No I haven't. But I do have his "The Mathematics of Gambling" in pdf.

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"Beat the Dealer" is Edward Thorpe's well known book on gambling (I'm uncertain if this is TheBramble's The Mathematics of Gambling" under another title?). I have not read it but I think it is still available in reprint.

Don't know the exact ins an outs of the story as a friend read this in a newspaper recently. A young woman makes £125,000 a year gambling for a few hours daily on the internet, playing poker etc.

Very similar concept to trading financial markets I guess......

Yes indeed. She plays poker at Ladbroke's. A young maths graduate, lives in Belfast. I think actually she made £2,000+ for a few weeks and the media rather "extrapolated" the story. But I know someone just outside London (also a young woman) who has been making a steady £1,000 per week for more than a year the same way.

and which type of poker does she play and is it online ?

Yes, online only. Hold'em. The overwhleming majority of online games are hold'em, these days.

I'd like to put in applause for 'Zen and The Art of Poker' by Larry Phillips. I was most interested in the part where he talks about using inaction as a weapon.
JO

Just out of curiosity Roberto, do you know if either woman pays taxes on their winnings.

Assuming that this is their main/only income, I believe that the usual ruling on gambling and taxes is different.

A bit like the argument on spreadbetting for a living.

I don't know; no. It is indeed the same argument revisited. Clearly and definitely taxable if it's their sole income. And loads of case-law to back it up. Open and shut, I'm afraid. My own poker skills are not likely to make this a problem, you understand