Expanded, Updated & Greatly ImprovedNew Expanded Edition Includes:More Than 150 Pages of New Material with Greatly Expanded Content and 4 New ChaptersOver 75 Carefully Devised Practice and Example Poker Hands That Are Analyzed in Great DetailFree Enrollment into My 10-Hour Essential Poker Math eLearning Online Video Training CoursePoker Math Is Easy to LearnPoker math is a vitally important aspect of No Limit Hold’em poker. But, it's often overlooked or simply not used because many poker players fear it is too difficult to learn. I'm here to tell you it’s not. In fact, fundamental poker math is easy to learn. More importantly, it’ll transform your game, allowing you to make correct mathematical plays and outplay your opponents. Without using essential math at the poker table, you are simply playing a guessing game.Use Simple Math at the Poker Table & Improve Your GameIn this book, I'll teach you how to use simple arithmetic at the poker table to gain a huge skill advantage over your opponents. Poker players that don't use math are simply guessing, and you'll learn to guess no longer and know the correct mathematical move at the poker table. These essential concepts will drastically improve your poker game and allow you to make +EV decisions at the poker table.Contents & OverviewFirst, you'll be introduced to several fundamental overarching poker concepts that apply to poker mathematics. Then we'll begin our journey into poker mathematics. You'll learn about probabilities and odds, pot equity, pot odds, implied odds, the Rule of 2 and 4, expected value, and much more. We'll then learn about important pre-flop and post-flop poker mathematical concepts, such as all-in situations, set-mining, steal attempts, 3-bet bluffing, betting with the best hand, semi-bluffing all-in, bluffs, and hero calls. Lastly, you'll learn how to perform basic and intermediate expected value calculations and utilize card combinations, better known as combinatorics.Effectively Understand & Utilize Essential Poker MathDevelop a keen understanding of Probability & OddsLearn to quickly calculate Pot Odds & Implied Odds at the poker tableEffectively use Pot Equity & The Rule of 2 & 4 to Determine the correct poker playUnderstand how to use Expected Value (EV) both on & off the table to analyze your playsUnderstand how to properly Set-Mine, Steal & 3-Bet Bluff with basic mathematicsLearn the vital math behind Bluffs & Hero Calls to give you a skill advantage over your opponentLearn to utilize EV Calculations to analyze your previous play off the tableLearn to leverage Card Combinations to enhance your card reading abilities further & develop balanced rangesWhat You'll Get out of This BookSuitable for both beginner and experienced poker players alike, you'll learn fundamental poker mathematics that'll help you drastically improve your poker game. After reading this book, you'll have mastered fundamental No Limit Hold’em mathematics. You'll have gained a considerable skill advantage over your opponents and will be able to effectively use math at the poker table to make +EV moves. Most importantly, you'll become a much better poker player!What are you waiting for?Purchase this book today to start advancing your poker game with simple poker math! Read more

Learn the tricks of the trade from a gambling and investment legend The New York Times bestseller Mathematics professor. Professional gambler. Tech inventor. Hedge fund heavyweight. Bestselling author. Edward O. Thorp is one of a kind. In a remarkable career, Thorp rose from nothing to become a professor at MIT, invented card counting and the world’s first wearable computer, beat the casinos of Las Vegas at blackjack and roulette, then became a bestselling author and a hedge fund heavyweight, ushering in a revolution on Wall Street. Now he shares his incredible life story for the first time, revealing how he made his fortune and giving advice to the next generation of investors. An intellectual thrill ride, replete with practical wisdom, A Man for All Markets is a scarcely imaginable tale of ludicrous success. ‘An extraordinary autobiography which reads like a novel.’ John Kay, author of Other People’s Money Read more

An anthropologist traces the intimate connections between gambling addiction and casino industry design tacticsRecent decades have seen a dramatic shift away from social forms of gambling played around roulette wheels and card tables to solitary gambling at electronic terminals. Slot machines, revamped by ever more compelling digital and video technology, have unseated traditional casino games as the gambling industry's revenue mainstay. Addiction by Design takes readers into the intriguing world of machine gambling, an increasingly popular and absorbing form of play that blurs the line between human and machine, compulsion and control, risk and reward.Drawing on fifteen years of field research in Las Vegas, anthropologist Natasha Dow Schüll shows how the mechanical rhythm of electronic gambling pulls players into a trancelike state they call the "machine zone," in which daily worries, social demands, and even bodily awareness fade away. Once in the zone, gambling addicts play not to win but simply to keep playing, for as long as possible—even at the cost of physical and economic exhaustion. In continuous machine play, gamblers seek to lose themselves while the gambling industry seeks profit. Schüll describes the strategic calculations behind game algorithms and machine ergonomics, casino architecture and "ambience management," player tracking and cash access systems—all designed to meet the market's desire for maximum "time on device." Her account moves from casino floors into gamblers' everyday lives, from gambling industry conventions and Gamblers Anonymous meetings to regulatory debates over whether addiction to gambling machines stems from the consumer, the product, or the interplay between the two.Addiction by Design is a compelling inquiry into the intensifying traffic between people and machines of chance, offering clues to some of the broader anxieties and predicaments of contemporary life. Read more

The Extraordinary Voyages Series: (Les Voyages Extraordinaires) Five Weeks in a Balloon (1869) The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras (1874–75) A Journey to the Interior of the Earth (1871) From the Earth to the Moon (1867) In Search of the Castaways (1873) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1872) Around The Moon (1873) ('From the Earth to the Moon' Sequel) The Fur Country (1873) Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) The Mysterious Island (1874) The Survivors of the Chancellor (1875) Michael Strogoff (1876) Off on a Comet (1877) The Child of the Cavern (1877) Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen (1878) Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon (1881) Godfrey Morgan (1883) The Lottery Ticket (1886) Robur the Conqueror (1887) Topsy-Turvy (1890) Claudius Bombarnac (1894) Facing the Flag (1897) An Antarctic Mystery (1898) Read more

'MASTERFUL' Time Out'REVELATORY' Scotland on Sunday'GLORIOUSLY READABLE' Metro'FASCINATING' Independent 'EXCELLENT' Telegraph'ABSORBING' GuardianWinner of the British Sports Book AwardsFootball Book of the YearThe fifteenth anniversary edition, fully revised and updated, of Jonathan Wilson's modern classic.In the modern classic, Jonathan Wilson pulls apart the finer details of the world's game, tracing the global history of tactics, from modern pioneers right back to the beginning, when chaos reigned. Along the way, he looks at the lives of great players and thinkers who shaped the sport, and probes why the English, in particular, have proved themselves unwilling to grapple with the abstract.Fully revised and updated, this fifteenth-anniversary edition analyses the evolution of modern international football, including the 2022 World Cup, charting the influence of the great Spanish, German and Portuguese tacticians of the last decade, whilst pondering the effects of football's increased globalisation and commercialisation. Read more

__________________The bookies always win. But one man has been proving them wrong for four decades. In the summer of 1975 Barney Curley, a fearless and renowned gambler, masterminded one of the most spectacular gambles of all time with a racehorse called Yellow Sam. With a meticulous, entirely legal plan involving dozens of people, perfectly timed phone calls, sealed orders and months of preparation, Curley and Yellow Sam beat the bookmakers and cost them millions. They said that it could never happen again. But in May 2010, thirty-five years after his first coup, Curley staged the ultimate multi-million-pound-winning sequel.The Sure Thing tells the complete story of how he managed to organise the biggest gamble in racing history - and how he then followed up with yet another audacious scheme in January 2014. Read more

How to win consistent money from horse racing Do you want to win consistent profits from betting on horse racing? In this insightful book racing punter Alex Daly shares with you the 8 success factors and 5 staking plans that help him make consistent profits from horse racing month after month. No expensive subscriptions or large betting banks are required to use these tips. Whether you are new to sports betting, an occasional punter who likes a flutter on horse racing or a serial bettor you will enjoy the plain, honest, no nonsense way in which Alex gives you the information to help you make an informed decision when faced with a race card. Read more

Gambling is everywhere, on our TVs and phones, on billboards on our streets, and emblazoned across the chests of idolised sports stars. Why has gambling suddenly expanded? How was it transformed from a criminal activity to a respectable business run by multinational corporations listed on international stock markets? And who are the winners and losers created by this transformation?Vicious Games is based on field research with the people who produce, shape and consume gambling. Rebecca Cassidy explores the gambling industry's affinity with capitalism and the free market and how the UK has led the way in exporting 'light touch' regulation and 'responsible gambling' around the world. She reveals how the industry extracts wealth from some of our poorest communities, and examines the adverse health effects on those battling gambling addiction.The gambling industry has become increasingly profitable and influential, emboldened by thirty years of supportive government policies and boosted by unnatural profits. Through an anthropological excavation, Vicious Games opens up this process, with the intention of creating alternative, more equitable futures. Read more

DIRECTIONAL TRADINGIf you have learning to trade from online gurus and you have been struggling to develop your skills, you are about to gain a massive jump your trading knowledge.Directional trading is when you trade with only one direction in mind. The direction that you choose is based on pe-race research. When you open a race up in your ladder, close to the start of a race, you already know which horse that you want to trade on and which direction that you want to trade in.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN This book is about reading horse racing markets for the purpose of trading on the betting exchanges. I also give you some of my best trading strategies.You will learn:1. WHO ARE THE PLAYERS IN THE MARKET?All the players in the market are aggressively trying to increase their edge. The market is made up of different players. To read the market, we need to understand their goals.2. MARKET MANIPULATIONThe betting industry consists of those, who are in the loop and those, who are outside the loop. We (traders) are outside the loop. When you are outside the loop, you can be deceived by those inside the loop. I explain some common forms of market manipulation and how we can avoid losing money to the manipulators.3. HOW TO TURN AN IDEA INTO A STRATEGYDeveloping trading methods involves understanding the difference between an idea and a strategy. The gurus give you ideas and not strategies. However, they refer to these ideas as “strategies”. I explain what we need to do to turn an idea into a strategy.4. HOW TO READ FORMReading form is not difficult. I go in depth on how to read form. For most trading methods, you only need to work with a small amount of form.5. FORM HORSE OR INSIDE INFORMATION HORSEBeing able to differentiate a form horse from an inside information horse is important. When a horse is an inside information horse, you are definitely outside the loop. This means that is it easy for insiders to trick the market.6. USING TRADED VOLUME TO PREDICT THE DIRECTION OF THE ODDSOn the internet, most of the bad information on how to trade is associated with volume. Volume can be a useful indicator. However, it is not a strong indicator. I explain how volume can be used.7. LAY-FIRST TRADING METHODSA lay-first trading method is when you are laying a drifter. I give you my best 4 lay-first trading methods. I explain exactly how I find candidate horses for these methods.8. TRAINER BETTING PATTERNSI explain what trainer betting patterns are and how to find them. A good trainer betting pattern can provide an easy trading method.9. REDUCING YOUR LEAKSPoker players use the term “leak” to describe a part of their strategy that consistently leaves money on the table. In trading, we also have leaks. We can all improve in our analysis of a race. This is ongoing learning. The types of leaks, that I will discuss, are those that occur during the implementation of a trade.THE TRADING GURUS HAVE FAILEDThe trading gurus have failed to teach people how to trade. They often promote one-variable strategies, such as trading order flow and trading volume. The key to trading successfully is to put variables together. Certain variables influence the interpretation of other variables.NO MORE GUESSINGAlthough I give you some methods, the aim of this book is to get enough knowledge, so that you can go it alone and develop your own trading methods. When you have a few methods under your belt, you will not be tempted to get involved in guessing trades.WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK?This is not a complete newbies book. I assume that readers are already familiar with a trading ladder, as well as basic trading concepts, such as a back bet, a lay bet, and liability. Read more

There is so much material out there for poker players to learn the game, the biggest hurdle might be knowing where to start and what to concentrate on.In the Professional Poker Study Plan, pro poker player and author Dara O'Kearney cuts out the noise to show you what to work on to learn the fastest. This is for new players and experienced grinders alike.This includes:What to study when you don't know what to do nextHow to study a hand from start to finishThe correct way to use solver technologyProven techniques from the world of learning science to boost your studyHow to work with a coach or mentorThis ebook will not turn you into a professional, but it could start you on your way and give you a blueprint for improvement, whatever your level.Dara O’Kearney is a professional poker player, sponsored Unibet Pro and the co-host of The Chip Race Podcast. He is highly regarded as one of the best tournament grinders and poker coaches in the world, with a particular focus on modern solver technology. He is the co-author of Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. Read more

IMAGINE what it would be like to turn your back on the nine-to-five drudgery of normal working life and risk everything you’ve ever had on the fate of a horse race or the outcome of a ball game. In the gambling fraternity, Harry Findlay has earned legendary status. He has been skint dozens of times, won over £20 million and spent just as much. But he will not change. Fearless and formidable, bullish and bombastic, there is no one in the gambling game who can match Harry’s style and seismic impact. When he first ran a betting slip through his fingers as a 16-year-old, Harry said he had been handed the keys to the Magic Kingdom. Gambling has taken him all around the globe, enjoying five-star travel and a gourmet’s indulgence at the world’s biggest sporting events. In his much-awaited book, Harry recounts the mind-boggling tales behind the thousand and million pound multi-sport bets that will make ordinary punters shudder – including the day he wagered £2.5 million on a rugby match. It is a remarkable life story of ups and downs. Aged 21 years old, he served nearly a year in some of Her Majesty’s toughest jails. Who’d have thought he would go on to own Big Fella Thanks, winner of the Derby at Clonmel and the most famous dog to come out of Ireland – and be part owner of the legendary racehorse Denman, who carried his colours to Gold Cup glory. Harry’s subsequent controversial disqualification from racing destroyed him, despite the ruling being overturned on appeal. Most fascinating of all, Harry tells how he has survived and continues to work his magic in the gambling world, and still believes in his own special talent to read sports events and to continue to stay one step ahead of the internet companies that flood our minds with the temptation to risk so much. Harry Findlay: Gambling For Life reflects one man’s extraordinary passion for gambling. How he cannot live without it. And how he knows that, even if he loses all of his money, he can never be a loser. Read more

Master the fascinating game of Go with this expert guidebook.Go is a two-player board game that first originated in ancient China but is also very popular in Japan and Korea. There is significant strategy and philosophy involved in the game, and the number of possible games is vast—even when compared to chess. Go has enthralled hundreds of millions of people in Asia, where it is an integral part of the culture. In the West, many have learned of its pleasures, especially after the game appeared in a number of hit movies, TV series, and books, and was included on major Internet game sites. By eliciting the highest powers of rational thought, the game draws players, not just for the thrills of competition, but because they feel it enhances their mental, artistic, and even spiritual lives.Go! More Than a Game is the guidebook that uses the most modern methods of teaching to learn Go, so that, in a few minutes, anyone can understand the two basic rules that generate the game. The object of Go is surrounding territory, but the problem is that while you are doing this, the opponent may be surrounding you! In a series of exciting teaching games, you will watch as Go's beautiful complexities begin to unfold in intertwining patterns of black and white stones. These games progress from small 9x9 boards to 13x13 and then to the traditional 19x19 size.Go! More Than a Game has been completely revised by the author based on new data about the history of early Go and the Confucians who wrote about it. This popular book includes updated information such as the impact of computer versions on the game, the mysterious new developments of Go combinatorics, advances in Combinatorial Game Theory and a look at the current international professional playing scene. Read more

Unlock the Power of Bayesian Statistics with RThis comprehensive guide is designed for anyone who wants to delve into the practical application of Bayesian methods for modeling sports data. You will be exposed to a concise yet practical sequence of statistical concepts that get you on the path to sports modeling in R as quickly as possible – armed with just enough knowledge of Bayesian methods to make you moderately dangerous. Along the way, you'll build on what you learn in each chapter, starting with the basics of Bayesian reasoning and probability, all the way through to more complex topics like Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC). Each chapter is enriched with practical sports examples and fully downloadable R code, making it a hands-on and interactive experience.Culminating with fully coded R examples of working Bayesian models for a number of sports including the NHL, NBA, NFL & MLB, Mack's combination of downloadable code and clear explanations will allow readers with different levels of familiarity with statistics to level-up their sports modeling skills.Whether you are a seasoned sports bettor looking to enhance your Bayesian modeling skills or an R novice eager to improve your abilities, 'Bayesian Sports Models in R' has something for everyone. This book not only teaches you the theory behind Bayesian methods but also demonstrates how to apply these techniques to real-world sports scenarios. From predicting game outcomes to analyzing player performance, you'll learn how to leverage Bayesian models in the search for a competitive edge. Plus, you can easily implement and customize these models to suit your specific needs, making them a valuable resource for anyone serious about sports modeling through simulation.Bayesian methods are the gold standard for modeling events with large amounts of dynamic uncertainty.You’re about to find out why. Read more

A striking exposé of the insidious business practices that have generated enormous profits for the companies operating within the UK's gambling industry.'A methodical, sensitive and occasionally harrowing polemic about the gambling industry . . . The book has echoes of Patrick Radden Keefe's award-winning Empire of Pain.'SUNDAY TIMES 'A serious attempt to grapple with the extent of Britain's problem.'THE SPECTATOR 'Persuasive.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Fascinating.' IRISH TIMES 'Eye-opening.' TELEGRAPH***716: the number of gambling logos displayed in a single Premier League football match£421 MILLION: the salary of Bet365's CEO in 2020.£14 BILLION: the annual losses incurred by British gamblers.Over half of the population gambles in the UK every year. How did we get here? What keeps us hooked when the odds are so heavily stacked against us? And who are the real winners and losers?Jackpot dives deep into gambling's seedy underbelly to answer these questions, and many more. From the first National Lottery draw in 1569 to the Wild West of today's online casinos, Guardian reporter Rob Davies follows the money to show who profits - and at what cost. Read more

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Masterly... Utterly compelling... A highly readable and engaging tour' Sam Freedman, The TimesFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk—and the players raising the stakesIn the bestselling The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates "The River," or those whose mastery of risk allows them to shape—and dominate—so much of modern life. These professional risk takers—poker players and hedge fund managers, crypto true-believers and blue-chip art collectors—can teach us much about navigating the uncertainty of the 21st century. By embedding within these worlds, Silver offers insight into a range of issues that affect us all, from the frontiers of finance to the future of AI.The River has increasing amounts of wealth and power in our society, and understanding their mindset—including the flaws in their thinking—is key to understanding what drives technology and the global economy today. There are certain commonalities in this otherwise diverse group: high tolerance for risk; appreciation of uncertainty; affinity for numbers; skill at de-coupling; self-reliance and a distrust of the conventional wisdom. For the River, complexity is baked in, and the work is how to navigate it, without going beyond the pale.Taking us behind-the-scenes from casinos to venture capital firms to meetings of the effective altruism movement, On the Edge is a deeply-reported, all-access journey into a hidden world of powerbrokers and risk takers. Read more

In the sequel to the cult classic THE HUSTLER, Eddie Felson returns to the poolroom to give the game one last shot. From the bestseller author of THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT - NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIESThe Color of Money was adapted for the screen by Martin Scorsese and starred Paul Newman and Tom CruiseIt has been twenty years since the epic match-up between Eddie Felson and Minnesota Fats. Having gone from bona fide stardom to playing in exhibition matches for cable television, Eddie decides that he'd like to give the game one more shot. With a failed marriage behind him and a new generation of competitors in his way, Eddie must face his demons and find the will to succeed once more. Read more

What variables are relevant to predict the future results of a football team?Are there any inefficiencies in the betting markets that can be exploited?How many games are necessary to correctly measure the level of a team or a footballer?Is it better to bet on a team that is on a winning streak or is it better to bet on a team that is on a losing streak?What is the probability that a team that has just been promoted will be relegated in the next few seasons?What is the optimal size and composition of a team squad?How are the best and worst clubs different?What are the best bookmakers?In this book the reader will find the answer to these and many other questions about the beautiful game, thanks to data mining techniques applied to a historical database of more than 200,000 football matches and a statistical approach explained in an easily accesible style. Read more

READ THIS BOOK AND BECOME A HAPPY NONGAMBLER FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFEAllen Carr's Easyway is a global phenomenon. It has helped millions of smokers from all over the world, and has also been successfully applied to a wide range of other issues, including drinking, overeating, and overspending. Here the method addresses the fastest growing social problem of modern times: gambling.Allen Carr explains how gamblers fall into the trap and why they keep gambling despite knowing that it's ruining their lives. By explaining the nature of the trap, he removes the desire to gamble and the fears that keep you hooked. Most important of all, you will not feel that you've made a sacrifice, you will not miss gambling, and you will enjoy life to the full without feeling in any way deprived.What people say about Allen Carr's Easyway method:"The Allen Carr program was nothing short of a miracle."Anjelica Huston"It was such a revelation that instantly I was freed from my addiction."Sir Anthony Hopkins"His skill is in removing the psychological dependence."The Sunday Times Read more

Real-life all too rarely offers stories that are quite as satisfying as fiction. Bringing Down the House is one of the exceptions. Cheating in casinos is illegal; card-counting - making a record of what cards have so far been dealt to enable the player to make some prediction of what cards remain in the deck - is not. But casinos understandably dislike the practice and make every effort to keep card-counters out of their premises. Bringing Down the House tells the true story of the most successful scam ever, in which teams of brilliant young mathematicians and physicists won millions of dollars from the casinos of Las Vegas, being drawn in the process into the high-life of drugs, high-spending and sex. Bringing Down the House is as readable and as fascinating as Liar's Poker or Barbarians At the Gate, an insight into a closed, excessive and utterly corrupt world. Read more

What are the odds against winning the Lottery, making money in a casino, or backing the right horse? Every day, people make judgements on these matters and face other decisions that rest on their understanding of probability: buying insurance, following medical advice, carrying an umbrella. Yet many of us have a frightening ignorance of how probability works. Taking Chances presents an entertaining and fascinating exploration of probability, revealing traps and fallacies in the field. It describes and analyses a remarkable variety of situations where chance plays a role, including football pools, the Lottery, TV games, sport, cards, roulette, coins, and dice. The book guides the reader round common pitfalls, demonstrates how to make better informed decisions, and shows where the odds can be unexpectedly in your favour. This new edition has been fully updated, and includes information on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and "The Weakest Link", plus a new chapter on Probability for Lawyers. Read more