The Biggest Game in Town by A. Alvarez (2002, Paperback) 
The Biggest Game in Town by A. Alvarez (2002, Paperback)

 
The Biggest Game in Town by A. Alvarez (2002, Paperback)

Author: A. Alvarez
Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc
Publication Date: 2002-03-01
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0811834344
ISBN-13: 9780811834346
Product ID: EPID1920329
Description: Decades before the internet poker boom and ESPN's broadcasting of the World Series of Poker, high-stakes poker in Las Vegas was a little-known world of fearless gamblers, larger-than-life characters like Amarillo Slim and Johnny Moss, an...
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Synopsis
Decades before the internet poker boom and ESPN's broadcasting of the World Series of Poker, high-stakes poker in Las Vegas was a little-known world of fearless gamblers, larger-than-life characters like Amarillo Slim and Johnny Moss, and more than a few hustlers and crooks. Al Alvarez, the British poet and editor, seemed an unlikely author to delve into this murky world of card sharks and poker pros, but his 1981 book, THE BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN, has become a classic among poker lovers everywhere--the world he describes is mostly gone now, the smoky rooms replaced by vast poker halls, and the cagey road warriors replaced by game-theorists and internet whiz kids, but for many this book will remain the quintessential poker book, a vividly described account of the fringe society of men who won and lost vast sums of money on the turn of a card.

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Publication Date:2002-03-01

Size
Length:188 pages
Height:8.0 in
Width:5.5 in
Thickness:0.5 in
Weight:8.0 oz

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