52 Ways to Cheat at Poker : How to Spot Them, Foil Them, and Defend Yourself Against Them

by Kronzek, Allan

• ISBN13: 9780452289116
• ISBN10: 0452289114
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781101213599
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-25
• Publisher: Plume
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Summary

Poker cheats are everywhere—learn their methods and how to defend yourself How do cheats win at poker? What are the swindles, the marking systems, and other devious tools of the trade? In this fascinating look at the card sharper’s art—from its origins in Renaissance Italy to the high-tech methods of today—sleight-of hand expert, Allan Kronzek reveals 52 of the most diabolical scams ever invented. You’ll learn how cheats can rig a Hold’Em tournament, why cutting the cards doesn’t guarantee an honest deal, how cheating crews crush the opposition, and how to spot cheaters at work (when possible!). If you’ve ever wondered whatcard sharps do and how they get away with it, 52 Ways to Cheat at Pokerhas the answers that can help you and your game.

Author Biography

Allan Kronzek is a magician, writer, and educator. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Sorcerer-'s Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter (Broadway Books, cowritten with his daughter Elizabeth), and the acclaimed A Book of Magic for Young Magicians -û The Secrets of Alkazar. He performs and lectures on the history of conjuring at schools, colleges, libraries and museums. He was a student of the crooked gambling expert Frank Garcia.