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Richard Marcus has spent a lifetime cheating casinos at roulette, blackjack, craps and poker. He catalogued his exploits in his remarkable book American Roulette which gave readers a rare glimpse into the underworld of casino cheats. He has been profiled on the History Channel's Breaking Vegas series as the ultimate casino cheat. He is the ultimate poker cheat and has now produced the definitive study of cheating at poker.

Do you:
Ever wonder if you have been cheated at poker?
Have any idea how much it goes on?
Know about collusion, sleight-of-hand, marked cards and chip dumping?

Cheating in poker is more common than people care to believe. In fact it's rampant. Especially online and in major international tournaments including the WORLD SERIES OF POKER in Las Vegas, not to mention regulated public cardrooms. There are many ways to cheat, some subtle, some not so subtle. Richard Marcus knows about them all. Ten years ago poker was a minority interest. The advent of online play has changed all that - poker is now big business. Millions of players play every day, both live and online. If you are one of them you will want to ensure that the games you play in are clean.

This book will tell you how cheaters operate, what methods they use and how to spot them. Dirty Poker is a history of cheating in Poker. Cheating in Poker can occur in all types of games including on-line play, home games and even World Championships. It has always happened and it will always happen. Richard Marcus has researched all types of cheating in all types of games. This is new because this is the first time a book specifically on this subject has been put together.

Poker has witnessed a huge boom over the past few years thanks to the advent of online play. Millions of people now play poker in all its different forms. Some of these players will find themselves up against dishonest opponents. Dirty Poker tells you how to spot these opponents by the tell-tale signs that their cheating gives up.

Dirty Poker absolutely does not condone cheating, it is a manual designed to help poker players avoid crooked games. It is also a very enjoyable read as there are wonderful stories about poker scams that have been pulled off in the past.

Introduction: "Why this book?"
Chapter One: "Poker cheating: It's been going on for ages and not about to stop."
Chapter Two: "The underworld of legal casino poker."
Chapter Three: "It happens here, there, everywhere."
Chapter Four: "Underneath the tournament tables."
Chapter Five: "The Underworld Series of Poker." The granddaddy of crooked tournament play
Chapter Six: "Crooked Fingers in World Series Ring Games."
Chapter Seven: "Online-Oncrime."
Chapter Eight: "For those of you who play at home." Beware of best friends who are your poker night enemies.
Chapter Nine: "The top ten poker scams of all time."
Chapter Ten: "Where will it go from here."