ACES AND KINGS (PAPERBACK) by Kaplan, Michael & Reagan, Brad

ACES AND KINGS (PAPERBACK)
by Kaplan, Michael & Reagan, Brad
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Kaplan and Reagan, through fascinating and intimate profiles, reveal the ground-breaking strategies and outrageous lifestyles of the game’s most influential players, including Puggy Pearson, Stu Ungar, Phil Hellmuth, and Chris “Jesus” Ferguson. The authors take you through the evolution of modern poker from shady back rooms to the world of high-tech mainstream, entertainment, including along the way, the amazing tales of legends like Pearson and Amarillo Slim, street-smart hustlers who stormed the poker rooms of Las Vegas in the 1960s. You’ll read about Vegas’s glam era, in the 70s and 80s, and about today’s new generation of champs — guys like Chris Moneymaker and Phil Ivey, computer-savvy card wizards with endorsement deals and celebrity friends. Along the way, you’ll see the game itself transform to. From the 2004 World Series of Poker to New York’s underground clubs and Europe’s toniest gambling halls, the authors gained access to poker’s top practitioners. The result is a window into how the superstars think, strategize, and compete at the world’s highest-stakes tables. 281 pages, paperbound, July 2006.

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