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the arrival of the Poker Encyclopedia reflects the growing popularity of this sport. Poker is now more popular than ever - an estimated 50 million people play regularly in North America alone - with more and more people playing at home and online. the Poker Encyclopedia covers such topics as Add-Ons (an opportunity to buy further chips at the end of the rebuy period), Antonio Esfandiaries (reckoned by many to be the best young player around), Alligator (players who can withstand pressure are said to have 'alligator blood') and Anna Kournikova (not a reference to her Poker playing skills, but an Ace-King in the pocket which doesn't go on to win. A pun on the initials of the tennis player who looked good, but never won a major title.) All this, and that's just under A! this compendium of Poker knowledge also features contributions from experts such as World Series winners Chris Moneymaker and Joe Hachem. For new and experienced players it is the real deal, compulsive Poker book A Full House of a reference book to the most popular card game in the world An unrivalled guide to Poker which covers every conceivable topic the All-In Poker guide Sadly, Elkan Allan died in June. Elkan was an influential journalist and tV producer: over the course of a wide-ranging career, he created the programme Ready, Steady, Go, covered the fall of the Berlin Wall for 'the Observer', was Hollywood correspondent for the 'Mail on Sunday', and wrote scripts for Batman. He also wrote about poker for various newspapers and magazines, and was a consultant for PokerZone tV and several poker websites.Product Identifiers
PublisherPavilion Books
ISBN-139781906032098
eBay Product ID (ePID)92135106
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Poker Encyclopedia
AuthorElkan Allan
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicGambling, Card Games
Publication Year2007
Dimensions
Item Height224mm
Item Width147mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorElkan Allan
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom