All In: Poker Night Lessons for Winning Big at Your Career [Hardcover]

Geoff Graber (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2005

"All In: Poker Night Lessons for Winning Big at Your Career" goes beyond any of the other bestselling poker books on the market and at last tells you how to put your poker playing skills to use in the business world. What if the rules and strategies of poker were the same as those you use in your real life? What if your real life were an exciting game filled with challenging opponents and chances to win big? What if your job was as much fun as your weekly poker game? Well, it can be - and All in will show you how. With this book you'll learn how to: know the rules and know your opponent; define your playing style and leave your emotions at the door; make the most out of a great hand and minimize your mistakes; know when and how to bluff, and know when you're beat; and always keep them guessing, and know when to go all in! The modern-day world of corporate politics is very similar to poker. It's a game where anticipating your opponent's next move and making educated guesses at the cards they hold in their hand is just as important as knowing how to play your own hand and having a strategy for how you want to be perceived by others. All you have to know are the basic rules of the game to benefit from this book. Its theories and ideas can be applied to all facets of the business world. From the student to the CEO, anyone who is looking for a way to take control of their career and have fun while doing it will benefit from this book.

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About the Author

Geoff Graber is the general manager, Yahoo! Games, Yahoo! Inc. and he has spent more than ten years in the interactive entertainment industry and also held top-level positions as BankAmerica Capital Corp. and IDG China Ventures. Graber holds a B.A. in East Asian Studies and Business from UCLA. Matthew Robinson is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College with a degree in literature. He has been playing poker since he was a teenager, writing twice as long, and can force a post oak bluffer to muck big slick against an inside straight any day of the week.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Harper; First Edition edition (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060873485
• ISBN-13: 978-0060873486
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,511,717 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Poker and Business.... wonderful!, November 8, 2005

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This review is from: All In: Poker Night Lessons for Winning Big at Your Career (Hardcover)

Read the book and was so inspired. Just started playing Texas Hold 'em this past year, and love the game. Being able to apply poker skills to business and vice-versa just makes sense. Amazing book, very insightful, and great stories as well. Really enjoyed it. Oh... and I learned a few more poker tips along the way. Highly recommend it! :)

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank You Geoff, November 4, 2005

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This review is from: All In: Poker Night Lessons for Winning Big at Your Career (Hardcover)

I bought this book last on Tuesday, stayed up all night reading it and went into work with a whole new attitude. Guess what? This Friday I got a raise! All In gave me the way to finally see how to play the other people in my office, at it worked. Get this book before someone else in office finds out about it. Thank you guys. Plus, the book's a really good read.