Poker Stories with Winning Lessons

Everyone should know how to play poker. Really they should! Intelligence at the poker table translates into intelligence in life. Really, it does!Most American's lean to play poker, using pennies, on the family kitchen table. Our stories start with lessons from wily Grandpa, Missy, Junior, and Mother, all sitting in on a family poker game. Many poker players venture out to casino poker rooms and play against professionals. Multiple skills are required to give a beginner a fair shot. We'll learn to count cards, to steal antes, even how to survive after you lose all of your money playing against 'poker experts.' Really, it can happen!In fun, we describe a variety of zany poker games. You'll learn how the world's greatest player wins in a tough game. What's it like playing Texas Hold'em as a 'Giant?' How to play Seven-Card stud against a 'Devil' or with an 'Angel.' And, finally you'll hear a tale about 'dealers choice poker,' a game that changed the world! Really, it did! While this book deals with poker in a light-hearted, fun way, the poker lessons are sound. They can change 'losers' into 'winners' at social poker.

Barton M. Gratt, D.D.S., Ph.D., is a Board Certified Oral Radiologist and Professor Emeritus from UCLA. He attended UC Berkeley and the UCLA School of Dentistry. He later obtained a Ph.D. in from the University of Bergen in Norway. Dr. Gratt is Past-President of the American Board of Oral Maxillo-Facial Radiology. He has published over 100 scientific articles and he is a past NIH Grant recipient. Upon retirement from UCLA, Dr. Gratt continued his clinical practice as an oral radiologist at the University of Washington, in the Department of Oral Medicine. Dr. Gratt maintains an active Oral Radiology consulting practice from his home, on beautiful Mercer Island.Dr. Gratt is an avid poker player and a serious student of the game. He has won numerous local poker tournaments, plus a major Texas Hold'em Poker Championship in Reno, Nevada. With growing confidence, Dr. Gratt began writing stories for Poker Digest Magazine, Card Player, and Northwest Fun and Games. Dr. Gratt teaches a course entitled, 'Poker for Fun and Profit' at the University of Washington's Experimental College. Currently, Dr. Gratt writes a poker column for Card Player Magazine entitled, 'Dear Acey.'