What the poker world is saying about
Diary of a Mad Poker Player:
"Surpassing typical authors, Richard Sparks brings the game to life as never before with compelling insights. By sharing his experiences, we learn things about our game that haven't been made clear to us before. The pace is breathless. This is easy reading with a purpose. Poker players have been waiting for an entertaining book like this for many years."
- Mike Caro, "The Mad Genius of Poker", leading poker author and authority, President of the Mike Caro University of Poker, Gambling and Life
"The agony and the ecstasy of the world's greatest game... Insightful, entertaining, delightful - a Grand Tour of the brave new world of poker."
- Tom McEvoy, 1983 World Champion, multiple WSOP title winner and leading poker author
"Diary of a Mad Poker Player captures the drama, excesses, triumphs and tragedies of the best - and worst - in poker."
- Sam Farha, top professional poker player and WSOP Title Winner
"A lively and informative account of the changing world of poker, on-line and off."
- A. Alvarez, author of poker classic "The Biggest Game In Town"
"Richard Sparks is a talented writer and raconteur, who takes us on an entertaining, educational and often comic journey into the ultimate quest of a 21st Century poker player. Think ‘Zen and the Art of Hold'em Poker,’ or ‘The Education of an Online Poker Player,’. The book is captivating. I brought it with me to the International Association of Gaming Attorneys' conference in Scottsdale and found myself reading it at 1:00 am, even though I had to get up in five hours.
- Professor I. Nelson Rose, www.GamblingAndTheLaw.com©
"A GREAT READ... As rare and rewarding as a Royal Flush."
- T. J. Cloutier, winner of 57 major tournaments including four WSOP titles, 3rd-ranked all-time money winner at the World Series of Poker
"A WITTY AND ENGAGING STORY about the author's journey on the internet, playing poker, so that he can acquire a stake to play in the 'Big One.'"
- Dan Harrington, 1995 World Champion and multiple WSOP title winner
"A lot of interesting people have a lot of interesting things to say... Diary of a Mad Poker Player takes us not only inside the WSOP, but also inside the minds of the players we meet there - and shows why poker is great entertainment as well as a great game."
- Kathy Liebert, WSOP Title Winner
and multiple major tournament champion
The best book you've never
heard of... One
of the most entertaining reads to come along in a while...
for anyone who has played online, had questions about internet poker's integrity,
or just likes a good read, we
can highly recommend this book.
Sparks is a professional writer with TV shows, plays, and operas under his belt. That fact alone already catapults Diary way above most books on poker. Unlike the pros, who have a lot of good strategy and bad beats to recall, Sparks can spin a great story and turn an otherwise mundane online poker session into a rivetting read. He ranks right up there with Alvarez (Biggest Game in Town) and McManus (Positively Fifth Street). If you've read either of those masterpieces, then you know what you have to look forward to.
It
all makes for a
page-turning and satisfying read,
and we can't wait for his next book, due out soon!
- www.PokerLizard.com
"Odds are very good you'll enjoy Richard Sparks' book Diary of a Mad Poker Player."
- Wil Wheaton, actor, writer and poker enthusiast (www.wilwheaton.net)
"Poker's poet laureate... An insanely inventive treatise... A wit and insight that's impressive for any genre."
- Men's Edge Magazine