Professional Poker: The Essential Guide to Playing for a Living |
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| Title: | Professional Poker: The Essential Guide to Playing for a Living |
| Author: | Mark Blade |
| Publisher: | Brownfield Publishing |
| Type: | Book / Paperback |
| Publication Date: | 15 July, 2005 |
| ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0976595788 / 9780976595786 |
| List Price: | $24.95 |
| You Save: | $8.48 |
| Amazon Price: | $16.47 |
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Editorial Review / Publisher's Information:
Product Description
Have you ever fantasized about playing poker for a living? If so, Professional Poker is your indispensable guide. You will learn poker odds and expert-level playing skills that form the foundation of a pro's playing abilities, along with career issues such as managing bankrolls, work hours, tournaments vs. cash games, travel, emotional control, paying taxes, getting staked, and online play. It also addresses in detail many important questions that very few other poker books ever answer, such as: * Do You Have What It Takes To Play For A Living? * Should You Quit Your Day Job? * Should You Just Play Part Time Instead? * How Much Money Can You Really Make? * How Much Do You Need To Get Started? * What Do The Pros On TV Know That You Don't? Professional Poker outlines each step you will take in your transition to the professional level, and, if you're already there, introduces skills and valuable advice that will empower you to always play your 'A" game. Early Praise For Professional Poker: "Most people think that in order to play poker professionally, you just need to be a great player. Mark Blade shows you how much more to it there really is. This is the best poker career guide ever written, and if you're thinking about playing poker for a living, please don't quit your day job until you've read Mark's book. "Professional Poker" is a must read for anyone considering poker as a career." Lou Krieger – Author of Poker For Dummies, Hold ‘em Excellence, and More Hold ‘em Excellence "It is well-written, excellently organized, highly informative, very accurate, and a needed addition to poker literature." Bob Ciaffone - Author of Middle Limit Holdem Poker, Improve Your Poker, and Pot-Limit & No-Limit Poker "I've written many popular poker books over the years and I've read over 400 more. Professional Poker by Mark Blade is the best book on the subject of poker ever written." Ken Warren – Author of The Big Book of Poker and Ken Warren Teaches Texas Hold ‘em "A sobering and refreshingly frank examination of playing poker for a living. Anyone who has the romantic impulse to make professional gambling a career needs to read this book first -- and reread it for guidance when the chips are down and up." Michael Konik – FoxSports Poker Commentator and Author of Telling Lies And Getting Paid "If you're even considering making poker a career, the first hand to play is to buy this book." Greg Dinkin – Writer for Card Player Magazine & Author of The Poker MBA
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Customer Reviews:
• Lots Of Info
19 June, 2008
This book will answer most if not all of the questions about playing poker for a living. It focus alot on limit poker but has useful info for no-limit games as well.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Solid Investment
17 November, 2008
This book told me exactly what I wanted to know: how/what you need to become a pro poker player. If you are thinking of making a living out of playing poker this is the book you want to read first (assuming you already know the game, of course).
- Amazon Customer Review
• Are You Serious About Becoming A Professional Poker Player?
02 February, 2009
If so, this book should be in your library. Mark Blade tackles a plethora of issues to be contemplated before making the dive into playing poker professionally. He speaks in a way that is very easy to understand and gets your mind in motion on what to be thinking about. I would call this a broad overview, more about the "big picture" as opposed to all the fine details. This book cannot stand alone to propel you into the big leagues, but it will give you many guidelines, including Mark's own list of books for deeper study into each facet of playing for a living. After reading many books about how to play poker, I found this book very eye opening to many things I had not even considered.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Yes It Really Is "essential" To Read Before You Consider A Life In Poker
18 March, 2009
This book was recommended to me a couple years ago by a poker pro friend of mine when I was considering taking the leap. Two things happened: 1. I decided to put my plans on hold for 6 months while I digested, and prepared myself to follow Blade's advice in this book (especially related to bankroll). And 2. I eventually started playing poker professionally and am now making a decent living as a pro online (not rolling in it, but paying the bills). And yes, by and large, this life is what I hoped it would be.
Some of the criticism that I've read here is about Blade's bankroll recommendations, which are quite conservative, but definitely more detailed and thoughtful than the casual recommendation of 300 big bets, which you'll hear from every casual advice-giver out there. It was very upsetting when I read this, since I had put together what I thought had been a sufficient bankroll. Not according to Blade, and without going into details, I experienced how good his advice was.
His advice is also really solid about when to make the leap. A little sobering, perhaps, but useful.
Really, my only gripe with the book was its tone, which bordered on the ridiculous at times. He keeps making little parenthetical jokes and asides that are irritating, distracting, or just patronizing and made me take him less seriously. This was a big enough issue that I just can't give it a full endorsement, but for anyone who is considering going pro, this is still a must read. My only warning is that it may change your mind about making the leap. It's a tougher thing to do than you might think.
- Amazon Customer Review
• A Good Read
09 June, 2008
Overall this is a good read. The book is well written, covers a variety of issues in regards to playing poker full time, and it is entertaining. Not the best poker book I have ever read, but it certainly shines some light on the day-to-day life of a professional poker player.
- Amazon Customer Review
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