{"product_id":"mike-matusow-checkraising-the-devil-9781580423069","title":"Mike Matusow: Check-Raising the Devil","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe tumultuous rags to riches  fame to fortune  dream to nightmare autobiography of the most volatile and colorful poker player in the world  fan and media favorite Mike The Mouth Matusow. This book has it all: drugs  sex  partying like a rock star  jail  suicidal depression  bipolar bouts and world championship poker.  Mike The Mouth Matusow  one of the top professional poker players in the world (with over $6 million in tournament earnings) has become more than just a household name. Hes a favorite among the millions of television viewers who have come to count on his outrageously candid comments  emotional outbursts  and constant taunts that affirm the aptness of his nickname and make for great television theatre. A rags-to-riches success story  Matusows life has been as much nightmare as it has been dream. His struggle with undiagnosed bipolar and ADHD disorders led to self-medication with illegal drugs  such as crystal meth and ecstasy  and a tumultuous descent in the drug-fueled Las Vegas club scene. As drug use turned to drug abuse  Matusows descent  taking his multi-million dollar bankroll along  went on the downward spiral that led to an arrest for a narcotics buy and the specter of a ten-year prison term (subsequently plea bargained down to a six month jail sentence). The Mouths story is a high stakes rollercoaster ride featuring an insiders view of some of the worlds largest poker tournaments  unbearable depression and suicidal tendencies  the Las Vegas party scene  rock star-like excess  outrageous antics  drug abuse  jail  and  in many ways  salvation. And through the worst of it  Matusows phenomenal talent and tenacity prevailed; there was never a year that Mike failed to make a final table in a World Series of Poker event. This memoir is funny  outspoken and brash  while humbly and painfully honest about the highs and lows of poker  life  and the odyssey of overcoming psychological illness in a bastion of pressure and temptation. There is also a foreword by Phil Hellmuth  11-time World Series of Poker bracelet holder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648060088373,"sku":"ByrdShop_158042306X","price":51.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781580423069.jpg?v=1781708448","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/mike-matusow-checkraising-the-devil-9781580423069","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}