Winning at Poker: Essential Hints and Tips

Winning at Poker: Essential Hints and Tips by Dave Scharf

An excellent beginners introduction to all elements of hold'em and 7-stud. This book is for any card player with an interest in poker. Informative and simple to comprehend.

Over 41,000 copies sold as of 2004 year's end.

Dave is also the author of The Amateur Poker Player which has appeared in various periodicals in the last seven years (Canadian Poker Monthly, Poker Digest, Buzz Daly's Players' Choice, Western Player).

He published Canada's first poker magazine in 1997 and 1998 (Canadian Poker Monthly). He was the founding editor of Canada's current poker magazine (Canadian Poker Player). And, he was one of the founders of the Canadian Poker Tour

A serious student of the game of poker for over ten years, Dave boasts a rather remarkable list of accomplishments:
1998 Station Poker Classic winner
1998 WSOP 5th place (270 entrants)
2001 WSOP 27th place (350 entrants)
2002 Station Poker Classic winner
2002 Canadian Poker Champion
2004 WSOP Championship 94th place (2600 entrants)

and last but not least He is the captain of Team Canuck Poker

"Fear the beaver, baby! Fear the beaver!"