Zen and the Art of Poker
Timeless Secrets to Transform Your Game
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · November 1, 1999
Inside the intriguing world of poker lies a fascinating exercise in strategy and extreme concentration--many of the same principles that underpin the one-thousand-year-old philosophy of Zen spirituality.
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- Who it’s for
- Poker players seeking practical strategy tips
- Themes
- Poker strategy, Patience and concentration, Zen principles applied to poker
- Genres
- Poker, Zen, Zen Buddhism
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Inside the intriguing world of poker lies a fascinating exercise in strategy and extreme concentration--many of the same principles that underpin the one-thousand-year-old philosophy of Zen spirituality. Zen and the Art of Poker is the first book to apply Zen theories to America's most popular card game, presenting tips that readers can use to enhance their game.
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Among the more than one hundred rules that comprise this book, readers will learn to: *Make peace with folding *Use inaction as a weapon *Make patience a central pillar of their strategy *Pick their times of confrontation Using a concise and spare style, in the tradition of Zen practices and rituals, Zen and the Art of Poker traces a parallel track connecting the two disciplines by giving comments and inspirational examples from the ancient Zen masters to the poker masters of today.
Who it’s for
- Poker players seeking practical strategy tips
- Readers interested in applying Zen ideas to poker
Where it sits
| Poker | 98% |
|---|---|
| Zen | 77% |
| Zen Buddhism | 20% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Poker
- Zen
- Buddhist Thought
- Authors
- Larry Phillips
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- November 1, 1999
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Poker strategy · Patience and concentration · Zen principles applied to poker
- Reading lane
- Poker