Poker
Lucky You
Las Vegas - a city of glitz glamour romance and luck. And a place where dreams can be made or broken by the turn of a card.Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) is a charming and talented Las Vegas poker player who is always one bad hand away from total ruin. Down on his luck and struggling to raise the $10 000 entry fee to compete in the high rolling World Series of Poker tournament Huck meets new girl in town aspiring lounge singer Billie Offer (Drew Barrymore).Can Billie help Huck change his fortunes and teach him to treat love the way he treats his cards: trusting his heart instead of his head? Or will Huck crumble at the table in front of his poker nemesis father (Robert Duvall) and blow hi sonly chance of true love?Powerful romantic drama from the award winning director of L.A. Confidential.
Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker (v. 1)
Jonathan Little, a highly successful poker professional who has won over $4 million in tournament play in just four years, explains exactly how to succeed in the highly competitive field of tournament poker. Tournament poker is a tough game to...
The Poker Face of Wall Street
Wall Street is where poker and modern finance and the theory behind these games clash head on. In both worlds, real risk means real money is made or lost in a heart beat, and neither camp is always rational with the risk it takes.
Maverick
With more twists than a switchback trail and more sleights of hand than a shell game Maverick is rollicking proof of how the west was fun. A riverboat poker tourney promises a winner-take-all $500 000....and Bret aims to be the winner who does all the taking! But first he must cope with the hangman's noose a runaway stage a wily Indian chief outlaws ingrates a bagful of rattlesnakes and more close calls than a long-tailed cat in a roomful of rocking chairs. So don't miss this excitement.
House Of Games
It's the shrink vs. the shark in the ultimate mind game! Starring Oscar nominee Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna as an unlikely team of con artists this witty and devious psychological thriller is Oscar Nominee David Mamet's directorial debut. It's an extraordinary and thrilling funhouse of mental gamesmanship that will keep you guessing until its exciting end!When a suicidal patient reveals that his gambling debt has him at the end of his rope dedicated psychiatrist Margaret Ford enters into the shadowy underground world of gaming to help him out. At a seedy casino she boldly confronts Mike the con man to whom her patient is in debt. Duped into a high-stakes poker match Margaret becomes intoxicated by Mike's mastery as he both cheats at the game and charms her. She quickly falls for him turning a blind eye to the fact that he's a swindler who can't be trusted. And before long she finds herself sparring in a mental poker match of the heart ... with deadly consequences!
Man of Violence (The Flipside) [Dual Format Edition]
In a world of gangs and villains one man – Moon – will stop at nothing to get the girl and take the spoils. Pete Walker’s affectionate low-budget homage to the gangster thriller is packed with sights and sounds from a Britain about to swing out of the Sixties and into a somewhat less optimistic decade. This release also includes The Big Switch (aka Strip Poker) Pete Walker’s pulp thriller whose climactic shoot-out was filmed on Brighton’s now destroyed West Pier.Special features: Dual Format Edition: includes both the Blu-ray and the DVD of the film and the extras Newly transferred to High Definition from the original negatives The Big Switch (aka Strip Poker) (1968 68 mins) The Big Switch: Alternative export cut (1968 77 mins) Original trailers for Man of Violence and The Big Switch Alternative Moon title-card Extensive illustrated booklet featuring newly commissioned contributions from Pete Walker novelist Cathi Unsworth screenwriter and critic David McGillivray and film historian Julian Petley
Struck by Lightning
Explains the mechanics of randomness in fields as diverse as poker hands, email spam, crime statistics, opinion polls and lottery jackpots. This book discusses topics such as: lottery jackpots; terrorist attacks; public opinion polls...
How To Be A Poker Millionaire
A must have gift for all aspiring poker players-How to Become a Poker Millionaire is a unique new title that makes poker accessible to a mainstream audience but it doesn't just teach you the basics.Lead by Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott a world class player himself this programme uses the backdrop of a real life poker game with tips from world class players.It will teach you all about the game the types of players the pitfalls recovery and transform you into a poker-faced millionaire professional.Watch and learn from the masters!!
Poker Set
Poker is without doubt one of the most popular card games in existence and with this portable 200-piece set you can play around and practice your poker face whenever you get the urge. Why wait for the casino when the casino can come to you? Complete with 200 chips 2 decks 5 dice and a dealer chip – as well as full instructions in case you’re new to the game need a refresher or want to study them in order to look like a complete novice when you’re not! This portable poker set makes a fantastic at-home set and is ideal for poker parties. What’s more it all packs away neatly within a stylish aluminium case so it’s really easy to store and transport. Want to see if Lady Luck’s on your side or you’re a poker pro in the making? Invest in this set and get dealing those cards! Features: 200 piece Poker Chips Case Set Complete with 2 decks 5 dice dealer chip and full instructions Stored within a stylish aluminium case Easy to store and transport Fun to play at-home poker set Size: Dimensions: 32 x 20.5 x 6.5cm Weight: 3.2kg (package) 11.5g (case)
Master All Classics
Master All Classics includes: Chess Reversi Chinese Checkers Go Backgammon Draughts Dominoes Mastermind Connect 5 Mancala Bridge Black Jack Poker Hold Em Rummy Hearts Jackpot Pool Pong Kakuro Connect 4 Air hockey Sudoku Solitaire Bowling Battleship Roulette Tic Tc Toe Classic Mines Match 3 Tangrams
Secrets of Short-handed Pot-limit Omaha
Slotboom and Hollink join forces to produce the definitive guide to short-handed Pot-Limit Omaha poker, or tables with six or fewer players. D&B Publishing present the PLO Dream Team. Rolf Slotboom and Rob Hollink join forces to produce the...