If you think a gang of real-life geeks can't take on the world and
win big . . . think again. And whatever you do, don't sit down
across a gaming table from Jon Finkel, better known as Jonny Magic.
Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids is his amazing true story: the
jaw-dropping, zero-to-hero chronicle of a fat, friendless boy from
New Jersey who found his edge in a game of cards-and turned it into
a fortune.
The ultimate bully-magnet, Finkel grew up heckled and hazed until
destiny came in the form of a trading-card game called Magic: The
Gathering. Magic exploded from nerdy obsession to mainstream mania
and made the teenage Finkel an ultracool world champion.
Once transformed, this young shark stormed poker rooms from the
underground clubs of New York City to the high-stakes tables
online, until he landed on the largest card-counting blackjack team
in the country. Taking Vegas for millions, Finkel's squad of brainy
gamers became the biggest players in town. Then they took on the
town's biggest game, the World Series of Poker, and walked away
with more than $3.5 million.
Thrilling, edgy, and ferociously feel-good, the odyssey of these
underdogs-turned-overlords is the stuff of pop-culture legend. And
David Kushner, acclaimed author of "Masters of Doom," masterfully
deals out the outrageous details while bringing to life a cast of
characters rife with aces, kings, knaves . . . and more than a few
jokers. If you secretly believe every player has his day, you're
right. Here's the proof.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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