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PublisherHuntington Press

ISBN-100929712722

ISBN-139780929712727

eBay Product ID (ePID)589556

Product Key Features

Book TitleMan with the $100000 Breasts : and Other Gambling Stories

Number of Pages234 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGambling / General (See Also Self-Help / Compulsive Behavior / Gambling), Gambling / Sports

Publication Year1999

IllustratorYes

GenreGames & Activities

AuthorMichael Konik

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight17.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-267420

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal795

Table Of ContentThe Man With the $100,000 Breasts; The Cold-Deck Crew; A Lot of Crap; Count on it!; Comp City; Out of the Oscars, Into the Pan; The $17 Million Dollar Man; The Andy-Capper; Go, Greyhound!; The World's Greatest Golf Hustler; The Ultimate Comp; New, Different, & Unbeatable; The Best & the Worst; Taking Advantage; The Line Maker; Living by the Book; Risky Business; The Biggest Game of the Year; 1-900-NFL-SCAM; Shakin' Down the Sheiks; Trump Cards; The Grand Old Man; The Mozart of the Poker Table; The Adventures of Huckleberry Seed; The (New) Biggest Game in Town; The Hand You're Dealt.

SynopsisA fearless gambler who got breast implants to win a $100,000 bet. A hard-core dice shooter who turned a borrowed stake of $10,000 into $17 million. A marketing genius who created a "900" line for selecting winners of NFL football games--and had his four-year-old son make the picks. These are some of the characters who populate Michael Konik's The Man With the $100,000 Breasts and Other Gambling Stories , a collection of the renowned gambling writer's best magazine pieces. Written in a literary style that's both informative and entertaining, Konik gives rare behind-the-scenes glimpses of a subculture rarely seen by the vast majority of readers., A fearless gambler who got breast implants to win a $100,000 bet. A hard-core dice shooter who turned a borrowed stake of $10,000 into $17 million. A marketing genius who developed a line for selecting winners of NFL football games -- and had his 4-year-old son make the picks. These are some of the characters that populate this collection of the renowned gambling writer's best magazine pieces. Konik, the long-time gambling columnist for Cigar Aficionado, ushers readers into the arena of risk and reward, introducing them to the subculture of high rollers, hustlers, professional card counters, horse handicappers, and poker champions. These stories take you to the final table of the World Series of Poker where a $1 million prize awaits the winner, to a secret golf course reserved for the biggest gamblers in Las Vegas, and to the inner sanctum of an international bookmaking operation. Konik profiles America's greatest golf hustler and most accomplished blackjack cheat. He reveals the best and worst games in the casino. And he shares some of his own hilarious attempts at achieving gambling nirvana. Entertaining and stylish, this books offers a literary look inside the world of gambling.

LC Classification NumberHV6715.K66 1999