Sam O'Connor
Sam O'Connorprofessional poker player - author - columnist.
Our resident poker expert, Sam O'Connor, has been a professional poker player for over half a century. Sam resides in Las Vegas - "the poker capital of the world" and can usually be found playing in the $1 and $2 or $5 and $10 cash games. Sam O'Connor is a college trained accountant yet he focuses his teaching on the people part of no limit holdem. Sam's favorite saying is "Poker is not a card game played by people. Poker is a people game played with cards."
Sam O'Connor dealt the first Texas Hold'em game in Nevada, at the Golden Nugget, in 1960. Since then he has played against the likes of Doyle Brunson, Johnny Moss, Bill Boyd, Titanic Thompson, Slim Lewis, Henderson Al, Puggy Pearson, and T.J. Cloutier. Some of Sam's most recent adversaries have been Susie Isaacs, Tom McEvoy and WSOP bracelet winner, Chris Moneymaker.
Sam O'Connor is the author of How to Dominate $1 and $2 No Limit Hold 'Em
, one of the best selling poker strategy books of 2007. Sam is currently working on a follow up to "Dominate" plus he has just released his newest novel, Tales Of Old Las Vegas. Tales is a collection of 9 short stories based loosely on Sam's experiences as a dealer and poker player in Vegas during the 1960's. Additionally, Sam writes a monthly poker strategy column for Poker Pro Magazine.Sam recently appeared in the Warner Bros movie Lucky You. You can watch him draw out on Eric Bana with a nine on the river. After he draws out on Eric, he gets to flirt with Drew Barrymore.
These days, Sam O'Connor is spending some of his time teaching the new and talented local players. A number of his students are now competing successfully on the tournament circuit. Others are coming along nicely.
Read Sam's articles in our Poker Strategy section. Sam loves to share his knowledge with avid students of the game. We're privileged to have such an authority at our disposal, I urge everyone who's serious about their game to take advantage of this rare opportunity to pick Sam's brain.
| Now Available Tales Of Old Las Vegas by Sam O'connor Order Tales of Old Las Vegas by Sam O'Connor from Amazon.com for the low price of $22.99. Las Vegas in 1960 was a gas, according to Frank Sinatra. Even the visitor knew something deliciously sinister was not only constantly lurking in Las Vegas' dark underbelly, but some nefarious deed could be taking place at that very moment. Tales of Old Las Vegas describes some of the mystery and excitement the town held for visitor and native alike. Some of the characters are famous people you may have heard of. Others are the little known but colorful people of the streets of Las Vegas who enjoyed the good life in their own way. The Las Vegas atmosphere in the 50s and 60s was particularly heady and magical. It was the era of the Rat Pack and Ocean's Eleven. Dean Martin was dealing "21" at the Sands for fun and driving the pit bosses crazy. Frank Sinatra was getting into fist fights with hotel managers and driving his dentist crazy. Those were the days when $5 for the show room captain could get you a seat close to the stage for almost any show, except Frank and Dean's show. A $500 bill couldn't buy a seat at those performances. Those who lived in the city were smug in the knowledge that it was an insider's playground, a familiar turf that was fun to know and move around in. Tales of Old Las Vegas brings us into the lives of the adventurers who lived in that magical era. It shows how they were affected by a free rolling city and the violent people who made and enforced the rules. |
Now AvailableIntroducing the most comprehensive strategy guide ever written on no limit Texas Hold ‘Em!
How To DOMINATE $1 and $2 No Limit Hold'Em
by Sam O'Connor
To order your specially priced, autographed copy by check or money order and make shipping arrangements, please email Sam at dominate1and2@aol.com.
Special Pokerkeep price... $27.50 US.
About the Book
How to DOMINATE $1 and $2 No Limit Hold ‘Em by Sam O'Connor is over 400 pages of tutorials, graphics and stories. Sam ably defines the thin line between winning and losing the cash game. By understanding the cards and the people who play them, Sam demonstrates the secrets of the winning side of no limit hold ‘em, secrets the famous pros don’t tell you.
Along with the learning, enjoy the many stories and anecdotes. Acquire the book for the instruction; keep it for the entertainment. You’ll want to add it to your reference library.
About the Author
Sam O'Connor has been playing and dominating high stakes poker cash games, including Texas Hold Em, in Las Vegas and elsewhere for over half a century. As Sam says; "I have learned a lot, experienced a lot, and I have a lot to tell."
Sam O'Connor's book, How to DOMINATE $1 and $2 No Limit Hold 'Em, is his offer to those who would take advantage of a gladiator’s years in the poker coliseum.