Bad Beats and Lucky Draws

Bad Beats and Lucky Draws is Phil Hellmuth's follow-up to his phenomenal seller Play Poker Like the Pros. This is an instructive and entertaining inside look at the world of high-stakes poker, and will appeal to Phil's legions of fans and the millions of poker enthusiasts who follow the World Poker Tour and watch the new Celebrity Poker TV show. This book is essentially a behind-the-scenes look at the professional poker tour from one of its leading players. In this blow-by-blow narrative of today's top poker matches, Phil provides every gory detail and tons of strategy and advice. He also includes his own take on why the professionals played the cards they did and what they should have done differently. Many of the hands are from Phil's own play, including the hand that won him his record-tying ninth bracelet at the 2003 World Series and the heart-breaking play that knocked him out of the "Big One."

Sections include "Clash of the Titans" hands that pitted champion vs. champion, celebrity hands, key hands at the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour, and the best bluffs, calls, and folds that Phil has played or witnessed. This is the perfect companion to Phil's Play Poker Like the Pros, as it outlines advanced strategies and includes exciting real-life examples from players approaching celebrity status.