Poker Nation: A High-Stakes, Low-Life Adventure into the Heart of a Gambling Country - Couverture souple

Bellin, Andy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0224069098 ISBN 13 : 9780224069090

Editeur : Yellow Jersey, 2002

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Andy Bellin is a pretty good poker player. Over the ten years he's been playing semi-pro, millions of dollars have passed through his hands. He's the kind of guy who can walk away from the table $5000 up. He's also the kind of guy who can drop $9000 - on a single hand.-On his way to a master's in astrophysics, Andy Bellin made the fatal mistake of falling in love with poker. Too many years down the line, he's resurfaced from a life spent in high-rolling casinos and low-rent dives to tell us the tale. Part memoir, part expos-, Poker Nation is a mesmerising journey through the ups and downs of being a gambler, a trip to a world where the only thing 'weirder than a poker player is the guy sitting next to him'. Bellin expertly catalogues the odd rites, peculiar language and shop-worn traditions of the game - from the art of the bluff to the 'tells' of body language - and introduces us to the hustlers, dreamers, eccentrics and hucksters who comprise the poker nation. -At once a witty history of the world's most popular card game, a how-to manual that really will make you a better player, and a story of one man's obsession, Poker Nation will leave you sharper, wiser, and maybe even a little richer.

Revue de presse :

“Poker Nation is an invitation to the lower depths, with a high-spirited, genial screw-off for our Virgil.” (The New Yorker)

“Bellin’s love for the game is contagious, and POKER NATION is a sure winner.” (Time Out New York)

“...Amusing and instructive.” (Washington Post)

“Quite simply, a royal flush of a book!” (George Plimpton)

“Andy Bellin has written a good—oh hell make that great—book. Bellin entertains, educates, and illuminates.” (Peter Alson, author of Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie)

“ Cash in your chips and go home with a good book about poker—like this one.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“...Engagingly written...” (Booklist)

“...Smart, insightful. It’s one of the few entertaining poker books around.” (John L. Smith, Las Vegas Boulevard)

“Bellin’s prose shimmers.” B+ (Entertainment Weekly)

“...Breezy, informative...[Bellin] knows his way around the poker table and he tells a good story.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Yellow Jersey
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0224069098
• ISBN 13: 9780224069090
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272