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Big Deal: A Year as a Professional Poker Player

Anthony Holden

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Year 2007 Edition year

Pages 416 Mid-length read

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Big Deal: A Year as a Professional Poker Player by Anthony Holden is cataloged here as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. Edition metadata currently lists 2007 • Simon & Schuster • 416 pages, which is useful for judging scope and pace.

Edition on file: 2007 • Simon & Schuster • 416 pages • ISBN 9780743294812.

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This one stands out through its reading feel more than through dry edition details: Idea-led • Weekend read.

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Big Deal: A Year as a Professional Poker Player by Anthony Holden comes across as a steady focused reader pick that looks easy to sample and quick to understand.