Poker Wisdom of a Champion | 
| Author: Doyle Brunson
Publisher: Cardoza
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 97000
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1580421199
Dewey Decimal Number: 795.412
EAN: 9781580421195
ASIN: 1580421199
Publication Date: November 4, 2003
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Product Description
Learn what it takes to be a great poker player by climbing inside the mind of poker's most famous champion. Fascinating anecdotes and adventures from Doyle's early career playing poker in roadhouses and with other great champions are interspersed with important lessons you can learn from the champion who has made more money at poker than anyone else in the history of the game. You'll learn what makes a great player tick, how he approaches the game, and receive candid, powerful advice from the legend himself. The Mad Genius of poker, Mike Caro, says, "Brunson is the greatest poker player who ever lived. This book shows why." Doyle Brunson, the greatest poker player of all time, relays fascinating anecdotes and teaches important lessons about the game of poker.
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 Interesting Insight into Doyle Brunson September 8, 2008
This book is a collection of anecdotes told by Doyle Brunson. I really like his candid stories and the insight into Dolye's character. While not meant to teach you any specific poker strategies, this book will tell you about players' emotional characteristics and how they affect their games. I intend to re-read this book several times over the years.
Extremely interesting February 13, 2008
Don't buy this book if you are looking for mysterious insights that will improve your Hold Em' game--but if you want to learn something about what makes Doyle Bruson tick it is a fascinating read. Brunson does impart some tips on play, but he then goes on to tell a "war story" to illustrate his point, and it is these glimpses into his life that are so entertaining.
The book is short, just over 200 pages, and there is a lot of blank space in those pages. I read the book cover to cover in a couple of hours of frequently interruped reading, but with that said, it is well worth the price.
 Useless February 8, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are interested in Doyle's life and various poker exploits in his younger days this book is for you. If you are looking for insight or anything helpful to improve your game go somewhere else.
 Interesting stories and anecdotes, but that's it August 1, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
First off, this book is over 20 years old. This is a repackaging and as far as I can tell, there isn't any new material. In other words, there is zero mention of the poker stars of today. You'll probably only recognize one other character in his book (Amarillo Slim). If you don't mind that, then keep reading...
This book is a collection of articles that Doyle wrote about his early days playing poker in Texas. There are some funny and interesting stories about himself and some of the wacky people he met playing poker. There isn't a whole lot of poker wisdom. There are a few moral-of-the-story type lines, but not many. Also, if you're buying this book to learn about poker strategy, don't. There isn't much at all. You're much better off with Phil Gordon's Little Green Book.
So for interesting anecdotes from a poker great, this book is good. But there isn't much else to it.
Just like Doyle, one of the best December 5, 2005
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book. What makes it different from other books is that with stratrgical books, you need to have your brain on, but with this, you can just sit back, relax, and read the stories of the Godfather of Poker.
A must for any poker fanatic
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