Over a year in the making, the book is finally ready. You can preorder Professional No-Limit Hold ‘em: Volume I by Matt Flynn, Sunny Mehta, and Yours Truly at Amazon. The books are presently scheduled to ship a bit …Login/Register for more.

Tomorrow, I’m giving away three copies of Bigger Deal: A Year Inside the Poker Boom by Anthony Holden. If you want one, check out this post.
At first Bigger Deal by Anthony Holden rubbed me the wrong way. I Bigger Deal by Anthony Holden: My Thoughts|272|3.95|USD|| Bigger Deal by Anthony Holden: My Thoughts|272|3.95|USD|| [...]

Simon & Schuster was kind enough to hook me up with three copies of the new poker narrative, Bigger Deal by Anthony Holden. I’m going to give all three copies away to three of my faithful readers. (One of them, unfortunately, is slightly worn from my read-through.)

“Those who can’t, teach.” As someone who used to play poker fulltime and now spends more time teaching it, I hear that a lot. Frankly, I think it’s bullshit. People ask me frequently why I spend more time writing about poker now than I do playing it. It’s because teaching …Login/Register for more.

As many of you know, I’m working on a book with no-limit experts Matt Flynn and Sunny Mehta called Professional No Limit Hold ‘em. Several people have asked recently for an update on it, so here it is:
We put together a completed manuscript at the beginning of the month, …Login/Register for more.

I confess. I’m excited about this book. Not many poker books come along these days that get me excited, but I’m looking forward to reading this one.
For those who don’t know, Nick Grudzien (stoxtrader) is one of the best limit hold ‘em players around. He’s teamed up with Geoff …Login/Register for more.

As some of you may know, I’m working on a book project with Matt Flynn and Sunny Mehta. It is presently (possibly subject to change) a two volume work titled Professional No Limit Hold ‘em. Matt and Sunny are the main authors, and I’m playing the role of the glue Professional No Limit Hold ‘em: [...]

Before I start this recommendation, I have a confession. Michael Lewis is my writing idol. He writes with humor and flair, and he has an uncanny nose for a great story. Honestly, I’d recommend everything by him that I’ve ever read. (And I probably will at some point.) And, to Ed Recommends: Moneyball|125|3.95|USD|| [...]

About a year ago, someone contacted me and asked me to do an interview for a book he was writing. I said sure, and a couple of days later, we spent an hour gabbing about poker. Unlike many interviewers, this man’s questions were insightful and betrayed a solid knowledge of …Login/Register for more.

This morning I saw a post on pocketfives where someone claims they just received an audit notice from the IRS. They say they did everything they were supposed to do (filed quarterly estimates and reported the income) and they still got an audit notice The Audits are Coming|78|3.95|USD|| from the IRS.
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