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Journalist and poker fanatic Andy Bellin takes readers on a raucous journey into the shut-up-and-deal world of professional poker.

Andy Bellin is an American director and screenwriter, whose credits include the film Lovelace and the Clive Owen film Trust.

From basement games to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, you'll look over his shoulder as he learns to count cards, read a legendary player's body language, hang in there when the chips are down, and take his beatings like a man. Even if you don't know the difference between a flop and a river card, Bellin keeps you in the game with his portraits of the colorful players, dreamers, hustlers, and eccentrics who populate this strange subculture.

Along with learning what goes on behind the scenes in illegal poker clubs, you'll get great advice on how to play Texas Hold'em, today's game of choice for big-money players. Andy Bellin started to play poker seriously when he attended graduate school in He was studying physics and astronomy at Vassar College. He dropped out of the studies, shortly before he expected to flunk out, to play professional poker.

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After giving up astronomy, Andy Bellin played semi-pro poker for several years. Then drew upon his experiences to write "Poker Nation," a semi-autobiographical book, published in From to , he was the editor of Paris Review, New York. He also wrote articles for Esquire, Details, and Maxim, then branched into scriptwriting for TV and movies.

Even though he was paid handsomely for his scripts, none of the movies were produced, and none of the pilots were picked up as series.