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DO NOT BUY the three book Doyle Brunson package recommended by Amazon- or you will get two of the same book. This book is EXACTLY the SAME book as Poker Wisdom of a Champion. I don't know why it has a different title and different cover, but it the same book.
A deftly written memoir and guide for poker fans, "According to Doyle" deserves a place in any gaming or memoir collection. While providing excellent Poker throughout, "According to Doyle" focuses on Doyle's travels through the world of professional poker playing - a world filled with strange and interesting people, questionable adventures, his climb to the top of the world, and so much more. The adventures of an old poker world champion - a look into the old days. "According to Doyle" is the story of Doyle Brunson, a 16-time World Series of Poker Champion.
Doyle combines his life experience with art of poker, because both meet at a point and defines what kind of player you are. This book has shown me that poker is beyond the table, beyond the cards, beyond the chips. It is a part of my life and everything I do in it.
then you might want to reconsider playing for anything more than nickels. If you didn't already know many of the points these stories make, e.g. pay attention to your opponents, know yourself, no limit is a different kettle of fish than limit poker, etc. This book unlike his other work, SuperSystem a Course in Power Poker, is not going to do much or your poker game. This book is pretty much for hardcore poker fans only. They are recollections of playing on the underground trail of big-poker games in the 50's through the 70's and then playing for vast sums of money in Vegas. It is a group of articles he wrote for an out of print gambling magazine. Some of the stories are quite good but not all are exactly gripping.
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