Card Games

Winning demands control of the bidding. Before a card is played you must fight for the high ground or hustle your opponents beyond their safe level. Pro-active and fearless but not reckless in this hugely exciting partnership arena, you must judge every...

The Players: the best poker professionals in the world The Challenger: a wealthy banker from Dallas The Game: the richest poker stakes of all time... In 2001, a rich stranger from Texas descended upon the high-stakes poker room in the opulent Bellagio...

This book shows you how to improve your bridge at both a social and competitive level. Clear examples explain the detail of modern Acol bidding. This will enable the reader to plan and reassess their campaign step-by-step and calculate with precision...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984033300Author Zachary ElwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Via RegiaPublisher Via Regia

Classic and comprehensive, this guide to over 350 games is sure to appeal to all ages. From Bridge to Poker and Solitaireto Hearts, card games are a beloved source of entertainment and competition (and they are recession proof!). Thisauthoritative book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394703107Author Edward O. ThorpFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781880685426Author Dan HarringtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 438Imprint Two Plus TwoPublisher Two Plus Two

If you're like most beginning bridge players, you want to know more about bidding systems, and especially conventions. Even if you just play socially, it can't hurt to add a few choice gadgets to your bidding arsenal. This book describes and explains 25...

Welcome to the wonderful world of Pot Limit Omaha! With four hole cards instead of two, PLO is a far more nuanced poker game that rewards greater skill more emphatically than No-Limit Hold'em. This makes it a very profitable game for serious players -...

'Many games provide fun, but Bridge grips you. It exercises your mind. Your mind can rust, you know, but Bridge prevents the rust from forming' Omar Sharif'Bridge is the most entertaining and intelligent card game the wit of man has so far devised' W...

How a New York Times bestselling author and New Yorker contributor parlayed a strong grasp of the science of human decision-making and a woeful ignorance of cards into a life-changing run as a professional poker player, under the wing of a...

Geza Ottlik had a remarkable talent for discovering and analysing strange and fascinating aspects of card play in bridge. This brilliant book is the result of his collaboration with Hugh Kelsey whose skill at high-level analysis of bridge problems was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646111824Author Corinne SchmittFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

For those needing to grasp the fundamentals of sound bidding and play, Ron Klinger's BASIC BRIDGE is the answer. GUIDE TO BETTER ACOL BRIDGE is intended for the large majority who are ready to advance beyond the basics.While GUIDE TO BETTER ACOL BRIDGE...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060559595Author John StravinskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 231Imprint Harper PaperbacksPublisher Harper PaperbacksWeight(grams) 195g

So, you want to get better at poker? You are committed to this and you are prepared to spend time on it. You ask advice and what do people tell you? Probably something along the lines of "just keep working on it and you'll get there." ----- This is wrong...

Many bridge books feature magical and inspiring hands but hands that are never seen in day-to-day play at the bridge table. Bridge: Winning Ways to Play Your Cards concentrates on the type of hands that will make a real difference to your scores and...

First published in 1979. This volume includes information, instruction and the rules on how to play a variety of playing card games, and includes the whist family, Auction, Colonel, Ecarte, Piquet, Poker, Hearts, Baccarat, Napoleon, Cribbage to name a...

The perfect book for when you're ready to move beyond 52-card pickup Feeling rummy? Ready to bridge the gap? In the mood to go fish? Card Games For Dummies is your source for rules, strategy, and fun. You'll learn everything you need to know to play and...

This new, expanded, fully updated and revised, edition of 'Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker' is a landmark in poker publishing. Originally published in two volumes in 2011 and 2012 this was both a critical and commercial success. Over the last...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915022004Author Geraldine O'KaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Salmon PoetryPublisher Salmon PoetryWeight(grams) 156g

'The most useful publication in the past twelve months. I unhesitatingly award my accolade to BRIDGE ODDS FOR PRACTICAL PLAYERS because every player should know the material it contains. This cannot be found elsewhere' THE TIMESBacking outsiders has...

The world's oldest, and leading, bridge magazine, The Bridge World, said of this book:'Guide to Better Card Play is an elementary-through-intermediate textbook on declarer play and defence. Appropriately, the two phases of the book receive equal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739420314Author Dara O'KearneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Barry CarterPublisher Barry CarterWeight(grams) 358g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452281264Author Larry W. PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 155g

NEW INSTANT GUIDE TO BRIDGE is designed as a quick reference book for every bridge player who wants to be sure of the best bid, lead or play. It includes what you need to know for opening bids, responses and rebids. There is also guidance on hand...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780974150277Author Eric LynchFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Dimat EnterprisesPublisher Dimat Enterprises

Here you can learn how to avoid bidding contracts that prove to be impossible to make.Bidding depends to some extent on the agreed system, but underpinning those methods are standards that are common around the globe: the Golden Rules.The authors combine...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936404254Author Charles M SchulzFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint About ComicsPublisher About ComicsWeight(grams) 82gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 4mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781880685433Author Dan HarringtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 394Imprint Two Plus TwoPublisher Two Plus Two

Better Bridge with a Better Memory 'goes beyond ... wide-ranging advice ... and investigates one specific technique in detail. The method demonstrated is mnemonics, and the author shows how that approach, already widely in use in naming agreements and...

Looking for the best places to walk your dog in East Sussex? This book contains 20 walks that are perfect for your dog and great pubs where they'll be welcome. These tried-and-tested circular walks (endorsed by our canine research team), vary between...

Once upon a time there was a knight called Sir Bragalot who liked to brag and boast all day long ... One day, the Queen sends him on a dangerous quest. But, can Sir Bragalot save the kingdom, or will he just live up to his name?About the AuthorSharon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983959755Author Jared TendlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 187Imprint Jared Tendler, LLCPublisher Jared Tendler, LLCWeight(grams) 318g

The most complete guide ever to taking up poker and winningComprehensive and easy to follow, The Mammoth Book of Poker enables even those new to the game to begin and win at home, in casinos, in tournaments and online. Written by leading card games...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846533396Author Dan SlottFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Panini BooksPublisher Panini Publishing Ltd

For the past fifty years, Monday afternoons in New Haven have always been the same: Roz, Rhoda, Bea, Jackie and Bette - the Bridge Ladies. A card table with four folding chairs (and one dummy seat). A plate of homemade cookies or brownies on the kitchen...

Many poker players can make good decisions at the table with a reasonable frequency. Nevertheless, there are numerous situations where even very experienced players behave in predictable ways. These deeply-ingrained habits lead them to make mistakes. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781880685365Author Dan HarringtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 366Imprint Two Plus TwoPublisher Two Plus Two

If you are a middling player and are keen to advance, this book will show you the way forward. David Bird has taken ten key areas in bidding and play and has applied his considerable skills as a player and critic to prove how results can be gained. The...