Henry Ros Brian Phillips (6 results)

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 46961203. 1774429680. 3/25/2026 9:08:00 AM.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Unknown. Octavo, softcover, VG in green pictorial wraps. The author recommends finding 5 or more players of similar skill and similar intention to play on a regular basis. The play can be for match-sticks or buttons. He also recommends a grasp of such vocabulary as sandbagging, Round-the-Corner, Skeet Flush, Six Card Push, Acey-Deucy, joker, Pig, Up-and-Down, Baseball, Texas Tech, Mexican Stud, Cincinnati Liz, and Hold Your Own. 192 pages (with index and glossary) illustrated with black, white, and red drawings of actual hands and poker situations. Odds are discussed-The Mathematics of Poker. Book.…

Condition: Very Good.

Paper. Condition: VG++. First Thus. The author recommends finding 5 or more players of similar skill and similar intention to play on a regular basis. The play can be for match-sticks or buttons. He also recommends a grasp of such vocabulary as sandbagging, Round-the-Corner, Skeet Flush, Six Card Push, Acey-Deucy, joker, Pig, Up-and-Down, Baseball, Texas Tech, Mexican Stud, Cincinnati Liz, and Hold Your Own. 192 pages (incl. Book adverts, biblio, INDEX, and glossary) illustrated with black, white, and red drawings of actual hands and poker situations. Odds are discussed in Chapter 12 - The Mathematics of Poker. Cond : Paper wrapper is green with white lettering. Cover graphic is of approx. 90 cards laid out in a geometric pattern. Corners sli. soft, eges chipped. Binding decent but threatening split at p. 46. No names, but some margin notes. No tears, creases, nor stains. GREAT working copy !! Quote (p. 87) (Cincinnati Liz) : Unless a 2 turns up very early on you will be plagued by the uncertainty of not knowing which card is going to be wild until the last one is revealed. A very good hand can become . Size: 12mo. B/W Drawings (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. 8vo. Softcover. 187pp. Very good. The rules of poker are simple and anyone can very quickly pick up enough knowledge to sit in a game. Based on the authors experience running a poker schook, it clearly explains the basic starting requirements, how the game works, proceeds, the betting systems, choosing your games, infringements and penalties, terminology and how to run a small game school. Includes detailed descriptions of over 100 games with expert tactical advice, sound guidelines and mathematical tables for those who want to base their understanding of poker on the laws of probability.…

1st edition. Softback. 187 + (5)pp. Green colour pictorial wrappers, titles white on cover and spine, numerous 5 card combinations on front.Bottom edge of spine slight knock, covers very faint handling marks else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy. VG+.