- Taschenbuch: 330 Seiten
- Verlag: Macmillian UK (16. Juni 2006)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1405089520
- ISBN-13: 978-1405089524
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 21,5 x 13,4 x 2,7 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.012.796 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Dave "The Devilfish" Ulliott has taken the poker world by storm since beginning to play at the age of 16. A world-class player, he is one of the most feared players on the ever-burgeoning global poker circuit. The Devilfish is a working-class man from Hull who was a petty criminal at 16, a safe-breaker who spent his 21st birthday in prison, and then a pawnbroker in Hull who's turned his gambling hobby into a hugely lucrative career. Dave Ulliott was the first British player to win a $500,000 poker event in the US, won the first Late Night Poker series on Channel 4, and is the face of Ultimatebet.com, one of the biggest online poker sites. This powerful and revealing book uncovers the amazing world of professional poker in Britain, and for the first time tells the extraordinary stories of the country's top poker professionals. It is a must-read for anyone who is part of, or fascinated by, the growth of professional poker from yesterday's illegal back-street card games to the cyberspace and television phenomenon of today.
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Dave "The Devilfish" Ulliott has taken the poker world by storm since beginning to play at the age of 16. A world-class player, he is one of the most feared players on the ever-burgeoning global poker circuit. The Devilfish is a working-class man from Hull who was a petty criminal at 16, a safe-breaker who spent his 21st birthday in prison, and then a pawnbroker in Hull who's turned his gambling hobby into a hugely lucrative career. Dave Ulliott was the first British player to win a $500,000 poker event in the US, won the first Late Night Poker series on Channel 4, and is the face of Ultimatebet.com, one of the biggest online poker sites. This powerful and revealing book uncovers the amazing world of professional poker in Britain, and for the first time tells the extraordinary stories of the country's top poker professionals. It is a must-read for anyone who is part of, or fascinated by, the growth of professional poker from yesterday's illegal back-street card games to the cyberspace and television phenomenon of today.
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More Sinner than Saint
28. Dezember 2007
Firstly, don't buy this to find the deep inner workings of a genius's mind. Frankly, don't buy it if you've never heard of Dave Ulliott. While hardly a "hagiography" - it won't make anyone want to recommend the man for a place in heaven - this book does a good job of showing how a certain type of gambler, even a criminal, can prevail in the world of poker even in the modern era of college geeks and mathematical wizards. By the way, it traces the history of some of England's best known modern poker players, and hence fills a gap in the poker lierature. Outside the crippling legislation of the US, poker's renaissance is continuing, and the Devilfish is as colorful as any Matusow or the tiresome Hellmuth. This is not a great book, but it's worth a read if you know something of the context. By contrast, Mr Wilson's next tome - Ghosts at the Table - is a very fine history and debunker of poker myth, that should be bought and devoured by all (not released in the US at the time of this review).
Fun Book!
29. Januar 2008
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Very entertaining look at one of the most colorful characters in poker!
Highly recommended
Highly recommended
Swimming with the Devil Fish
3. Januar 2008
This book should be retitled to "Swimming with the Poker Fish and Every other poker player in Europe". Too little about Devil Fish. Too much about everyone else.Swimming with the Devil Fish: The Colourful Story of the UK's Number 1 Poker Player
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