Rules Of Poker – A Review (Part 1)
Poker may have a degree of luck involved in it but the fact cannot be denied that poker does have governing rules and regulations. As such, you cannot play the game without knowing the rules first. Well, at least the most basic of them. The luck and skill comes along the way I guess.
There are a host of instructional material regarding poker everywhere you look. From the Internet to brick and mortar bookstores, you will see instructional e-books, paperbacks, videos, and what not – all dealing with poker. A recently released poker book, called The Rules Of Poker seems to be hitting it off with critics and readers alike. Here’s what Earl Burton, a writer for Poker News, has to say about this latest poker instructional book.
Part of the charm of the game of poker is that anyone can participate in it. From home games to bar leagues to the upper echelons of the poker world, even the greenest of newcomers can jump into the game and, sometimes, be successful. The downside of newcomers, though, is the fact that sometimes they can have no basic knowledge of the game, even to the factor of “what beats what”!
In the distant (OK, maybe not so distant!) past of the world of poker, arguments over rules and guidelines could, at the least, lead to shouting matches and even go as far as fisticuffs and even gunfire (how many Wild West games ended that way?). Although there are guidelines well set in place by such organizations as the Tournament Directors Association (TDA) and others, there is not a definitive “rules book” as to the conduct of a poker game. Veteran poker writer Lou Krieger and his co-author, Sheree Bykofsky, have rectified that with “The Rules Of Poker”.
“The Rules Of Poker”, published by Kensington Books and available now in all bookstores or online for $13.95 ($19.95 Canadian) is a much needed book that covers every aspect of poker and its various intricacies, including games outside of Texas Hold ‘Em such as Stud games, Omaha and Lowball variations. It also lays out a very strong tournament rules section that, with its implementation, could bring all poker tournaments into a viable and useful standard that would allow players to all be on the same page rather than deal with the differences between casinos.Krieger and Bykofsky have exhausted themselves in the research that they put behind the book. They interviewed not only some of the most recognized tournament directors in the world (such as WPT Tournament Director Linda Johnson and top TD Matt Savage) but actually went to the “horse’s mouth”, so to speak, of floor managers and personnel that actually work in the poker world. “The Rules Of Poker” is an outstanding rulebook that all poker players should have in their libraries, at the minimum as a reference book (so that they know all the particular rules) and all people in charge of directing any level of poker game should have so they are not surprised by a particular situation.
Let’s stop here for now and continue next post…
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Written by Sasha on February 19th, 2007 with
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