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Called “the best book ever written on poker” by players and critics alike, The Biggest Game in Town is a sought-after classic that’s finally available in print again. Acclaimed author A. Alvarez delves into the seedy, obsessive world of high-stakes Vegas poker, where “the next best thing to... read more
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NINE O'CLOCK on a Tuesday morning at the end of April 1981, and according to the giant illuminated figures at the top of the mint Hotel the temperature was already ninety-two degrees.
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- A. Alvarez (Author)
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