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Edward Raymond Miller (born August 10, 1979) is a professional
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player and an author of books about poker. He wrote ''Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big With Expert Play'' with
David Sklansky David Sklansky (born December 22, 1947) is an American professional poker player and author. An early writer on poker strategy, he is known for his mathematical approach to the game. His key work ''The Theory of Poker'' presents fundamental pr ...
and
Mason Malmuth Mason Malmuth is an American poker player, and author of books on both poker and gambling. He is the owner of Two Plus Two Publishing, which publishes books and runs an online gambling discussion forum. Malmuth was born in 1951 and grew up in C ...
in 2004. In 2005, he completed ''Getting Started in Hold 'em'', a beginner's book. In 2006, he co-wrote ''No Limit Hold 'Em: Theory and Practice'' with
David Sklansky David Sklansky (born December 22, 1947) is an American professional poker player and author. An early writer on poker strategy, he is known for his mathematical approach to the game. His key work ''The Theory of Poker'' presents fundamental pr ...
. Miller is also co-author of the book ''Professional No Limit Hold 'em'' with Matt Flynn and Sunny Mehta published in 2007 and wrote ''Small Stakes No-Limit Hold’em'' co-authored with Sunny Mehta and Matt Flynn. Miller came out with ''How to Read Hands At No-Limit Hold'em'' in 2011, ''Playing the Player'' in 2012, and ''Poker's 1%'' in 2014. His newest book, ''The Course'', was released late April 2015. Miller is part owner and produces educational poker videos for Red Chip Poker and StoxPoker, both subscription fee based poker coaching sites. He also does personal poker coaching. After becoming a pesco-vegetarian in 2003 and lacto-ovo vegetarian in 2005, Ed Miller and his wife became
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in 2007. He attributes health concerns as his primary reasons for changing his diet.


Biography

After prepping at
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's prestigious
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where Miller was a standout performer on the school's renowned forensics team and in the same graduating class as noted author
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and
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finalist Judd Harris. He was a member of the U.S. Physics Team. Ed Miller received degrees in both Physics and Electrical Engineering from the
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in 2000. Initially, Miller worked as a
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for
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. After many months of
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playing in the
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area, Ed moved to
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in 2002 where he met Dr. Alan Schoonmaker, the author of ''The Psychology of Poker'' (). Schoonmaker introduced Ed to
David Sklansky David Sklansky (born December 22, 1947) is an American professional poker player and author. An early writer on poker strategy, he is known for his mathematical approach to the game. His key work ''The Theory of Poker'' presents fundamental pr ...
and
Mason Malmuth Mason Malmuth is an American poker player, and author of books on both poker and gambling. He is the owner of Two Plus Two Publishing, which publishes books and runs an online gambling discussion forum. Malmuth was born in 1951 and grew up in C ...
of Two Plus Two Publishing, LLC. Ed married Elaine Vigneault in 2005. In 2006, Miller was made over by the Fab Five of the
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, '' Queer Eye.'' The Queer Eye summary:
"You can't be in Vegas without running into a card shark and Ed is that card shark. But you wouldn't know it by looking at him. The wild hair, the overgrown beard, and the overall unkempt look keeps Ed from looking like the high roller that he is. He has a nerdy look but nerdy can be cool. Unfortunately, Ed hasn't gotten the 'cool' part. Even more unfortunate, Ed's parents lost their home during the wrath of Hurricane Katrina. This is a great time for our boys to 'make better' Ed and throw a poker tournament benefiting the relief efforts in New Orleans."
After living in Manhattan for two years, Miller now lives and works in Las Vegas.


Books written by Ed Miller

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Books edited by Ed Miller

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DVDs released by Ed Miller


Expert Hold'Em series


References


External links


Official site
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