Herbert O. Yardley

The cryptographer card sharp.

Herbert O. Yardley was a U.S. government cryptographer whose 1957 classic The Education of a Poker Player is one of the oldest and most beloved poker books ever written. It blends hard-nosed, conservative strategy with vivid memoir.

Notable for

  • Pioneering U.S. government cryptographer
  • Author of the 1957 classic The Education of a Poker Player
  • One of poker literature's founding voices

Books by Herbert O. Yardley

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The Education of a Poker Player

Narrative

One of the oldest and most beloved poker books ever written.

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