"Beginners BEST SHOT at VIDEO POKER" is a 96 page paperback with two color poker hand illustrations. The book focuses on Jacks or Better video poker because this is the most popular of the various video poker game variations and can be found just about anywhere these machines are offered. Accurate and effective winning strategies are presented in a simple and easy to understand format that is not only valuable to experience poker players, but also to newcomers to draw poker with no playing experience at all. Included in the book is a brief history of poker, how Jacks or Better five card draw poker is played and the differences between draw poker and video draw poker strategies. For those who are interested, there is a complete explanation of how the best plays to make at the machines are calculated. Along with some interesting observations about casino gambling myths and some common sense advice about casino play in general, the reader is promised a little "secret weapon" that he or she can take to the machines and use while playing. This is actually a simple "crib" sheet about the size of a pack of cigarettes, that the player can use for quick reference as the different draw options present themselves. After a while, the player will have this information memorized. Until that happens, he or she can be playing like an expert right away!
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"Beginners Best Shot at Video Poker" by Bob Maxwell tells it all. A fine get-started book, complete with illustration of hands you'll see on the machines. Maxwell follows up with advice on which hands to hold and which ones to discard. This volume focuses on machines that pay on Jacks or Better. It explains the difference between draw poker and video poker playing strategies. It tells you how to evaluate video poker hands, plain and simple. This book is reasonably priced and designed for the occasional player who needs help. -- Howard Schwartz for Blackjack Confidential Magazine, October, 1996
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I think video poker is a lot of fun. It's fun to me because unlike most casino games, you don't have to rely on pure luck to win. Video poker is a game of skill. The better you play, the more likely you are to win. Skillful players tend to be a whole lot "luckier" than others. There's quite a few books on video poker out there. Most of their contents vary from some strategy tips and tidbits of information, to enough statistical data on the various game versions to boggle the mind of a Rhodes scholar. In this book I've made learning to actually play like an expert, simple and easy.
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Best Video Poker Book I've Read,
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This review is from: Beginners Best Shot at Video Poker (Paperback)
Having played the game and read several books on the subject, this is the best. The author shows the best play for all situations in a way that is easy to remember. bd
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If you play Video Poker you need this book !,
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This review is from: Beginners Best Shot at Video Poker (Paperback)
This great paperback gives you a thorough study of the 'ins and outs' of Video Poker. If you play Video Poker this book is a must.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Oversimplified for the beginning video poker player,
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This review is from: Beginners Best Shot at Video Poker (Paperback)
If you are just learning video poker including the basics this might make a nice supplement but I found it to be oversimplified and in desperate need of supplemental reading.
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If you've never played a hand Poker in your life, in one hour or so you will understand the basics of five card draw poker, and you know a lot about the video game of Jacks or Better. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unsuited high cards, thirteen denominations, card draw poker, draw options, pay hands, low cards, video poker, card double, five coins Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Straight Flush, Royal Flush, Pea Shooter, Two Pair, Best Shot, Full House, Top Draw, Average Return, Automatic Hand Gun, Four Card Flush, High Pair, Slingshot Automatic, Black Red, White Green, White Red New!
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If you've never played a hand Poker in your life, in one hour or so you will understand the basics of five card draw poker, and you know a lot about the video game of Jacks or Better. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unsuited high cards, thirteen denominations, card draw poker, draw options, pay hands, low cards, video poker, card double, five coins Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Straight Flush, Royal Flush, Pea Shooter, Two Pair, Best Shot, Full House, Top Draw, Average Return, Automatic Hand Gun, Four Card Flush, High Pair, Slingshot Automatic, Black Red, White Green, White Red New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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