A Poker Story that Involves Texas Banker Andy Beal

In "The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King," poker author Michael Craig recounts the story of Texas banker Andy Beal who played against several poker giants, making such poker event as the largest stakes game of poker ever played.

This poker event transpired in 2001 when Andy Beal emerged in the poker scene. During this time, Andy Beal was still a newbie in the field of professional poker. Nonetheless, he challenged professional poker players to play against him. The best poker professionals in the world were equally challenged and agreed in playing against Andy Beal. Among these poker giants who agreed to the challenge were Jennifer Harman, Ted Forrest, Howard Lederer, Chip Reese, and Doyle Brunson. Despite the fact that all these poker giants have more experience than Andy Beal, Andy Beal had the largest bankroll of all.

We should give credit to the effort given by Michael Craig in writing "The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King" because he found a way for poker giants to share their experiences when they played against Andy Beal. However, some of the information indicated by Michael Craig in this poker book is not accurate. Nonetheless, "The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King" is still a poker book worth reading.

Readers may be disappointed because of the inconsistencies in the story written by Michael Craig in "The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King." But then, if they bear in mind that this poker book is not a documentary and that it is more considered as a story, then readers would not be that disappointed.

Another flaw with regard to how Michael Craig has written "The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King" is the obvious confusion of the author in terms of the poker events conducted at the World Series of Poker. For instance, Michael Craig seems to be a little confused with the Deuce-to-Seven event and the Triple Draw event of the World Series of Poker. There are some minor flaws in this poker book but they are not a threat to the overall outcome of the book.

Since "The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King" is more of a story, we should not expect to learn some poker strategies or play of hands in this poker book. We advise readers not to expect this poker book to be a historical record because it is not. More than anything else, "The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King" is a poker book that meant to entertain readers. The writing style of Michael Craig is effective, allowing readers to find this poker book fascinating, balanced, and detailed.