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There are lot of tutorial books that are available on the market that teaches how to play poker or describes this game and other gambling games. Even with the amount of books available, good books always find a place among the hearts of poker fans around the world.
This book titled The Biggest Game in Town is a sought after classic book now.  The book was originally released in the year 1983. Since that time this book has reached millions of people. It was written by the famous English poet and critic A.Alvarez.
This book is said to be the first of its kind as it explains the life style of the professional poker players and the events that took place during the World Series of poker events in the year 1981.The author depicts in detail about each and every move of the professional poker player present in the scene at that time. Being a critic, the author has given some witty descriptions about the behaviour of people that he observed. The author covered the entire competition during the world poker series; he wittily sketches the minds of the people who played never worried about losing money. His sarcastic expression explains that for the people who love poker, playing and losing gives them an equal thrill as playing and winning the game.
This was the first time that there was a literature material available that is based on poker; it is not a tutorial book. It just explains the world of poker in an interesting and humorous way. This book is enjoyed by people who are interested in any game. It can be understandable by any good book reader; it does not require people who know about poker to read it. The author has given enough thrill and suspense in the book that makes the reading very interesting. The book was written after the author toured most of the gambling halls in Las Vegas. He has observed minute details that take place in a gambling hall. The author also interviewed many leading poker players of that time, and asked them about their life, their mood while playing and so on.    
This book was a commercial success; all the reviews about the book find it very interesting and humorous. It remains as a classic poker literature book till date as it is loved by all the game lovers around the world. Since this was the first book of the poker literature kind, it showed the world of poker in a different facet. Poker is one of the hobbies of the author A.Alvarez; hence he was able to capture the complete essence of the game and the location where it took place. During those times there was no TV coverage for games such as poker, but the author explains the details in his book just as a present day TV program does during a game.