Killer Poker No Limit: A Winning Strategy for Cash Games and Tournaments [Paperback]

John Vorhaus (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Lyle Stuart (March 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0818406623
• ISBN-13: 978-0818406621
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #336,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Vorhaus is now known to one and all as the man who brought Radar Hoverlander - con artist extraordinaire - to life in the "sunshine noir" mystery novel, THE CALIFORNIA ROLL, and its acclaimed sequel, THE ALBUQUERQUE TURKEY. His other novels include UNDER THE GUN and WORLD SERIES OF MURDER, the latter available exclusively through Kindle.

John is also well known as the author of THE COMIC TOOLBOX: HOW TO BE FUNNY EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT. This seminal book on writing comedy for television and film is now in its fifth printing, and continues to be a definitive source of information and inspiration for writers from Santa Monica to Scandinavia. Its companion volume, CREATIVITY RULES, is similarly a crucial book for writers at any stage of development.

Not content to rest on those laurels, Vorhaus is also the author of ten books on poker, including the KILLER POKER series and, with Annie Duke, the revolutionary DECIDE TO PLAY GREAT POKER. "As a poker player," confesses Vorhaus, "I'm a pretty good writer."

An international consultant in television and film script development, Vorhaus has worked for television networks, film schools, production companies and film funding bodies in 26 countries on four continents. He recently worked in Moscow, running the writing staff of the Russian version of Married... with Children, and in Tel Aviv, consulting on the Israeli version of The Golden Girls. He also travels regularly to Nicaragua, where he builds social-action comedy/dramas to provide positive role modeling for the poor, young and disenfranchised of that embattled country.

Vorhaus is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and a member of the Writers Guild of America. He has consulted to Walt Disney Feature Animation and taught at such institutions as Northwestern University, the American Film Institute and the Writers Program of the UCLA Extension. He tweet @TrueFactBarFact and secretly controls the world from johnvorhaus.com

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Killer Poker No Limit: A Winning Strategy for Cash Games and Tournaments, October 21, 2007

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This is my 4th Killer Poker book, and my 5th book by John Vorhaus. I have learned things with each one of his books and this one is no different. John, if you keep writting them, I'll keep reading them.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED! Well written, amazing content, December 2, 2008

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Dustin D. Dobrilovic "The Chameleon" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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I'm only on chapter 5 and already love it. I've played for 2 years, one year earning a nice living as a part-timer at 200NL live play. I've read a lot of books and after the 3rd book you usually run into the same material slightly regurgitated. Not here. The ideas that he presents are not available elsewhere or placed from a fresh point of view that assures you'll get something to take to the table. This is a book that when you start reading it, you automatically know you'll be re-reading it in the near future. This is not due to being dense in writing-style, because even the most literature-adverse reader (oxymoron?) will be instantly enraptured by John Vorhaus's beautiful writing-style. A very easy read.

Another fine aspect of this book is how John encourages interactive thinking with small reflective exercises perfectly placed within the text. I hope he has done the same for his other texts as I will be buying them very soon.

As I said, I'm only on chapter 5, and I normally would want to refrain from reviewing a book I have yet to complete, but I'm certain I won't be disappointed.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loose Agressive, May 15, 2007

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MJG (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

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Vorhaus advocates a kind of early Gus Hansen style of crazy-aggressive play. It's not for everyone, but after reading this book I dominated a 5/10 NLHE game, and it was the most fun I've ever had at the felt.