The Banker The Professor and The Suicide King

Irah

Okay, I just finished this book, which is excellent btw, and I highly recomend it to anyone who hasnt read it. I'm going to post a neat segment on odds of heads up hands, most people might not find it interesting, but some might. I will post the answers later on.
All questions are relating to Heads Up Hold'em

1. What is the lowest high card you could have in your hand and expect to win more than half the time regarless of your second card?

2. What is the unpaired, unsuited hand with the lowest high card that would win more than half the time?

3. What is the lowest suited hand that would win more than half the time?

4. What are the hightest suited hands that would not win half the time?

5. What are the worst hands that would win more that half the time?

For those who havent read the book and are wondering , this book is NOT a strategy poker book. It is about the highest stakes game the Bellagio ever held, a match between a texas banker, Andy Beal, and all of the "Big Name" pros from Vegas.

westside8

I second that comment about it being an excellent book..heck..I finished it in a day

Hork42

I also just read it and would recommend it as well. Very quick read, so it won't take away too much of your online bonus whoring time..

GTA Poker

Maybe I'm dyslexic or I bought a cheap knock-off, but if anyone is searching for this book it's

The Professor The Banker and The Suicide King

good book

I would also recommend Big Deal and Positively Fifth Street

QueenNine

I read it in a day as well. I found it impossible to put down. Very entertaining and it gets you thinking "what would it be like..."

Charlie, if you are reading this, "I told you so"

I gave the book to Charlie to read, but he didn't seem too interested, maybe now if he reads this thread he will reconsider.

RAM_Eh

Is anybody interested in a book trade? I have a few poker books that are ok and not worth spending a lot of money on, but still worth reading.

Anyone up for this?

SOS

I'll trade with you Dead Money

I would like to read Harington's two volumes do you have them?

I have: (by memory. since they're in the garage)
Sklansky (Hold em and Hold em for advanced players)
Hellmuth
Cloutier
Caro
few more whose authors I can't recall...Zen and the art of poker, bluffing and betting, etc...

Let me know and I'll dig em out to bring to your place Friday

BIG FISH

MDS GUY: Ok I will pick up the book Sunday I hope it improves my game. I need all the help I can get.

zero

BIG FISH wrote:

MDS GUY: Ok I will pick up the book Sunday I hope it improves my game. I need all the help I can get.

I don't think it will improve your game much, its a novel not a strategy book.

JimmyHo

Dead Money wrote:

Is anybody interested in a book trade? I have a few poker books that are ok and not worth spending a lot of money on, but still worth reading.

Anyone up for this?

I have a copy to trade as well.  Will trade for any strategy book.  If anyone is playing on Saturday at the Cook Crew Main Event and wants to trade, let me know and I will bring the book.  This book does not really contain any strategy info but more of a story about high stakes poker and some of the main players that you will surely know.

PokerJAH

Hork42

For those who have read this book, you may or may not find the following interesting.

Read this on another website, apparently this is chat transcript on Full Tilt the other night with Jennifer Harman.

Subject: Jennifer Harman talking about a new game with Andy Beal

shanekeating (Observer): awesome
wharnew: t
Jennifer Harman: first time for about 1 1/2 years
JDjos: andy beal?
Jennifer Harman: yes andy beal
shanekeating (Observer): good luck with that
Jennifer Harman: thanks hope we do good
JDjos: how big a game?
Jennifer Harman: 50-100
shanekeating (Observer): yikes
JDjos: nl?
Jennifer Harman: nl limit
JDjos: or 50k/100k
Jennifer Harman: yes k is on the end of that limit
Jennifer Harman: it's limit not no limit
shanekeating (Observer): only heads up again?
Jennifer Harman: yes only heads up
shanekeating (Observer): pretty much the same
group of pros?
Jennifer Harman: yes and a few more
JDjos: 5 million dollar swings like nothing
wharnew: dd
Jennifer Harman: yeah it's a big game
PGA200X (Observer): Hey jen your avartar looks
like you. Almsot all the others arent close!
JDjos: im gonna jump out of my window..brb
shanekeating (Observer): if i may ask, who are the
new ones?
Jennifer Harman: I dont think you would know
them. They play 2K and higher at the Bellagio but
they don't play many tournaments
Bearski1919 (Observer): Jennifer, can you show
us your emotions, please?
Jennifer Harman: theres always a chance it might
not go though
shanekeating (Observer): yeah i suppose there is
that chance
GoBucksIndy (Observer): hahaha... the frown is
sweet
Bearski1919 (Observer): thanks, lol
Jennifer Harman: were playing for sure though
shanekeating (Observer): cool, that has to be
nerve wracking
Rileysdad (Observer): sup jen
Jennifer Harman: hi riley
Rileysdad (Observer): u'r my favorite player
Jennifer Harman: it's kind of tense cause it's out of
the norm
Jennifer Harman: thanks riley
shanekeating (Observer): which is what andy
wants, right?
Jennifer Harman: yes it's what Andy wants
Jennifer Harman: be right back

westside8

Looks like Beal is back again. DN posted about the pros chatting about getting the "Corporation" together again to face Beal at the Bellagio table. Should be interesting.

westside8

If anyone is interested, CardPlayer has coverage on this.

http://cardplayer.com/poker_news/detail.php?p_id=803&PHPSESSID=016f1f23d25113d025aebae9c6982838