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Outplaying the Boys: Poker Tips for Competitive Women

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Cat Hulbert reveals the inside world of poker rooms and shares her years of experience at the table in an entertaining style. Extremely valuable tips for both men and women--essential reading for anyone who wants to play a better game of poker.

Cat is a world-renowned player who covers important aspects of the game not discussed in typical poker books. Learning to value your hands and play properly is just a starting point. The real game is a battle of wits, psychology and demeanor, if you wish to maximize your win rate. This book is very cleverly written with a series of entertaining stories and tips that will improve your game. She discusses tells, where to sit in relation to good and bad players, when to bluff (and when not to!), what kind of image you should project at the table, and a host of other things not covered in other books. This is not just a book for women, although much of it is geared towards preparing them to be winners. Very enjoyable and informative, with many insights into the life of a professional player.

This book is a great first reader for the novice poker player that plans to play in public games. Not such a great choice for someone that has been playing for awhile; large emphasize on generalizations about men--might not help with the younger crowd of males one can expect to find at the poker tables of today.

Too bad there aren't more stars to give then "just" 5, because this book deserves every single one of them. I was captured from the first page, couldn't stop reading it, so now I'm about to re-read it. It's hard to count things that are great about this book, because there are so many of them but I might as well give it a try. First of all, Cat seems like an incredible woman with amazing life story and the best thing is that she presents it in a really wise and funny way. Each chapter made me wish she was a good friend of mine. In this book you'll find pretty much everything concerning poker and being a girl playing "boys game" - making yourself feel beautiful about yourself, having confidence when entering a cardroom, protecting your winnings (paying attention if anyone is following you) and a lot more. Anyway, I am thrilled with this book and can honestly recommend it, even guaranteeing you will love it!

As a poker player for over 30 years, I know many of the tips Cat gives us in her book, but I had to learn them the hard way. She spells them out in an entertaining, easy to read manner. The only good thing is most people probably won't incorporate these valuable nuggets into their play; most will forget all the good advice when they get into the heat of battle, at least I hope so.

I purchased this book a couple of weeks ago and all I can say is "Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Cat Hulbert". I have learned some very valuable tips from you, some I would have had to learn the hard way and some I've already learned the hard way, too. Thank you for sharing your experiences and giving away some of your tips! I've been playing poker for about 18 months and your book came to me at the right time. This book is a refreshing change from the standard poker strategy books on the market. I've applied some of the suggestions and they've already helped me in poker and in life.

I first saw Cat Hulbert on a Travel Channel special about Las Vegas, poker, and gambling. The show featured her Poker 4 Girls classes and Cat offered some valuable tips about how women approach gambling. I've been a fan ever since and I gleaned some self-awareness about my own poker playing behavior from that episode that helped me change my game play. I highly recommend this book for any woman that wants to improve her poker playing skills.

This book is great. I enjoyed reading every page of it as the tips were great and the writing style even better. As a rather experienced poker player, I found the tips right on the money and explained concepts that even many "experts" are not aware of. As a university instructor, I wished my texts were written in this manner--my students would learn a lot more and have a lot more fun reading!

I'm buying over a dozen of these as Christmas presents, so I guess I'm putting my money where my mouth is.

Buy it and enjoy!

Even if you never, ever plan to play poker, you'll be entertained (and informed) by Ms. Hulbert's approach to Playing with the Boys. Her writing weaves wit and irreverence into a foundation of solid, genuine skill. She shares her gambling history in a way that transports any armchair reader into a never-to-be-personally-experienced world. As for me, I'd read her even if the subject were clipping coupons -- she's that clever.

I only wish I had a copy of "Outplayong the Boys" when I first started playing poker in the early 80's! The information in this book is invaluable. Every tip should be practiced diligently by new and more seasoned players alike. Cat's humorous style of writing will keep you giggling and learning at the same time. A must read for all poker players, women and men alike..

This is a female oriented beginner's bricks and mortar poker book. I found the writing well above average, specially for a poker book, and the author shows an incredible sense of humor. Even if you're not into poker, you'll have a great time reading it (I did). By the way, the author was one of the original members of the legendary MIT blackjack team seen on the movie "21". Enjoy!