Customer Reviews

Chip Tricks: Look Like A Poker Pro

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
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I was shocked to see Aiken only give this book a 4 star review. Anyone who has tried to study up on chip tricks knows that this is the only one out there worth reading. Watson and Teti's instructions are genius. Their step by step instruction, coupled with the precise photography will have you doing the Butterfly in no time- regardless of your finger flexibility.

I bought this book for one reason--to learn how to shuffle chips and, I'm happy to report, I actually know how to do it now. Not perfectly, not every time (not yet at least), but I'm very happy with my progress. Now I'm trying to decide what other tricks to learn. There are so many. And, for a "how to" book, it's not a bad read either. Kind of funny.

This book is great. I couldn't do any of the tricks described before i got this book in my mail (except the "chatter stack" lol). Now, I'm a thumb flippin fool! Also, i almost have the butterfly down packed. Now it's time to start using the other hand. That's where the REAL challenge begins. The pictures are easy enough to follow and has great instructions. Overall, an excellent book for the beginners, not so much for those who already know most of the basics.

Ross Watson and Jen Teti, Chip Tricks: Look Like a Poker Pro (Lyle Stuart, 2008)

Pretty much exactly what it says it is; how can you "review" a how-to book other than saying that (which, given some how-to books I've read, is actually a pretty high compliment)? Definitely one you'll want in your collection rather than getting it from the library, as you'll be spending a good deal of quality time with this one. Probably not the best subject for a book, come to think of it (and one notes, when doing an Amazon search, everything else that comes up is a DVD), but as long as you're capable of following along with the pictures, which isn't always an easy task, you should be fine. *** ½

Not to say you can't learn from this book but it's difficult to follow pictures of what is supposed to be done while trying to absorb the text.

If you want to learn a couple of tricks it's worth it but if you're looking to learn some of the finer chip manipulations you may want to think twice.

I gave it 3 stars because the book wasn't a significant investment and I did squeeze out some knowledge.

Happy poker to all!