THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Bibliography
35. Zadek, Norman, Winning Poker Systems, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, 1974.
Heavily oriented to a mathematical approach. Interesting and moderately useful, but not a valid
approach to poker.
36. Zahrobsky, Robert F., The Computer Guide to Hold 'em Poker, Las Vegas, 1979. A misleading
emphasis on mathematics. Still worthwhile--some unique and interesting tables of data for hold
'em percentages. Almost nothing on strategy and other crucial aspects of poker.
Notes:
1. The most complete source of poker and gambling books (both in and out of print) is Gambler's Book
Club, 630 South 11th Street, Dept. PB, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101. A free catalog listing over 700 titles on
poker and gambling is available.
2. The University of Nevada (Las Vegas) library has a special collection of nearly 2000 gaming books,
including more than 83 different titles on poker. Many historic poker books were donated by I&O
Publishing Company.
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Footnotes:
[ 47 ] The common reference "poker according to Hoyle" is curious because the English writer and
lawyer, Edmund Hoyle (1672-1769), never heard of poker: he died sixty years before the game
originated. Hoyle was a famous whist player. His original book described three card games--whist,
piquete and quadrille. But his authority for card-game rules grew until all card and board game rules
became known as "Hoyles." Since many different "Hoyles" now exist, "poker according to Hoyle"
depends on the editor and publisher of that particular Hoyle.
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