Ghosts at the Table Riverboat Gamblers, Texas Rounders, Roadside Hucksters, and the Living Legends Who Made Poker What It Is Today
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Destined to become the new poker classic, a must-read” (Mike Sexton, top poker player and promoter), Ghosts at the Table is the game's first definitive history. With verve and wit, internationally renowned poker personality Des Wilson traces poker's Wild West origins in Deadwood, South Dakota-where Wild” Bill Hickok was said to have been shot holding aces and eights-to the annual World Series of Poker and amazing high-stakes games of modern-day Las Vegas. It's a story full of unforgettable characters-riverboat gamblers, Texas rounders, roadside hucksters, and living legends-who have helped make poker the world's most popular game.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780306816284 |
Publisher: | Da Capo Press |
Imprint: | Da Capo Press |
Pub date: | 22 Apr 2008 |
Number of pages: | 368 |
Weight: | 567g |
Height: | 229mm |
Width: | 153mm |
Spine width: | 29mm |