| The Biggest Game in Town Contributor(s): Alvarez, Al (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312428421 ISBN-13: 9780312428426 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: Al Alvarez touched down in Las Vegas one hot day in 1981, a poker novice and a stranger to the excesses of the American game. Soon enough he was in the casino back rooms and musty bars of Las Vegas, meeting the flamboyant characters who dominate the World Series of Poker--roving gamblers who have won and lost many fortunes at the tables. Set over the course of one tournament, "The Biggest ""Game in Town "is both a chronicle of the World Series of Poker and a history of the hustlers, madmen, and masterminds who created the high-stakes game in America. With a new introduction by the author, Alvarez's classic account is one of the greatest gaming stories ever told. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Games & Activities | Card Games - Poker - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 795.412 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.55 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Al Alvarez touched down in Las Vegas one hot day in 1981, a dedicated amateur poker player but a stranger to the town and its crazy ways. For three mesmerizing weeks he witnessed some of the monster high-stakes games that could only have happened in Vegas and talked to the extraordinary characters who dominated them--road gamblers and local professionals who won and lost fortunes on a regular basis. Set over the course of one tournament, The Biggest Game in Town is botha chronicle of the World Series of Poker--the first ever written--and a portrait of the hustlers, madmen, and geniuses who ruled the high-stakes game in America. It is a brilliant insight into poker's appeal as a hobby, an addiction, and a way of life, and into the skewed psychology of master players and fearless gamblers. With a new introduction by the author, Alvarez's classic account is the greatest dissection of high-stakes Vegas poker and the madness that surrounds it ever written (TimeOut [UK]). |
Contributor Bio(s): Alvarez, Al: - Al Alvarez is a poet, novelist, literary critic, anthologist, and author of many highly praised nonfiction books. From 1984 to 1994, he played regularly in the World Series of Poker. He lives in London. |