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 . . .
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 is authored by Ben Mezrich and published by HarperCollins on May 20, 2014. This illustrated edition spans 304 pages and presents a true account of how a group of college friends transformed a casual poker game into a highly profitable online venture, AbsolutePoker.com. The narrative explores their extravagant lifestyle and the legal challenges they faced as they navigated the complexities of U.S. and international law.
Readers will find an in-depth chronicle based on extensive insider interviews, detailing the rise of AbsolutePoker.com and the founders’ experiences in Costa Rica. The book delves into themes related to card games, business, and the intersection of technology and law, providing a unique perspective on the online poker industry. Mezrich’s storytelling captures the excitement and risks involved in this remarkable business journey, offering insights into the decisions that led to both success and downfall.
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The larger-than-life true tale of how a few frat brothers from Montana turned a weekly poker game in a dive bar into one of the most lucrative online companies in history
ased on extensive insider interviews, Ben Mezrich—bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House—chronicles the creation of AbsolutePoker.com, including the company’s initial operations in the jungle paradise of Costa Rica where its founders lived an outrageous lifestyle of girls, parties, and money; and of the gray area of U.S. and international law in which they created an industry. Soon, the U. S. Department of Justice was gunning for them. . . . Should they fold—or double down and ride their hot hand? Impossible to put down, Straight Flush is an exclusive, never-before-seen look at one of the wildest business stories of the Internet age.
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