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December 21, 2007

A late gift for the poker lover in your life

31qcju5hifl_aa240_ The Poker Encyclopedia, by Hannah MacKay and the late Elkan Allan, has crossed my desk. It does what it says on the cover, but it’s nicely-written, seems comprehensive, and feels absolutely gorgeous with a green-baize cover.
Why did the publishers send a copy to an economist like me - that is, one who doesn’t gamble? (I do occasionally play poker with my friends - that doesn’t count as gambling because it’s a sure thing.) Possibly they saw my feature about Chris Ferguson and how the geeks are taking over poker. It’s one of the pieces of writing I’m proudest of and you can re-read it here.

3 Responses to “A late gift for the poker lover in your life”

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  1. Maybe they thought you might post a picture on your blog?

    Posted by: JonA | December 21st, 2007 at 11:42 am | Report this comment
  2. Dear all,

    Over the holiday season the comments posted to the blog will be pre-moderated by FT staff. This may result in a delay in your comment appearing, but we will keep these delays to a minimum. We will return to post-moderating comments at the start of 2008.

    Many thanks for all your contributions, and best wishes for the season.

    Posted by: Damian Carrington, Interactive Editor, FT.com | December 21st, 2007 at 2:19 pm | Report this comment
  3. Any chance you could ask your benefactor where this book can be found? A quick on-line perusal yields nothing - were you perchance *bluffing*??!

    Posted by: Susan Brown | December 24th, 2007 at 2:30 pm | Report this comment

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