The Poker Aficionado: An All-in Compendium of Lore and Legend, Wit and Wisdom, Tips and Techniques

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK The Poker Aficionadois a one of a kind compendium of poker lore, facts, figures, nicknames, wit, tips and techniques. Will it make you a better player? Maybe yes, maybe no. But you are guaranteed to learn something. Whether that something is pre flop strategy in Texas Hold'em, the rules for Omaha/8 or the name of the guy who played the coach inTeen Wolfis entirely up to you. You don't need to read this book cover to cover. The idea is to open to a random page and then take it from there.There's a handy index of topics on page 197 if there's something particular you are looking for. Much of this book's material comes from outside sources, which are credited throughout the book and in the acknowledgments section at the back. It is highly recommended that you continue your poker education by exploring these sources at some point in the near future. But for now, let's shuffle up and deal. SLIM-ISMS The best sayings of Amarillo Slim Someone who isn't too sharp If it was raining soup, he'd be out in it with a fork. That boy is lighter than a June frost. He couldn't track an elephant in four feet of snow. Something of little value That ain't worth nine settings of eggs. A conservative player in poker Tighter than a nun's gadget. A person put in shock He couldn't swallow boiled okra. A naive person He's as square as an apple box. He still thinks 69 is the new highway to Dallas. A close relationship I'm closer to that boy than 19 is to 20. Major evidence that proves a point That's stronger than Nellie's breath. A sucker who falls for a bad bet Had taken the bait like a country hog after town slop. What he smelled cooking wasn't on the fire. An attractive woman As pretty as a speckled pup under a red wagon. A big pot in poker or a lot of money It had so many chips that a show dog couldn't jump over it. Enough hundred-dollar bills to burn up 40 wet mules. The chances of an underdog Very seldom do the lambs slaughter the butcher. SLIM ON SLIM I'm so skinny I look like the advance man for a famine. I can see a gnat's keester at a hundred yards. If there's anything I'll argue about, I'll either bet on it or shut up. I'm from a good town named Amarillo. The population has been 173,000 for the past 50 years, never varies every time some woman gets pregnant, some man leaves town. PHILOSOPHICAL SLIM There's more horse's asses than there are horses. You can shear a sheep many a time, but you can skin 'em only once. You can't always win. Sometimes they milk me like a Rocky Mountain goat. My titties get so sore I can't button my shirt. Would I like my son to be a professional making a living as a gambler? No, he'd be better off getting him a driver's license and go to driving a dump truck. PHIL HELLMUTH, JR.'S "ANIMAL TYPES" Phil Hellmuth, Jr. has won nine bracelets at The World Series of Poker. He's one of the best all-around players in the game today. Phil's books, Play Poker Like the ProsandBad Bets and Lucky Draws, are essential adFornatale, Peter Thomas is the author of 'The Poker Aficionado: An All-in Compendium of Lore and Legend, Wit and Wisdom, Tips and Techniques' with ISBN 9780767921848 and ISBN 0767921844.