The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King write by Michael Craig. This book was released on 2014-07-01. The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A tale of outsized egos, appetites, and ambitions, this completely true, heart-stopping story tells of one man, 20 million dollars, and the most expensive game of poker ever played.
The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King
The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King write by Michael Craig. This book was released on 2008-06-17. The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Players: the best poker professionals in the world The Challenger: a wealthy banker from Dallas The Game: the richest poker stakes of all time... In 2001, a rich stranger from Texas descended upon the high-stakes poker room in the opulent Bellagio casino in Las Vegas. A self-made billionaire by the name of Andy Beal, the stranger challenged some of the world's greatest poker players-including Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Howard Lederer, and Jennifer Harman-to heads-up matches in the richest poker game ever played This is that story... Beginning the scintillating contest that would shock the world of poker, Andy and each opponent had $1 million, betting $10,000 and $20,000 per round. As the games intensified over the coming months and Andy developed into a great player, he realized how he could take his adversaries out of their comfort zone-he raised the stakes to put everything they had on the line. By the time the battle of wits ended, there was more than $20 million on the table. For the first time ever, here is the detailed, true account of the Big Game that has already achieved legendary status in poker lore. Putting you railside to observe the pulse-pounding action, where you can almost hear the distinct sound of clay chips on felt, Michael Craig takes you inside the iron-nerved mind and pathological psyche of the professional gambler. Filled with vivid characters, sensational tales, and riveting human drama, The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King is a unique, suspenseful journey into the world of people who live on the razor's edge of fortune-where incredible wealth, or utter ruin, turns on the flip of a card.
One of a Kind
One of a Kind - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook One of a Kind write by Nolan Dalla. This book was released on 2006-05-30. One of a Kind available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. First biography of the greatest card player of all time. Stuey Ungar was a true original, a mass of contradictions and a god among gamblers. As a high school dropout, Ungar soon developed a reputation for talent and raw nerve in playing gin. A nonstop gambler he was soon conquering Las Vegas. One of a Kind chronicles Stuey's spectacular rise as the most feared tournament player in poker history to his tragic fall. Compelling and riveting, this is the first ever look at the man behind the legend.
Positively Fifth Street
Positively Fifth Street - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Positively Fifth Street write by James McManus. This book was released on 2007-04-01. Positively Fifth Street available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rough sex, black magic, murder, and the science-and eros-of gambling meet in the ultimate book about Las Vegas James McManus was sent to Las Vegas by Harper's to cover the World Series of Poker in 2000, especially the mushrooming progress of women in the $23 million event, and the murder of Ted Binion, the tournament's prodigal host, purportedly done in by a stripper and her boyfriend with a technique so outré it took a Manhattan pathologist to identify it. Whether a jury would convict the attractive young couple was another story altogether. McManus risks his entire Harper's advance in a long-shot attempt to play in the tournament himself. Only with actual table experience, he tells his skeptical wife, can he capture the hair-raising brand of poker that determines the world champion. The heart of the book is his deliciously suspenseful account of the tournament itself-the players, the hand-to-hand combat, and his own unlikely progress in it. Written in the tradition of The Gambler and The Biggest Game in Town, Positively Fifth Street is a high-stakes adventure, a penetrating study of America's card game, and a terrifying but often hilarious account of one man's effort to understand what Edward O. Wilson has called "Pleistocene exigencies"-the eros and logistics of our primary competitive instincts.
Life's a Gamble
Life's a Gamble - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Life's a Gamble write by Mike Sexton. This book was released on . Life's a Gamble available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
