play, how to read ?tells? from an online player, and a guide to playing in online tournaments. Includes a CD containing pocker-related software. Expected early August #D14, $19.95

How to Win at Omaha High-Low Pocker, Mike Cappelletti. Omaha is becoming so poplular for a simple reason--if you know what you are doing you can win more money playing Omaha High-Low than any other pocker game! Cappelletti provides strategies and techniques unique to Omaha/8 that will help you beat the game. 229p (paper) #P106, $19.95, $17.95.

Howard Lederer No-Limit Hold'em Package, Howard Lederer. Learn from the Professor in this two DVD set consisting of the Secrets of No-Limit Hold'em and More Secrets of No-Limit Hold'em at a special package price #P117, $59.90, $49.95.

I'm Running Bad, Tommy Angelo. Original songs about pocker, CD #A1, $11.99

Improve Your Pocker, Bob Ciaffone. This is a general work on pocker aimed at the player who already knows the game and is looking to improve. Loaded with information about how the top players think when they are playing, and the techniques they use. Customer feedback on this book has been excellent. (paper) 220p #P39, $20.00, $18.50.

Inside the Pocker Mind: Essays on Hold'em and General Pocker Concepts, John Feeney, Ph.D.. To become an expert pocker player you have to master skills such as hand selection, position, proper image projection, and reading hands. Yet many players know the concepts, but do poorly anyway. Knowing the concepts is one thing, putting it all together is another. Winning pocker is a process that requires a lot of thinking as well as a thorough and systematic approach to the game, and that is what this book is about. approx 275p (paper) #P65, $24.95, $19.95.

Internet Pocker Package. The world of online pocker opens up to you with this package consisting of Internet Pocker: How to Play and Beat Online Pocker Games by Lou Krieger and Kathleen Watterson, Stepping Up: The Recreational Player's Guide to Beating Casino and Internet Pocker by Randy Burgess, and How to Conquer Online Pocker (DVD) featuring World Champion of Pocker Chris Moneymaker #P116, $49.85, $39.95.

Internet Pocker: How to Play and Beat Online Pocker Games, Lou Krieger and Kathleen Keller Watterson. Playing Internet pocker in real time against real opponents might just represent pocker's brave new world. Whether for play-money or real money, it's an environment consisting of virtual tables, player icons representing you and your opponents, and specialized computer algorithms that randomly shuffle the "cards." It's a world where you can find a game day or night. Though it may be the wee hours of the morning in California, it's prime time in Europe, and someone, somewhere, is looking to play a little pocker. But it's pocker with a difference. The game is the same, to be sure, but technology does kick in -- sometimes in strange and unexpected ways. A reference as well as a tutorial, the book includes a CD with free pocker software, and a special bonus chapter with 125 interactive hands to help you prepare to play the Internet games for fun or for profit. 202p (paper) plus CD #P94, $14.95

Internet Texas Hold'em: Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro, Matthew Hilger. An excellent tool for players at all levels to be successful at limit Texas Hold'em with specific topics focused on Internet play. A comprehensive overview of Texas Hold'em is presented including general pocker concepts such as probability and odds, bluffing, raising and check-raising, and deceptive tactics. You'll learn the correct strategies for starting hand play as well as playing on the flop, turn, and river. You'll learn the intricacies of playing on the Internet and the differences in strategies between Internet and live play. Finally, you'll be able to practice all of these strategies on over 200 actual Internet hands. 302p (paper) #P99, $29.95, $26.95.

Killer Pocker, John Vorhaus. Everything you always wanted to know about dominating the game, crushing the competition, and building a bad-ass reputation--with outrageous tactics from a renegade pocker master! Vorhaus shows you how to leave your inhibitions at the door, analyze and fix your own flaws honestly and fearlessly, gain confidence, and play some of the best pocker of your life. 261p (paper) #P89, $14.95, $13.45.

Killer Pocker Hold'em Handbook, John Vorhaus. Texas hold'em, the most popular form of pocker in casinos and tournaments today, has been said to take five minutes to learn and a lifetime to master. Not anymore. This revolutionary workbook shows you how to play smart, fearless hold'em, read other players' tells, exploit their flaws, and turn every hold'em session into a winning one. (paper) #P111, $14.95, $13.45.

Killer Pocker Online: Crushing the Internet Game, John Vorhaus. Internet pocker. Five years ago, it didn't exist. In another five years, it could make live pocker seem passe. Right now, it's a wild frontier of nonstop action, as players from every corner of the globe fight for their share of the loot. In this revolutionary guide to winning on the Web, John Vorhaus, shows you everything you need to know about crushing the online game. Discover how to scrap your live game strategy and develop a killer internet game; thwart online cheaters; avoid common pitfalls and bankroll cripplers; pick up online tells; decrease the margins for error; prepare for the intensity of online pocker's accelerated pace. 278p (paper) #P96, $14.95, $13.45.

King of a Small World, Rick Bennet. Originally published in 1995, this pocker novel set in Prince George's County Maryland has long been unavailable. Now in the new paperback edition, follow the exploits of Joey Moore, a great pocker player: ruthless, sharp, and hugely aware, alert to his adversaries' every twitch and wiggle. He's been drifting from one game to another for years, winning more often than losing, lending money to his sweet, rough-and-tumble friends when he's flush, and seeing his off-and-on girlfriend, Laura, when the urge strikes. When a gig as a pocker-boss lands in his lap, Joey starts to pull in some real money. He's got ten grand stashed in the floor of his car and another ten in his mom's heater, and all he has to do for it is show up. But twenty-five years of self-reliance have taught him that there's no such thing as good luck; good luck is a momentary fluke, a get-out-of-jail-free card that lasts only until your luck starts to change. And when it does, you'd better be able to fold and walk away. 275p (paper) #P110, $13.95, $12.50.

The Little Book of Pocker, David Spanier. The late David Spanier wrote a weekly pocker column for The Independent in London. This is a collection of his columns which traverses the pocker universe. It's packed with information about Hold'em, stud, and Omaha. 170p (paper) #P68, $8.95

Middle Limit Hold'em Pocker, Bob Ciaffone and Jim Brier. Primarily aimed at the $10-$20 to $40-$80 player, many of the ideas can be applied to lower and higher stakes games as well. Ciaffone and Brier are both well-known pros, and their book stresses the practical application of hold'em ideas. Includes 500 problems and answers with the reasoning behind them. Also includes explanations of the most important pocker ideas that apply to limit hold'em. A fine blend of the theoretical and concrete examples. 332p (paper) #P80, $25.00, $23.00.

Million Dollar Online Pocker Secrets, Phil Hellmuth. This video will show you everything you need in order to become a winning pocker player on the internet. Secrets include: what sites to play, online pot odds, online bluffs and tells, how to gain special "inside" info on your opponents, how to play multiple games at once, how to win online tournaments, how to win online cash games, secret tips and never before seen stratagies, and more, DVD #D20, $19.99

Million Dollar Pocker Set, Phil Hellmuth. Consists of all four of Phil's DVD's: Million Dollar Pocker Secrets, Bluffing and Tells, Tournaments, and Internet. DVD #D21, $99.96, $74.99.

Million Dollar Pocker System, Phil Hellmuth. This video features Phil's never-before-seen MILLION DOLLAR SECRETS. Learn Phil's ideas on: Strategy, Pot Odds, When To Hold 'em, When To Fold 'em, Phil's Top Ten Hands, Phil's Majority Play Hands, Pocker Psychology, and Much, Much More! DVD #D17, $19.99

Million Dollar Secrets to Bluffing and Tells, Phill Hellmuth. Phil Once you have the basics down, learn to read your opponent like a book and how not to give away your strength or weakness. Phil says he can "look into people's souls" and now you can learn from him. Learn How To: - Bluff Your Way Info Huge Pots, Read Your Opponents Like A Book, Trap Your Opponent When You Have A Strong Hand, Win Even If Your Hand Is Weak, Know When And How To Blufff, Sense Your Opponent's Weaknesses and Strengths, and more. DVD #D18, $19.99

Million Dollar Tournament Strategies, Phil Hellmuth. Playing in a cash game is very different then playing in a tournament! Learn stragegies including: How To Build A Chip Lead Early, How To Make It To The Final Table, How To Defend Yourself Against The World Champ Players, How To Maintain Your Chip Lead, How To Build Your Stack By "Stealing Blinds", How To Win If You Are Low On Chips, and Final Table Stragegies, DVD #D19, $19.99

More Hold'em Excellence, Lou Krieger. Subtitled "A Winner for Life". Goes beyond the basics; it takes you into the mind and decision-making processes of professional pocker players by providing solid information and advice on a broad spectrum of sophisticated topics. 188p + Index (paper) #P38, $19.95

More Secrets of No-Limit Hold'em, Howard Lederer. More Secrets of No-Limit Hold 'Em will take your game to the next level. MORE SECRETS is loaded with Howard's patented No Limit Hold 'Em knowledge, including his personal secrets for: SLOW PLAY, INFORMATIONAL RAISES, VALUE OF THE SUITED CONNECTOR, SPOTTING "TELLS, and SIZING UP YOUR OPPONENTS. DVD #D12, $29.95

No-Limit Texas Hold'em (The New Players Guide to Winning at Pocker's Biggest Game), Brad Daugherty and Tom McEvoy. Brad Daugherty, the 1991 World Champion of Pocker, has teamed with Tom McEvoy, the 1983 World Champion of Pocker, to teach you how to play pocker's hottest game. Tournament no-limit hold'em, pocker's biggest and most exciting game, is the playground of the world's most famous pocker players. Daugherty and McEvoy have been playing in that world for many years. One of their goals in writing this book is to teach you the skills you need to join the elite ranks of million-dollar, no-limit hold'em tournament winners -- the players that you've seen in televised tournaments pushing mountains of chips into the middle of the table as though they were playing with Monopoly money. The authors sincerely believe that by using the advice in this book, you can join the game with confidence?knowing that with knowledge, skill, practice and a little bit of luck, you can conquer it. Brad and Tom are looking forward to shaking your hand at the championship table one day very soon. 208p (paper) #P107, $24.95, $19.95.

The Official Dictionary of Pocker, Michael Wiesenberg. Updated and revised. Covers the entire spectrum of pocker terminology, from the common to the obscure, illustrated by thousands of colorful examples. This is a valuable reference. 277p (paper) #P62, $14.95, $13.45.

Omaha Hi-Lo Pocker, Shane Smith. For experienced low-limit players. Outlines winning strategies covering: starting hands, playing the flop, turn and river, general strategy and tournament tips. 84p (spiral) #P19, $17.95, $16.50.

Omaha High-Low: Play to Win with the Odds, Bill Boston. This book gives you the vital information you need to make critical pre-flop decisions in Omaha high-low. The author ran 10,000 + computer simulations on each of 5,211 Omaha high-low hands and presents the results of his research in an easy-to-read format. 111 pages of statistical charts with 52 pages of commentary. Includes data on the 49 best hands, the 49 worst hands, 30 ace-less hands that are profitable, and trap hands to avoid. 163p (spiral) #P85, $19.95, $17.95.

Play Pocker Like the Pros, Phil Hellmuth Jr. The perfect introduction to the world of Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Seven-Card Stud, and Razz no matter what level of player you are. Includes basic and advanced strategies, when to play, when to bluff, when to raise, and when to fold. Also includes techniques for reading other players and avoiding going on tilt. Covers brick and mortar and online games and tournament play. 416 (paper) #P91, $15.95, $14.35.

Pocker Aces, Ron Rose. With the explosion of pocker as a televised sport, fans of the game are clamoring for more information about their favorite players. The bookstores are full of pocker advice, game strategy and how-to's for every type of pocker game. But until now there was not a book for fans to check out stories, photos, personal facts and general information about the players they admire. Pocker Aces fills that void by presenting the fascinating stories of today's pocker pros, along with an abundance of color photographs in one concise book. 180p (paper) #P113, $29.95, $26.95.

Pocker at the Millennium, Mike Caro and Mike Cappelletti. An easy-to-follow textbook teaching professional secrets to mastering the two most popular games of big-money pocker. Clear advice and play-by-play examples to help you quickly master the tactics and techniques for both Hold'em and Omaha. 363p (paper) #P97, $19.95, $17.95.

Pocker Essays, Mason Malmuth. To win at pocker in today's modern game requires not only numerous skills, but also lots of thinking about he game. The book is designed to make the reader do a great deal of thinking. Few readers will agree with everything said, but the information provided should help people become better players. 262p (paper) #P6, $24.95, $19.95.

Pocker Essays II, Mason Malmuth. A new collection of essays written between 1991 and early 1996. Topics covered include: General Concepts, Technical Ideas, Structure, Strategic Ideas, In the Cardrooms, Quizzes, Erroneous Concepts, and Something Silly. (paper) #P27, $24.95, $19.95.

Pocker Essays, Volume III, Mason Malmuth. As with the previous two volumes in this series, this book talks about what it takes to earn better than minimum wage at pocker. It contains those essays the author wrote 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 pocker honest, reading hands, checking aces, and much more. "Absolutely must reading for all serious players." -- Chris Ferguson, Winner 2000 World Series of Pocker. 270p (paper) #P72, $24.95, $19.95.

Pocker Essays: Complete Set, Mason Malmuth. Includes all three volumes. Counts as three items for shipping calculations #P75, $74.85, $58.95.

Pocker Farce and Pocker Truth, Ray Michael B. This book attempts to answer the question "what is the world of pocker really like?" You will be taken to a serious game and be sitting beside the author as a spectator. Not only will you "play" but you will have to address those problems that all pocker players deal with. Your opponents will range from some of the best players in Las Vegas to a brilliant Japanese Admiral as he planned the attack on Pearl Harbor. 246p (paper) #P55, $19.95, $17.95.

Pocker Nation: A High-Stakes, Low-Life, Adventure into the Heart of a Gambling Country, Andy Bellin. If you look around the table and you can't tell who the sucker is, it's you. On any given Friday night, hundreds of thousands of Americans--men and women alike -- pile into kitchens, garages, and backrooms to play their weekly pocker game. From basement games in the suburbs to illegal gambling clubs in New York City to the high-stakes World Series of Pocker in Las Vegas, Andy Bellin has anted up with some of the world's greatest players. In Pocker Nation, he takes us on a raucous journey into the shut-up-and-deal world of professional pocker. 288p (paper) #P84, $12.95, $10.75.

Pocker Night: Winning at Home, at the Casino, and Beyond, John Vorhaus. A smart, funny, and practical guide to mastering the fine art of the home pocker game (in other words, entertaining your friends while deftly picking them clean). Covering everything from the absolute basics to advanced points of strategy and smarts, Pocker Night is an essential and entertaining manual for everyone who wants to excel at the most popular pocker game in the world-- the home game, where the pots aren't cut and the winning gets personal. Filled with hilarious observations and hard-nosed strategies for beating the rules, this smart, sassy, and readable handbook holds the key to your pocker success-- whether you're just learning or you already know the difference between a fishhook and a dead man's hand. Share it with friends at your own risk. 288p (paper) #P112, $13.95, $11.20.

Pocker Probe, Mike Caro. Serious software for researchers and advanced players. Compare hands you define in seven card stud, lowball, hold'em, razz, draw pocker, high-low split, Omaha, and more. DOS. Note: the supplier is occasionally extremely slow to ship this product--sometimes taking over a month to get it to our customers. Don't be surprised if this product takes much longer than is reasonable to arrive #S29, $69.95, $66.95.

Pocker Tournament Strategies, Sylvester Suzuki. Tournaments are very different from ring games. There are many strategy changes that should be made. The tournament expert will occasionally make plays which would be very wrong in a "side game." Especially good for the smaller rebuy tournaments. (paper) #P43, $19.95, $17.95.

Pocker Tournament Tips from the Pros, Shane Smith. Gives you the winning advice of pocker theorists, authors and tournament winners on the best strategies for winning low limit pocker tournaments. Expanded and revised millennium edition #P16, $19.95, $17.95.

Pocker Wisdom of a Champion, Doyle Brunson. Doyle Brunson is widely considered the best no-limit pocker player alive and has won millions and millions of dollars in his professional career. After winning the World Series of Pocker two years in a row, he went on to write the best-selling classic Doyle Brunson's Super System, the ?bible? of pocker for professional players. His second book, Pocker Wisdom of a Champion, originally published as According to Doyle, is a collection of his most memorable pocker tales. Doyle shares what he has learned over the years of traveling the Texas circuit and in private games. Full of real-life characters and too-crazy-to-be-fiction situations, this book highlights the psychology and humanity of pocker. These anecdotes contain not only humor, but also advice and insight from the world's greatest pocker player himself. #P104, $14.95, $13.45.

Pocker, Gaming, and Life, David Sklansky. A collection of articles that have appeared in various publications. A few have never appeared before. Most of the articles are about pocker or gambling. "Pocker and Gaming" topics include Being a Favorite, Are Great Players,Born? Talent Versus Discipline, Will Power, The Importance of Position, Never Go Broke, When Time is Not of the Essence, and Is Your Wallet Fat Enough? "Life" topics include What It Is that Makes an Issue Controversial, Coincidences, Some Thoughts on Dying, Legitimate Grievances, and Crime and Punishment. Though these essays vary greatly in content, you will find them very thought provoking. 207p (paper) #P32, $24.95, $19.95.

Pocker: The Real Deal, Phil "tiltboy" Gordon. Like a secret society, pocker has its own language and customs -- its own governing logic and rules of etiquette that the uninitiated may find intimidating. It's a game of skill, and playing well depends on more than just a good hand or the ability to hide emotion. The first step toward developing a style of play worthy of the greats is learning to think like a pocker player. In a game where there are no absolutes, mastering the basics is only the beginning -- being able to pull off the strategy and theatrics is the difference between legendary wins and epic failure. 304p (hard) #P119, $19.95, $17.95.

PockerStat 2 Professional, TH Software. Version 2. Increase your hourly win rate by analyzing your ParadisePocker or Pockerstars Hold'em and Omaha hand histories and tournament results. A very powerful program that will show you statistics on your play and your opponent's play, including win rate, flop percentages for each street, how you do with various starting cards, settings to view how well you do by position, standard deviation, bankroll requirements, how much each opponent has won/lost, and much much more! Windows, 128MB+ memory, email delivery only. Please supply your pocker user ID, your name, and your e-mail address for ParadisePocker.com. Please supply your Paradise Pocker ID, #S50a, $65.00 for PockerStars.com. Please supply your PockerStars ID, #S50b, $65.00 New! Combopak. Includes both ParadisePocker.com and PockerStars.com versions. Please supply the e-mail and ID you use for each site., #S50c, $95.00

Poki's Pocker Academy (Limit Hold'em), BioTools, Inc. The culmination of 10 years of University based research into Pocker Artificial Intelligence. Take advantage of analysis tools to improve your game, design your own opponents, and take your Pocker skills to the next level. Practice full table, short-handed, and heads-up play. Windows and Macintosh OSX #S56, $99.50, $89.50.

Positively Fifth Street, James McManus. In 2000, Jim McManus, a novelist reporting for Harpers went to Las Vegas to cover the Ted Binion murder trial and to write a story about the WSOP. McManus used his advance to enter the WSOP and surprisingly made the final table! This book skillfully intertwines the two stories into a terrific book that is both informative and fun to read. 448p (paper) #P90, $15.00, $12.00.

Pot-Limit and No-Limit Pocker, Bob Ciaffone and Stewart Reuben. Geared to experienced players this book is devoted to pot-limit and no-limit betting. It starts with a discussion of general theory, and how to apply the theory to the main forms of pocker. Covers pot-limit and no-limit hold'em, pot-limit Omaha, no-limit lowball draw, pot-limit seven-card stud, and pot-limit London lowball. High-low split betting and tournament strategy is also thoroughly studied. Includes quizzes to grade the reader's progress, and a number of odds tables. (paper) 220p #P33, $25.00, $23.00.

Professional 7-Stud Report, Mike Caro. Advanced bankroll building strategies for serious players. 32p (paper) #P50, $19.95

Professional Hold'em Report, Mike Caro. This brief report discusses ways to improve your limit, pot-limit, and no-limit hold'em game. When to fold, when to raise, when to call. Lots of information in 40p (paper) #P51, $19.95, $17.95.

The Professional Pocker Dealer's Handbook, Dan Paymar, Donna Harris, and Mason Malmuth. With the explosive growth of pocker has come "growing pains." The lack of quality dealers is immediately apparent to anyone who either plays or works in the industry. Dealing looks easy, but is quite difficult. This is the ultimate book for anyone interested in a career as a professional pocker dealer. (paper) #P44, $19.95

The Psychology of Pocker, Alan N. Schoonmaker Ph. D. Have you ever wondered why some players seem extremely aggressive while others are passive? Why some are tight and others loose? Why some tactics seem to come naturally to you while others don't? This book is concerned with the way that psychological factors affect your own and your opponents' ability to play properly. This text will help explain why you and your opponents play the way you do. 330p (paper) #P66, $24.95, $19.95.

Real Pocker II: The Play of Hands, Roy Cooke with John Bond. Roy Cooke's second collection of pocker essays focuses exclusively on the play of hands. Never before has the decision-making process at the table been so thoroughly analyzed. A must for every pocker library. Note: some of the essays in this edition appeared in Roy's previous book. (paper) #P81, $19.95, $17.95.

The Science of Pocker, Mahmood N. Mahmood. The Science of Pocker deals with limit as well as pot-limit Omaha, Texas Hold'em and Seven-Card Stud. It is divided into four parts. The first part consists of a general discussion of the three primary skills of Pocker: people, probabilities and money. The remaining three parts give a detailed account of starting hands selection and simple methods for working out the probabilities relevant to Omaha, Texas Hold'em and Stud. In addition, the book analyses in detail over one hundred examples of the most common situations of "after the flop play" for Omaha and Hold'em and "beyond the fourth street" play for Seven-Card Stud #P105, $29.95, $26.95.

The Secret to Winning Big in Tournament Pocker, Ken Buntjer. Advice on tournament play from the only player ever to win three major tournaments in a row. Teaches the eight stages of tournament action, and how to use your knowledge of your opponents to beat them. Discusses when to play tight, when to play aggressively, when to zero in on a single opponent, when to sit back and wait, and when to pounce. 192p (paper) #P18, $49.95, $46.95.

Secrets of No-Limit Hold'em, Howard Lederer. In this easy to follow 90 minute video, Howard Lederer, the holder of ten world titles, teaches you everything you need to know to elevate your game fast. Howard lets you in on how to spot an opponents tells and weaknesses, when to fold, how your betting should change depending on position, the number of players, and the "street", how not to be dominated, how to figure "outs", and more. Includes easy to read charts to make decision making easy VHS version, #V11, $29.95 DVD Version, #D11, $29.95

Serious Pocker, Dan Kimberg. Now published by ConJelCo and in its second edition. A complete introduction to casino and cardroom pocker, for everyone from complete pocker novices to experienced players who want to take the game more seriously. It covers everything from the basics of strategy and cardroom rules and customs to more esoteric topics like tournament play, pocker math, cheating, record keeping, and much more. New to this edition is an extensive section on online pocker. 276p (paper) #P69, $19.95

Seven Card Stud for Advanced Players (21st Century Edition), David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth, and Ray Zee. The definitive work on this extremely complex game. With the writing of this book, a major gap in the pocker literature has been closed. This new edition adds over 100 pages of new material including an extensive section on loose games. 326p (paper) #P7, $29.95, $23.95.

Seven Card Stud Pocker, Konstantin Othmer. Descriptions of the fundamentals of seven card stud pocker, playing specific hands, reading opponents, and understanding /images and betting patterns. 257p (paper) #P58, $25.00, $23.00.

Seven-Card Stud, Roy West. Subtitled "The Complete Course in Winning at Medium and Lower limits." 42 lessons which take you through each of the "streets" of a 7-card stud game in detail. Includes a section on tournaments written by Tom McEvoy. 156p (paper) #P24, $24.95, $22.95.

Sklansky on Pocker, David Sklansky. A combination of his popular Sklansky on Razz and Essays on Pocker, with new material and a section on tournament play. 181p (paper) #P10, $29.95, $23.95.

Sklansky, the Video. A 90 minute video focusing on general pocker concepts and strategies, along with specific sections on Hold'em, 7 Card Stud, and Omaha Hi-Lo Split (8 or better). In addition, David provides insights for play in loose and wild games VHS, #V2, $59.95, $56.95. DVD, #D23, $29.95, $26.95.

Small Stakes Hold'em, Ed Miller, David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth. This book explains everything you need to be a big winner. Unlike many other books about small stakes games, it teaches the aggressive and attacking style used by all professional players. However, it does not simply tell you to play aggressively; it shows you exactly how to make expert decisions through numerous clear and detailed examples. It teaches you to think like a professional player. Topics include implied odds, pot equity, speculative hands, position, the importance of being suited, hand categories, counting outs, evaluating the flop, large pots versus small pots, protecting your hand, betting for value on the river, and playing overcards. In addition, after you learn the winning concepts, test your skills with over fifty hand quizzes that present you with common and critical hold'em decisions. Choose your action, then compare it to the authors' play and reasoning. This text presents cutting-edge ideas in straightforward language. It is the most thorough and accurate discussion of small stakes hold'em available. Your opponents will read this book; make sure you do, too! (paper) Expected late July #P108, $24.95, $19.95.

StatKing, ConJelCo. New! The ultimate pocker results tracking tool. Easy to use. Provides unmatched, in-depth, statistical insight. View, select, and sort your results according to game, location, month, and year. Computes your win-rate, confidence and standard deviation. Determine break-even points, chances of going broke. Includes graphing, advice, bankroll requirements, streak analysis. Much more. Windows. CD only #S42, $29.95

Stepping Up: The Recreational Player's Guide to Beating Casino and Internet Pocker, Randy Burgess. This book is perfect for either the home game player moving up, or the intermediate player who's struggling: it's packed with the stuff beginning pocker books don't talk about enough (or at all), and that advanced books discuss only in terms of the higher limits -- reading hands and opponents, calculating odds and outs, adjusting to game type, and more. Also covers practicing and playing online. As Roy West says in his introduction, ?This is a ?thinking about pocker'? book you'll hope your opponents won't read.? Whether your game is hold'em or stud this is the book to set you on a winning track. 165p (paper) #P103, $14.95

Super System, Doyle Brunson. The classic on every major no-limit game played today. Chapters written by experts such as Sklansky, Caro, Reese, Baldwin, and Brunson himself. Considered to be one of the best books on pocker ever. 605p (hard). Due to its weight counts as 2 items for shipping Paperback, #P9b, $29.95, $26.95.

Super System Package, Brunson and Caro. Package includes Super System and the Guide to Super System. Counts as three items for shipping and handling with Softbound Super System, #P77b, $49.90, $42.95.

Texas Hold'em Package. Learn to play winning Texas Hold'em with this package which includes Winning Low-Limit Hold'em by Lee Jones, Hold'em Excellence by Lou Krieger, and Turbo Texas Hold'em for Windows by Wilson Software #P115, $134.85, $105.95.

The Theory of Pocker, David Sklansky. Discusses theories and concepts applicable to nearly every variation of the game. The book introduces the Fundamental Theorem of Pocker, bluffing, raising, the value of position, psychology, head-up play, game theory, implied odds, semi-bluffing, and much more. This is probably the best book ever written on pocker. 242p (paper) #P8, $29.95, $23.95.

Tournament Pocker for Advanced Players, David Sklansky. Some people excel at tournament pocker. This is not luck. From a distance a pocker tournament may look like a typical pocker game, but there are many factors that can lead to proper strategy that is very different than what most players are familiar with. This text is the first book that explains tournament strategies which only a small number of players have mastered. It assumes you already know how to play pocker well, but aren't knowledgeable of tournament concepts and when and where to use them. Some of the ideas discussed include the effect of going broke, The Gap Concept, how chips change value, adjusting strategy because the stakes rise, all-in strategy, the last table, making deals, The "System," and much more. Approx 240p (paper) #P82, $29.95, $23.95.

Tournament Pocker Package (Premium). The premium selection for tournaments. Consists of Tournament Pocker for Advanced Players by Sklansky, Tournament Pocker by McEvoy, The Secret to Winning Big at Tournament Pocker by Buntjer, Pocker Tournament Tips from the Pros by Smith, and Tournament Texas Hold'em by Wilson Software. Counts as 5 items for shipping #P87, $199.75, $170.00.

Tournament Texas Hold'em for Windows, Wilson Software. Includes limit, no-limit and pot-limit! Provides realistic tournament play. Set tournament size (single table to 100 tables), limits and blind structures, number of rebuys, etc. Enhanced graphics and sound. Includes 2002 WSOP big event. Handles all situations in a realistic manner. Ability to save and restore a tournament in progress. Windows 95 through Win XP. CD, User's Guide or Mac with Virtual PC #S14, $59.95

Turbo 7-Card Stud for Windows, Wilson Software. Mike Caro says "an amazing new 7-card stud program." Create players with individual playing styles. Play against 2 to 8 players, interactively or with high speed simulations. Get advice and exact odds as you play. Set limits, bring in method, bet amounts, rake, toke, etc. Challenge the best computer player. Rake analysis, extensive statistics, play evaluation, optional bring-in, peek, replay, enhanced graphics, sound, printing, and statistics. Ability to save and restore games in progress. Windows 95 through Win XP or Mac with Virtual PC. CD, User's Guide #S8, $89.95, Free ground shipping in the US in lieu of discount

Turbo 7-Stud High-Low Split for Windows, Wilson Software. WSOP Champion Max Stern says "Bob Wilson did it again. A great game and a great tool for people who want to improve their Stud 8/or better game. I highly recommend it." Create players with individual playing styles. Play against 2 to 8 players, interactively or with high speed simulations. Get advice and exact odds as you play. Set limits, bring in method, bet amounts, rake, toke, etc. Challenge the best computer player. Rake analysis, extensive statistics, play evaluation, optional bring-in, peek, replay, enhanced graphics, sound, printing, and statistics. Ability to save and restore games in progress. Windows 95 through Win XP or Mac with Virtual PC. CD, User's Guide #S41, $89.95, Free ground shipping in the US in lieu of discount

Turbo Omaha High for Windows, Wilson Software. Mike Caro calls this "an electrifying new research tool." Create players with individual playing styles, learn an effective point count system, play against 2 to 10 players interactively or via high speed simulation. Get advice and exact odds as you play. Set blinds, bet amounts, rake, toke, etc. Challenge the best computer player. Rake analysis, extensive statistics, play evaluation, optional bring-in, peek, replay, enhanced graphics, sound, printing, and statistics. Ability to save and restore games in progress. Windows 95 through Win XP or Mac with Virtual PC. CD, User's Guide #S11, $89.95, Free ground shipping in the US in lieu of discount

Turbo Omaha High-Low Split for Windows, Wilson Software. Mike Caro calls this "an electrifying new research tool." Create players with individual playing styles, learn an effective point count system, play against 2 to 10 players interactively or via high speed simulation. Get advice and exact odds as you play. Set blinds, bet amounts, rake, toke, etc. Challenge the best computer player. Rake analysis, extensive statistics, play evaluation, optional bring-in, peek, replay, enhanced graphics, sound, printing, and statistics. Ability to save and restore games in progress. Windows 95 through Win XP or Mac with Virtual PC. CD, User's Guide #S7, $89.95, Free ground shipping in the US in lieu of discount

Turbo Texas Hold'em for Windows, Wilson Software. Jim McManus, author of ?Positively Fifth Street', says "Turbo Texas Hold'em changed my whole life." The most powerful and easy to use Hold'em program available. Create players with individual playing styles. Play against 2 to 10 players interactively or via high speed simulation. Get advice and exact odds as you play. Set blinds, bet amounts, rake, toke, etc. Challenge the best computer player. Rake analysis, extensive statistics, play evaluation, peek, replay, enhanced graphics, sound, printing, and statistics. Ability to save and restore games in progress. Windows 95 through Win XP or Mac with Virtual PC. CD, User's Guide #S6, $89.95, Free ground shipping in the US in lieu of discount

Winning 7-Card Stud, Ashley Adams. Ninety percent of those who play seven-card stud lose. The difference between being a loser and a winner boils down to just one thing--knowledge. Whether you're a sometime player looking for an edge at a Friday night get-together or you seriously want to win at pocker in a casino, the insider information in this step-by-step guide can help you learn what you need to know to beat your opponents and make money. approx 256p (paper) #P101, $14.95, $13.45.

Winning Concepts in Draw and Lowball, Mason Malmuth. For both the typical and professional player. Topics discussed include pocker reasoning, basic mistakes, basic strategy, technical plays, advanced strategy, psychology, bluffing errors, and much more. 353p (paper) #P11, $24.95, $19.95.

Winning Low-Limit Hold'em (2nd Edition), Lee Jones. Now in its 2nd edition. This is the acclaimed, bestselling book for hold'em novices and low-limit veterans alike. It doesn't overwhelm you with tables or statistics, and doesn't spend a lot of time on sophisticated plays. It simply gives you good solid strategies and tactics that will consistently beat low-limit games anywhere. 199p (paper) #P14, $24.95

Winning Omaha/8 Pocker, Mark Tenner and Lou Krieger. A form of pocker that continues to grow in popularity is Omaha eight-or-better high-low split, which is often abbreviated as ?Omaha/8? in print. You'll find an Omaha/8 game in virtually every cardroom--brick and mortar or on the Internet. Yet, Omaha/8 is widely misunderstood. As a result, better players stand to make a significant profit in the game. This book provides a much needed and useful tool for pocker players interested in improving their game. Approx. 256p (paper) #P102, $24.95

WiseGuys On Texas Hold'Em. Features World Series of Pocker champion Robert Varkonyi. and celebrity wise guys Vincent Pastore, Frank Vincent and others. Teaches both beginners and advanced players basic rules and strategies, how to play based on position, how to adjust to different types of players, how to read the board, how to recognize tells, how to calculate pot odds and how to play with confidence and win. Delivered with clear graphics and an entertaining format. Includes 2 Quick Reference pocket guides. DVD #D13, $19.95

World Series of Pocker Adventure Deluxe Casino Pak, Masque. Travel to Las Vegas with $5,000. Turn it into $10,000 and you can have a shot at the big one, the No Limit Texas Hold'em event. Simulations of hold'em, 7 stud, and omaha, as well as blackjack, video pocker, and slots. Deluxe version adds Caribbean Stud, Pai Gow Pocker, Craps, Baccarat, Let It Ride, Big Six, Roulette, and Keno Deluxe Windows version (CD), #S26a, $19.99, $17.95. Deluxe Macintosh version (CD), #S26b, $19.99, $17.95.