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 enlarge | Author: John Scarne
Publisher: Pocket Star
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 1729788
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 1416500553
Dewey Decimal Number: 795
EAN: 9781416500551
ASIN: 1416500553
Publication Date: July 27, 2004
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 News to Me June 19, 2001
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have to begin by admitting that I did not read this book in its entirety. I was startled, however, to learn that John Scarne invented the game of poker! I was going to read works by several authors and compare them, but since Mr. Scarne invented the game of poker along with many other popular pastimes including craps, keno, bacarrat and breathing air, I think I'll take another run at his book.
Scarne Knows Poker -- NOT Writing Books June 12, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The content of this book is very informative and helpful. It focuses on specific rules of many poker variations and some statistics to go with them. There is no shortage of calculated odds tables in this book for you to try to memorize. However, John Scarne needs to get his money at the poker tables because his writing struggles. You will not be fond of this man after your first 15 minutes of reading. To get through this book, you must have alot of determination; you will not be reading it for fun. Perhaps the toughest, most boring read of my life. In my opinion, any improvement on your poker game is not worth the pain of reading this book. There are other great books that will teach you far more efficiently.
 Excellent with one exception... April 11, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was a fantastic book and I only have one negative to voice - I realize that Scarne is a poker genius, however a little too much time and space was allocated to him patting himself on the back. I realize this may sound harsh, and for that I apologize, but every time Scarne brings up a point, he feels the need to preface it with a paragragh about how he was guest speaker at this or that convention, blah blah blah, and how many war vets saved millions of dollars on his advice, and he even says several times that he himself is a genius... I must of read that 100 times in this book. A genius should never be self-proclaimed... Enough of my rambling... GREAT BOOK!!! Just needs a more humble approach.
 Poker Players Bible October 29, 2000
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I found Scarne's reference guide to very thorough and a great resource for expanding your scope on the game of poker. There are all sorts of versions of new games of poker in here that the average card player will not easily get bored. It is very easy to follow and can make the Friday night poker games that much more interesting. I enjoyed this book thoroughly, and still keep it around to learn new games whenever I get a notion to put together a poker game with some friends. I have always found the game of Poker is a great source of entertainment, and this book creates a variety for you where you will not ever get bored. If you think you have seen all there is in Poker, think again. I have had many veteran Poker players look at this book and find new games they never knew existed. This book is well worth the investment for any card playing enthusiast. Additionally it is a great resource for anyone wishing to learn the game of Poker for the first time, as all the popular games are here too. This could be called the 'Poker Player's' bible. All in all, very enjoyable.
best starting point I've found January 12, 1999
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Scarne is arguably the greatest mind this century on poker. If you are looking to learn how to play the most popular poker games, this book is for you. He also shows the reader how to apply proper strategy to each game. This book is not for poker experts, but the topics in the book must be mastered before you sit at a Vegas poker table. After reading this book, I was easily better than the players at local card games.
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