Shut Up and Deal - by Jesse May (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In charged, whirling prose that is as addictive as the game it describes, this book zooms in one the feverish microcosm of the contemporary poker world and never cuts away. The lines between good and evil become increasingly blurred, and the narrator ultimately finds himself in a spot that jeopardizes his bankroll and makes him question his morality.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Cheating, shooting angles, hustling -- whatever you want to call it, its what poker is really all about, and in the tradition of Mario Puzo's Fools Die, that's what is at the heart of the drama of this riveting first novel told by a nontraditional 1990s kid with an incurable obsession, an outrageous wardrobe, and a knack for staying in action.<p>He smokes a lot of pot, hides behind mirrored sunglasses, and practices yoga. But appearances are deceiving -- he may look like a live one, but he has not gone broke. He has made his way from teenage games in the basements of New Jersey suburbs, to professional games across America and Europe. Perhaps this is because he understands something most people just don't get: "Poker is a combination of luck and skill. People think mastering the skill is hard, but they're wrong. The trick to poker is mastering the luck. That's philosophy. Understanding luck is philosophy, and there are some people who aren't ever gonna fade it. That's what sets poker apart. And that is what keeps everyone coming back for<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>This is a wild and stormy trip into the booming casino industry of the 1990s, told by Mickey, an obsessed young poker pro. He's the Cincinnati Kid all tricked out for the 90s, and his story is poker, pure poker, brought to life by a cast of shrewd, outlandish characters, all of whom give him a run for his money. Here is a world in which the anarchy of chance comes into cold, harsh focus, and Mickey navigates his way through it with an unusual combination of guile and virtue.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jesse May </b>has written for <i>Poker Digest</i> and <i>High Stakes Magazine</i>, and is the author of the novel <i>Shut Up and Deal</i>. He is the voice and play-by-play commentator on the British television series <i>Late Night Poker</i>. Originally from New Jersey, he now lives in Copenhagen, Denmark, but can usually be found wherever the best game is.
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