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Lou played poker throughout high school and college and managed to keep his head above water. This wasn't necessarily because he played well, but because his cronies played so poorly. It wasn't until his first visit to Las Vegas that he took poker seriously, buying into a low limit seven-card stud game in which he managed -- with more luck than skill -- to break even. "While playing stud," he recalls, "I noticed a game that looked more interesting. It was Texas hold'em."
"I watched the hold'em game for about 30 minutes. The pots were bigger, there was a lot more action, and the players seemed to be having a lot more fun. I got my courage up, asked for a game change, and sat down to play. One hour and $100 later, I was hooked. I didn't mind losing. It was the first time I played and I expected to lose. But I didn't like feeling like a dummy -- so after that day I bought and studied every poker book I could find."
"I studied; I played. I studied and played some more. Before long I was winning regularly, and I haven't had a losing year since I began keeping records." A few years later Lou discovered Omaha eight-or-better high-low split and seven-card stud eight-or-better high-low split -- which we'll mercifully abbreviate as Omaha/8 and 7-Stud/8 -- as well as games like Razz, Draw, Lowball, and Omaha high.
More recently, he discovered that "brick and mortar" casinos are not the only place one can belly up to the table uttering those magic words, "Deal me in." Lou now alternates between playing in casinos and playing online, where the two things he and his opponents have in common are a love for poker and Internet connectivity -- courtesy of modern technology -- to a virtual green felt table.
In the early 90's, Lou Krieger began writing a column called "On Strategy" for Card Player Magazine, which he continues to this day. He's also written three books about poker: Hold'em Excellence: From Beginner to Winner; MORE Hold'em Excellence: A Winner For Life; and Poker For Dummies, co-authored by Richard Harroch. Along with Harroch and Arthur Reber, Lou co-authored a book about casino gaming entitled Gambling For Dummies. He's also a columnist for Gambling Times, Casino Player, Strictly Slots, and Western Player. In 2000, Lou was named one of the 100 best gaming writers of the past 100 years -- one of only five poker authors accorded that honor.
When not writing about poker, Lou -- who lives in Palm Springs -- can be found playing poker in either the card casinos of Southern California or in one of his favorite cyberspace haunts.
Kathleen Keller Watterson, a journalist who writes frequently about gaming and the Internet, has worked with Lou Krieger as a contributing author on two previous projects. She wrote Chapters 13 and 14: "The Computer: Your Shortcut to Poker Mastery" and "Internet Poker" for Poker for Dummies by Lou Krieger and Richard Harroch; and Chapter 15, "Internet Gambling: Uncharted Territory in the Virtual Beyond," for Gambling for Dummies by Lou Krieger, Richard Harroch, and Arthur Reber. A specialist in both technical writing and news editing, she holds a joint concentration degree from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Journalism.
Kathy is also an accomplished poker player. After reading Big Deal by Anthony Holden, she spent 1997 doing her own version of Holden's yearlong sabbatical as a professional player by playing in both ring games and tournaments across the country. She garnered final table appearances in major events at the Four Queens, the Commerce Club, and Reno's Pot of Gold, among others.
This book is her first to be written as co-author with Lou Krieger."
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