Abacus Publishing Reprints "Big Deal: One Year as a Professional Poker Player"
In the poker book "Positively Fifth Street," poker player Jim McManus relates his experience of traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada to write a story about the World Series of Poker tournament. However, prior to his move to write a poker book about his life as a poker professional, there was already a poker book written by poker professional Anthony Holden about his career in the poker industry. After more than ten years, publishing company Abacus reprinted such book titled "Big Deal: One Year as a Professioanl Poker Player." This three-hundred-eighty-four-page poker book relates the life of Anthony Holden as a poker tournament player and as a traveler who makes a living out of his poker career.
"Big Deal: One Year as a Professional Poker Player" starts with the experiences of Anthony Holden as a participant of the World Series of Poker tournament. Not surprisingly, this poker book ends with the experiences of Anthony Holden as a participant of the World Series of Poker tournament still. This poker book talks about the personal life of Anthony Holden, starting with the fact that he is a resident of London, England who plays professional poker in different parts of the world including Louisiana, Morocco, California, and Malta. He travels with inadequate bankroll but his determination to become successful in the field of poker allows him to pursue his ultimate dream. "Big Deal: One Year as a Professional Poker Player" chronicles the highs and lows of life that Anthony Holden has experienced as he pursues his dream. This poker book is definitely interesting to read. As a matter of fact, readers will find the exotic locations, improbable events, and colorful characters very amusing. The way Anthony Holden has written this poker book seems very realistic, which is why we cannot blame readers if they get engrossed in reading this poker book.
Aside from chronicling his life as a poker professional, Anthony Holden also provides a discussion of the game of poker and provides his own insights into the strategies he uses to gain a winning edge against his opponents.
"Big Deal: One Year as a Professional Poker Player" has flaws just like any other book. The flaw is the writing style of Anthony Holden that can actually make readers grimace. Perhaps, this is because of the fact that Anthony Holden is not really an author but a professional poker player. This fact makes it easy to accept why he lacks skills in writing a book. However, for someone whose profession is a poker player, his writing style is acceptable and we are not expecting him to write very well. And besides, the fact that "Big Deal: One Year as a Professional Poker Player" inspires and entertains readers means that Anthony Holden is one effective poker author.
