Lou Kreiger Poker Profile

Lou Krieger learned poker at the tender age of seven, while standing at his father's side during the weekly Thursday night game held at the Krieger kitchen table in the blue-collar Brooklyn neighborhood where they resided. Always adept at sports and games, Lou's natural abilities enabled him to keep his head above water during the high school and college poker games he frequently played in.

But it wasn't until his first visit to Las Vegas that Lou took poker seriously. "I didn't like Las Vegas at first. Blackjack was boring, and I knew the odds were against the players shooting dice or playing any of the other table games. Then I discovered a poker table tucked into a small corner of the Desert Inn where we were staying. I bought into a low-limit seven-card stud game and managed - with a good deal of luck - to break even. While playing stud, I noticed out of the corner of my eye another game that looked to be a lot more fun. It was Texas Hold'em.

In the early '90s Lou Krieger began writing a column called On Strategy for Card Player Magazine. Aimed squarely at Hold'em players, the column is chock full of advice for beginners, low-limit, and even experienced mid-limit Hold'em players.

Lou's first book, "Hold'em Excellence: From Beginner to Winner," was published in 1995. He followed that up with "MORE Hold'em Excellence: A Winner For Life," in 1997. In 2000, the very popular "Poker For Dummies" was released. His fourth book, "Gambling For Dummies" has been on bookshelves since 2001. He is currently at work on two new Poker books set for release in Spring, 2003.

Lou Krieger has written more than 250 columns for Card Player Magazine, Gambling Times, Midwest Gaming and Travel, Casino Player, Fun and Games, and he is currently a columnist for Poker Digest. Casino Journal Magazine recently named him one of the most influential gaming writers of the past 100 years - an honor accorded to only five poker authors.

When not writing about poker, Lou can be found playing mid-limit hold'em, as well as 7-stud/8 in the card rooms of Southern California.

Lou became Dean of PokerSchoolOnline.com November 15, 2002.

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