Poker book review - Take Me to the River by Peter Alson
This book is all about Alson’s 2005 World Series of Poker experience. Written like a travelogue, it takes you through the highs and lows of every poker players dream tournament. All poker players fantasize about making it to the big time – to the prestigious WSOP!
So you’d think this would be a riveting read, wouldn’t you? Well…firstly, as all WSOP fans would know, Alson hardly made an impact in the tournament anyway - so what makes him think we’re even interested at all? It’s hardly the greatest story ever told:
POKER PLAYER GOES TO WSOP AND DOESN’T GET ANYWHERE
No! Really? For this reason, the angst just doesn’t quite cut it. It may come across as passionate to some, but it was more teenage turmoil than the trials and tribulations of a professional player in my eyes. But that’s the name of the game! You win some you lose some.
Although the poker information is decent, the book on the whole is at best mediocre. This book would probably suit a real beginner – and maybe even a complete fanatic - but I personally found it difficult to get into – or enjoy.
