Can you imagine betting a million dollars on a football game or winning seven million on a single horse race? Can you even fathom what it would be like to be the resident backgammon player at the Playboy Mansion or to win the World Series of Poker ... twice? How would you react if a gun-wielding casino owner demanded back the money that you won playing blackjack in his casino? It's all in a day's work for the eight gamblers in this book. Collectively, they've won hundreds of millions of dollars playing the games most people consider unbeatable. Gambling Wizards delves deeply into the lives and minds of some of the most successful professional gamblers of all time.

Can you imagine betting a million dollars on a football game or winning seven million on a single horse race? Can you fathom what it's like to be the resident backgammon player at the Playboy Mansion or tow win the World Series of Poker ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? twice? It's all in a day's work for the eight gamblers in this book. Collectively, they've won hundreds of millions of dollars playing the games that most people consider unbeatable. The interview subjects include: Billy Walters (sports betting), Chip Reese (poker), Doyle Brunson (poker), Mike Svobodny (backgammon), Stan Tomchin (backgammon and sports betting), Cathy Hulbert (blackjack and poker), Alan Woods (blackjack and horse racing), and Tommy Hyland (blackjack).

Get into the minds of the greatest gamblers of all time with this 2002 release from Huntington Press, Gambling Wizards by Richard W. Munchkin. Read in-depth interviews with eight masters of the games. Learn how they think, how they play, and what made them successful. The interview subjects include: Billy Walters (sports betting), Chip Reese (poker), Doyle Brunson (poker), Mike Svobodny (backgammon), Stan Tomchin (backgammon and sports betting), Cathy Hulbert (blackjack and poker), Alan Woods (blackjack and horse racing), and Tommy Hyland (blackjack).