The noble hustle : poker, beef jerky and death
Whitehead, Colson, 1969-2015
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Colson Whitehead was given $10,000 to play at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. It was the assignment of a lifetime, except for one hitch - he'd never played in a casino tournament before. With just six weeks to train, our humble narrator took the Greyhound to Atlantic City to learn the ways of high-stakes Texas Hold'em. Poker culture, he discovered, is marked by joy, heartbreak, and grizzled veterans playing against teenage hotshots weaned on Internet gambling. Not to mention the not-to-be overlooked issue of coordinating Port Authority bus schedules with your kid's drop-off and pickup at school. Finally arriving in Vegas for the multimillion-dollar tournament, Whitehead brilliantly details his progress, both literal and existential, through the event's antes and turns, through its gritty moments of calculation, hope, and spectacle.
Main title:
The noble hustle : poker, beef jerky and death / Colson Whitehead.
Author:
Whitehead, Colson, 1969-, author
Imprint:
New York : Anchor Books, 2015.
Collation:
234 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Doubleday, 2014.
ISBN:
9780345804334 (pbk)
Dewey class:
795.412795.412 WHI
Language:
English
BRN:
2761115