Over 100 million people play poker on a regular basis - and most of them have no idea how to look like it. Poker is cool - Cool Hand Luke cool - but nobody seems to know how to look like the guys in the movies, casually flicking chips with a cigar firmly wedged between Jack Nicholson teeth. With over 200 step-by-step photo illustrations of more than 30 chip tricks, Ross Watson and Jen Teti aim to have even the most complete novice flipping plastic discs on their knuckles, even if they have absolutely no idea how to play the game. After all, half the battle is in the attitude...
This book is great. I couldn't do any of the tricks described before i got this book in my mail (except the "chatter stack" lol). Now, I'm a thumb flippin fool! Also, i almost have the butterfly down packed. Now it's time to start using the other hand. That's where the REAL challenge begins. The pictures are easy enough to follow and has great instructions. Overall, an excellent book for the beginners, not so much for those who already know most of the basics.
All in
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I was shocked to see Aiken only give this book a 4 star review. Anyone who has tried to study up on chip tricks knows that this is the only one out there worth reading. Watson and Teti's instructions are genius. Their step by step instruction, coupled with the precise photography will have you doing the Butterfly in no time- regardless of your finger flexibility.
Shuffle up!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I bought this book for one reason--to learn how to shuffle chips and, I'm happy to report, I actually know how to do it now. Not perfectly, not every time (not yet at least), but I'm very happy with my progress. Now I'm trying to decide what other tricks to learn. There are so many. And, for a "how to" book, it's not a bad read either. Kind of funny.
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