According to Doyle [Paperback]

Doyle Brunson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1984

Learn what it takes to be a great poker player by climbing inside the mind of poker’s most famous champion. Fascinating anecdotes and adventures from Doyle’s early career playing poker in roadhouses and with other great champions are interspersed with important lessons one can learn from the champion who has made more money at poker than anyone else in the history of the game. Readers learn what makes a great player tick, how he approaches the game, and receive candid, powerful advice from the legend himself. Foreword by America’s foremost poker authority, Mike Caro, who says, “Brunson is the greatest poker player who ever lived, and this book shows why.”

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Doyle ‘Texas Dolly’ Brunson, two-time World Series of Poker champion, is the greatest poker player in the world and the most recognizable. He is the acclaimed author of the best-selling Super System, the best poker book ever written, and is constantly seen on television. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: Lyle Stuart (January 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897460030
• ISBN-13: 978-0897460033
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,867,858 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Doyle Texas Dolly Brunson, an American treasure, transcends the game of poker, where he is a two-time World Series of Poker champion and a living legend. He is the author of the best-selling bible of poker, Doyle Brunsons Super System and its sequel, Super System 2, and three other books including Poker Wisdom of a Champion.

Customer Reviews

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One of the very best tells some stories, April 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: According to Doyle (Paperback)

This book unlike his other work, SuperSystem a Course in Power Poker, is not going to do much or your poker game. It is a group of articles he wrote for an out of print gambling magazine. 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. Some of the stories are quite good but not all are exactly gripping. 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. then you might want to reconsider playing for anything more than nickels. This book is pretty much for hardcore poker fans only.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Same book!, January 20, 2009

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J. Voelker (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: According to Doyle (Paperback)

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. DO NOT BUY the three book Doyle Brunson package recommended by Amazon- or you will get two of the same book!!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A world filled with strange and interesting people, and questionable adventures, June 9, 2008

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: According to Doyle (Paperback)

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. 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. A deftly written memoir and guide for poker fans, "According to Doyle" deserves a place in any gaming or memoir collection.