- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Warner Books (2 May 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0446577693
- ISBN-13: 978-0446577694
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 696,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Craig includes enough details about the professionals to allow the reader insight into their gambler personalities. Having interviewed many of the participants in this legendary poker battle, he describes it with an appropriate sense of awe and readers
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* In the bestselling tradition of Bringing Down the House and Positively Fifth Street comes an insider's look at the high rolling world of poker and the richest game ever played
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one of the best gambling books I have ever read and is a true story. The story behind it is that in 2001, a stranger from Texas entered the high-stakes poker room in the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas and challenged the world's top poker pros to a series of heads up, high stakes cash games which in the end resulted in millions of dollars on the table. All the names are familiar from all the various poker shows on TV (except the stranger!)
The writer has obtained access to all the characters involved and gotten everyone's side of the story and re-constructed what happened over a period of challenges covering three years.
It is fascinating how the challenger, a very wealthy banker, won and lost millions of dollars and played, beat and also lost to many of the worlds top players. How he constantly tried to improve his game and pit his bankroll against the wits of the top pros. How he proved that even pros can be made to feel twitchy when they are re-raised into a multi million dollar pot
He certainly didn't do it for the money and appears he wanted to prove to himself that the pros could be broken.
The question is - what was the outcome?
For anyone interested in gambling stories, again, this is highly recommended.
The writer has obtained access to all the characters involved and gotten everyone's side of the story and re-constructed what happened over a period of challenges covering three years.
It is fascinating how the challenger, a very wealthy banker, won and lost millions of dollars and played, beat and also lost to many of the worlds top players. How he constantly tried to improve his game and pit his bankroll against the wits of the top pros. How he proved that even pros can be made to feel twitchy when they are re-raised into a multi million dollar pot
He certainly didn't do it for the money and appears he wanted to prove to himself that the pros could be broken.
The question is - what was the outcome?
For anyone interested in gambling stories, again, this is highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Great Story, very well written and with suspens til the very end!
It is a great insight in the world of poker, not the one we see in the TV shows that have gained great attendance lately, but the real world of "Hard Core" cash games.
It is wonderful to see how this world works, but above all it is the story of a man with determination to become competitive against the greatest players in the world, and how he did it!
there is no reason to run to the last pages of the book and see who finally won...
the journey is what matters, and what a journey this story describes!
It is a great insight in the world of poker, not the one we see in the TV shows that have gained great attendance lately, but the real world of "Hard Core" cash games.
It is wonderful to see how this world works, but above all it is the story of a man with determination to become competitive against the greatest players in the world, and how he did it!
there is no reason to run to the last pages of the book and see who finally won...
the journey is what matters, and what a journey this story describes!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fantastic read, I could easily have read it cover to cover in a single session. Well written and entertaining if you like poker and haven`t read this yet you should!
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A good read
Michael Craig's book is a good one. The topic is very interesting and to book is easy to read. The fact that also top poker players are real gamblers at heart really shines through... Read more
Published 8 months ago by J
Loved it!
Great read, highly recommend it. As a poker player that works in finance I couldn't put this down. Reckon a non-poker player would also love this as it uncovers a lot about the... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Cian
A must read for any poker player
A great tale of high stakes poker . Definetely one of the better books you will read on poker and the psychology behind high stakes gambling.
Published 22 months ago by LORDLUCAN
Enjoyable read
An enjoyable romp through the world of big money poker. The author writes in a sytle that opens up a fascinating world that most of us will never know.
Published 23 months ago by B. Murphy
Facinating read
great insight in the the minds and lives of the biggest cash game players in the world. Very worthwhile read (I'm a serious amateur poker player myself...)
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