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9780553819410 English 0553819410 Addicted to gambling like the majority of his family, Roy spent his teens and twenties in the bookies and, week in, week out, frittered away his entire pay packet as he attempted to chase his losses. By the time he was twenty-eight he was on the run from the police and living out of a cardboard box in Southsea. In 2002 he finally ended up in court and decided to turn his life around. After a chance viewing of the Hollywood poker film Rounders , he at last put his phenomenal mathematical talent to constructive use, and his domination of the European poker circuit began. From his dysfunctional early years, through a career as a greyhound trainer and journalist before playing cards for cash became his vocation, the story of Roy the Boy is both an inspirational rags-to-riches story of a man who learnt to trust something other than lady luck, and a fascinating insight into the glamorous, celebrity-filled, and ever-more-popular world of poker., Roy Brindley earns over �20,000 a week, lives in an incredible house and owns both a Porsche and a Ferrari. But he's not always had money to play with. In fact, he hasn't always had a home. Addicted to gambling, Roy spent his teens and twenties in the bookies and, week in, week out, gambled away his entire pay packet as he attempted to chase his losses. By the time he was twenty-eight he was on the run from the police and living out of a cardboard box in Southsea.In 2002 he finally ended up in court and decided to turn his life around. After a chance viewing of the Hollywood poker film IRounders/I, he at last put his phenomenal mathematical talent to constructive use, and his domination of the European poker circuit began. Containing hints, tips and helpful advice to turn you into a poker pro, this book is both an inspirational rags-to-riches story of a man who learnt to trust something other than lady luck, and a fascinating insight into the glamorous, celebrity-filled and ever-more-popular world of poker., Roy Brindley has earned over a million pounds, has a contented family life, owns an incredible house and both a Porsche and a Ferrari. But he s not always had money to play with. In fact, he hasn t always had a home. Addicted to gambling like the majority of his family, Roy spent his teens and twenties in the bookies and, week in, week out, frittered away his entire pay packet as he attempted to chase his losses. By the time he was twenty-eight he was on the run from the police and living out of a cardboard box in Southsea. In 2002 he finally ended up in court and decided to turn his life around. After a chance viewing of the Hollywood poker film Rounders, he at last put his phenomenal mathematical talent to constructive use, and his domination of the European poker circuit began. From his dysfunctional early years, through a career as a greyhound trainer and journalist before playing cards for cash became his vocation, the story of Roy the Boy is both an inspirational rags-to-riches story of a man who learnt to trust something other than lady luck, and a fascinating insight into the glamorous, celebrity-filled and ever-more-popular world of poker., The remarkable true-life story of a man who escaped crime, poverty and addiction to become Europe's most successful poker player. Roy Brindley has earned over a million pounds, has a contented family life, and owns an incredible house, a Porsche and a Ferrari. But he hasn't always had money to play with, nor even a home. Addicted to gambling, like the majority of his family, Roy spent his teens and twenties in the bookies and week-in, week-out frittered away his entire pay packet as he attempted to chase his losses. By the time he was twenty-eight, he was on the run from the police and living out of a cardboard box. In 2002 he finally ended up in court and decided to turn his life around. After a chance viewing of the Hollywood poker filmRounders, he at last put his phenomenal mathematical talent to constructive use, and his domination of the European poker circuit began.
9780553819410 English 0553819410 Addicted to gambling like the majority of his family, Roy spent his teens and twenties in the bookies and, week in, week out, frittered away his entire pay packet as he attempted to chase his losses. By the time he was twenty-eight he was on the run from the police and living out of a cardboard box in Southsea. In 2002 he finally ended up in court and decided to turn his life around. After a chance viewing of the Hollywood poker film Rounders , he at last put his phenomenal mathematical talent to constructive use, and his domination of the European poker circuit began. From his dysfunctional early years, through a career as a greyhound trainer and journalist before playing cards for cash became his vocation, the story of Roy the Boy is both an inspirational rags-to-riches story of a man who learnt to trust something other than lady luck, and a fascinating insight into the glamorous, celebrity-filled, and ever-more-popular world of poker., Roy Brindley earns over �20,000 a week, lives in an incredible house and owns both a Porsche and a Ferrari. But he's not always had money to play with. In fact, he hasn't always had a home. Addicted to gambling, Roy spent his teens and twenties in the bookies and, week in, week out, gambled away his entire pay packet as he attempted to chase his losses. By the time he was twenty-eight he was on the run from the police and living out of a cardboard box in Southsea.In 2002 he finally ended up in court and decided to turn his life around. After a chance viewing of the Hollywood poker film IRounders/I, he at last put his phenomenal mathematical talent to constructive use, and his domination of the European poker circuit began. Containing hints, tips and helpful advice to turn you into a poker pro, this book is both an inspirational rags-to-riches story of a man who learnt to trust something other than lady luck, and a fascinating insight into the glamorous, celebrity-filled and ever-more-popular world of poker., Roy Brindley has earned over a million pounds, has a contented family life, owns an incredible house and both a Porsche and a Ferrari. But he s not always had money to play with. In fact, he hasn t always had a home. Addicted to gambling like the majority of his family, Roy spent his teens and twenties in the bookies and, week in, week out, frittered away his entire pay packet as he attempted to chase his losses. By the time he was twenty-eight he was on the run from the police and living out of a cardboard box in Southsea. In 2002 he finally ended up in court and decided to turn his life around. After a chance viewing of the Hollywood poker film Rounders, he at last put his phenomenal mathematical talent to constructive use, and his domination of the European poker circuit began. From his dysfunctional early years, through a career as a greyhound trainer and journalist before playing cards for cash became his vocation, the story of Roy the Boy is both an inspirational rags-to-riches story of a man who learnt to trust something other than lady luck, and a fascinating insight into the glamorous, celebrity-filled and ever-more-popular world of poker., The remarkable true-life story of a man who escaped crime, poverty and addiction to become Europe's most successful poker player. Roy Brindley has earned over a million pounds, has a contented family life, and owns an incredible house, a Porsche and a Ferrari. But he hasn't always had money to play with, nor even a home. Addicted to gambling, like the majority of his family, Roy spent his teens and twenties in the bookies and week-in, week-out frittered away his entire pay packet as he attempted to chase his losses. By the time he was twenty-eight, he was on the run from the police and living out of a cardboard box. In 2002 he finally ended up in court and decided to turn his life around. After a chance viewing of the Hollywood poker filmRounders, he at last put his phenomenal mathematical talent to constructive use, and his domination of the European poker circuit began.