New Book - "Loaded Dice"

AK*1AK*1
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Hey guys

If you like to mix in some fiction into your poker reading, check out this one. Sounds like a fun read.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/books/sho-sunday-swain27.html

Anyone read this yet?

Comments

  • ScottyZScottyZ
    Seems to be the 4th in a series of similar books. I haven't read any of them yet.

    I enjoyed this, from the Amazon.com review of the first book in the series (Grift Sense):
    The first four pages of this casino-themed debut are smashing--literally.
    Sounds like a dangerous read...

    ScottyZ
  • UnknownUnknown
    Hey, fiction readers!
    I've just published the first of my three-book mystery series titled, RAW DEAL.
    It features ex-cop and compulsive gambler Jake Morgan, who is now dealing poker in Las Vegas and solving mysteries.
    If you like cards, Vegas, or just a fun read, I hope you'll look it up. It's on amazon and should be out at all book stores, and if it isn't, please ask and they will order.
    For more info, look me up at www.rickgadziola.com
    Thanks, and good flops!
  • UnknownUnknown
    Because I am a hardcore poker/gambling literature addict--notice I included the word *literature* in that phrase--I went out and paid the big price for 'Loaded Dice' in hardcover today. I'm already about 70 pages into it--it is a very fast read. So far, so good... I'll let you know more when I finish it. Thanks for the heads-up!

    Regards,
    all_aces
  • AK*1AK*1
    Yes Devin, you gotta let me know how it is. I am always leery about laying down $40 for hardcovers, unless it is one of my favorite authors, but I usually don't have too much of a problem, borrowing expensive hardcover books from some of my nicest and more intelligible friends... ;)

    Rick - I will also keep an eye out for your stuff too. Are you a Canadian? It's always cool to know that there are some interesting new writers on the scene...
  • UnknownUnknown
    So far, it's pretty good. There isn't much poker content... mostly blackjack scams. There was one poker scam though, involving a game in a casino. The way the scam went down was, when it was one player's turn to deal, he switched the deck.

    So, the writer doesn't know anything about casino poker, including the fact that the players don't deal the cards themselves.

    I managed to get past that section, though, without banging my head against the wall too many times like I did after I saw 'Shade'. :banghead: The book is kind of like 'Bringing Down the House', but it's fiction, so there are murders and casino owners trying to screw each other over. I'm only halfway through it, so this is just a 'halfway through it' kind of review.

    So far, 'Bringing Down the House' is a MUCH better book. But comparing any other blackjack story to the one found in "BDTH' is like comparing a Church pamphlet to the Bible.

    No problem about borrowing the book when I'm done with it, Al. I know where to find you.

    Regards,
    all_aces
  • UnknownUnknown
    Do not buy this book. Don't read it, either. 'Loaded Dice' is about as subtle as a heart attack. The writing is terrible, which would almost be forgivable if the plot was interesting. Picture Hellmuth trying to write a "Vegas Suspense Novel", and you're in the ballpark. Not every sentence ended with an exclamation mark, but there seemed to be an implied exclamation mark hovering around the whole book.

    I picked up a book this weekend called 'Hot Plastic' by Peter Craig, and I'm really enjoying it. The writing is fantastic... clever, and funny at times, without being pretentious. Here's the synopsis:

    "Kevin's dad, Jerry, is a crook, and he taught his son every trick in the book. Colette is a runaway who dreams of conning her way into the upper echelons of high society. Just a teenager, she's a tough and talented grifter, and soon becomes Jerry's girlfriend and Kevin's secret crush. After prison divides the three of them for several years, they are reunited for one final scam, a patchwork of old and new techniques that should set them all up for life. The question is, would they rather work together or show each other up?"

    I'm halfway through it, and I can't put it down. Hell, the screenwriter of 'Goodfellas' endorses it. There's a lot of credit card theft in it, and it will make you paranoid, so be warned. I've been getting calls recently from people telling me I've "won" things, and although I never let them prattle on long enough to see what kind of personal information they are going to ask me for, one section of this book made me get up out of bed, walk to my computer, and check my accounts to make sure my money was still there.

    Regards,
    all_aces
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