Poker Books

[ELCAKER]

Ok guys and girls, I wanted to start a thread about poker literature. I will admit to being a bit of a bookworm, now I know that not everyone is, but I do love a good tale. Since discovering poker some 7 or 8 years ago I have really enjoyed some books out on the market. Below is a list of some of my favourite books on the subject (I haven't included any teaching manuals). I started off with Al Alvarez's BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN which is just magnificent. I would highly highly recommend this to anyone. Anthony Holden, who played regularly with Alvarez and was part of their social game , authored BIG DEAL which is again a great fun read. He has recently added, BIGGER DEAL, which is a lot of fun but not quite as good as the first, (sequels are so rarely better than the original are they?). Michael Craig's book, THE PROFESSOR, THE BANKER AND THE SUICIDE KING is an unbelievable tale of how Andy Beal, (the banker), took on the Vegas pros at nosebleed stakes. Other books I have really enjoyed are SWIMMING WITH THE DEVILFISH, ACES AND KINGS, CHECK RAISING THE DEVIL, and more recently FOR RICHER, FOR POORER by Victoria Cohen. What other books can people recommend?

[swampster]

Re: Poker Books Stu Ungar: The Man Behind the Shades by Nolan Dalla is essential reading about a tragic legend. Also Des Wilson's Ghosts at the Table about the history of the game. Not about poker, but i've just finished reading 'Super Casinos' which is a fascinating story of how the Vegas casinos went from Mafia-run to big business in the 90s. Well worth checking out.