Vegas Or Bust: A Family Man Takes on the Poker Pros
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Vegas Or Bust: A Family Man Takes on the Poker Pros
By (Author) Johnny Kampis
ECW Press,Canada
ECW Press,Canada
22nd May 2018
Canada
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
795.412092
Physical Properties
Paperback
180
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
Can a former semi-pro win against the best poker players in the world
In 2006, Johnny's pie-in-the-sky dreams of becoming world champion were dashed when his kings ran into aces in the World Series of Poker Main Event. But lady luck was with him when he met Amy, the woman of his dreams, who soon became his wife.
Like many players, he drifted away from the game after Congress passed a law later that year that cut off funds to online poker and harkened the decline of the game. But even as Johnny returned to the working world, the itch remained.
A decade later, now with two small kids in tow, Johnny convinces Amy to take a six-week family trip from their home in rural Alabama to Las Vegas, where he will risk his $10,000 bankroll in hopes of playing in the Main Event again and winning millions. Along the way, he examines how the game has changed since 2006. Although the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was the beginning of the end of the poker boom, the game still thrives, and WSOP is Exhibit A.
Reviews
"Kampis tells a new kind of poker story -- that of the grown-up family man taking a shot at the Granddaddy of them all, the World Series of Poker Main Event. Full of heart and humility, this isn't a Positively Fifth Street noir-ish tale of murder and millions, but an honest look at the post-boom poker world through the eyes of a family man that understands that his real bankroll isn't tied to his tournament winnings. A winner of a tale, told from the perspective of an Everyman of Poker. Kampis hit the jackpot with this story of love, hope, life, and poker." -- John Hartness, author of the Quincy Harker novels
Author Bio
Johnny Kampis has been a journalist for 20 years, winning a dozen newspaper association awards. He has been published in The New York Times, Huffington Post, Time.com, and FoxNews.com. Hes been an avid poker player since the release of Rounders and lives in Cullman, Alabama, with his wife, Amy, and children, John Harper and Sarah Beth.
