Winterblossom, Henry T; The Game of Draw Poker Mathematically Illustrated
NEW YORK, WM H. MURPHY, 1875 , HARD BACK
Overall Condition is: FAIR
; Being a complete treatise on the game, giving the prospective value of each hand before and after the drawer, and the true method of discarding and drawing, with a thorough analysis and insight of the game as played at the present day by gentlemen. This is the first book published in America on Poker. Being a complete treatise on the game giving the prospective value of each hand before and after the draw and the true method of discarding and drawing with a through analysis and insight of the game as played at the present day by gentlemen. Author was a professor of mathematics. first to treat the mathematical aspects of poker. Winterblossom argues that knowing the odds and probabilites of success with each hand mitigates the risk inherent in gambling and reduces the player's reliance on dumb luck:. Cover has soiling and wear along the spine, corners bumped gilt lettering to front cover, former owner bookplate on inside front cover
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