PROFESSIONAL POKER

by Mark Blade

Have you ever fantasized about playing poker for a living? If so, Professional Poker is your indispensable guide. You will learn poker odds and expert-level playing skills that form the foundation of a pro's playing abilities, along with career issues such as managing bankrolls, work hours, tournaments vs. cash games, travel, emotional control, paying taxes, getting staked, and online play. It also addresses in detail many important questions that very few other poker books ever answer, such * Do You Have What It Takes To Play For A Living? * Should You Quit Your Day Job? * Should You Just Play Part Time Instead? * How Much Money Can You Really Make? * How Much Do You Need To Get Started? * What Do The Pros On TV Know That You Don't? Professional Poker outlines each step you will take in your transition to the professional level, and, if you're already there, introduces skills and valuable advice that will empower you to always play your 'A" game. Early Praise For Professional "Most people think that in order to play poker professionally, you just need to be a great player. Mark Blade shows you how much more to it there really is. This is the best poker career guide ever written, and if you're thinking about playing poker for a living, please don't quit your day job until you've read Mark's book. "Professional Poker" is a must read for anyone considering poker as a career." Lou Krieger – Author of Poker For Dummies, Hold ‘em Excellence, and More Hold ‘em Excellence "It is well-written, excellently organized, highly informative, very accurate, and a needed addition to poker literature." Bob Ciaffone - Author of Middle Limit Holdem Poker, Improve Your Poker, and Pot-Limit & No-Limit Poker "I've written many popular poker books over the years and I've read over 400 more. Professional Poker by Mark Blade is the best book on the subject of poker ever written." Ken Warren – Author of The Big Book of Poker and Ken Warren Teaches Texas Hold ‘em "A sobering and refreshingly frank examination of playing poker for a living. Anyone who has the romantic impulse to make professional gambling a career needs to read this book first -- and reread it for guidance when the chips are down and up." Michael Konik – FoxSports Poker Commentator and Author of Telling Lies And Getting Paid "If you're even considering making poker a career, the first hand to play is to buy this book." Greg Dinkin – Writer for Card Player Magazine & Author of The Poker MBA

282 pages, Paperback

First published July 15, 2005

Reviews

[Roger Bradbury · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a valuable book for anyone considering poker as a way to make a living. Unfortunately the games Mark uses to illustrate his points have disappeared from the scene along with limit poker in general. Still, excellent advice.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hands down, this book is the definitive guide on how and what you need to do if you want to be a professional poker player.

When people ask me about my poker playing and playing for a living this is the first book I recommend, because not only does it thoroughly cover the subject, but Mark Blade also recommends other books that you need to read in order to be a proficient player.

[Toni · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is almost a duplicate of a professional poker book from the early 70's. Not as many tips about online play as I would have hoped, however, if you have never read books on the subject, its ok to start with.

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

hahahaha....Ok, I totally would never live the life of a professional poker (I can't really even say I really know how to play poker well) but this was written by my friend's husband, who is also my friend...and I got the book personally autographed!! So of course this book gets 5 stars!!!!!!!!!

[Frankx99 · Rating 2 out of 5]

essentially a mistake to read

[Richard Herbert]

Its in my book case and its obviously been read, but I dont remember it, which probably says it all really!

[Liquidlasagna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Malmuth rated this one an 8/10