Every week millions of poker players lose more money than many nations spend in a year.* Around the world, billions of dollars await those knowing more than the basic concepts and techniques of poker. …The opportunities for the good player are great.

From 1850 to 1977, over one-hundred and fifty books have been published about poker—none focus on the concept of extracting maximum money from a poker game. This course reveals methods to win maximum money from any game. This course also describes methods to generate more money by quickening the betting pace, raising the stakes, expanding the game, creating new games, and finding bigger games… This course shows how amateurs and professionals alike can win a guaranteed income from poker—in private games or in public casinos.

The player who knows and applies the “Advanced Concepts of Poker” is a rare person…few have ever played against him. He can win money so fast that he could bankrupt most games at will. But he controls his winnings and preserves the game in order to extract maximum money from his opponents. He camouflages his poker skill; his opponents seldom realize that he is taking all their money.

Once familiar with the “Advanced Concepts of Poker”, any player can—

• recognize the good player
• guard against the good player
• develop into a good player.

The “Advanced Concepts of Poker” are objective and realistic. Many involve deception. Some are ruthless. A few are immoral.** Know them and be wiser. Apply them and get richer. ***

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^{*A LIFE magazine article (August 16, 1968) about poker reported that 47,000,000 poker players in the United States wager 45 billion dollars annually…Most poker players are poor players who lose both their time and their money in poker. The good players with, all the money the poor players lose.*}

^{**None of the “Advanced Concepts of Poker” employ cheating, but a few are immoral because they involve deception outside the poker game. The good player, however, does not need to use a single immoral concept to achieve his goals. So why include immoral concepts? This course is a definitive treatment of poker and, therefore, all concepts are included. Also, by identifying the immoral concepts, the reader can recognize them and take defensive measures when such concepts are used against him.**}

^{*** This Manual identifies the true nature of winning poker as a highly profitable but a time-consuming, nonproductive activity that requires bringing out the worst in each opponent. In certain cases, therefore, poker can work against the good player’s self-esteem and happiness no matter how much he wins.***}