In 2011, Grantland magazine gave bestselling novelist Colson Whitehead $10,000 to play at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. It was the assignment of a lifetime, except for one hitch - he'd never played in a casino tournament before. With just six weeks to train, he took the Greyhound to Atlantic City to learn the ways of high-stakes Texas Hold'em.
Poker culture, he discovered, is marked by joy, heartbreak, and grizzled veterans playing against teenage hotshots weaned on Internet gambling. Not to mention the not-to-be overlooked issue of coordinating Port Authority bus schedules with your kid's drop-off and pickup at school.
Finally arriving in Vegas for the multimillion-dollar tournament, Whitehead brilliantly details his progress, both literal and existential, through the event's antes and turns, through its gritty moments of calculation, hope, and spectacle. Entertaining, ironic, and strangely profound, this epic search for meaning at the World Series of Poker is a sure bet.
'Astonishing. . . . Witty. . . . Tom Wolfe crossed with Tom Pynchon' Washington Post
'Whitehead proves a brilliant sociologist of the poker world' Boston Globe
| ISBN: | 9780349150123 |
| Publication date: | 13th January 2027 |
| Author: | Colson Whitehead |
| Publisher: | Abacus an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Memoirs Card games: Poker |
In 2011, Grantland magazine gave bestselling novelist Colson Whitehead $10,000 to play at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. It was the assignment of a lifetime, except for one hitch - he'd never played in a casino tournament before.
The Noble Hustle features in the following genres: Memoirs, Card games: Poker
Paperback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. Pre-order. 13th January 2027.
The Noble Hustle was written by Colson Whitehead and published by Abacus an imprint of Little, Brown
The Noble Hustle has 256 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. Pre-order. 13th January 2027.