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Get Ready for a Wild Ride…
Hang on tight as Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, poker player extraordinaire, takes you with him on a breathtaking, true-life roller coaster ride from his humble beginnings in a trailer park to a rock and roll lifestyle full of hot women, sex, wild drug-filled parties and million-dollar wins and losses. Yet behind the glamour and glory of his high-stakes poker career lurked the flip side: a person torn between two debilitating mental illnesses?—?bipolar disorder and ADHD. To dig himself out of depression and suicidal despair, Matusow turned to dangerous street drugs to self-medicate a problem he didn’t understand, and spiraled deeper into the darker world of addiction, police narcotic stings, and jail time.
In this revealing and tumultuous autobiography, the combustible Matusow holds nothing back. You’ll get a mouthful of the man behind the infamous Matusow Meltdowns seen on national TV.
Riveting, exhilarating, sexy, sometimes shocking and always fascinating, this voyeur’s look into the world of high-stakes poker, mental illness, and ultimately, Matusow’s inspiring redemption, will keep you glued to your seat until the very last page!
About the Author
Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, one of the top professional poker players in the world?—?and the most compelling?—?is a favorite among the millions of television viewers who have come to count on his outrageously candid comments, emotional outbursts, and constant taunts that make for great television theatre. He has over $7 million in tournament earnings, made an amazing 13 final tables at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), and won three coveted WSOP gold bracelets.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty Good,
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This review is from: Mike Matusow: Check-Raising the Devil (Hardcover)
This book was alright, it was interesting to hear how he got into poker in his early years and then how he got into drugs. There are some good stories and the book gets better once he gets into the drug issues. Although after that there is a lot of stories of the tournaments he won and the hands he played at the final tables of the tournys. I like him as a poker player but once he was out of jail the book isn't that interesting and it more like a normal poker book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Poker bio ever,
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This review is from: Mike Matusow: Check-Raising the Devil (Hardcover)
That's an amazing book. I used to "like" Matusow a lot... but this book revealed a GREAT player having all sorts of personal problem. A must read for any poker fan.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (43 customer reviews) 29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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A psychological journey into the depths of depravity,
By Randall Glover - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Mike Matusow: Check-Raising the Devil (Hardcover)
Spend a night with Mike and the most beautiful hookers in Las Vegas. Spend a day at the final table with Mike at the World Series of Poker and see how he stares down and beats the best in the world. Spend six months with Mike at the Clarke County Correctional Center, and see how his poker skills enable him to match wits and survive against the most hardened criminals in Las Vegas.I could not put this book down. Even if you are only a casual poker player you will love this book. I also recommend this book to anyone who wants to understands how the human mind reacts to extreme stress, mental illness, and drug abuse.Mike Matusow: Check-Raising the Devil Randy Glover 10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Poker/Sports Bio,
By John K. Dziki - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Mike Matusow: Check-Raising the Devil (Hardcover)
The book is great because it is actually three books. First, this is one of the best poker bios that I have read. Mike has been in the middle of the poker boom from the beginning and gives a great insite to what was happening during it. It is also an addicition/recovery story because of his drug abuse and recovery. And finally it is a book on dealing with a chronic mental illness. I could especially relate to Mike because I suffer from the same mental illness as he does. Only I was very lucky in that I am one of the few bipolars that I know that didn't self-medicate with drugs or alcahol. You should buy and read it...you get 3 books for the price of one.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
"The Nuts",
By C. Moore "Luv Poker" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mike Matusow: Check-Raising the Devil (Hardcover)
Mike's story is so interesting and crazy. I could not stop reading! If you like reading about poker, fast living and brutal/honest confessions about drugs and depression, then you will love this book. A lot of rich young poker players who live in Las Vegas have so much more temptations and do fall prey to them. I'm so happy he found help and some peace in his life. Being rich is a blessing but could also be a curse as it was in Mike's life for a little while. I hope I can meet him some day and tell him how compelling his bio is and most importantly, what a terrific player he is. I know he's going to win many more bracelets.
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