The Biggest Game in Town

Al Alvarez is a poet, novelist, literary critic, anthologist, and author of many highly praised nonfiction books. From 1984 to 1994, he played regularly in the World Series of Poker. He lives in London.

"A classic . . . There is no better book on America's national pastime."--James McManus, Author of Positively Fifth Street

"Probably the best book on poker ever written."--The Evening Standard (UK)

"A magnificent book. Beyond the straights and fullhouses, Alvarez has written a book about people who are extremely good at what they do, and about America."--San Francisco Chronicle

"[Alvarez] endows the game with all the desperate fun and wry futility of life itself."--New York magazine

"Conveys an understanding of gamblers and their milieu that can appeal to someone who has never seen a casino or doesn’t care to."--The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Thoroughly entertaining . . . both perceptive and literate."--The Washington Post

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