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Peter Alson

Peter Alson
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Peter Alson

Peter Alson is the author of the highly acclaimed memoir Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie and coauthor of One of a Kind, a biography of the poker champion Stuey Ungar, and Atlas: From the Street to the Ring: A Son's Struggle to Become a Man. Alson's articles have appeared in many national magazines, including Esquire, Playboy, and The New York Times Magazine. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Alice, and their daughter Eden.

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Chapter 1 from One of a Kind
Feb 03, 2009
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Take Me to the River will be released on July 11, 2006 in eBook
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One of a Kind will be released on May 30, 2006 in Trade Paperback
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Poker Ruling Doesn't Change Much
NBC New York, August 23, 2012
...gives you an edge over an opponent that does not know how to use that information," said Peter Alson, president of the United States Poker Federation, Bill Gantz, a partner at SNR Denton U.S. LLP in Chicago, is a "huge advocate for gaming" and...
Poker Ruling Doesn't Change Much
NBC Miami, August 22, 2012
...gives you an edge over an opponent that does not know how to use that information," said Peter Alson, president of the United States Poker Federation, Bill Gantz, a partner at SNR Denton U.S. LLP in Chicago, is a "huge advocate for gaming" and...