http://www.lybrary.com/index.php?cPath=22 Copyright © 2010 Lybrary.comFrom James McManus, author of the bestselling <a href="http://www.lybrary.com/positively-fifth-street-murderers-cheetahs-binions-world-series-poker-p-704.html"><i><u>Positively Fifth Street</u></i></a>, comes the definitive story of the game that, more than any other, reflects who we are and how we operate. 
<p><i>Cowboys Full</i> is the story of poker, from its roots in China, the Middle East, and Europe to its ascent as a global - but especially an American - phenomenon. It describes how early Americans took a French parlor game and, with a few extra cards and an entrepreneurial spirit, turned it into a national craze by the time of the Civil War. From the kitchen-table games of ordinary citizens to its influence on generals and diplomats, poker has gone hand in hand with our national experience. Presidents from Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama have deployed poker and its strategies to explain policy, to relax with friends, to negotiate treaties and crises, and as a political networking tool. 
<p>The ways we all do battle and business are echoed by poker tactics: cheating and thwarting cheaters, leveraging uncertainty, bluffing and sussing out bluffers, managing risk and reward. <i>Cowboys Full</i> shows how what was once accurately called the cheater's game has become amostly honest contest of cunning, mathematical precision, and luck. It explains how poker, formerly dominated by cardsharps, is now the most popular card game in Europe, East Asia, Australia, South America, and cyberspace, as well as on television. It combines colorful history with firsthand experience from today's professional tour. And it examines poker's remarkable hold on American culture, from paintings by Frederic Remington to countless poker novels, movies, and plays. Braiding the thrill of individual hands with new ways of seeing poker's relevance to our military, diplomatic, business, and personal affairs, <i>Cowboys Full</i> is sure to become the classic account of America's favorite pastime.http://www.lybrary.com/cowboys-full-story-poker-p-59497.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/cowboys-full-story-poker-p-59497.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST What If You Were Able To Get Right Inside The Mind Of World-Famous Poker Pro Gus Hansen--And Learn His Winning Secrets?<p>Now You Can.<p>One of professional poker's most intriguing and fascinating players, Gus Hansen has often been called "The Madman" for his crazy, fearless, aggressive style. But you can't dispute the fact that this poker superstar knows how to win--and win big. The holder of the inaugural Poker Superstars Invitational title as well as the only player to win three World Poker Tour tournaments, Gus won his fifth major international title when he became the 2007 Aussie Millions Champion, outlasting 747 players and nabbing $1.2 million. Now, for the first time ever, Gus analyzes the hands that he played during the tournament and reveals his secrets for winning in <I>Every Hand Revealed. </I><p><B>You'll learn:</B><ul>
<li>An extensive, easy-to-follow analysis of the more than 300 hands he played during the Aussie Millions. . .<li>The radical, yet coolly logical, methods behind Gus's "madness" that have helped him to win consistently. . .<li>Each and every bluff, precise calculation, educated guess, and read of his opponents . . .<li>How to call large bets with seemingly unplayable hands. . .<li>When to raise out of position with garbage holdings. . .<li>How the prize structure should influence your play. . .<li>And much more!</ul>Offering unlimited access to one of the most successful, popular poker players out there, <I>Every Hand Revealed</I> will help you understand some of poker's most coveted secrets--and simply shows you the right way to play the game whether you're a beginner or a poker pro. Now with Gus Hansen by your side, you too can turbo-charge your game and watch it take off!<p>Superstar poker pro <B>Gus Hansen </B> has shaken up the poker world with his loose, aggressive style. Called "The Great Dane" as well as "The Madman," the five-time international title-holder transforms his hands with cool logic . . . and flattens his opponents. Voted one of the world's sexiest men by <I>People</I> Magazine, Gus is an avid athlete, backgammon player, and poker commentator for both Danish and American T.V.http://www.lybrary.com/every-hand-revealed-p-55240.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/every-hand-revealed-p-55240.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST Few people manage to make money from gambling; fewer still make a living from it. Written for hardened and novice sports bettors alike, Joseph Buchdahl's <i>Fixed Odds Sports Betting</i> examines, through various numerical techniques, how fixed odds punters may learn to beat the bookmaker, protect profits through a sensible approach to risk management, and turn high-risk gambling into a form of low-risk investment.
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<i>Fixed Odds Sports Betting</i> investigates:
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<li>Markets in fixed odds sports betting<li>The bookmaker's overround<li>Value betting<li>Ratings systems for sports prediction<li>Profitability and risk<li>Singles versus accumulators<li>Staking plans and money management<li>The favourite-longshot bias<li>Sports advisory services<li>Betting records and their significance testing</ul>Marketing Points:<ul><li>Adopts a numerical approach to fixed odds sports betting<li>Provides an in-depth examination of betting risk and money management<li>Utilises extensive data analyses and staking plan computer simulations<li>Invaluable reading for statistically-literate sports bettors<li>Many useful ideas for the more casual punter<li>Exposes some of the long-standing myths surrounding fixed odds betting</ul>http://www.lybrary.com/fixed-odds-sports-betting-statistical-forecasting-risk-management-p-44589.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/fixed-odds-sports-betting-statistical-forecasting-risk-management-p-44589.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST Why do you try and beat the bookmaker, without knowing the basics of the business? The bookmaker offers punters prices based on his/her expertise, luring you to invest in a betting scenario from your amateur viewpoint. Yes, you have an opinion and might have even researched previous results and form guides from time to time, but unless you approach betting from a professional viewpoint, you will continue to lose money to the dreaded enemy. 
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<i>The Art of Bookmaking</i> explains how 'Turf Accountants' approach any potential betting scenario, and the (simple) mathematics that govern transactions. From a detailed look at 'percentages' through to frame betting in snooker, it shows you how to 'price up' any sporting event in the calendar. And it will show you how the Odds Compilers create prices for tournament betting (World Cup - US Open Golf Championship - Wimbledon etc), and inform you of the mistakes bookmakers have made down the years. This publication will change the way you look at betting. You will be playing on a level playing field....at last!http://www.lybrary.com/bookmaking-compile-odds-sporting-event-p-44159.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/bookmaking-compile-odds-sporting-event-p-44159.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST <B>Real hands. Real decisions!</B><p>You've got a pair of jacks. The dealer shows a seven. Do you split or stand? <I>The Illustrated Guide to Blackjack </I>will show you the right move to make in this and every possible blackjack scenario, using real-game situations and solutions that test and hone your skills to the max.<p>Former gambling pro Dennis Purdy not only reveals the best plays for each hand, he shows you why they work, with clear, concise logic, user-friendly charts, and a unique flashcard format that makes each lesson stick. Mastering essential strategy has never been faster or easier. Whether you're visiting the tables for the first or the fiftieth time, <I>The Illustrated Guide to Blackjack</I> will teach you how to keep on winning, again and again.http://www.lybrary.com/illustrated-guide-blackjack-p-43921.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/illustrated-guide-blackjack-p-43921.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST Al Alvarez touched down in Las Vegas one hot day in 1981, a dedicated amateur poker player but a stranger to the town and its crazy ways. For three mesmerizing weeks he witnessed some of the monster high-stakes games that could only have happened in Vegas and talked to the extraordinary characters who dominated them--road gamblers and local professionals who won and lost fortunes on a regular basis.
<p>Set over the course of one tournament, <i>The Biggest Game in Town</i> is both a chronicle of the World Series of Poker--the first ever written--and a portrait of the hustlers, madmen, and geniuses who ruled the high-stakes game in America. It is a brilliant insight into poker's appeal as a hobby, an addiction, and a way of life, and into the skewed psychology of master players and fearless gamblers. With a new introduction by the author, Alvarez's classic account is "the greatest dissection of high-stakes Vegas poker and the madness that surrounds it ever written" (TimeOut).http://www.lybrary.com/biggest-game-town-p-42309.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/biggest-game-town-p-42309.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST Man invented a concept that has since been variously viewed as a vice, a crime, a business, a pleasure, a type of magic, a disease, a folly, a weakness, a form of sexual substitution, an expression of the human instinct. He invented gambling. Recently, there has been a surge of interest in the statistical and mathematical theory behind gambling. Columbia pictures released a new movie "21" in July 2008 staring Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, Aaron Yoo, and Liza Lapira. Inspired by the true story of MIT students who mastered the art of card counting and took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. Richard Epstein's classic book on gambling and its mathematical analysis covers the full range of games from penny matching, to blackjack and other casino games, to the stock market (including Black-Scholes analysis). He even considers what light statistical inference can shed on the study of paranormal phenomena. Epstein is witty and insightful, a pleasure to dip into and read and rewarding to study. The book is written at a fairly sophisticated mathematical level, this is not - Gambling for Dummies - or 'how to beat the odds' book, and a background in upper level undergraduate mathematics is essential to reading and understanding this book.http://www.lybrary.com/theory-gambling-statistical-logic-p-41111.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/theory-gambling-statistical-logic-p-41111.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST <B>The Ultimate Argument Settler</B><p>This ebook holds the answer to every poker argument, standstill, or face-off imaginable. Experts Lou Krieger and Sheree Bykofsky provide answers to hundreds of tough questions like:<p><UL><LI>What is the minimum raise in a no-limit game?<li>Can you bet and raise with a single chip?<li>Can you cut a deal at the final table?<li>Do players have the right to see the winning hand?<li>And much more:<li>Comprehensive rules for all the major games<li>An easy-to-use index<li>Handy charts<li>Anecdotes from dealers, players, and poker room staff around the world about real-life arguments and how they were settled.</UL><p>Here is the poker bible that will let you concentrate on what's really important - winning.http://www.lybrary.com/rules-poker-essentials-every-game-p-34247.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/rules-poker-essentials-every-game-p-34247.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST Do you believe in magic? Amp your untapped paranormal power to amass casino craps profits.http://www.lybrary.com/psychic-dice-p-32653.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/psychic-dice-p-32653.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST With a foreword by Daniel Negreanu
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Featuring new mathematical strategies and an in-depth analysis of the psychological aspects of Texas Hold'em, this poker textbook focuses on advanced skills for experienced and professional-level players. The result of years of study, this new method of step-by-step poker techniques and strategies helps players consistently beat the odds and play winning games. Every aspect of the game is analyzed and reported on in never-before-published approaches that are designed for all forms of Hold'em-online, electronic, and conventional table games.
</p>http://www.lybrary.com/swaynes-advanced-degree-holdem-p-29206.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/swaynes-advanced-degree-holdem-p-29206.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST The definitive and up-to-date guide to sports spread betting
<p>Daniel Townend has interviewed many spread betting insiders in the spread betting firms, sports journalists and successful punters to compile this definitive and up-to-date guide to all aspects of Sports Spread Betting. The ebook includes chapters on the major individual sports, details of all the different markets offered and the differences between the spread betting firms.<p>The ebook has sections on:
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<li>The philosophy of a spread bettor<li>Lies, damned lies and statistics...but how the spread firms swear by them.<li>What moves the market...what traders are thinking when they are setting markets<li>Money-management...know what your losses could be<li>In-running betting<li>Football - Why despite being the national obsession, football is the hardest sport to win on<li>Cricket and how it is the perfect spread bet sport<li>Rugby - The elite teams and inside comment from Ian Robertson<li>Golf - The majors vs. the run of the mill competitions.<li>American Football, Motor Racing & Greyhound Racing<li>Politics - The intrigue of insider information from the halls of Westminster with inside comment from Peter Kellner
</ol>http://www.lybrary.com/sports-spread-betting-p-28624.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/sports-spread-betting-p-28624.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST Brett Morton wanted to prove the experts were wrong. "Win at roulette?" they scoffed. "Impossible." You could almost hear them say "Bah! Humbug!" So he set about learning how to play, observing why people won and lost. Over the past ten years, he has debated with casino staff, statisticians, mathematicians, friends and other experts. All bar one were convinced that the casino could not be beaten - or if it could, then not consistently. But Morton insists the experts are mistaken, something he has learned through sheer discipline, by keeping it simple and understanding that winning at roulette is a percentage game.
<p>This ebook explains in plain language just how easy it is to win or lose at roulette. Winning occasionally is simple. His aim was to win consistently. Morton, after watching, playing and listening all over the world, distilled the information, working out why he too had been losing too often. From that base, Morton realised that winning every visit is impossible. Each spin of the wheel is a new and usually random event. Every spin is a fight against the casino's advantages. It was a challenge to debunk the theorists, especially those who had never played. His research and hard work proved he was right: winning consistently is possible.<p>Morton proved that mathematical theory and clinical statistics, flawless in concept, blinker common sense and have no place in determining why people win and lose in casinos. After all, taking British casinos as a good example, the odds against the player can be as small as 1.31% - yet the casinos still expect to win between 20 and 30% from roulette players over a year. Enough said!<p>Despite the casino's edge and even playing with the American double-zero, roulette tackled with skill, discipline and experience is a game at which consistent winning is perfectly possible. But consistent winning does not mean that every casino visit ends with a celebration. It means winning most of the time and ensuring that losses on the horrific days are contained and do not destroy all the other good work. Morton explains the methods used, rates many of the well-known systems but above all brings a clear and refreshing vision to this tantalising game.<p>The pundits are wrong! This ebook unlocks the secrets. It explains how and why you can Win at Roulette.http://www.lybrary.com/roulette-playing-p-28622.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/roulette-playing-p-28622.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST Why do you try and beat the bookmaker, without knowing the basics of the business? The bookmaker offers punters prices based on his/her expertise, luring you to invest in a betting scenario from your amateur viewpoint. Yes, you have an opinion and might have even researched previous results and form guides from time to time, but unless you approach betting from a professional viewpoint, you will continue to lose money to the dreaded enemy.
<p><i>The Art of Bookmaking</i> explains how 'Turf Accountants' approach any potential betting scenario, and the (simple) mathematics that govern transactions. From a detailed look at 'percentages' through to frame betting in snooker, it shows you how to 'price up' any sporting event in the calendar. And it will show you how the Odds Compilers create prices for tournament betting (World Cup, US Open Golf Championship, Wimbledon etc), and inform you of the mistakes bookmakers have made down the years.<p>This publication will change the way you look at betting. You will be playing on a level playing field....at last!http://www.lybrary.com/the-art-of-bookmaking-p-28616.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/the-art-of-bookmaking-p-28616.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST Lottery and sweepstakes hopefuls will learn strategies for choosing lottery numbers; where to find out about lotteries, sweepstakes, and contests taking place nationwide; how to choose which lotteries, sweepstakes, and contests to enter; how to protect themselves from illegal sweepstakes and contests; what to expect after winning--from dealing with the IRS to giving interviews to newspaper and television reporters; how to find lotteries, sweepstakes, and contests on the Internet; and how to become a game show contestant and win!http://www.lybrary.com/lotteries-sweepstakes-contests-p-15532.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/lotteries-sweepstakes-contests-p-15532.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST A comprehensive beginner's guide to Greyhound Racing, this ebook outlines why, for those who like to bet, greyhound racing probably offers the best opportunity of all. From looking at race-cards to reading the form, from describing a variety of selection strategies to discussing different bets, and from a look at managing stake money to giving the locations of all the major tracks in Great Britain and Ireland, this guide is packed with information designed to turn novice punters into winners.http://www.lybrary.com/greyhound-racing-p-12798.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/greyhound-racing-p-12798.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST Here's a chance to learn the 200 real rules of poker, including descriptions of the characters, the right food and the wrong food to serve; betting strategies that keep players from losing too much too early; dealing, talking; and the dos and don'ts of a minimal standard of behavior.http://www.lybrary.com/rules-neighborhood-poker-according-hoyle-p-11642.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/rules-neighborhood-poker-according-hoyle-p-11642.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST The author of the acclaimed <i>On Tilt</i>, was given £5000 by leading matched betting company, Betfair, and 9 months to turn a profit and learn the intricacies of this new online betting phenomenon. 
<p><i>Game, Set & Matched</i> details how to bet successfully on all types of sports from horse racing to soccer and rugby to golf and reveals new strategies to profit consistently for p2p betting plus Iain's own diary of his efforts to master Matched Betting.http://www.lybrary.com/game-matched-year-betting-exchanges-p-11624.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/game-matched-year-betting-exchanges-p-11624.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST Computer-based forecasting methods are no longer restricted to the traditional statistical methods. Knowledge-based approaches, which utilise the knowledge gained from human experts in their construction, and machine learning methods in which the computer learns from available examples without significant human intervention are now in general use as forecasting tools.
<p>This ebook examines the application of these methods to the domain of horseracing in Great Britain and overseas and provides a detailed step-by-step guide to implementing these methods. Included are instructions on the use and development of rule-based systems for horseracing, an introduction to developing knowledge-based systems including methods for handling inexact and uncertain data, a description of neural networks and a guide to how these can be applied to the horseracing problem and several examples illustrating the proposed methods complete with evaluation.http://www.lybrary.com/forecasting-methods-horseracing-p-11617.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/forecasting-methods-horseracing-p-11617.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST Based on an array of published and hitherto unpublished evidence, the author pinpoints techniques that will aid the bettor in formulating a successful and consistent betting strategy. The whole is presented in an informative but entertaining way, which should appeal to all those interested in betting as a hobby or as a way of earning a second income. <p>Betting to Win covers:
<ul><li>The various forums that are available to UK residents for betting on the myriad of sports events, financial and specialist markets that are currently available.<li>Covers the wide variety of fixed-odds markets across the world, but also spread betting, pari-mutuel and Tote betting, and focuses also on the recent explosion of interest in person-to-person betting exchanges. It also identifies other novel betting mediums.<li>The latest academic and professional research on the operation and analysis of horseracing, greyhound racing, football betting and numerous other sports betting markets is collated, summarized and made accessible in a non-technical form.<li>Explores betting opportunities in less traditional markets.</ul>Professor Leighton Vaughan Williams is Professor of Economics and Finance, Director of the Betting Research Unit, and Head of Economics Research at the Nottingham Trent University. He has published extensively in the area of betting research, including forthcoming titles from CUP and Routledge. He has also acted in a consultative capacity to a wide range of commercial, government and regulatory bodies.http://www.lybrary.com/betting-professional-guide-profitable-betting-p-7672.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/betting-professional-guide-profitable-betting-p-7672.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST One of the most comprehensive and useful ready reckoners ever published and, with a simple guide to settling bets which explains the short cuts and systems used by the professional bet settler, there is no bet that a Gentleman should not be able to settle himself.
<p>This handy guide covers:<ul><li>The settlement of all standard bets such as Singles, Doubles, Trebles, Accumulators, forecasts and much more<li>Details on how to calculate the newer and more esoteric bets<li>Short cuts to settling your bets<li>Chart which shows odds as a percentage<li>Achieving Value for Money<li>How to make a "book"<li>Tic Tac "sign language" chart of all the major prices - know what the bookies are "saying"<li>Full glossary of bets and betting terms</ul>Graham Sharpe is the Media Relations Directorhttp://www.lybrary.com/gentlemans-guide-calculating-winning-bets-sporting-ready-reckoner-p-7663.htmlhttp://www.lybrary.com/gentlemans-guide-calculating-winning-bets-sporting-ready-reckoner-p-7663.htmlSat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST