Discusses how to win at the casino game of video poker, including the negatives of chasing long-term strategies; money management advice; what to expect if you hit a jackpot in relationship to the Internal Revenue Service; and the "inside secrets of a winning professional player."
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"Innovative, open, refreshing, bold! Mr. Singer's assessment on playing video poker the way we've been told by the well-known gurus..." -- Rodney Kraisinger, Editor: Double Down Magazine
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Singer is a professional gambler who lives in Arizona and travels weekly to Nevada to play video poker in any format, wherever it is offered.
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28 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Book's premise is false and good advice too general.,
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This review is from: The Undeniable Truth About Video Poker (Paperback)
Whether you believe the author of this controversial book is a misguided fool or a innovative genius, I believe most readers of this rambling treatise will be disappointed if they pay ...for something so short on content or useful advice. Certainly anyone new to video poker will find it useless, since most of the work is clearly aimed at people already familiar with the game, primarily those who use mathematical strategies to try to "beat" video poker (VP). And those "in the know" will probably disagree with most of Mr. Singer's main conclusions. In fact the book is mostly a rant against VP gurus who promote use of mathematically proven strategies to win. It also strongly touts the message that luck is a primary factor in winning and that anyone can be lucky playing any sort of VP machine in the short run. While I found myself agreeing with many of Rob Singer's individual statements, I disagree with his conclusions. I definitely believe in the usefulness of mathematically-derived strategy decisions while playing VP. While some people see a glass as half full, others see it as half empty, and this seems to be part of why Mr. Singer's views appear diametrically opposed to those of knowledgeable players and experts. Mr. Singer's glass is certainly half-empty. Besides belittling the advice of strategy cards and VP gurus, this small book also promises to tell the reader of Rob Singer's own winning strategy. However Mr. Singer actually gives very few details of his strategy. He briefly advocates some good advice such as playing progressives, quitting when ahead, having enough bankroll, being physically prepared, and being prepared for the IRS, however most of this is quite general in nature and not specific enough to be of any real value to a serious player. He also seems to indicate that he uses some sort of progression system of play if he loses, apparently going to higher and higher denomination machines. Again, he fails to go into any details and neglects to inform the reader of the dangers of progression systems, such as requiring huge bets to win small amounts or running out of high enough bets to cover all the previous losses. ... The main premise of this book is that strategy cannot help with VP play. I believe that premise to be [wrong] and misleading. The good advice that is included with the bad is too general to be useful. I don't think that novice VP players will find anything useful. Knowledgeable players will find many of his points obvious and his conclusions invalid regarding VP strategy, gurus, luck, and using progressions to win.
19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Undeniably awful,
By Bill White (Philadelphia, PA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Undeniable Truth About Video Poker (Paperback)
It's easy to be a contrarian, and do a rip job on others. That's what Rob Singer has done in most of this booklet. It's a simple attack on video poker analysts. It's more difficult to design workable alternate strategies, and here he fails totally. What's Rob Singer's solution if you lose money at a video poker machine? Go to one that takes higher-denomination coins and make larger bets until you recoup your losses. And what if you lose there, too? Then you make even larger bets. Betting more when you lose is a good way to go broke, not a way to win. There are many very good video poker books on the market. This isn't one of them.
17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Forget Singer and Get Jean Scott!,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Undeniable Truth About Video Poker (Paperback)
This book is a ridiculous exercise in disputing the indisputable. Video poker is a game based on math and not luck. In the long run you will win or lose based on the strategy you use and the type of machine you play. That is a fact. Singer really is an amateur in this area. I recommend you read Jean Scott's "Frugal Gambler" and leave Singer's book in the warehouse collecting dust where it deserves. I play video poker at least three times a week and I can tell you that if I applied Singer's ideas I'd be broke now.
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