Description:Centered around multi-million dollar stakes and a series of nationally televised poker tournaments, "Fading Hearts on the River" offers a story of odds?the odds of a newborn surviving severe jaundice, the odds of Congress passing a law that renders oneOCOs online gambling income inaccessible, the odds of drawing the right card on the turn or the river. In this tale of fatherhood and worldy success, Haxton follows his son IsaacOCOs unlikely career as a poker player, the nervous father often sitting on the sidelines with his fingers crossed or staring at a casino monitor while Isaac wins more in one hand of play than Haxton has earned from all his books of poetry combined. In this deftly crafted story Haxton explores the propensity for abstraction, logic, and memory all good poets and poker players share, all the while taking readers on a rollicking tour of complex, intertwined topics, ranging from game theory and financial strategies, to medical mysteries and lost love, to chess, Magic cards, and Texas Hold ?em. Guided by the through-line of a fatherOCOs love and admiration for his talented son, "Fading Hearts" delivers a unique perspective on professional gambling and one familyOCOs experience playing the odds."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fading Hearts on the River: A Life in High-Stakes Poker: A Life in High-Stakes Poker. To get started finding Fading Hearts on the River: A Life in High-Stakes Poker: A Life in High-Stakes Poker, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Fading Hearts on the River: A Life in High-Stakes Poker: A Life in High-Stakes Poker
Description: Centered around multi-million dollar stakes and a series of nationally televised poker tournaments, "Fading Hearts on the River" offers a story of odds?the odds of a newborn surviving severe jaundice, the odds of Congress passing a law that renders oneOCOs online gambling income inaccessible, the odds of drawing the right card on the turn or the river. In this tale of fatherhood and worldy success, Haxton follows his son IsaacOCOs unlikely career as a poker player, the nervous father often sitting on the sidelines with his fingers crossed or staring at a casino monitor while Isaac wins more in one hand of play than Haxton has earned from all his books of poetry combined. In this deftly crafted story Haxton explores the propensity for abstraction, logic, and memory all good poets and poker players share, all the while taking readers on a rollicking tour of complex, intertwined topics, ranging from game theory and financial strategies, to medical mysteries and lost love, to chess, Magic cards, and Texas Hold ?em. Guided by the through-line of a fatherOCOs love and admiration for his talented son, "Fading Hearts" delivers a unique perspective on professional gambling and one familyOCOs experience playing the odds."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fading Hearts on the River: A Life in High-Stakes Poker: A Life in High-Stakes Poker. To get started finding Fading Hearts on the River: A Life in High-Stakes Poker: A Life in High-Stakes Poker, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.