I just finished reading the book Ace On The River by Barry Greenstein. Barry is a very well known professional poker player who gives away 100% of his tournament winnings to charity. This has amounted to millions of dollars in charity money over the past few years donated to worthwhile causes giving Barry the nickname the "Robin Hood of Poker".

I had been under the mistaken assumption that Barry had been a big winner in the dot com games of the mid 1990s. He had worked for Symantec Inc. well before SYMC the stock was available on the NASDAQ. I also was under the assumption that Barry is wildly rich by this point and that his tournament winnings really don't matter to him any more. Barry directly addresses this questions and more in this book.

This book is not a normal instructional book. It doesn't outline appropriate starting hands, it doesn't detail the correct moves to make on the flop, turn, and river. It talks about bankroll management, the effects of poker on your personal life, the gambling mindset, ... ok ... it also talks a bit about how to play some advanced hands.

I really enjoyed this book and finished reading it in two days. It was a quick read and really brought a lot of things into the front of my conscious for future contemplation. I give "Ace On the River" 4 out of 5 donkeys.