From the Book - 1st Da Capo Press ed.
Preface: The four ages of poker
The age of poker 1. Fact or fiction on the frontier? ... an investigation into the mythology of poker's past
1. Aces and eights: ... death in Deadwood
Tombstone ... another ghost, another poker mystery
The Kansas cattle towns ... cowboys and cards
The poker-playing lawmen ... guns at the table
3. Drama on the river: ... cheats and card sharps on the Mississippi steamers
The age of poker 2. Fadin' the white line: ... the life and times of the Texan Road Gamblers
4. Poker in the Lone Star State: ... or "how to get out of town with the money"
The age of poker 3. Las Vegas
5. The Godfather-Part I: Dead man talking-the truth about Benny Binion
6. The Godfather-Part II: Texas Dolly-the living legend
7. The World Series of Poker
... the mystery surrounding the most famous game in history: did Johnny Moss ever play Nick "the Greek"?
... the truth about how the WSOP began
... the final that was fixed-and other classic confrontations
8. Bobby Hoff's bad beat: ... and Hal Fowler-the champion who vanished
9. Million-dollar hands: ... the world of high-stakes poker
The age of poker 4. The twenty-first-century phenomenon
10. Poker takes off: Card rooms in cyberspace
11. Ghosts and guardians at the 2007 World Series
The World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in main event 2007
A simple guide to Texas hold'em
