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1) Moneymaker: how an amateur poker player turned $40 into $2.5 million at the World Series of Poker
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In 2004 the number of entrants -- and the winning pool -- at the World Series of Poker tripled, thanks in large part to Chris Moneymaker, an amateur player who came out of nowhere to win the 2003 Series, and prove to newcomers and poker pros alike that anything is possible with a chip and a chair.
Moneymaker was a young accountant from Tennessee who loved to gamble but only took up cards after college. Three years later he was playing a $40 game...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In THE NOBLE HUSTLE Colson Whitehead does for participatory journalism what he did for zombie novels in ZONE ONE: Take one literary genius, add $10,000 and a seat at the World Series of Poker, and stir. On one level, Colson Whitehead's THE NOBLE HUSTLE is a familiar species of participatory journalism - a longtime neighborhood poker player, Colson was given a $10,000 stake and an assignment from the online ESPN offshoot Grantland to see how far he...
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
All In is the story of the greatest tournament in the world-the World Series of Poker. It began in 1970 as a mere gathering of Texas road gamblers who rendezvoused at Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas each spring. Today it has become a cultural phenomenon, attracting exhaustive national television coverage, legions of fans, and thousands of players, from legendary professionals to amateurs with little experience outside of their home games....
7) Deal
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A hot-shot college kid finds himself pulled into the World Series of Poker, where his mentor is his toughest competition.
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