Gambling Wizards: Conversations with the World's Greatest Gamblers

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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 bettor
Chip Reese--poker player
Tommy Hyland--blackjack card counter
Mike Svobodny--backgammon player
Stan Tomchin--sports bettor
Cathy Hulbert--blackjack/poker player
Alan Woods--horse bettor
Doyle Brunson--poker player
It 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.

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Richard W Munchkin is a writer, producer, and director of film and television. His status as an expert-level backgammon player provided access to many of the world's top players, from which he chose the eight subjects of this book. He lives in Santa Clarita, California with his wife and sons.