Poker Wisdom of a Champion by Doyle Brunson

Product Description

Doyle Brunson is widely considered the best no-limit poker player alive and has won millions of dollars in his professional career. After winning the World Series of Poker two years in a row, he went on to write the best-selling classic Doyle Brunson's Super System, the "bible" of poker for professional players. His second book, Poker Wisdom of a Champion, originally published as According to Doyle, is a collection of his most memorable poker tales.Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson took the World Series of Poker Championship in 1976 and 1977 and has won an unprecedented nine gold bracelets from the same event. He continues to play poker almost daily in some of the highest-stakes games in the world.Doyle shares what he has learned over the years of traveling the Texas circuit and in private games. Full of real-life characters and too-crazy-to-be-fiction situations, this book highlights the psychology and humanity of poker. These anecdotes contain not only humor, but also advice and insight from the world's greatest poker player himself.

Back again for another last minute tribute to Shawn Johnson. I just can't stop listening this to this man's voice! Smooth, insightful lyrics, he frees the soul and challenges the heart.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

When asked what else he'd want to be if not a musician, Shawn laughs and says, "I don't know, a poker player, an astronaut, a bum... That question doesn't even make sense to me, this is the only thing I've ever wanted to do."

Growing up outside of Boston, MA, when his good friend Chris Aviles showed him his first three chords, G, C, and D, something finally fit. He wrote his first song, Oak Tree, that night. "I needed music. It was the only true outlet I had for a long time. Chris will always be one of my biggest inspirations."

So 18 years, 5 bands, and over 1500 shows later, Shawn has shared the stage with the likes of Cake, Rusted Root, G-Love, The Fray, Moody Blues, Everclear and the list goes on. He cites one of his best memories as sitting at the bottom of Durango Mountain in CO with Arlo Guthrie, swapping stories over a few beers. Although music is still his most important outlet, it's different now. "It's not so drastic, I play music so I'm not a detriment to society. So I can give back and hopefully my honesty will allow others to listen to their own voice and not be afraid of who they are or what they want. The biggest compliment is when a crowd reflects back my passion for music. When someone says my music changed their life or that a particular song helped them through a tough time. It's humbling and motivating at the same time."

Designing lyrics from the sights and emotions around him and combining it with sounds from his inspirations; Grateful Dead, Neil Young, Counting Crows, Peter Gabriel, Richie Havens, BNL, and Ani DiFranco, Shawn creats original music that is hard to categorize.

Apart from playing with his band, Shawn Johnson and the Foundation, his 2009 solo release, Songs for Scenes, showcases the artists wide range of songwriting talent and musical production skills. Giving his fans a more intimate look at what he's all about.