{"product_id":"9780595889075","title":"Broke: A Poker Novel","description":"\"Excellent, entertaining, and extremely well written   I couldn't stop reading!\"-\u003cb\u003ePhil Hellmuth, poker icon and author of \u003ci\u003ePlay Poker Like the Pros\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  Forget Wall Street-America's best and brightest now seek their fortunes at the poker tables. \u003ci\u003eBroke: A Poker Novel\u003c\/i\u003e follows the lives of three talented, young poker players as they chase fame and fortune in a world fraught with addiction.  Raf Verheij is a twenty-five-year-old match prodigy who likes to think that his current situation is unique: poker pulled him out of a deep hole instead of leading him into one. Robert Thompson is a player who has an almost supernatural ability-reading opponents' hands by taking cues from their body language-and a huge gambling problem. And finally, there's Matt Ingram, a grinder with a penchant for all things self-destructive.  It's a world where the individual has to worry less about the problems that others will cause him than the problems that he will cause for himself. \u003ci\u003eBroke\u003c\/i\u003e looks into the lives of Raf, Robert, and Matt in their high-stakes quest for gaining poker legend status and reveals just how addictive and dangerous the world of poker can be to one's bankroll and mental health.","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115011948784,"sku":"9780595889075","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780595889075_p0.jpg?v=1763724594","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780595889075","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}