| International Standard Book Number |
9798892426497
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| International Standard Book Number |
9798892426480
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| International Standard Book Number |
9798892426473
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| Personal Name |
Guitar, Philip, author.
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| Title Statement |
Poker wars : murder, mayhem, and the bloody history that led to the World Series of Poker / Philip Guitar and Jim Martyka.
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| Varying Form of Title |
Murder, mayhem, and the bloody history that led to the World Series of Poker.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Imprint |
©2026.
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| Imprint |
New York, NY : Crooked Lane Books, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
xxiii, 307 pages ; 22 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references and further resources (pages [303]-307.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Character list-- Philip Guitar introduction-- Jim Martyka introduction-- Shuffle up and deal-- Prologue: The Old Man-- The Buy-in-- The Game-- The ante-- The Greek-- Titanic-- Hole cards-- The Cowboy-- The Cat-- Check-- The Rivalry-- The Flop-- War part 1-- War part 2-- War part 3-- War part 4-- War part 5-- War part 6-- Bet-- Death-- The Turn-- Go West-- The Match-- The Feds-- Bet/Raise-- Thunder road-- The Texas Dolly-- The River-- The Texas circuit-- Cops and robbers-- Las Vegas-- All-In-- Texas Gambler's Reunion-- The Win-- The World Series of Poker-- The next hand-- Epilogue: The Legacy.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Murder and mayhem, bullets and bombings, carnage and corruption and a whole lot of outlaws gambling for the highest stakes of all. Poker Wars tells the true story of the hitmen, bandits, card sharks, and mobsters who brought about the internationally successful World Series of Poker."--Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Gamblers United States Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Poker Personal narratives.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Organized crime United States History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Poker.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
True crime stories.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Martyka, Jim, author.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Crooked Lane Books, publisher.
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