Author: Des Wilson
Category: Poker
ISBN: 9780330443968
Year Published: 2007
Extent: 288pp
Status: Available
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Anonymous	Rated: 4
part of review by Nick Christenson
Swimming With the Devilfish is a narrative about the poker environment and characters that dominate the poker scene in the United Kingdom. I found it to be extremely well written and was especially intrigued by the subject matter largely because I knew so little about the book's subjects going in. Some of the language may require a little work for US readers not familiar with British English, but I believe most people interested in poker will enjoy this book. I recommend it.

Anonymous	Rated: 5
Pokerplayer Magazine review
The route to the top isn’t always an easy one though and Swimming with the Devilfish chronicles this through profiles and anecdotes from the leading UK poker players, including a warts-and-all look at the rise of Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott, from petty street criminal to multi-million tourney winner. Familiar names like The Hendon Mob, John Shipley, Dave Colclough and Lucy Rokach all get the Wilson treatment, but it’s the Runyonesque characters that sit in the periphery that make the book such a fascinating read – it’s like lifting a rock and finding a teeming ant’s nest underneath. As an antidote to the endless run of American publications we’ve had to suffer over the last few years, it’s a book that finally puts Britain on the literary poker map and to say that you should order a copy immediately is less a request, more a demand.

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