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Fri, 04/04/2008

Allan Kronzek, author of 52 Ways to Cheat at Poker - our blogger for the week of 4/7:

Allan Kronzek is our guest blogger during the week of March 31st. If you have any questions for Allan Kronzek, add a comment to any of his posts. Here is some brief information about 52 Ways to Cheat At Poker: How to Spot Them, Foil Them, and Defend Yourself Against Them:

How do cheats win at poker? What are the swindles, the marking systems, and other devious tools of the trade? In this fascinating look at the card sharper's art-from its origins in Renaissance Italy to the high-tech methods of today-sleight-of hand expert, Allan Kronzek reveals 52 of the most diabolical scams ever invented. You'll learn how cheats can rig a Hold'Em tournament, why cutting the cards doesn't guarantee an honest deal, how cheating crews crush the opposition, and how to spot cheaters at work (when possible!). If you've ever wondered what card sharps do and how they get away with it, 52 Ways to Cheat at Poker has the answers that can help you and your game.

About Allan Kronzek

Allan Zola Kronzek is a professional magician, writer and educator. He is the author of the New York Times best seller The Sorcerer's Companion-A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter (Broadway Books, co-written with his daughter Elizabeth), and the acclaimed A Book of Magic for Young Magicians-The Secrets of Alkazar. He performs and lectures on the history of conjuring at schools, colleges, libraries and museums. He was a student of crooked gambling expert Frank Garcia.