Poker Aces - The Stars of Tournament Poker

Synopsis of Poker Aces The Stars of Tournament Poker (250 word)

Written by Ron Rose Winner of the First Battle of Champions

Foreword by Mike Sexton Co-host of the World Poker Tour Events

With the explosion of poker as a televised sport, fans of the game are clamoring for more information about their favorite players. The bookstores are full of poker advice, game strategy and how-to’s for every type of poker game. But until now there was not a book for fans to check out stories, photos, personal facts and general information about the players they have come to know. Poker Aces: The Stars of Tournament Poker fills that void by presenting the fascinating stories of today’s poker pros, along with an abundance of photographs in one concise book.

Ron Rose has put together personal stories of some of the most notable poker champions from all over the globe, along with personal facts and professional statistics. Now, poker fans will have a valuable resource at their fingertips to find out more about their favorite players. For instance, they will find out that John Myung, the million dollar winner of the Showdown at the Sands narrowly escaped being a victim of 9/11 and how that experience changed his life and ultimately brought him into the world of poker. They will finally know how David “Devilfish” Ulliott got his infamous nickname and how Amarillo “Slim” was kidnapped by a drug lord in Colombia.

Readers will find more than a just compilation of statistics and facts. In this book; they’ll have an opportunity to look at the human side of poker and satisfy their curiosity about what exactly lies behind those deadpan poker faces.