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PROFESSIONAL POKER:
The Essential Guide To Playing For A Living
by Mark Blade
Due to the explosion of poker’s popularity, many avid fans of
the game fantasize about playing poker for a living. In fact, for
many of them, it has become the new “Great American Dream.” But what
does it really take to achieve this dream? And what are your actual
chances of succeeding? How much money can you make? Should you quit
your day job or just play poker part-time instead? Professional
Poker will answer all these questions and many more in a
refreshingly honest manner.
Armed with this information, if you discover
that you are cut out for a poker career, Professional Poker
will show you each and every step you will take in your transition
to the professional level. Not only will you learn about poker odds
and many other expert-level skills that will form the foundation of
your pro playing abilities. You will also become extremely
well-versed in other vitally important pro career issues such as
managing your bankroll, determining your work hours, playing in
tournaments vs. cash games, internet play, traveling, getting
staked, paying taxes, health concerns, and many, many more. Even if
you are already a professional player, you will find that many of
these issues such as bankrolls and tournament staking are explained
in a more accurate and comprehensive way than has ever been
presented by any poker authority in the past.
For current professionals, you will also learn
many advanced playing tips to take your game to a much higher level
of profitability. Many of these tips have also never been introduced
before in poker literature. And all readers of every experience
level will benefit from an entire section on how to attain optimal
mental and emotional control at the table so that you can always
play your “A” game.
If you are serious about earning a living by
playing poker, either full-time or part-time, then Professional
Poker is your indispensable guide.
About The Author: Mark Blade
Mark Blade was the valedictorian of his high-school, has a B.A. from
UCLA and an M.B.A. from USC’s prestigious Marshall School Of
Business. After attaining his M.B.A., he did what any other young
man who was highly educated and hotly pursued by the corporate world
would do. He spurned all job offers and decided to play poker
full-time instead. Having made his living from poker for over 10
years, he has decided to share everything he has learned from his
experience so that others could enjoy the same dream life he has
had.
Although he qualified for MENSA, “the so-called club
for geniuses,” which is one of the reasons he got his nickname, “The
Poker Brain,” Mark Blade writes in an engaging, down-to-earth
manner, able to distill complex poker strategy and theorems into
easily understood and instructional prose. He teaches in such an
accessible way that anyone of any educational background and poker
playing experience can soon learn exactly what it takes to play for
a living.
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