The Rules of Neighborhood Poker According to Hoyle
by Stewart Wolpin
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Author: Stewart WolpinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1990-04-01
ISBN: 0942257197
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: New Chapter Press
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Book Review: This a condescending book of politics, not poker.
Summary: 2 Stars
While I appreciate the author's concern for the public's interest in learning how to play poker, Wolpin writes the book as assuming everyone is a moron. Maybe he is simply oversimplifying for our benefit, but I don't think so. I found the book to be extremely condescending and daunting which leads me to believe that he actually thinks of his readers as idiots. Additionally, the title of the book should read "According to Wolpin," NOT "According to Hoyle." Wolpin writes as if him and his poker buddies are the best players to ever grace a poker table. Ostensibly, the only rules and variations of games are those placed in his book. Any other game or its variation is not worthy of being mentioned. The book is also inconsistent. Some chapters focus on the underlying adage of "if it's too hot stay out of the kitchen," such is the nature of poker. Yet in other chapters, Wolpin insists that this practice or that practice of poker playing is too cruel or unfair. But I thought such was the nature of poker. The problem is that Wolpin should not even be giving us his take unless he is a professional which he is not. I was looking for a simple instructional book, instead I got a Poker book of Politics, which actually angered me to read. The only reason I gave this book a 2 star rating in lieu of a one star rating is that Wolpin did describe the games, that were good enough to be included in his book, with a decent explanation. Yet I wonder if that even warranted such a high mark when I could have gone to any number of other books and receive the same information.
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