Gambler's Book Club | Gambling Podcast
100 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsThe Gamblers Book Club, located in Las Vegas, Nevada is the largest seller of books and related information on gambling, the gaming industry and related subjects in the world today. Gamblers Book Club has been in business in Las Vegas for more than 40 years. The podcasts will talk about gaming, the latest books, the best books and videos on gambling. Gamblers Book Club Podcast will from time to time have interviews with authors and players of note. The host is the past owner of Gamblers Book Shop, Howard Schwartz, who is considered in the industry one of it's foremost experts on gaming and has been part of Gamblers Book Shop/Club for over 30 years as writer and now as owner.
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EPISODE 105--The Last Natural: Bryce Harper's Big Gamble in Sin City and the Greatest Amateur Season Ever by Rob Miech
June 28, 2012 10:40 - 45 minutes - 42 MBBefore Bryce Harper was the top pick in the Major League Baseball draft, before he signed the sport’s biggest contract ever for a first-year pro, he gambled his future on one make-or-break season. The Las Vegas High School sophomore already had dominated the competition like Mickey Mantle on the playground and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, which dubbed him the “most exciting prodigy since LeBron James.” Seeking greater tests as a hitter, the precocious phenom got his GED and ...
EPISODE 104---Barry Chalmers Premier Poker Podcaster from Scotland--Double Interview!!
June 23, 2012 20:02 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBBio: 1983 Born in Dundee Scotland. I dreamed of being a cross between James Bond and Gordon Gekko. 10 years old I stumbled into my first entrepreneurial adventure. I spotted some old vintage star wars figures in a model shop next to my school, they were the same as ones I had at home. I talked with the owner and he said he would pay me 50pence (80 cents) per figure. I went home and ripped the attic apart to find as many as I could, I sold him like 20 figures for £10 ($15) a decent sum for me...
EPISODE 103---David Medansky--- “Wholly Craps!” (listen to Episode 100 with David also)
June 20, 2012 22:43 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBAre You Winning at Craps? If you are looking for a consistent method of walking away from the craps table a winner, your complete guide to succeeding at the craps table is here! Wholly Craps! by David Medansky, a word class authority on the game and trusted author, serves as a teaching manual that delivers the course material you need to achieve your goals in craps. This instructional book contains the essential information on the techniques as well as addressing the mental discipline that ...
EPISODE 102---Ron Cramer---OFFICIAL RULES, REGULATIONS & PROCEDURES MANUAL FOR POKER
June 01, 2012 06:16 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBIf you play poker in various casinos, you know that each one seems to have unique rules and procedures. This book tries to create a standardized set of rules for the benefit of the house and the player. Divided into 17 chapters, it covers general rules, dealing procedure, ranking of suits, betting terms, button procedures, stud-type games, draw-games, kill games, and Chinese poker. 74 Pages Paperbound 1998. Updated 2011.
EPISODE 101-----CRAPS WAGERING STRATEGIES USING ACTUAL ROLL DATA------Eric Cybulski
May 11, 2012 09:46 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBMany authors have written about the game of craps using computer simulations, statistics, or probability tables to represent the game outcomes. This book analyzes over 2100 actual rolls of the dice. The data is provided for you to test your own wagering strategies. “In truth, to only use statistics is flawed because it totally ignores other factors such as individual shooter’s ability, shooter fatigue, shooter position at the table, casinos, table lengths, time of day, duration of the throw...
EPISODE 100---------David Medansky--- “Walk Away Craps “ ---”Craps: Playing for the Money”
April 23, 2012 07:21 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBDavid Medansky--- “Walk Away Craps “ ---”Craps: Playing for the Money” David Medansky is a practicing attorney who has studied a number of "games of chance" for more than 20 years. Medansky has worked with several professional gamblers to help develop his techniques and philosophy, and goes to casinos on a regular basis to refine his skills. Medansky shares his techniques at public and private events and personally teaches the game of craps on a full size craps table obtained from the MGM G...
EPISODE 99--Hold'em Hands I Played Badly ----Michael Hesse
March 16, 2012 06:13 - 38 minutes - 35 MBIn a remarkably different approach from every other poker book, and a book that is written by a typical player for a typical player (not penned a TV pro) the author explains how he played hands badly, why he made those decisions, and afterward, why the plays were wrong and how they should have been played. Hesse has been charting his mistakes for 30 years as a tool for increasing his profits and avoiding bad plays in the future. This book is a result of the author’s painstaking effort. Reade...
EPISODE 98--How To Read Hands At No-Limit Hold'em--Ed Miller
March 13, 2012 09:15 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBEdward Raymond Miller (August 10, 1979(1979-08-10)) is a professional poker player and an author of books about poker. He wrote Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big With Expert Play with David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth in 2004. In 2005, he completed Getting Started in Hold 'em, a beginner's book. In 2006, he co-wrote No Limit Hold 'Em: Theory and Practice with David Sklansky. Miller is also co-author of the book Professional No Limit Hold 'em with Matt Flynn and Sunny Mehta published in 2007....
EPISODE 97---Gambling, Space, and Time: Shifting Boundaries and Cultures -- David G. Schwartz
March 02, 2012 11:10 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBDavid G. Schwartz, the Director of the Center, has been at the University of Nevada Las Vegas since 2001. As Director of the Center for Gaming Research, he oversees the acquisition of new materials for the Center and seeks to encourage its utilization by scholarly, media, government, and industrial researchers. He also created and maintains this website, gaming.unlv.edu. Complementing his work at UNLV, Schwartz is a writer, and consultant on gaming and related issues. He has consulted wit...
EPISODE 96---VEGAS RAG DOLL--- WENDY MAZAROS
February 25, 2012 18:20 - 38 minutes - 35 MBAs a child, Wendy relished the small frontier town of Las Vegas. But as a teenager in the 1970s, Wendy's troubled home life and rebellious spirit led her to the legendary Horseshoe Club on Fremont Street, where she hooked up with Ted Binion, youngest son of notorious gambling figure Benny Binion. Her affair with the casino scion soon devolved into dalliances with high-rolling gamblers and suitcase deliveries of cash to Midwest mobsters. Binion then passed off Wendy like a trophy to Tom Hanle...
EPISODE 95---The Gaming Table Edition 4 and The Chip Rack Edition 13 -- David Spragg-- Auction Chairman of the Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collectors Club Inc., and owner of Marlow Casino Chips
February 02, 2012 23:34 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBThe Gaming Table Edition 4—Chip, Check and Token Collectors' guide for Worldwide Gaming Establishments is now available for immediate shipping, or ordering for collection at the Superbowl Chip Show in Las Vegas. The Gaming Table is the leading source of identification for all known gaming establishments worldwide, past & present, licensed and unlicensed. The publication comprises an alphabetized listing of establishments and identified chips (where the markings on those chips do not otherwis...
EPISODE 94---THE NAKED TRUTH IN A GENTLEMEN'S CLUB--by--VALARIE AMBER
January 20, 2012 05:46 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBThis book specializes in the Gentlemen's Clubs in Las Vegas. Valarie Amber is well known in the industry as one of the top VIP dancers working in Las Vegas for the past 10 years. She wrote this book to help and educate young women all over who are considering entering the dance world in Las Vegas. This book will also help women who are currently working as dancers and it will also educate Society on the reality on how the Gentlemen's clubs in Las Vegas work. This book will help young ladies ...
EPISODE 93--BY A NOSE-- Gambling Tales From A Horseracing Insider---Jim Gentile
December 31, 2011 02:16 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBAuthor Jim Gentile likes to gamble. It’s in his genes, thanks to his father. As a teenager, an $88 Quinella at Arlington Park hooked him. Since then, he has had many a lucky day. He parlayed his passion for “playing the horses” into a thirty-year career working at seven Chicago-area tracks. This book provides a peek behind the gate of the horseracing industry. It’s a humorous account of Jim’s experiences in the trenches as a teller, ticket room clerk, cashier, manager, and senior auditor, wi...
EPISODE 92---ELLIOT FROME--CASINO GAMING ANALYST
December 17, 2011 04:52 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBElliot Frome is a casino gaming analyst and the son of the late Video Poker Hall of Famer Lenny Frome. Lenny was a pioneer in the world of video poker and released a total of 9 books that revealed basic, intermediate and advanced video poker strategy to the general public for the first time ever. He died of a heart attack in 1998 but his son would continue in his father's footsteps with major contributions of his own to the video poker world.Education and Career Like his father, Elliot poss...
EPISODE 91---- ANTHONY CURTIS -- PUBLISHER-- HUNTING PRESS
December 01, 2011 01:18 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBAnthony Curtis is a blackjack player, gambling expert, and author. He is also the publisher of the Las Vegas Advisor, a popular newsletter first published in 1983, about getting good deals in Las Vegas. Curtis became interested in gambling at the age of 16 when he received a book about blackjack as a gift. He made his first trip to Vegas shortly after turning 21 in 1979. In his capacity as a world-renowned expert on Las Vegas and gambling, he's frequently quoted in national media and has app...
EPISODE 90----LOST IN LAS VEGAS---AVERY CARDOZA
October 02, 2011 10:10 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBAvery Cardoza is the world’s foremost authority on gambling and million-selling author of more than 21 books including Winning Casino Blackjack for the Non-Counter, Official World Series of Poker Strategy Guide: No-Limit Tournament Hold’em, Poker Talk, and the encyclopedic How to Win at Gambling. In 1981, when even the biggest casinos refused him play, Cardoza gave up professional blackjack card counting and founded Cardoza Publishing, the largest gaming book publisher in the world. Cardoza ...
EPISODE 89----LAS VEGAS LEGENDS - WHAT HAPPENED IN VEGAS
September 21, 2011 00:13 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBGreg Niemann graduated with a degree in journalism from California State University, Los Angeles, and is an accredited business communicator. He was a communications manager and publications editor with United Parcel Service for over 34 years before he retired in January 1995. Niemann was president of both the Los Angeles and Orange County chapters of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and was named Communicator of the Year b...
EPISODE 88-----Las Vegas Handicapper Michael W Hillin,College Football and Pro Game
September 04, 2011 01:01 - 39 minutes - 36 MB2011 Pro Football Las Vegas Linemaker VI $29.95 By Mike Hillin Author/Handicapper The Las Vegas Linemaker VI is designed to pick winners in pro football using power ratings and spread range charts. The degree of difficulty is equivalent to junior high math and is simple enough for new or experienced handicappers to use. The book takes about 20 minutes of your time to update weekly. One of the basic fundamentals of football gambling is to determine if the point spread accurately represents...
EPISODE 87---- THE LAS VEGAS CHRONICLES
August 27, 2011 20:13 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBA former casino executive and 12-year resident of Las Vegas, Andrew McLean was a table games employee at the Flamingo, the Dunes, and Circus Circus. He’s a graduate of Michigan State University, 1972, and along with his partner and soul mate, Liz (Jenny) Rouse, resides along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. McLean is the bestselling lead author of Investing in Real Estate (6th Edition) and co-author with George H. Ross, Donald Trump’s right-hand man in Trump Strategies For Real Estat...
EPISODE 86----The Mental Game of Poker: Proven Strategies for Improving Tilt Control, Confidence, Motivation, Coping with Variance, and More.
June 28, 2011 10:12 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBJared Tendler, M.S., LMHC, was a mental game coach for golfers on the PGA and LPGA tours before he became the leading mental game expert in poker. He now coaches some of the top players in poker and more than 170 other professionals from around the world. Jared's groundbreaking methods have also helped thousands more through his training videos, articles, and forum Q&As. He is also a featured coach for DragtheBar.com, and writes monthly instructional articles for WPT Magazine. Jared earned ...
EPISODE 85---YOU CAN/T MAKE THIS UP----STU MICHAELS
June 24, 2011 08:56 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBTelling a good story is a talent, and Stu Michaels was born with a silver tongue. A modern-day Will Rogers, Michaels has turned his experiences as a New York City detective and a Las Vegas casino security boss into a book full of rich and witty tales. From a cop’s life on the streets of Brooklyn to hobnobbing with celebrities in the resorts of Las Vegas, Michaels delivers intriguing insights and nonstop laughs. He’s seen it all, from tracking the Son of Sam serial killer in New York to reco...
EPISODE 84 -Trading, Buying & Selling of Casino Memorabilla
June 18, 2011 09:09 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBSheldon Smith Sheldon and his wife, Christine (known collectively as “Team Smith”), have been collecting for more than 25 years! First, they just had random items that “walked away” from the casinos with them – because they just liked them or forgot they had them! But, in the last ten years or so, they have collected casino memorabilia in earnest! “Team Smith’s” primary collection is $1 Nevada chips. However, some say their house looks like a mini-museum! Before leaving Chicago for Las Veg...
EPISODE 83---“Don’t Listen to Phil Hellmuth,” Dusty “Leatherass” Schmidt
June 11, 2011 21:04 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBDusty “Leatherass” Schmidt is one of the real success stories of online poker. He’s the “Average Joe” who started playing micro-stakes games and eventually turned that into millions of dollars and a sponsorship deal with PokerStars. In his first book, “Treat Your Poker Like a Business,” Schmidt revealed some of the secrets to becoming an internet success story and laid out the blueprint for how micro- and small-stakes players could follow in his footsteps. Coming off the acclaim of his firs...
GAMBLERS BOOK CLUB GRAND OPENING--MAY 25, 2011
May 30, 2011 07:15 - 48 minutes - 44 MBTHIS PODCAST CONTAINS INTERVIEWS FROM GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE AND THE OWNER AND GENERAL MANGER OF GLAMBERS BOOK CLUB AT THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEWLY RENOVATED STORE. THE CLUB IS ALSO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF THE GAMBLERS BOOK CLUB STATE OF THE ART AUDIO AND HD VIDEO STUDIO. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FIRST FOR A BOOK STORE/CLUB IN THE WORLD AND HOPE WHEN IN LAS VEGAS YOU WILL COME AND VISIT OUR STORE AND STUDIO.
EPISODE 82---DONNA MABRY
May 27, 2011 08:10 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBDonna Foley Mabry When Donna was five years old, her father gave her a red and white Singer sewing machine for Christmas. It was powered by turning a little wheel on the side, and it was just what the little girl wanted. Somehow, Mabry says, she already knew how to make simple dresses for her dolls. Over the years, her machines included an old foot-treadle powered White, then her first electric, another Singer, with a cast-iron body that was so heavy she couldn’t lift it by herself. She ...
EPISODE 81---THE FIX IS IN---
May 13, 2011 04:40 - 43 minutes - 40 MBProfessional sports in America: it’s all about fair play and the goal of winning championships. At least that’s the spin. But could it be a massive showbiz operation filled with greedy owners, crooked referees, and coddled players, all with the unstated goal of grabbing as much money as possible? Author Brian Tuohy provides a full-sourced saga of the corruption that has infected the storied histories of the NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL, and NASCAR. With reality obscured by a complacent and often co...
Episode80---YOU WANT WHAT???--CONCIERGE TALES FROM THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MAKE LAS VEGA SDREAMS COME TRUE
May 01, 2011 04:33 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBYou Want WHAT???' is a story collection that takes you inside Las Vegas and shows you what guests from all over the world are really looking for in this 24 hour city. This book will have you laughing hysterically as you get inside awkward situations or hear embarrassing questions that guests have asked concierges... ...and the next second, you'll be tearing up at a particularly emotional moment a concierge experienced. What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas. Dozens of the finest...
Episode 79---DEAD NEON ---An Interesting and Important Book
April 14, 2011 23:12 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBThe 14 contributors to this insubstantial anthology, most of whom lack science fiction publishing credentials, bypass focused extrapolation in favor of satire surrealism, and vaguely hinted catastrophes. The best of the lot is Chris Niles's "Sin's Last Stand," in which Las Vegas is finally overwhelmed by the tyranny of the religious right, sort of like The Handmaid's Tale condensed to 12 pages. Felicia Campbell's "4/18" destroys Vegas with a mysterious toxin that freezes gamblers, revelers...
Episode78-- Al Simon book The Think Tank The Poker Players Bible
March 05, 2011 03:17 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBAL SIMON, FROM CANADA , AUTHOR OF COUNT ME IN , HOW T PLAY BLACK JACK, TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK ON POKER CALLED THE THINK TANK THE POKER PLAYERS BIBLE. AL IS A WELL KNOWN BLACKJACK PLAYER AROUND THE WORLD AND IS ALSO A RESPECTED POKER PLAYER. HE VISITS VEGAS AND OTHER HOT SPOTS REGULARLY.
Episode77--Confessions of a Pool Hustler
February 25, 2011 09:26 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBAs a youngster, Robert “Cotton” LeBlanc was introduced to the sport of billiards at a local bowling alley that owned one pool table in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 12 years old. A quick learner, he became skilled at the game and mastered it under the guidance of top billiards professionals in the state. After finishing school, he began traveling the billiards circuit across the country. During that time he learned new strategies and techniques from accomplished players li...
Episode76---No Limits by Chris 'Fox' Wallace and Adam Stemple
February 10, 2011 11:29 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBCasual poker fans may not be familiar with the online poker pro known as “Fox”, but Chris Wallace has been making a name for himself in the world of online poker for quite some time. Wallace isn’t simply an online poker player grinding away at the tables –although he does grind with the best of them—the name “Fox” is even better known for his theoretical work, insightful articles, and his terrific results as a poker coach. Now the poker world will become even more familiar with Chris “Fo...
Episode75--ELIHU FEUSTEL---Conquering Risk: Attacking Vegas and Wall Street
February 05, 2011 10:11 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBAbout the Author George S. Howard, Ph. D. is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame. He has served as Chairman, Department of Psychology and Director, Laboratory for Social Research at Notre Dame, as well as the Joseph Morahan Director of College Seminar. He served as President, Division of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology and President, Division of Humanistic Psychology of the American Psychological Association. He also was the 1998 winner of Notre Dame's Facu...
Episode74--RICHARD STEIN-WINNING CRAPS-NOT THE HARD WAY
January 21, 2011 19:54 - 39 minutes - 2.28 MBRICHARD STEIN----“ My decision to write this book grew from years of frustration watching average people gamble in casinos. If you see gambling as a ego trip this book is not for you. It is not easy to beat the casino, especially for the long term. Winning craps, or any other casino game, requires patience and discipline. Reading a library of books left me with the impression that successful common sense strategies did not exist. Yet I knew better, having used specific craps strategies with...
Episode73-Best-Selling Author Jack Sheehan
January 08, 2011 05:22 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBBest-selling Las Vegas author and public speaker Jack Sheehan, who has written 18 non-fiction books including Buried Lies, Skin City, Class of '47, Quiet Kingmaker, Forgotten Man, Embedded Balls, Above Las Vegas, and The Players: The Men Who Lowell Thomas Award 1991 For Outstanding Land Travel Article In The United States titled, "The Loneliest Road in America" which appeared in Endless Vacation Magazines Made Las Vegas, is available to write full-length, high-end biographies. Nevada S...
Episode72--Frank DiTondo ---A "Bettor" Friendly Guide to Profitable Handicapping for Novice and Seasoned Handicappers
October 30, 2010 09:59 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBFrank DiTondoFinancial services his profession, thoroughbred racing his passion! Frank DiTondo got hooked early in life when his father took him to Suffolk Downs in the summer of 1942 to see Whirlaway, the Triple Crown winner in 1941, run and win the Massachusetts Handicap. He became an avid student of the game, with an unquenchable thirst to learn, enabling him to grow from a novice teenager learning to read the Daily Racing Form to an informed and acknowledged successful handicapper. Bec...
Episode71--TOM McEVOY---WSOP WINNER AND AUTHOR
September 10, 2010 07:45 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBMcEvoy first cashed in the WSOP in 1982, finishing in 6th place in the $1,000 Razz event. The following year, he won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1,000 Limit Hold'em event, defeating Irish professional poker player Donnacha O'Dea heads-up to win the tournament. McEvoy won the 1983 World Series of Poker Main Event. He was the first winner to earn his buy-in through a satellite tournament. His heads-up matchup with Rod Peate was the longest heads-up battle in WSOP history ...
Episode70--Lem Banker talks life and betting sports
August 20, 2010 10:30 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBLem Banker's Book of Sports Betting has long been considered to be a classic in the field. After a long absence, it is now available in print again through the Gambler's Book Club in Las Vegas. Banker's recommendations are worthwhile. Most interested sports bettors can learn from this legendary book. This book has been out of print for more than 15 years but it's so legendary that people have been willing to pay $50 or more for a copy of it . Now, it is available in reprint form. Banker...
Episode 69 -2010 NFL BETTING LINE & OTHER TIPS FROM FEZZIK
August 05, 2010 08:32 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBJay Kornegay can't even imagine the odds. Funny, because as the Las Vegas Hilton sports book's executive director, Kornegay spends every day dealing with numbers. But he thought it would be nearly impossible for anyone to win the Supercontest, the Hilton's annual football handicapping contest, two years in a row. "It's such a long shot," Kornegay said. "It would be like UNLV winning the BCS National Championship." Steve Fezzik defied the odds. Fezzik, who has bet on sports professi...
Episode 68 - Video Poker Pro Frank Kneeland
July 30, 2010 19:32 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBAn attempted stroll through the somewhat cluttered mind of the author of the only modern book on progressive video poker. In his book, Frank Kneeland provides techniques and methods for finding the best-paying machines and making winning progressive strategies. He also includes a history of pro gambling with a spotlight on video poker & slot teams in Las Vegas. He explains as well how the teams were structured and operated and who owned them—sans last names of course. A mathematical & ...
Episode 67 - Poker Pro Dusty Schmidt
July 18, 2010 03:52 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBWe sit down with Dusty "Leatherass" Schmidt, a man who has made serious money in the world of online poker. Dusty has just authored a new book, "Treat Your Poker Like A Business", which is selling well at the Gambler's Book Club. He discusses why online play can be more profitable than live games, how to identify good games and bad players. He also talks about his dedication to the game & the hours he has played online, and the need for discipline and a bankroll strategy. Dusty Schmidt is 2...
Episode 66 - Sports Betting Maven Beth Raymer
July 01, 2010 20:02 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBBeth Raymer discusses her new book, Lay The Favorite, in which she relates her story of working in the sportsbetting world at a time of massive expansion. Beth became the right-hand "man" of a well-known sports bettor.
Episode 65 - P. Moss, Barkeep & Author
June 18, 2010 23:08 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBThis episode's guest is P. Moss. A gamblers and a bar owner, Moss now has turned author with "Blue Vegas" a collection of tales that is an undiluted look at this city of sinning, winning and everything in between. The book probes the dark, human stories lurking in the neon shadows, Blue Vegas represents the work of a writer who knows Las Vegas and is a keen observer of its diverse population. These seventeen stories explore the clash between old and new Las Vegas, and the quest for scraps of...
Episode 64 - Poker expert Dana Smith
May 28, 2010 16:33 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBAfter a two-month break, we're back with another episode of our podcast with another great guest. Author & former publisher Dana Smith talks with GBC's own Howard Schwartz about gambling, poker, new books, and the upcoming World Series of Poker (WSOP). Listen as two people who've been there as the poker world has evolved for the last three decades talk poker memories & poker happenings.
Episode 63 - Linda Johnson, First Lady of Poker
March 20, 2010 00:06 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBLinda Johnson, a well-known and well-respected person in the poker world, sits down with us and lets us pose endless questions to her. We discuss her life, her publications (past & future), and her own Card Player Cruises, as well as who she feels are some of the best players out there today. Linda even gives us an intriguing prediction about online poker and the future of the UIGEA.
Episode 62: Jerry Izenberg Talks About Sports Journalism and More
March 03, 2010 23:45 - 1 hour - 55 MBFor close to six decades, Jerry Izenberg set the standard for the written word in sports information. During his years with the New Jersey Star-Ledger, which began in 1951, he brought sports to life not by recording hits or goals or transactions or salaries but by writing about the sportsmen themselves. Because of his straightforward reporting, Jerry includes among his friends the likes of Muhammed Ali and Larry Doby, two of the many people he talks about in his bio Through My Eyes: A Sport...
Episode 61: Willy Allison Discusses Casino Protection
February 17, 2010 22:25 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBWilly Allison worked surveillance in casinos worldwide for 15 years before becoming a vendor for digital technology. He got his start in the casino industry in 1987 as a trainee surveillance operator in Australia. In 2005 he founded World Game Protection to provide better information and education on game protection within the casino. Annually, he presents the World Game Protection Conference at the Las Vegas, a conference, panel, forum for casino surveillance personnel only. From its incep...
Episode 60: Fezzik Talks Football Handicapping
February 03, 2010 22:35 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBWinning a football handicapping contest takes a ton of effort .... Winning a football handicapping contest back-to-back takes a ton of effort and a ton of talent. In the history of Vegas handicapping contests, starting with the original at the old Castaways, through the Stardust and up to the Las Vegas Hilton, nobody has ever won two years in a row. Until now, that is. The honors go to this week's podcast guest Fezzik, a local handicapper and bettor who made a name for himself last year when...
Episode 59 - Video Poker Author Linda Boyd
January 20, 2010 23:51 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBLinda Boyd, now living in Arizona and author of The Video Poker Edge (How to Play Smart and Bet Right) offers tips, advice and caveats about playing the video poker machines. She's energetic, informative and has hit many a jackpot herself using strategies in her book. She's sharp in mathematics and his been writing for a variety of publications on the proper way to play the machines. In this interview, she'll tell you what to look for, how to protect yourself and what the smartest players know.
Episode 58: Sam and The Duke Share the Mike with Howard
December 18, 2009 23:11 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBDowntown Las Vegas poker fans know this week's guest by their action. Sam O'Connor, author of How to Dominate $1 and $4 No-Limit Hold'em and Tales of Old Vegas, writes regularly for Poker Pro magazine. His favorite subject is the character known as The Duke, a tight player who has mastered the no-limit game by playing it by the book. Both men spent their afternoon discussing poker strategies, poker people, poker stories and everything else poker. Howard started the conversation with Sam, but ...
Episode 57: The Godfather of Poker-Doyle Brunson
December 11, 2009 21:18 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBNo matter which name you use, Doyle or Texas Dolly or Mr. Brunson, it’s for certain the name, Doyle Brunson is not just synonymous with poker champion but also is synonymous with poker in general. Everybody who has played the game or watched any poker on TV knows the name. Brunson, who has authored a few books, visited Gamblers Book Shop for this podcast and while he was in the store, signed books for dozens of folks who came by solely for that purpose. By the end of the two-hour visit, fully...