Poker Player Essay Examples

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A Review of the Film The Magdalene Laundries (391 words, 1 pages)

Imagine sitting in a poker tournament full of businessmen, poker pros rich young guns on a gigantic cruise ship filled with 1,800 people (1,200 approved girls) while superstar DJs like Paul Oakenfold, Avicii, EC Twins Skribble are filling the ocean air with non-stop music beats It sounds like a poker ... Read More

The Skillful Use of Poetic Dialogue in A Streetcar Named Desire, a Play by Tennessee Williams (1215 words, 3 pages)

Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire, captured Americas attention with its dramatic sexuality, complex characters, and poetic dialogue. Tennessee Williams utilizes the dialogue in the play to provide further insight into the true nature of the characters. Specifically, the dialogue of the poker players, in stark opposition to the ... Read More

The Movie Rounders and the Mike McDermott Character Analysis (1301 words, 4 pages)

The 1998 film Rounders portrays Mike McDermott a young man who is an exceptional poker player but nearly loses everything because of it. Accompanied by his friend, Worm, they go around town looking for poker games to pay off their enormous debt. Rounders uses poker to advance the story and ... Read More

The American Venture of the Japanese Women in Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka (1218 words, 5 pages)

All InTaking risks is important in life. High risk often yields high reward. However, high risk can yield high tragedy. In the game of poker, players can declare themselves all in, meaning that they put all their chips in, hoping for the best results. Buddha in the Attic features Japanese ... Read More

An Introduction to the Essay on the Topic of Anti-Imperialism in Europe (470 words, 2 pages)

Anti-Imperialism EssayImperialism is extending a country's power pretty much be cheating other littler countries. Europe greatly used this strategy in the 19th and 20th centuries which turned Africa into a place for Europe to get their resources from. Imperialism is a bad idea for any country in the world for ... Read More

Anthony Curtis Found His Gambling Spirit in the Article How to Win at Blackjack (667 words, 2 pages)

The article The New Math of Gambling in Discover Magazine May 2000 was an article that shows the use of software, math and a few hours of time to beat the house when gambling. These life stories and achievements the individuals have are truly remarkable and real. The article begins ... Read More

An Analysis of the Similarities between John Oakhurst from The Outcasts of Poker Flat and Maverick from the Movie Maverick (541 words, 1 pages)

Maverick and Oakhust Gamblers at Heart There come a time when a man has to do what a man has to do. Sometimes It is standing up for himself when confronted with a problem or other times it's just turning tail and running. John Oakhurst from "The Outcasts of Poker ... Read More

Maverick and Oakhurst: The Gamblers at Heart (541 words, 1 pages)

Maverick and Oakhust Gamblers at HeartThere come a time when a man has to do what a man has to do. Sometimes It is standing up for himself when confronted with a problem or other times it's just turning tail and running. John Oakhurst from "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Richard Milhous Nixon the 37th President of the United States (2065 words, 4 pages)

Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th president of the United States, was born January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon was one of the most controversial politicians. He used the communist scare of the late forties and early fifties to catapult his career, but as president he eased tension with the ... Read More

A Review of Tennessee William’s “Streetcar Named Desire” (1491 words, 2 pages)

In Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire we see that the play is a poker game being played between the two main characters, Blanche and Stanley. The power struggle is evident between them and for the first four scenes Blanche, by reason of her affectation of gentility, manages to bluff ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Characters in the Novel a Bird in the House (1079 words, 2 pages)

All players sit in a round table gleaming at one another. Each player studies the others motion, from the scratches they make to their body to the tempo of their breaths. But players in the game of poker realize any revealed feelings could cost them the game. Players try to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Art of Lying and the Types of Liars (1224 words, 2 pages)

THE ART OF LYINGLying. People have been lying since the beginning of time. Some people are good at it, and some people are horrible at it. There are some that have mastered the art and make money at it. Lawyers, for example, are known for their skill as liars. Whatever ... Read More

A Biography of Richard Nixon, the President of the United States (2065 words, 4 pages)

Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th president of the United States, was born January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon was one of the most controversial politicians. He used the communist scare of the late forties and early fifties to catapult his career, but as president he eased tension with the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characteristics and the Sinking of SS Titanic (958 words, 3 pages)

chat.onload(function(chats, online) var link ("content1chatid") link.onclick function(e) chat.openrandom(0) return false ) chat.onupdate(function(chats, online) )Shortly before midnight on 14 April 1912, the "unsinkable" SS Titanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage to New York. She sank less than three hours later. The causes of such a disaster were numerous. A ... Read More

A Biography of Richard M. Nixon, the 37th President of the United States of America (2442 words, 3 pages)

Richard M. Nixon, 37th president of the United States, was one of the most controversialpoliticians. He used the communist scare of the late forties and early fifties to catapult hiscareer, but as president he eased tension with the Soviet Union and opened relations withRed China. Nixons administration occurred during the ... Read More

An Analysis of People Lying Since the Beginning of Time (1208 words, 2 pages)

Lying. People have been lying since the beginning of time. Some people are good at it, and some people are horrible at it. There are some that have mastered the art and make money at it. Lawyers, for example, are known for their skill as liars. Whatever profession, hobby, or ... Read More

An Analysis of The Outcasts of Poker Flat, a Short Story by Bret Harte (541 words, 1 pages)

Maverick and Oakhust Gamblers at Heart There come a time when a man has to do what a man has to do. Sometimes It is standing up for himself when confronted with a problem or other times it's just turning tail and running. John Oakhurst from "The Outcasts of Poker ... Read More

The Art of Lying – Different Types of Lies (1212 words, 2 pages)

THE ART OF LYING Lying. People have been lying since the beginning of time. Some people are good at it, and some people are horrible at it. There are some that have mastered the art and make money at it. Lawyers, for example, are known for their skill as liars. ... Read More

Understanding the Art of Self-Disclosure and Withholding Feelings (620 words, 1 pages)

An extremely important aspect of self-disclosure is the sharing of feelings. We all experience feelings such as happiness at an unexpected gift, sadness about the breakup of a relationship, or anger when we believe we have been taken advantage of. The question is whether to disclose such feelings, and if ... Read More

The sport of poker has gambled its way to compete on primetime television. The "ESPN summer series, out-rated baseball throughout the dog days and playoff chases" (Quindt), and the Travel Channel, also affected by poker, has tripled their number of viewers for the World Poker Tour compared to last year's ... Read More

What Type of Poker Player Are You? (771 words, 1 pages)

Four types of players Poker is more than a simple game. Poker has been around for decades and yet it remains widely popular and played by many. The way I see it there are four types of poker players in the world. The four types are the tourist, the amateur, ... Read More

A Comparison of John Oakhurst and Maverick, the Characters From “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” And “Maverick” (541 words, 1 pages)

Maverick and Oakhust Gamblers at Heart There come a time when a man has to do what a man has to do. Sometimes It is standing up for himself when confronted with a problem or other times it's just turning tail and running. John Oakhurst from "The Outcasts of Poker ... Read More

The Use of Colors in A Streetcar Named Desire, a Play by Tennessee Williams (389 words, 1 pages)

Tennessee Williams employs the use of colors in various ways in his play 'A streetcar named Desire' to portray its major themes. When the heroine Blanche Dubois appears in the first scene, she is dressed all in white. 'White' (also the meaning of her name) symbolizes purity and virginity, which ... Read More

Playing Poker (491 words, 1 pages)

Poker can be tough on your mind. Variance can and will be very mentallydraining. It is not going to stop happening. It will be worse than youever thought possible. Then it will get even get worse if you play longenough. This is what you signed up for, this is poker. ... Read More

Why You Should Read 200 Poker Tells by Joe Navarro (352 words, 1 pages)

After spending 25 years in the FBI training agents on counterterrorism counterintelligence, I got lucky enough to have Joe Navarro then train me on how to analyze understand non-verbal communication at the poker table. The knowledge Ive gained from him over the past half a decade is by far the ... Read More

The Trickle Down Effect (542 words, 2 pages)

April 15th, 2011 is a day that will be remembered as Black Friday for many years to come. The poker industry was rattled to its very core as people all over the world watched on television news screens, read articles and saw social media spread like wildfire in regards to ... Read More