Ace on the River: An Advanced Poker Guide

By Samuel McSkimin

Book Overview

'Ace on the River' is no ordinary poker book. This is the first truly "advanced" guide aimed at improving your game. Written in an easy-to-read, bare bones conversational style and designed to help anyone interested in increasing their understanding of the game, this book is ideal for those new to the game or winning professionals. The fundamental philosophies presented go beyond the green felt and can be applied in all competitive ventures. While most poker books focus on basic rules and strategies, the book's advanced perspective addresses elements that effect both game play and the player. Focusing on a variety of subjects such as the psychology of poker, money management, family issues, and sex, this book gives the reader a rare chance to look beyond the cards to see the poker world through someone who lives it. The unique you-make-the-call-play by play section will challenge the reader again and again. This is a review and guide to the world of high-stakes poker as seen by one of the most well-known and well-respected players of all time. From the beginning of 2003 until the middle of 2004, Barry Greenstein won seven poker tournaments and came in second five times, including winning a World Poker Tour event and a World Series of Poker bracelet. Known as the Robin Hood of Poker, Barry has donated nearly three million dollars of his tournament winnings to charity. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972044221
• ISBN13: 9780972044226
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Last Knight Publishing Company
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 2.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 10.6"

Customer Reviews

Putrid

Save your hard-earned money. These 5 star reviews must have been written by either people that know nothing about poker or by friends of Barry. This book is not worth buying. It is a piece of junk.

For Poker Fans of All Types!

This is a great book for any poker enthusiast. The pictures alone are worth the price. It is probably one of the best looking poker books on the market. However, outside of the autobiographical section, most of the advice is geared toward a player who is pondering making the move to professional poker. That doesn't mean that the average player should not pick up a copy. Quite the contrary. Anyone can learn from such...

The Life Of A Poker Pro

"This book is dedicated to the children of gamblers. They were rarely promised anything, because the promise might have been too hard to keep. They may have wanted to play a game with their parent rather than watch a sporting event on which their parent had placed a bet. They were told everything was done so they could have toys and clothes and a nice place to live, but all they wanted was a little more of their parent's...

Average Grinders Opinion on a Better Than Average Book

It's a coffee table book with lots of pretty pictures for the neophyte. It's a take on the world of poker by a high level cash game player. It passes the useful nuggets of information test for a legitimate poker book. It's well written and edited, no need for an errata list that some publishers works require, hi Mason. It's cheap, 25 bucks list price for what you get is a bargain in the poker publishing world. It's got heft,...

World, Meet Barry Greenstein

I received Ace in the Hole on a Thursday, and finished it on Friday. The book is an easy read, mostly discussion and history with very little thought required of the reader. The material is fascinating if you are a poker head, and should be mildly interesting to someone looking to understand the Poker World without delving into it (the wife or girlfriend, perhaps). The hand analysis is easily worth the $25 price of the...