Overview
Holden is an experienced poker player who does not pretend to be as expert as the world s top pros; but he can write better than them - and he knows most well enough to milk them for personalized advice, tips and subtle strategies. HOLDEN ON HOLD EM thoroughly analyses the difference between home and casino play, between cash and tournament play, between internet poker and the real thing against real human beings. Amid definitive charts and tables of odds, probabilities and other statistics, sample hands, advice on etiquette and other niceties, there will be sections on bluff, tells and the nuances of position and outs , as well as a brief history of the game and anecdotes about its great players. This book can claim to be the first really readable manual in the history of poker! An entertaining, anecdote-packed and invaluable companion to the narrative poker classics BIG DEAL and BIGGER DEAL.
Full Product Details
Author: Anthony Holden
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint: Abacus
Dimensions:
Width: 20.00cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 12.90cm
Weight: 0.258kg
ISBN: 9780349123455
ISBN 10: 0349123454
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 02 September 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Holden is the top writer in pokerdom. --Martin Amis, author, Money: A Suicide Note Vivid, engrossing, superb . . . the best description of world-class poker we've been given. Salman Rushdie on Big Deal Holden is the top writer in pokerdom. Martin Amis, author, Money: A Suicide Note An important addition to the literature of gambling. David Mamet on Big Deal A remarkable odyssey part Damon Runyon, part Dostoevsky. . . . His insights into the peculiar alchemy of character and fate that draws writers to poker turns his book into a high-stakes psychological thriller. Vanity Fair on Big Deal Mr. Holden writes with extreme grace and wit . . . [ Big Deal is one of the] best books on poker. New York Times A remarkable odyssey--part Damon Runyon, part Dostoevsky. . . . His insights into the peculiar alchemy of character and fate that draws writers to poker turns his book into a high-stakes psychological thriller. -- Vanity Fair on Big Deal
"""An important addition to the literature of gambling."" David Mamet on ""Big Deal"""" ""Holden is the top writer in pokerdom."" Martin Amis, author, ""Money: A Suicide Note"""" ""Vivid, engrossing, superb . . . the best description of world-class poker we've been given."" Salman Rushdie on ""Big Deal"""" ""Holden is the top writer in pokerdom."" --Martin Amis, author, ""Money: A Suicide Note"" ""A remarkable odyssey part Damon Runyon, part Dostoevsky. . . . His insights into the peculiar alchemy of character and fate that draws writers to poker turns his book into a high-stakes psychological thriller."" ""Vanity Fair"" on ""Big Deal"""" ""Mr. Holden writes with extreme grace and wit . . . [""Big Deal"" is one of the] best books on poker."" ""New York Times"""" ""A remarkable odyssey--part Damon Runyon, part Dostoevsky. . . . His insights into the peculiar alchemy of character and fate that draws writers to poker turns his book into a high-stakes psychological thriller."" --""Vanity Fair"" on ""Big Deal"""
Holden is the top writer in pokerdom. --Martin Amis, author, Money: A Suicide Note Holden is the top writer in pokerdom. Martin Amis, author, Money: A Suicide Note Vivid, engrossing, superb . . . the best description of world-class poker we've been given. Salman Rushdie on Big Deal An important addition to the literature of gambling. David Mamet on Big Deal Mr. Holden writes with extreme grace and wit . . . [ Big Deal is one of the] best books on poker. New York Times A remarkable odyssey part Damon Runyon, part Dostoevsky. . . . His insights into the peculiar alchemy of character and fate that draws writers to poker turns his book into a high-stakes psychological thriller. Vanity Fair on Big Deal A remarkable odyssey--part Damon Runyon, part Dostoevsky. . . . His insights into the peculiar alchemy of character and fate that draws writers to poker turns his book into a high-stakes psychological thriller. -- Vanity Fair on Big Deal
An important addition to the literature of gambling. --David Mamet on Big Deal
Author Information
Biographer Anthony Holden was an award-winning newspaper columnist and editor before becoming a full-time writer and broadcaster. He is also an admired translator of works from the classics to opera for Jonathan Miller at the English National Opera.
