Poker and Philosophy

Pocket Rockets and Philosopher Kings

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Does God play cards with the universe? Do women have better poker faces than men? What’s the most existential poker movie ever made? Is life more meaningful when you go all-in? Is online poker really still poker? <i>Poker and Philosophy</i> ponders these questions and more, pitting young lions against old masters as the brashness of Phil Hellmuth meets the arrogance of Socrates, the recklessness of Doyle Brunson challenges the desperation of Dostoyevsky, and the coolness of Chris Moneymaker takes on the American tradition of capitalist ingenuity. This witty collection of essays demonstrates what serious card sharks have long known: winning big takes more than a good hand and a straight face. Stacking the metaphorical deck with a serious grounding in philosophy is the key to raking it in, because as Machiavelli proved long ago, it’s a lot better to be feared than loved, and lying is not the same as cheating.

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Acknowledgments	p. xi
Live Dangerously	p. xiii
Poker's Life Lessons	p. 1
Seven Lessons in Philosophy You Already Learned Playing Texas Hold'em	p. 3
Karl Marx Meets Texas Dolly	p. 15
Knowing the Unknowable: Aristotle, Sklansky, and the Humility of Wisdom	p. 27
Poker and the Game of Life	p. 41
The Existential Gambler: Dostoevsky and the Gambler's High	p. 53
Dude, What Were You Thinking?	p. 63
Thinking about Thinking about Thinking about Thinking (about Poker)	p. 65
Don't Play on Tilt! Avoiding Seven Costly Critical Thinking Errors in Poker	p. 81
Probability as a Guide to Poker	p. 93
The Irrational Game: Why There's No Perfect System	p. 105
"I Should Have Known It!": Gilbert Ryle and Poker Knowledge	p. 117
Lying, Bluffing, and "Friendly" Pummeling	p. 125
Bluffing, Lying, and Bullshitting	p. 127
Poker Lies: Keep Your Friends Close and Your Ethicists Closer	p. 139
Online Poker: Is it Bluffing when No One Sees You Blink?	p. 147
Power Poker: Machiavelli and Brunson's Super System	p. 159
Why My Daughter Plays Poker (and How I Learned to Deal)	p. 167
Three of a Kind: Texas, Vegas, and Hollywood	p. 179
Jewish Philosophy Wins the Pot: How Stu Ungar and Emmanuel Levinas Coralled the Texans	p. 181
Civilization amidst Wilderness: Hobbes, Poker, and Classic Westerns	p. 191
Annie Duke Takes on Hollywood: Girl Power at the Poker Table	p. 203
"The Cheating Game": Poker's Culture of Violence	p. 215
The Players	p. 223
Index	p. 227
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