Book description
Andy Bellin is a pretty good poker player. Over the ten years he's been
playing semi-pro, millions of dollars have passed through his hands.
He's the kind of guy who can walk away from the table 00 up. He's also
the kind of guy who can drop 00 - on a single hand. On his way to a
master's in astrophysics, Andy Bellin made the fatal mistake of falling
in love with poker. Too many years down the line, he's resurfaced from a
life spent in high-rolling casinos and low-rent dives to tell us the
tale. Part memoir, part expos-, Poker Nation is a mesmerising journey
through the ups and downs of being a gambler, a trip to a world where
the only thing 'weirder than a poker player is the guy sitting next to
him'. -At once a witty history of the world's most popular card game, a
how-to manual that really will make you a better player, and the story
of one man's obsession, Poker Nation will leave you sharper, wiser, and
maybe even a little richer. Andy Bellin is an editor at The Paris
Review. He lives in New York City, where he can be found playing poker
at least five nights a week.
