Deal Me in: Twenty of the World's Top Poker Players Share the Heartbreaking and Inspiring Stories of How They Turned Pro

Deal Me In showcases 20 of the world's top poker players as they share their colorful and inspiring stories of how they became professionals. Poker's biggest players, such as Phil Ivey (2009 WSOP Main Event Finalist and potential winner), Johnny Chan, Phil Hellmuth , Doyle Brunson and Daniel Negreanu give first-person accounts of their personal journeys and the key moments in their rise to the top of the poker pantheon. These stories will teach, inspire and make you laugh. Deal Me In humanizes the larger-than-life personalities, allowing the reader to understand more about poker strategy through the trials and errors of the best players in the game. Each poker legend tells his or her own story in the book including: Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth , Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Annie Duke, Johnny Chan, Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson, Carlos Mortensen, Chau Giang, Jennifer Harman, Allen Cunningham, Howard Lederer, Erik Seidel, Chad Brown, David 'Devilfish' Ulliott, Layne Flack, Scotty Nguyen, Annette Obrestad, Tom Dwan and the 2008 Main Event winner Peter Eastgate.

Stephen John has been published in ESPN, Fox Sports, Yahoo Sports, Kentucky Sports Report and The Sporting News. A poker enthusiast, Stephen has also served as a ghostwriter for several professional athletes. Marvin Karlins has authored 28 books and 150+ articles. A poker player himself, he co-authored ôI'm All Inö and Phil Hellmuth's ôRead 'em and Reapö.