Product Reviews

David Sklansky is best known as an author of gambling articles and books. However, I suspect he considers himself to be a general thinker for whom gambling problems represent just some of his many interests. He has written articles on diverse subjects including crime and punishment, race relations, and general expertise, and some of these were collected in a previous book called, Fighting Fuzzy Thinking in Poker, Gaming & Life. Written with psychologist and noted poker author in his own right, Alan Schoonmaker, DUCY?

Tournament Killer Poker By The Numbers: The Keys to No-Limit Hold 'em Success
by Tony Guerrera
Lyle Stuart (2008), 276 pp ISBN 978-0818407239, $14.95

Hats. Have you ever realized how a hat makes you what you are? How it changes your whole look and personality? You might look at someone at the table with an animal hat on and think, "Wow, what a jerk!" Or maybe he's wearing a hat to hide his eyes, hide his tells, hide his thoughts. There are mad hatter hats, derbies, baseball caps with every logo imaginable, fedoras, beanies, berets, bandanas, and bowlers, but there is only one bad hat!

Rolf Slotboom, one of the most respected players on the poker circuit, cashed seven times at the 2007 World Series of Poker, which gives a ton of credence to his coverage of professional poker. His four-DVD set is one of the best selling videos on hold 'em and his Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha continues to be a popular title among aspiring poker pros.

Now he's written Secrets of Professional Poker 1. Subtitled Winning Strategies for Limit Hold 'em, No-Limit Hold 'em and Omaha, this is a book that is likely to join the ranks of bestsellers.

52 Ways to Cheat at Poker
by Allan Zola Kronzek
Plume (2008), 192 pp, $13.00
ISBN 978-0-452-28911-6

More Hold'em Wisdom for All Players
by Daniel Negreanu
Cardoza (2008), 167 pp, $14.95
ISBN 1580422241

Serious players always welcome poker advice from a respected champion, even if that advice isn't totally written by the champ himself. For example, in his first book Daniel Negreanu invited a handful of friends, poker pros of course, to contribute to his long-awaited work. In More Hold'em Wisdom for All Players, Daniel covers topics by himself.

Oops! I Won Too Much Money
by Tom Schneider
Brown Books Publishing Group (2006) ISBN: 1-933285-37-0 218 pp, $24.99

In order to make money playing limit hold'em, one must play well. In order to maximize money playing limit hold'em, one must also strive to convince other players that you don't play as well as you really do. At least, this is the thesis to the book, Play Poker Like a Pigeon and Take the Money Home, by an anonymous author.

Practical Poker Math-Basic Odds & Probabilities for Hold'em & Omaha by Pat Dittmar ECW Press (2008) ISBN: 1-55022-833-1 231 pp, $29.95

He's not necessarily a media star, doesn't highfi ve his fans in the TV gallery, and he isn't a household name mentioned in the same breath as the big tournament title holders-but Pat Dittmar is a poker pro. A true journeyman, he has been playing and succeeding for 20 years, because he understands the mathematics of the game.

Many poker professionals have been catapulted to fame by their performance on televised poker.