ISBN: 9780385489409

Cheating, shooting angles, hustling -- whatever you want to call it, its what poker is really all about, and in the tradition of Mario Puzo's Fools Die, that's what is at the heart of the… More...

Cheating, shooting angles, hustling -- whatever you want to call it, its what poker is really all about, and in the tradition of Mario Puzo's Fools Die, that's what is at the heart of the drama of this riveting first novel told by a nontraditional 1990s kid with an incurable obsession, an outrageous wardrobe, and a knack for staying in action.He smokes a lot of pot, hides behind mirrored sunglasses, and practices yoga. But appearances are deceiving -- he may look like a live one, but he has not gone broke. He has made his way from teenage games in the basements of New Jersey suburbs, to professional games across America and Europe. Perhaps this is because he understands something most people just don't get: Poker is a combination of luck and skill. People think mastering the skill is hard, but they're wrong. The trick to poker is mastering the luck. That's philosophy. Understanding luck is philosophy, and there are some people who aren't ever gonna fade it. That's what sets poker apart. And that is what keeps everyone coming back for Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Core >1<

1998, ISBN: 0385489404

[EAN: 9780385489409], Neubuch, [PU: Anchor], FICTION / LITERARY, nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware -Cheating, shooting angles, hustling -- whatever you want to call it, its what poker … More...

[EAN: 9780385489409], Neubuch, [PU: Anchor], FICTION / LITERARY, nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware -Cheating, shooting angles, hustling -- whatever you want to call it, its what poker is really all about, and in the tradition of Mario Puzo's Fools Die, that's what is at the heart of the drama of this riveting first novel told by a nontraditional 1990s kid with an incurable obsession, an outrageous wardrobe, and a knack for staying in action.He smokes a lot of pot, hides behind mirrored sunglasses, and practices yoga. But appearances are deceiving -- he may look like a live one, but he has not gone broke. He has made his way from teenage games in the basements of New Jersey suburbs, to professional games across America and Europe. Perhaps this is because he understands something most people just don't get: 'Poker is a combination of luck and skill. People think mastering the skill is hard, but they're wrong. The trick to poker is mastering the luck. That's philosophy. Understanding luck is philosophy, and there are some people who aren't ever gonna fade it. That's what sets poker apart. And that is what keeps everyone coming back for 224 pp. Englisch, Books<

ISBN: 9780385489409

Paperback, [PU: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc], In charged, whirling prose that is as addictive as the game it describes, this book zooms in one the feverish microcosm of the… More...

Paperback, [PU: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc], In charged, whirling prose that is as addictive as the game it describes, this book zooms in one the feverish microcosm of the contemporary poker world and never cuts away. The lines between good and evil become increasingly blurred, and the narrator ultimately finds himself in a spot that jeopardizes his bankroll and makes him question his morality., Contemporary Fiction<

1998, ISBN: 0385489404

Kartoniert / Broschiert FICTION / Literary, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Anchor]