| Deal Me In: Twenty of the World's Top Poker Players Share the Heartbreaking and Inspiring Stories of How They Turned Pro |  | Authors: Stephen John, Marvin Karlins
Publisher: Phil's House Publishing, Inc.
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1ST
Pages: 287
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0982455801
Dewey Decimal Number: 795
EAN: 9780982455807
ASIN: 0982455801
Publication Date: September 1, 2009
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Product Description
The Poker Legends in Their Own Words.
Brunson, Hellmuth, Negreanu, Ivey...
Deal Me In proves that the next great poker champion could come from anywhere! Will it be from the urban neighborhoods of New Jersey (Ivey), Midwest home games (Hellmuth), sophisticated New York clubs (Lederer and Seidel), the UCLA PHD program (Ferguson), or the Internet (Durrr)?
Although this is not a strategy book, it teaches more about poker than can be imagined. Hear the great players tell how they survived huge financial swings, built their bankrolls, improved their game and fought their way to the top!
Deal Me In presents twenty amazing chapters where poker's most legendary players share the personal stories of how they broke into the professional ranks and became dominant world champions.
Each chapter is a different player's very own, first-person account of their trials and tribulations in poker games around the world and how they journeyed to WSOP and WPT titles. Deal Me In is packed with fantastic poker history, colorful stories, and also poker tips on how to move from the amateur ranks to professional success.
"A page-turner about the world's most powerful poker players and their hardscrabble journeys from the backgammon games of Manhattan, the taverns of Wisconsin, the back alleys of Saigon and the pubs of England. Unforgettable stories and valuable tips, Deal Me In is a book about dreaming big and the will to succeed."
-Cardplayer Magazine
Chapters Include: Doyle Brunson,
Phil Hellmuth,
Daniel Negreanu,
Phil Ivey,
Chris Ferguson,
Annie Duke,
Johnny Chan,
Jennifer Harman,
Allen Cunningham,
Chau Giang,
Peter Eastgate,
Tom Dwan,
Howard Lederer,
Carlos Mortensen,
Chad Brown,
Layne Flack,
Annette Obrestad,
David Ulliott,
Erik Seidel and
Scotty Nguyen
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 Good Book! April 4, 2010
Wilfredo Plaza (bridgeport, CT)
Good book, read it last year. Has short excerpts on how the players in the book became pro and what they had to go through on their way to being poker superstars. A nice read, it wont show you how to play but will enjoy reading it. I think I read it in 2 days. Hard to put down once you start.
Solid quick read, interesting March 31, 2010
Jason D. Brown (Louisville ky)
A lot of the stories about the lesser known guys were fairly interesting, especially Dave "Devilfish" Uliott who was/is/and has been a borderline criminal and always a bad boy. Didnt really open any new stuff on the big time players that you knew about already, and was basically just a compilation of whatever the player said in one or two brief interviews about themselves.
Generally I enjoyed it, was easy to read 2-3 stories each night quickly before bed, just wish the author had done some more "investigating" and better dirt wouldve surfaced... well perhaps most of the players are just that bland in real life.
 Most Inspiring Poker Book I've Read March 14, 2010
Michael Bender (Lansing, MI USA)
I absolutly loved this book. Each story is so unique, yet they all have the same theme: aiding you in your quest to turn pro.
 Really???? March 13, 2010
Derrick V. Williams (OLYMPIA, WA, US)
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
Surprised with all the positive responses. Yeah great pictures, but really where is the content. I've been following poker on and off for quite a while. I bought this book, because I thought I might be entertained and learn something new. Anybody that half way follows poker has already herd these stories. If you want to see the life of a poker player i would recommend, Mike Matasow's, Check Raising the Devil over this book any day. I mean this book starts off with Doyle. I know he is the God father of poker, but who hasn't herd his story!
YES, this is a poker book actually worth reading March 1, 2010
Tommy Z (Atlanta, Geogia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ok, I wasn't sure about buying a book with alot of mini-biographies but I was sure glad I did. No, it doesn't have alot of strategies and odds, but for all of you budding Poker-Pro's who wonder if all of these folks just fell into money and luck, it is a great read. I always wondered what the wealthiest and most successful poker players did before they "made-it" and the roads they followed to "make-it". There are definately some biographies that are more interesting than others and some that you wish would have told you more. I don't want to sway your opinions before you read them, however there are a few that I wish would write their own book. It would be a great read. You would not believe some of the jobs that some of the pro's had before they became professional poker players. Have fun and good luck......
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