Gambling Wizards: Conversations with the World's Greatest Gamblers

ISBN: 0929712056

Author: Munchkin, Richard W.

Condition: New

Can you imagine betting a million dollars on a football game or winning seven million on a single horse race? Can you even fathom what it would be like to be the resident backgammon player at the Playboy Mansion or to win the World Series of Poker -- twice? How would you react if a gun-wielding casino owner demanded back the money that you won playing blackjack in his casino?It's all in a day's work for the gamblers in this book.Billy Walters--sports bettorChip Reese--poker playerTommy Hyland--blackjack card counterMike Svobodny--backgammon playerStan Tomchin--sports bettorCathy Hulbert--blackjack/poker playerAlan Woods--horse bettorDoyle Brunson--poker playerIt isn't luck. Collectively, they've won hundreds of millions of dollars playing the games most people consider unbeatable. Discover what it really takes to become a master gambler.Gambling Wizards delves deeply into the lives and minds of some of the most successful professional gamblers of all time.

• provides deep insights into the gambler's mindset and methods | top-level gambling information in an easy-to-read and digest interview format | written by an active professional player, so it's like eavesdropping on big-time successful gamblers | features a unique “running glossary” that defines key terms and concepts when introduced.