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1 comments about Poker.

1. Synopsis (from the back cover):
   
   This 100,000-word manual gives you the 120 Advanced Concepts of Poker and shows you step-by-step how to apply these concepts to any level of action.
   
   Here are the topics of just 12 of the 120 money-winning Advanced Concepts:
   
   How to be an honest player who cannot lose at poker.
   How to increase your advantage so greatly that you can break most games at will. How to prevent games from breaking up.
   How to extract maximum money from all opponents.
   How to keep losers in the game. How to make winners quit.
   How to see unexposed cards without cheating.
   How to beat dishonest players and cheaters.
   How to lie and practice deceit.
   How to control the rules. How to jack up stakes.
   How to produce sloppy and careless attitudes in opponents.
   How to make good players disintegrate into poor players.
   How to manipulate opponents through distraction and hypnosis.
   How to locate or create new games for bigger and quicker profits.

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5 comments about Poker Face 2.

1. Poker Face 2 is a must own for any poker player or fan of the game. Packaged in a beautiful hard cover, it's filled with photographic images that capture the emotions of players in the throes of one of the worlds most popular games. Shot from the years 1977 - 2005 it's a journey through the poker time machine and speaks to the unstoppable momentum that keeps this games popularity growing by leaps and bounds day by day.



2. In a world inundated with poker-related books and other paraphernalia, this book stands apart. Ulvis Alberts' photography captures the soul of the game in an incomparable way, and the whole package is an art book that anyone even mildly interested in the world of poker would enjoy. Famous and unknown players from the last 35 years are portrayed, and the spirit of the game emerges in every photograph.



3. This is one of those very rare books that you have to pick up and look at time and time again. The photos in this award winning book range from the 1970s to 2005.
   
   The photos from the 70s are one of a kind. When the World Series of Poker was in its infancy, Jack Binion wanted to publicize the event so he invited all of the Hollywood Photographers to shoot the event and be comped rooms and food. Only Ulvis Alberts took Jack up on his offer. Pretty much 95% of the photos you see of the World Series from the 70s were taken by Mr. Alberts.
   
   The photographs throughout the book tell many stories. The most beautiful aspect of the photos is that they are not trying to catalog famous faces; they capture special moments in time from the famous and non famous. Shot largely in black and white film, the photos have a stunning brilliance and texture that cannot be captured by digital color. One of the most telling photographs is a pullout that captures in a series of shots, the moment someone wins their first bracelet.
   
   This book is the sequel to the first Poker Face which if you can find a copy today; it's worth its weight in gold. Over the course of a year this book was produced in Latvia with the highest level of craftsmanship. The artistry on the hard box cover and book cover was all hand done. The commemorative metal plaque inserted on the cover was worked on by 2 people. For the last 2 years, many professional poker players have marveled over this book when it was displayed at the World Series of Poker.
   
   I personally own 2 copies, one for display and one to keep in mint condition. My friends always flip through it when they come over. This is a definite keepsake, like a coin collection, stamp collection, or art collection. It will gain value in time, especially since there were only 2000 copies produced. There won't be Poker Face 3 because in 25 years Ulvis will not be around. He has said on many occasions that this is his last poker book. If you wanted one more reason to buy this book, if you wanted to just have one print of a photo from Ulvis, it will run somewhere between $300-500. Here you get over 300 pages of photos for $300.



4. I had never bought a poker book before purchasing this book. It was well worth the money and my wife (a non-poker player) even enjoyed the layout of pictures. The quotes provide an interesting peak into the minds of poker's elite players. It's a perfect holiday/birthday gift for a poker player or just someone interested in poker.



5. Poker Face 2 is not only the most amazing book in my (rather large) poker library, it is also among the most impressive art books I own. Ulvis treats his subject with dignity and even-handedness, something that is seldom true in media portrayals of poker and poker players. The quotes that accompany the photos are also quite apt. The quality of the book itself is amazing. Every serious poker player should want to have one of these limited edition books on their shelf of on their coffee table.

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3 comments about The Original Poker Diary.

1. Any serious poker player knows they should keep a notebook or diary; to record thoughts, results, mistakes, notes on opponents, etc, but very few actually go to the trouble of doing so. I've often wished I had better organized and more consistent records, and hoped this volume might help.
   
   The book is tacky, poorly designed and ill-suited for its intended purpose, to serve as a notebook/diary. The second page reads "THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE NEXT MILLION-DOLLAR POKER CHAMPION (insert your name here)." There is little more than a paragraph on how to use the book, an example entry, and then 300 pages of blank entries. Each entry template is three pages, with blanks for date, time, location, checkboxes for game and limit, win/loss, and then sections for "Memorable Hands," "Notes on Players," "Bad Beats," "Tells," and "Other Notes." Each section has about ten blank lines. These choices are ill-considered, and it's hard to conform one's actual thoughts to their rigid template. And what's the point of recording bad beats every session, self-pity?
   
   The book is thicker and heavier than a typical notebook, making it less convenient to carry in the car or a suitcase. The binding is more rigid than most books, and getting a page flat enough to write on comfortably requires breaking the spine.
   
   The Original Poker Diary is clearly aimed at very casual players or well-meaning aunts and grandmothers looking for a "cute" gift. A blank notebook would be both a lot cheaper and more useful.



2. I don't know much about poker, but my friend does and he has so many poker books, but not this one. It is a cool diary for poker players and he uses his and loves it. It shows him how much money he loses LOL. It makes a great gift.



3. The Original Poker Diary by dedicated poker player Jonas Barrish offers a unique system for improving the reader's poker playing performance through developing a more focused awareness of play, strategy, and opponents regardless of the specific type of poker game being played. A good many world-class poker players keep detailed notes of their games to help them review successes and learn from their mistakes. Barrish incorporates this principle into The Original Poker Diary with 300 journal entry pages for players to record on in order to keep track of "Memorable Hands", "Player Notes", "Bad Beats", "Tells", and more. Enhanced with a comprehensive glossary of poker terms and slang, The Original Poker Diary will prove to be an invaluable addition to any serious poker player's personal reference shelf.

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