CONTENTS

List of Figures and Tables   ix

Preface to the Paperback Edition   xiii

Foreword by Charles T. Myers   xix

Acknowledgments   xxi

Chapter 1:   Ante Up   1

Chapter 2:   The Hand You’re Dealt   11

Chapter 3:   Random, or Romney?   32

Chapter 4:   All In   64

Chapter 5:   High Rollers   97

Chapter 6:   The Action   141

Chapter 7:   The Winning Hand   174

Chapter 8:   Cashing In   226

Appendixes   243

Notes   273

Index   323