{"product_id":"9780099559146","title":"Straight Flush","description":"Author: Mezrich, Ben\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099559146\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAccidental Billionaires\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBringing Down the House\u003c\/i\u003e returns with the larger-than-life true tale of a group of hard-partying frat brothers who built a multi-billion-dollar on-line poker colossus - and what happened when the Feds shut down their operation, sending them on the run.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStraight Flush\u003c\/i\u003e is the true story of a group of University of Montana frat brothers who turned a weekly poker game in the basement of a local bar into one of the largest online poker companies in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its height, the group's online empire was bringing in revenues of over a million dollars a day. The industry they launched grew so huge so fast, and in such a grey area of US and international law, at first it was never really clear whether their actions were legal or criminal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom setting up their operations in Costa Rica, to their efforts at building a veil of legitimacy in Vancouver; from embracing a hedonistic lifestyle of girls, drugs and money to becoming some of the richest people in the world; from engaging in operations against their competitors that sometimes escalated into near all-out wars to the legal battles that finally resulted in one of them heading to prison and another living life on the run - \u003ci\u003eStraight Flush\u003c\/i\u003e is an exclusive look behind the headlines of one of the biggest stories of the past decade.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67445898379422,"sku":"UBD-9780099559146","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099559146.jpg?v=1790749718","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099559146","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}