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Bigger Deal

A Year on the 'New' Poker Circuit
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The follow-up to the hugely successful cult-classic BIG DEAL, with all the poker wit and wisdom of the original. Fifteen years on from Anthony Holden's undisputed classic BIG DEAL, the poker world has changed beyond recognition. When Holden played in the 1988 World Series of Poker there were 167 entrants competing for a prize of $270,000. At the 2006 WSOP, where this book climaxes, there were 8773 players and a first prize of some $12 million - the richest in any sport. What happened in the years between BIG DEAL and BIGGER DEAL is simple: thanks to the Internet and television there has been a worldwide explosion in the popularity of poker. The game even has a new respectable image, much to the disgust of die-hard players. Gone are the seedy, smoky rooms of the Horseshoe, and celebrities now crowd the tables at huge Las Vegas tournaments: Martin Sheen, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are all dedicated players. In BIGGER DEAL, Holden is your guide - and the only guide you'll need - to the world of new poker as he prepares to enter the WSOP once again. Will he win the title? Place your bets...

Author Biography:

Biographer Anthony Holden was an award-winning newspaper columnist and editor before becoming a full-time writer and broadcaster. He is also an admired translator of works from the classics to opera for Jonathan Miller at the English National Opera. Author Location: London E9 BIG DEAL (Abacus) 0 349 11519 2; CHARLES (Weidenfeld); TCHAIKOVSKY (Bantam); THE OSCARS; WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (Little, Brown/Abacus) 0 349 11240 1
Release date NZ
May 3rd, 2007
Pages
352
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Dimensions
163x240x32
ISBN-13
9780316730778
Product ID
1688252

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