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Take Me to the River: a Wayward and Perilous Journey to the World Series of Poker Reprint edition
Peter Alson
Take Me to the River: a Wayward and Perilous Journey to the World Series of Poker Reprint edition
Peter Alson
An overeducated underachiever, Peter Alson spent his post-college decades doing his best not to grow up. But having just turned fifty, this rambling-gambling bachelor decides it's time to settle down. So he pops the question to his longtime girlfriend, then hatches a plan to pay for their wedding -- involving poker and a trip to Las Vegas. Boarding a plane bound for the neon desert and the biggest game in town -- the 2005 World Series of Poker -- this inveterate gambler and bad boy stares down his past and his future while competing for over $56 million in prize money.
Take Me to the River is a hilarious, wrenching, full-tilt Vegas exploration of one man's obsession with poker and the lessons it has to offer -- about probability and luck, good fortune and bad, patience, perseverance, and -- most fitting for a man with marriage in his near future -- commitment.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 1, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9780743288378 |
Publishers | Atria Books |
Pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 140 × 19 × 212 mm · 281 g |
Language | English |
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