Poker Slam

[0:00]" You know differences still nothing hotter than poker poker everywhere people applying it in colleges they're playing at in old age homes are playing at. In Las Vegas for big big money the stakes are bigger than ever but it's a lot of fun and people over a New England have heard me talk about it before with. Experts in the field now we have a gentleman has written a novel about it called poker slam and his name is -- person he is a poker pro and he joins us here in new -- on. Excellent your book takes us to. Some of the big time players right I -- you take us into the into the world of Vegas in the term -- is that right."

[0:34]" I've played it number of agers turn into the it is political. Great prose that most people are from Liu is. I just turn all these great stories that experience some interest in situation diskette that they connect you know that. -- really great -- to take all this stuff and put it together and kind of because I think plot arc and I spent years working on the book."

[1:00]" Testing will we watched the guys on TV big guys and gals Richardson TV and it really is a wonderful TV event -- wouldn't think that you can look at people sitting down playing cards and be fascinated by but what is it about being there in the midst of a tournament that big that important that makes it so dramatic and interesting in your mind."

[1:18]" Artistic. It takes all of your being your concentration. News. Yours you know you'd forgotten moment -- not being want more than we in that particular hand and move forward. And it it kind of encapsulates. Life with two of those things though we've found interest in about poker. You're trying to. For the competitive Spirit you're doing with these other people to determine -- stronger. Will think of poker really so much about the court sometimes it's just this. Psychological. Tool. Defined it is. Oh yeah good --"

[1:58]" You'll christening is his name written a new novel about the poker wars -- poker slam it's a lot of fun and takes -- since sighted. Inside baseball if you will also some great characters. Now in terms of the psychology of it all. Let's say you're just dealt a lot of lousy cards that is possible how do you work around that when went cards aren't going year away how do you survive in a game like that."

[2:21]" You know a very good question -- that that's. One of the key. Things that happened every poker play you can have your belt community and have -- And what poker is is really a long term effort and -- how when you're in those downward. Situations when nothing's going right you want to minimize losses. And think it's going really well you want to maximize your with them. So what you really need to do is realize that this happens every single poker player what I'm going to try to do was get through it. Loses little of that possibly can because probabilities. Carved in -- That are absolutely. -- I think you -- equal long wouldn't get food and drug have to be aware that you have to. -- a lot of tea and you have to be very patient. And to wait for a week for the moment the fruit they still come when you're in those downward. Situations. That they can print out."

[3:24]" I've talked with mr. Lederer but she Richard -- the dead is a frequent -- in his both his son Howard and his daughter are. Are avid players and do quite well and make some serious -- doing it but attention when you get to the level of the tournaments is pretty hot I mean how long you sitting there let's say -- an -- final tournament. And then what kind of -- that sweat pours down one's brow when your in the midst of this -- all this money reading in the line."

[3:49]" A lot of sweat poured -- aircraft. Put it. Actually changed a little that he could be the -- Run a tournament and they would do is play it straight through it until it was over I won the tournament and at 500 people and it's starting at 10 AM. And it ran all the way through six day the following morning with one well break from one hour. Besides little two minute break here. So it was TDs but now they rarely go past 1:2 in the morning and they kind of put. Cap -- probably things go. There's still very stressful and and worried about every hand and you want to make it's that next statement the same time you want to be -- into the blues and beautifully Pyongyang effect. Trying to be aggressive trying to get -- but -- and -- trapped in outline to be eliminated before it is."

[5:07]" As there is room. There are many many characters. It's. We one guy who plays through this regularly -- named sweetie bird. And and others. Cowboys do so only crow -- that they and they they all have their own idiosyncrasies. One guy who's been driving a truck for thirty years in equities -- regularly. Very vocal and very blue collar. That we have a group of lawyers the place and so it's it is happening is. Because you writing the cat --"

[5:43]" It has it has gone from back rooms smoke filled the Murray the cup with the Oscar Madison it's gone from all of that to. To really. Mainstream America and even if we don't play it would want to watch it it's fascinating to watch --"

[5:58]" His immediate threat and go into the future it's almost it's like when you watch a football game. Enjoy most sports. But what's the tournament and that sometimes you get a tournament where his attention to us so powerful and they have couple couple -- WPP's. The one that victory and in London -- with the few years ago. Are all the players are going down and up and shipped and they are battling in what was book and it was just if they play. Anyway here's the about -- and Clinton and certain situations and it just it's to chronic fatigue it's just pure drum up."

[7:47]" Here's a question for illegal that it always wanted to ask poker players professionals. Can you were calling for lunch menu can they be can the best hand ever dealt no words when you picked up your courage you -- The greatest handed you said all this is my date do you remember. Of that moments like you know hitting a hole in one -- what does that like."

[8:06]" The -- straight flush and they can reward. Get that straight flush but I just who just happens to be a few months ago at -- I did not open the move came about. I would I would either -- this out and right on the flop."

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[8:28]" Well listen you have a wonderful website to want to send people to link it up it's called poker -- use the letter U dot com all the people find their beyond and information on the book."

[8:58]" He picked a good title poker slam novel no question -- real pleasure chatting with you here and I wish you well not only -- the with the book salesman at the tables."

[9:06]" Jordan really great pockets."

[9:08]" Is Dave is -- Gerson a GE RS ONY he's one of the best ball players around and he's been a nice novel about a lot of fun and do check it out go to his website again it's WWW. Dot poker slam use the letter U dot com we'll be right back here on the Jordan Richard."