02.22.07
Belgium Chocolates and a New Book…Yes, It’s About Poker!
A dash of novelty news to start the day. It was announced yesterday in online poker news that the specialty chocolatier, Images in Chocolate, is about to release the first ever custom imprinted chocolate poker chip. These cute little novelty items will be made available in the US and for the first time, it seems, casinos, hotels, and Las Vegas trade show exhibitors will have a great way to increase their corporate brand awareness.
The chocolate poker chips are designed to be 1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter, and yes of course, they’re designed to resemble poker chips.
“Until now, there have been generic chocolate casino chips in the market but never one that could be custom imprinted for promotional use,” said Tim Dugan, company CEO. “Not only can our new chocolate casino chips be custom branded, they are the first to use 100% Belgian chocolate and also feature a much more authentic casino chip design than available before.”
“Although this product was designed with the corporate client in mind, we’ve seen tremendous interest in the consumer market as well, primarily from individuals having Las Vegas weddings or other gambling-themed events,” said Dugan.
Now for some very different news…
Well, I was trawling the news pages today for something to couple with this short but sweet (pun intended) story about the chocolate chips (pun again intended). It seems the best they can come up with is, oh goody, “The Rules of Poker”. A new book on the ins-and-outs of the game is now in bookstores and online for $13.95 ($19.95 Canadian).
It’s being hailed as: “a much needed book that covers every aspect of poker and its various intricacies, including games outside of Texas Hold ‘Em such as Stud games, Omaha and Lowball variations”.
The authors, Krieger and Bykofsky, have done extensive research on the running of poker tournaments. In particular, they are being praised for their efforts to speak with, not only tournament directors, such as WPT Tournament Director, Linda Johnson and famed Tournament Director, Matt Savage, but also the floor managers and personnel that work on the front line at these major events.
“The Rules of Poker” is a must-have reference book for every poker player, no matter what level of play they are at; the 276 page tome covers virtually every aspect of the game, including all of the rules for the different variations of the sport. Even if you only ever plan to play home games, this book is still worth getting so you can land on your feet in a tough situation. The thoroughness of the research behind this book is, sources say, “very necessary in the world of poker” because of the extent to which rules deviate from place to place, casino to casino, and of course, home to home.
Poker enthusiasts will particularly enjoy this book, unless they are masochistic in their poker reading. The tone of the book isn’t at all dull. The writers make every effort to be snappy and quirky. They use anecdotes to spice up rule after rule. Having fun while learning something…what a novel idea!
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