Straight Flush: The True Story of Six College Friends Who Dealt Their Way to a Billion-Dollar Online Poker Empire--and How It All Came Crashing Down . . . - Softcover

Mezrich, Ben

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062277715 ISBN 13: 9780062277718

Publisher: William Morrow, 2013

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-05-28 Pages: 304 Language: English Publisher: William Morrow Straight Flush is the true story of a group of University of Montana frat brothers who turned a weekly poker game in the basement of a local bar into one of the largest online poker companies in the world. At its height. the groups online empire was bringing in revenues of over a million dollars a day. The industry they launched grew so huge so fast. and in such a grey area of ??US and international law. at first it was never really clear whether their actions were legal or criminal.From setting up their operations in Costa Rica. to their efforts at building a veil of legitimacy in Vancouver; from embracing a hedonistic lifestyle of girls. drugs and money to becoming some of the richest people in the world; from engaging in operations against their competitors that sometimes escalated into...

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Review:

"The reigning cowboy of creative nonfiction."--The Oregonian

"A breakneck retelling of how a bunch of closely knit fraternity brothers built an online poker empire. ... Fast-paced and wild."--Kirkus

"A near-perfect specimen of pulp nonfiction."--New York Times

"The action is nonstop. ... Mezrich follows [the] friends from their University of Montana frat house to Costa Rica and Canada as the young entrepreneurs' extravagant lifestyle of booze, fast cars, and hot women spirals into death threats, auto accidents, 24-hour bodyguards, and federal indictments."--Booklist

"Engrossing. ... I can't wait for the movie."--Boston Globe

The reigning cowboy of creative nonfiction. --The Oregonian"

A breakneck retelling of how a bunch of closely knit fraternity brothers built an online poker empire. Fast-paced and wild. --Kirkus"

A near-perfect specimen of pulp nonfiction. --New York Times"

The action is nonstop. ... Mezrich follows [the] friends from their University of Montana frat house to Costa Rica and Canada as the young entrepreneurs extravagant lifestyle of booze, fast cars, and hot women spirals into death threats, auto accidents, 24-hour bodyguards, and federal indictments. --Booklist"

Engrossing. ... I can t wait for the movie. --Boston Globe"

"The reigning cowboy of creative nonfiction."--The Oregonian

"A breakneck retelling of how a bunch of closely knit fraternity brothers built an online poker empire. ... Fast-paced and wild."--Kirkus

"A near-perfect specimen of pulp nonfiction."--New York Times

"The action is nonstop. ... Mezrich follows [the] friends from their University of Montana frat house to Costa Rica and Canada as the young entrepreneurs' extravagant lifestyle of booze, fast cars, and hot women spirals into death threats, auto accidents, 24-hour bodyguards, and federal indictments."--Booklist

Book Description:

The New York Times bestselling author of Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House returns with the larger-than-life true tale of a group of hard-partying frat brothers who built a multi-billion-dollar on-line poker colossus – and what happened when the Feds shut down their operation, sending them on the run.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062277715
• ISBN 13: 9780062277718
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304