- Hardcover: 234 pages
- Publisher: Huntington Press (1 Jan 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0929712722
- ISBN-13: 978-0929712727
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.9 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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401,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #90 in Books > Reference > Other Reference By Subject > Hobbies & Games
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A fearless gambler who got breast implants to win a $100,000 bet. A hard-core dice shooter who turned a borrowed stake of $10,000 into $17 million. A marketing genius who developed a line for selecting winners of NFL football games - and had his 4-year-old son make the picks. These are some of the characters that populate this collection of the renowned gambling writer's best magazine pieces. Konik, the long-time gambling columnist for Cigar Aficionado, ushers readers into the arena of risk and reward, introducing them to the subculture of high rollers, hustlers, professional card counters, horse handicappers, and poker champions. These stories take you to the final table of the World Series of Poker where a $1 million prize awaits the winner, to a secret golf course reserved for the biggest gamblers in Las Vegas, and to the inner sanctum of an international bookmaking operation. Konik profiles America's greatest golf hustler and most accomplished blackjack cheat. He reveals the best and worst games in the casino. And he shares some of his own hilarious attempts at achieving gambling nirvana. Entertaining and stylish, this book offers a literary look inside the world of gambling.
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Many years ago, as a struggling freelancer in New York City, I dreamed of clawing my way out of writerly poverty. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Excellent stuff. Very gritty and real. Very insider. This reminds me of a poker book I read some time ago about high-rollers in Las Vegas. This book (The $100,000 Breasts) has that same sort of feel. I don't know where Konik gets his stories or if their all totally true, but in some ways I don't care 'cause their so cool. Very hard book to put down.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Konik did an excellent job of tracking down some pretty bizarre gambling stories. This was a fun look at some of gambling's legends and the stories behind them.
I heard Konik on a radio interview he gave to a local radio show. His stories were so incredible that I had to read his book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I heard about this book in a magazine story that mentioned some of the author's gambling exploits, which is one of my favorite subjects. I'm glad I got it. It was entertaining and very informative and sometimes, very funny. (The greyhound track story and the breast story, etc.) A winner.
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This book is about true life gambling stories and the title of the book surrounds a bet that Brian Zembic accepted to have a boob job and keep it for a year to win a [... Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2007 by J. Mellor
What's the fuss about ?
This book is just about ok, but the funniest gambling book ever? Try one of Graham Sharpe's books - anything but this.
Published on 8 July 1999
Awesome!
I loved this book. It was recommended to me by several of the guys I play poker with once a week. They all have it and couldn't stop talking about it. It's awesome!
Published on 25 May 1999
What's the big deal?
This was a disappointing book. What Konik writes has been written before in much better fashion by better authors. Read more
Published on 20 May 1999
A GEM OF WIT, INSIGHT AND REPULSION!
Konik has a brilliant way of writing humorously about his sometimes freakish subjects without being condescending. Read more
Published on 9 April 1999
Very entertaining stories about fascinating characters
I didn't want to like this book, because I'm a gambling writer myself and I was envious of its success before I ever read it. But it was impossible not to like it. Read more
Published on 5 April 1999
Very Strong Non-Fiction
I heard about this book about a dozen times before I got around to buying it. I'm glad I did. This is the best non-fiction book I've read this year. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 1999
Entertaining and Outrageous
My boyfriend takes me along to the casinos with him a few times a month. I don't gamble myself, but I like watching everyone who does. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 1999
This book is a joke.
I've read better.
Published on 23 Mar 1999
A fascinating mix on the edge of the gambling world
I have been reading Michael Konik's stories in Cigar Aficionado Magazine since the publication's inception which, if I can recall, was at the height of the cigar craze. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 1999
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