Description
Poker Protection – Cheating and the World of Poker
Poker, America’s Favorite pastime, has never been more popular! As with all gambling games, there’s always the risk of being exposed to cheating. Poker Protection Cheating and the World of Poker, is a significantly, expanded follow-up study to the acclaimed “Casino Game Protection – A Comprehensive Guide” that exclusively explores the game of poker. It presents the topic of cheating with scope and objectivity, covers a wide range of scams employed by both amateurs and professional cheaters, provides important perspective and historical background, and makes the clear distinction between the casino/cardroom game and the home/private game providing players, dealers, and industry executives with the first, modern treatment of cheating and its impact on the game. Poker Protection was written for gamers and players, for all capacities and levels of experience, but primarily, it was written for anyone hungry for knowledge.. Here are just a few of the many topics presented.
- History of Cheating
- Cheating in the Cardrooms
- The Industry Evolves
- Professionals and Amateur Cheaters
- Elements of the Scam
- Cheater’s Psychology
- Signals
- Crooked Gambling Equipment
- Suckers
- Collusion
- False Shuffles and Related Scams
- Holding Out
- Peeks, False Deals, and Coolers
- Marked Cards
- Online Poker
- Tournaments
- Poker’s Line of Defense
- Game Procedures
- Detection Skills
- Identifying the Crooked Game
- Protecting Yourself
- The Future of Poker
Pages 360 – Hard Bound