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Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time Volume I

Price: $29.99 USD

Want to win poker tournaments?
Now you can learn exactly how consistent winners REALLY do it!
Meet PearlJammer, Rizen, and Apestyles. These top guns of tournament poker are frequent winners in today's highly competitive online scene, as well as in live tourneys. Their collective experience and track record is staggering: more than 35,000 tournaments played, more than 1,000 final tables made, over 200 major wins, and more than $6,000,000 in cashes. They regularly outplay fields consisting of other top professionals victories that are documented by detailed online hand histories.
Are you ready to learn winning ways from today's true tournament experts?
The authors are not only consistent winners, but powerful teachers as well. Step-by-step, they reveal their decision-making processes, using hands drawn from actual play not examples contrived to fit a particular poker theory.
Reading this book is like attending a master class in tournament poker.
You'll see the way cutting-edge pros use their wisdom and incredibly extensive experience to analyze almost every poker situation imaginable. Deep-stacked or short-stacked, against single or multiple opponents, you'll learn the skills that will make you a winner, including:
- When and how to play aggressively or tightly
- When to make moves
- When to make continuation bets and when to hold back
- How to induce and pick off bluffs
- How to accumulate chips without constantly risking your tournament life.
Poker is a fun game, but it's even more fun when you win.
If you want to become a great tournament player, shouldn't you be learning from the best? NOW You can!

Author: Eric 'Rizen' Lynch

Author: Jon 'Pearljammer' Turner

Author: Jon 'Apestyles' Van Fleet

Publisher: Dimat Enterprises, Inc.

No Limit: A Search for the American Dream on the Poker Tournament Trail

Price: $25.00 USD

This is true story with amazing poker insights from all the top players.

Is high-stakes poker a metaphor for the American Dream? A bi-coastal couple, Susan and Tim, carry their independent film company and four-year-old son on an eight month ride through the world of tournament poker. Their goal is to win $125,000 to develop a feature film. Business and formerly romantic partners, Susan and Tim often disagree. Susan is a self-directed, high energy gambler who has won poker tournaments before. Tim is her sensible but anxious mate and often her unwanted conscience. Along the way, we get to meet the peculiar players from around the globe who populate the poker world and hear their thoughts on poker's connection to the American Dream. None are boring, and many have become superstars in their sport. While exploring themes of The American Dream, individualism, talent and freedom, this International Award Winning Documentary guides us through an offbeat world few of us will ever enter.

Featuring interviews with (partial list):

Amir Vahedi

Annie Duke

Barry Greenstein

Bobby Baldwin

Charlie Shoten

Chip Jett

Chris "Jesus" Ferguson

Chris Moneymaker

Clonie Gowen

Daniel Negreanu

David "Devilfish" Ulliot

David Sklansky

Doyle Brunson

Evelyn Ng

Hendon MOB

Howard Lederer

James McManus

Jennifer Harman

Kathy Liebert

Kenna James

Larry Flynt

Layne Flack

Linda Johnson

Lou Krieger

Mark Seif

Mel Judah

Men "the Master" Nguyen

Miami John Cernuto

Mike Sexton

Phil Gordon

Phil Hellmuth

Puggy Pearson

Scotty Nguyen

Steve Lipscomb

T.J. Cloutier

Thor Hansen

Yosh Nakano

Publisher: Taking a Shot, LLC

Tournament of Shadows: The Great Game and the Race for Empire in Central Asia

Price: $19.95 USD

"Much more than a magisterial work of scholarship: it is an absorbing inquiry into men and motives that is one part le CarrŽ, one part Indiana Jones." (Jason Goodwin, New York Times Book Review) From the romantic conflicts of the Victorian Great Game to the war-torn history of the region in recent decades, Tournament of Shadows traces the struggle for control of Central Asia and Tibet from the 1830s to the present. The original Great Game, the clandestine struggle between Russia and Britain for mastery of Central Asia, has long been regarded as one of the greatest geopolitical conflicts in history. Many believed that control of the vast Eurasian heartland was the key to world dominion. The original Great Game ended with the Russian Revolution, but the geopolitical struggles in Central Asia continue to the present day. In this updated edition, the authors reflect on Central Asia's history since the end of the Russo-Afghan war, and particularly in the wake of 9/11.

"Well-written and fair-minded.... The sheer sweep of the contest, its imperial scale and its exhilaration, are admirably conveyed." (New York Review of Books)

"Tournament of Shadows teems with highly readable, half-forgotten yet fascinating incidents.... [An] absorbing chronicle of almost two centuries of geopolitical turmoil in Central Asia." (Boston Globe)

Throughout the 19th century and well into the 20th, the Russian and British Empires played out a chess game of diplomacy, espionage, and military thrusts into Central Asia to protect their expanding interests. When play began, the frontiers of their empires lay 2,000 miles apart, across vast deserts and almost impassable mountain ranges; by the end, they were separated by only 20 miles. Karl E. Meyer of The New York Times and Shareen Blair Brysac, documentary filmmaker for CBS, update and significantly expand earlier studies of the imperial rivalry, notably Peter Hopkirk's pioneering The Great Game. Tournament of Shadows reads like a racy adventure story, yet there is no need for the authors to embellish their well-researched facts. The region attracted a host of bizarre characters, each with his own idiosyncratic goals. The authors begin with the journey to Bokhara of an ambitious horse doctor, hired by the East India Company in 1806 to improve its breeding stock, and end with the CIA's assistance to anti-Chinese guerrillas in Tibet during the cold war. American participants in the opening of Central Asia have not previously received much attention, but Tournament of Shadows introduces adventurers such as William Rockhill, commissioned by the Smithsonian Institution in the 1880s to explore Tibet, and William McGovern, who, to the chagrin of the British, reached Lhasa in 1923. The wealth and instability of Central Asia continue to keep the region in the headlines, motivating the Soviet Union's disastrous 10-year intervention in Afghanistan and fueling an international race for resources--especially oil--today. --John Stevenson

Author: Karl Ernest Meyer

Author: Shareen Blair Brysac

Publisher: Basic Books

Unreal Tournament III

Price: $39.99 USD

Unreal Tournament 3 unleashes the full power of Unreal Engine 3, taking graphics, gameplay, and challenge to a whole new level. Players engage in intense battles with other human players online, or against Unreal artificial intelligence that sets the industry standard. With the most powerful futuristic weapons and vehicles available, this is FPS action at its best!

Continuing the intensity of the well-known series, Unreal Tournament 3 unleashes the full power of the Unreal Engine 3. In this adventure, you're thrown into the thick of the Necris invasion and immersed in the battle of your life. Defend what's left of your clan with an arsenal of more than 24 powerful, futuristic weapons and a slew of upgraded vehicles. Both new and returning characters can be friends or foes, so watch your back. Whether you're under attack from advanced Artificial Intelligence adversaries or from human online warriors, one thing's for sure — you're in for gut-wrenching, breathtaking action once you've entered the world of this compelling first-person shooter.

Features

New single-player campaign thrusts you into the heated Necris invasion, where you must exert brutal force to defend your dwindling clan
Choose from an arsenal of more than 24 close-range and long-range weapons, including the Shock Rifle and Flak Cannon
Utilize a fleet of upgraded vehicles to travel through incredibly detailed landscapes generated by the famous Unreal Engine 3
Enhanced Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag modes, as well as an all-new Warfare mode, keep you engulfed in the action
Extremely detailed AI characters and awesome graphics provide a high level of realism

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Share the battlefield with familiar and all-new characters, each with enhanced abilities and distinct personalities. Decide which weapon works best as you take your revenge on the invaders. Should you use the Shock Rifle to obliterate the enemy from a distance? Or would the close-range Flak Cannon do the job? It's all up to you to devise the winning strategy, proving that this saga requires just as much brain power as firepower. Put your survival skills to the test in challenging Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and all-new Warfare game modes.

Publisher: Midway Entertainment

Bushnell Golf Pinseeker 1500 Tournament Edition Laser Rangefinder

Price: $399.95 USD

Measure from ball to pin, not ball to pine. The secret to a good round of golf is making accurate shots - not easy when the pin is competing with the trees around it for your rangefinder's attention. Next time, pack along the new PinSeeker. It's accurate to +/- one yard from 5 to 1, 500 yards away and will range directly to the flag, not the objects behind it. With two Selective Targeting modes, you'll get the shot you're looking for, every time - no worries, hazards or mulligans necessary.

Your Bushnell Pinseeker 1500 is an advanced premium laser rangefinder comprised of digital technology that allows range readings from 5 to 1,500 yards. Measuring 1.7 by 5.1 by 3.7 inches, the 10-ounce Pinseeker 1500 delivers superb and accurate range performance to +/- one yard. The Pinseeker 1500 features Selective Targeting Modes, superb optical quality, 100% waterproof construction, and Bushnell's RainGuard coating.

The Pinseeker 1500 emits invisible, eye-safe, infrared energy pulses. Its Advanced Digital microprocessor and ASIC chip (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) results in instantaneous and accurate readings every time. Sophisticated digital technology instantaneously calculates distances by measuring the time it takes for each pulse to travel from the rangefinder to the target and back.

The ranging accuracy of the Pinseeker 1500 is plus or minus one yard under most circumstances. The maximum range of the instrument depends on the reflectivity of the target. The maximum distance for most objects is 1,000 yards, while for highly reflective objects the maximum is 1,500 yards.

The Pinseeker 1500 features a powerful 7x magnification monocular for viewing your target. Optics are fully multi-coated, allowing maximum light transmission for optimum brightness, superb resolution, and contrast for a clear vivid image even in low-light conditions such as dusk or dawn. A liquid crystal display (LCD) is mounted within the optical system and, when activated, displays a reticle for targeting, yards and meters, and Mode indicators.

Bushnell Rangefinder Display

Laser Rangefinder Features

Standard with Automatic Scan
Scan across the course while viewing a continuously updated LCD display of the distance between you and your target.

Meters/Yards
You can quickly choose between these standard measuring units with a simple press of a button.

Reticle
The distance to objects targeted in these crosshairs will be displayed on the Distance Readout with the press of a button.

Battery Indictor
Flashes when battery power is low.

Target Quality Gauge
Gauge indicating amount of energy pulses being received back from the target.

Pinseeker 1500 Targeting Modes

Bushnell Bullseye feature

BullsEye
Geared for close-range use, this mode acquires the distances of small targets and game without inadvertently measuring background target distances. When more than one object is acquired, the closer of the two objects is shown on the LCD display.

Bushnell Brush feature

Brush
Ignores the foreground, such as brush, boulders and tree branches, and provides distances on the LCD display to background objects only.

Bushnell Pinseeker feature

PinSeeker
Designed exclusively with the bottom of the cup in mind, this mode allows easy acquisition of the flag without inadvertently capturing background target distances. When more than one object is acquired, the closer of the two objects is shown on the LCD display.

Laser Rangefinder Tech Talk

A laser rangefinder is a distance-measuring instrument that uses laser technology to calculate the distance to targeted objects. Accuracy is +/- 1 yard, and the distance is displayed instantaneously on a built-in, through-the-lens Liquid Crystal Display.

How a Laser Rangefinder Works
Bushnell's Yardage Pro rangefinders use an invisible, eye-safe Class 1 Laser beam (as classified by the FDA) which is "bounced" off distant objects with the press of a button. Then, the rangefinder's high-speed digital clock measures the time it took for a laser beam to reach a target and return to the unit. Next, using advanced digital electronics, the rangefinder instantly calculates the distance within +/- 1 yard and shows the range in either yards or meters on a through-the-lens LCD Display. The entire process is so fast that less than a second elapses between the time you press the button to generate a laser beam to the time the exact range to your target is displayed.

Reflectivity of Target Types
Because rangefinders "bounce" a laser beam off the target in order to take a measurement, their range is partially determined by the reflectivity of the target. In other words, hard or "reflective" targets -- like a rock cliff or semi-truck -- can be measured at greater distances than soft surface targets, like a deer. Ranges for moderately reflective targets, like trees, fall somewhere in the middle. Most experienced hunters will use their rangefinder to frequently estimate ranges to near and distant landmarks before they actually encounter a game animal. By "pre-measuring" ranges to spots where a trophy is likely to appear, they can concentrate on making an accurate shot when the moment of truth arrives.

Publisher: Bushnell