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The Smart Money: How the World's Best Sports Bettors Beat the Bookies Out of...
by Konik, Michael | HC | VeryGood
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9780743277136
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0743277139
ISBN-13
9780743277136
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46588773
Product Key Features
Book Title
Smart Money : How the World's Best Sports Bettors Beat the Bookies Out of Millions
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Gambling / General (See Also Self-Help / Compulsive Behavior / Gambling), Gambling / Sports, Sports
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Games & Activities, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
19.5 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-051188
Reviews
"Michael Konik knows the world of high-rollers, big losers, hustlers and handicappers as well as anyone anywhere, and the . . . tales of risk and reward he recounts might read like fiction, but they're not."-- "The Dallas Morning News", "Michael Konik knows the gambling milieu from the inside. His collection of far-out gambling stories is both amazing and authentic."-- "The Independent" (London), "Michael Konik knows the gambling milieu from the inside. His collection of far-out gambling stories is both amazing and authentic."--The Independent(London), "You'll search the whole bookstore and never top Konik's gambling writing."-- "Las Vegas Review-Journal", "You'll search the whole bookstore and never top Konik's gambling writing."--Las Vegas Review-Journal
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
795
Table Of Content
CONTENTS Glossary Preface Introduction OneA Proposition Season OneAUTUMN 1997 -- SPRING 1998 TwoHigh Roller ThreeBuilt In FourClose Calls FiveA Mule or a Man? SixSuper Bowl SevenMarch Madness Season TwoSUMMER 1998 -- SPRING 1999 EightPersona Non Grata NineThe Wild Frontier TenRipped Off ElevenMilking the Cow TwelveDeputy 44 Season ThreeSUMMER 1999 -- SPRING 2000 ThirteenA Little Knowledge Is Dangerous FourteenBringing Home Baby FifteenGood-bye and Hello Season FourSUMMER 2000 -- WINTER 2001 SixteenSuperstars SeventeenThe Smart Money Epilogue Acknowledgments
Synopsis
A poignant tale of family and friendship from an ever-popular library author - East Anglia , 1880s . Unwanted thirteenth child Jemima is brought up in poverty, whilst her twin Sophie is taken to live with a kind aunt. Sophie grows up spoiled, disliking her clever sister. Jemima dreams of teacher training, but takes a job at a shop, where she befriends Richard, the reluctant heir to the business. Then Sophie comes to seek Jemima's help . . . but should Jemima sacrifice her dreams for her twin's sake?, For three years, 44, a former journalist, lived a secret life as a key operative within The Brain Trust, one of the world's most successful sports gambling rings. Here he documents how the world's best sports bettors beat the bookies out of millions in this book filled with nonstop intrigue., A riveting inside look at the lucrative world of professional high-stakes sports betting by a journalist who lived a secret life as a key operative in the world's most successful sports gambling ring. When journalist Michael Konik landed an interview with Rick "Big Daddy" Matthews, the largest bet he'd placed on a sporting event was $200. Konik, an expert blackjack and poker player, was no stranger to Vegas. But Matthews was in a different league: the man was rumored to be the world's smartest sports bettor, the mastermind behind "the Brain Trust," a shadowy group of gamblers known for their expertise in beating the Vegas line. Konik had heard the word on the street -- that Matthews was a snake, a conniver who would do anything to gain an edge. But he was also brilliant, cunning, and charming. And when he asked Konik if he'd like to "make a little money" during the football season, the writer found himself seduced . . . So began Michael Konik's wild ride as an operative of the elite Brain Trust. In "The Smart Money," Konik takes readers behind the veil of secrecy shrouding the most successful sports betting operation in America, bypassing the myths and the rumors, going all the way to its innermost sanctum. He reveals how they -- and he -- got rich by beating the Vegas lines and, ultimately, the multimillion-dollar offshore betting circuit. He details the excesses and the betrayals, the horse-trading and the paranoia, that are the perks and perils of a lifestyle in which staking inordinate sums of money on the outcome of a single event -- sometimes as much as $1 million on a football game -- is a normal part of doing business., For three years, "44," a former journalist, lived a secret life as a key operative within The Brain Trust, one of the world's most successful sports gambling rings. Here he documents how the world's best sports bettors beat the bookies out of millions in this book filled with nonstop intrigue., A riveting inside look at the lucrative world of professional high-stakes sports betting by a journalist who lived a secret life as a key operative in the world's most successful sports gambling ring. When journalist Michael Konik landed an interview with Rick "Big Daddy" Matthews, the largest bet he'd placed on a sporting event was $200. Konik, an expert blackjack and poker player, was no stranger to Vegas. But Matthews was in a different league: the man was rumored to be the world's smartest sports bettor, the mastermind behind "the Brain Trust," a shadowy group of gamblers known for their expertise in beating the Vegas line. Konik had heard the word on the street -- that Matthews was a snake, a conniver who would do anything to gain an edge. But he was also brilliant, cunning, and charming. And when he asked Konik if he'd like to "make a little money" during the football season, the writer found himself seduced . . . So began Michael Konik's wild ride as an operative of the elite Brain Trust. InThe Smart Money, Konik takes readers behind the veil of secrecy shrouding the most successful sports betting operation in America, bypassing the myths and the rumors, going all the way to its innermost sanctum. He reveals how they -- and he -- got rich by beating the Vegas lines and, ultimately, the multimillion-dollar offshore betting circuit. He details the excesses and the betrayals, the horse-trading and the paranoia, that are the perks and perils of a lifestyle in which staking inordinate sums of money on the outcome of a single event -- sometimes as much as $1 million on a football game -- is a normal part of doing business.
LC Classification Number
GV717.K66 2006
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