{"product_id":"9781416539292","title":"Bigger Deal: A Year Inside the Poker Boom","description":"In the years since Anthony Holden wrote his classic memoir \u003ci\u003eBig Deal,\u003c\/i\u003e the poker world has changed beyond recognition. When Holden played in the 1988 World Series of Poker there were 167 starters competing for a prize of $270,000. Since then, poker has become the world's largest single-competitor sport -- at the 2006 World Series there were almost 9,000 players and a first prize of $12 million, the richest in any sport. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What happened in the years between \u003ci\u003eBig Deal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBigger Deal\u003c\/i\u003e could never have been predicted: the Internet and television sparked a worldwide explosion in the popularity of poker, one that shows no sign of abating. Poker even has a respectable image these days, much to the disgust of die-hard players. Gone are the seedy rooms of the Horseshoe -- you can't even smoke at the table! -- and you're more likely to find yourself head to head with a film star than an ex-con in Las Vegas. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With the future of online poker now legally endangered in the United States, Holden's vision of the poker boom comes at a critical moment in the game's history. In \u003ci\u003eBigger Deal,\u003c\/i\u003e Holden is your guide to the world of the \"new\" poker -- to the players who dominate the modern game and the personalities behind the multibillion-dollar business it has become -- as he tries once again to win the world title. After all, as Telly Savalas once reminded Holden, a million dollars is never irrelevant. Not to mention twelve...","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152386801904,"sku":"9781416539292","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781416539292_p0.jpg?v=1763728299","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781416539292","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}