Bill Robertie
Encyclopedia
Bill Robertie is a backgammon
, chess
, and poker
player and author. He is one of three backgammon players to have won the Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship twice (in 1983 and in 1987). Robertie also won the Pro-Am in the Bahamas in the year 1993 and the Istanbul World Cup in 1994. In chess, Robertie won the 1970 U.S. Speed Chess
tournament.
Robertie co-authored a popular series of books on tournament
no-limit
Texas hold'em with 1995 World Champion
Dan Harrington
, entitled Harrington on Hold 'em
. The books were published by Two Plus Two Publishing
.
Robertie graduated from Harvard.
Chess:
Poker:
Backgammon
Backgammon is one of the oldest board games for two players. The playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and players win by removing all of their pieces from the board. There are many variants of backgammon, most of which share common traits...
, chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
, and poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player and author. He is one of three backgammon players to have won the Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship twice (in 1983 and in 1987). Robertie also won the Pro-Am in the Bahamas in the year 1993 and the Istanbul World Cup in 1994. In chess, Robertie won the 1970 U.S. Speed Chess
Blitz chess
Fast chess, also known as blitz chess, lightning chess, sudden death, speed chess, bullet chess and rapid chess, is a type of chess game in which each side is given less time to make their moves than under the normal tournament time controls of 60 to 180 minutes per player.-Overview:The different...
tournament.
Robertie co-authored a popular series of books on tournament
Poker tournament
A poker tournament is a tournament where players compete by playing poker. It can feature as few as two players playing on a single table , and as many as tens of thousands of players playing on thousands of tables...
no-limit
Betting (poker)
In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing...
Texas hold'em with 1995 World Champion
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
Dan Harrington
Dan Harrington
Dan Harrington is a professional poker player, best known for winning the main event world championship at the 1995 World Series of Poker. He has earned one World Poker Tour title, two WSOP bracelets, and over six million dollars in tournament cashes in his poker career...
, entitled Harrington on Hold 'em
Harrington on Hold 'em
Harrington on Hold 'em is a series of poker books about poker strategy, particularly for Texas hold 'em poker tournaments. They were all written by Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie and published by Two Plus Two Publishing.-Background:...
. The books were published by Two Plus Two Publishing
Two Plus Two Publishing
Two Plus Two Publishing is a private company established and owned by statistician and poker player Mason Malmuth. The company publishes books on poker and gambling written by professionals in the field such as David Sklansky, Dan Harrington, Bill Robertie, Collin Moshman, Ed Miller, Ray Zee, Sunny...
.
Robertie graduated from Harvard.
Books by Robertie
Backgammon:- Backgammon for Serious Players; Cardoza Publishing (1997), ISBN 0-940685-68-X
- 501 Essential Backgammon Problems; Cardoza Publishing (2000), ISBN 1-58042-019-2
- Backgammon for Winners; Cardoza Publishing (2002), ISBN 1-58042-043-5
- Advanced Backgammon, Volume 1 : Positional Play; Gammon Press (2000), ISBN 1-880604-11-6
- Advanced Backgammon, Volume 2 : Technical Play; Gammon Press (2000), ISBN 1-880604-12-4
Chess:
- Basic endgame strategy, Cardoza Publishing (1998), ISBN 0-940685-89-2
- Beginning chess play, Cardoza Publishing (2002), ISBN 1-580-42044-3
- Winning chess openings, Cardoza Publishing (2002), ISBN 1-580-42051-6
- Winning chess tactics, Cardoza Publishing (2002), ISBN 1-580-42075-3
- Easy Endgame Strategies, Cardoza Publishing (2003), ISBN 1-58042-110-5
- Master Checkmate Strategy, Cardoza Publishing (2003), ISBN 1-58042-096-6
Poker:
- Harrington on Hold'em: Volume I: Strategic Play, Two Plus Two Publishing (2004) ISBN 1-880685-33-7
- Harrington on Hold'em: Volume II: The Endgame, Two Plus Two Publishing (2005) ISBN 1-880685-35-3
- Harrington on Hold'em: Volume III: The Workbook, Two Plus Two Publishing (2006) ISBN 1-880685-36-1
- Harrington on Cash Games: Volume I, Two Plus Two Publishing (2008) ISBN 1-880685-42-6
- Harrington on Cash Games: Volume II, Two Plus Two Publishing (2008) ISBN 1-880685-43-4