It had been a long time in the making - at times, not at all - but finally, Roy 'The Boy' Brindley can see the light at the end of the author's tunnel and is proud to announce the release of his first ever poker publication, 'Life's a Gamble'.
The remarkable story of a a man who escaped crime, poverty and addiction to become one of Europe's most successful poker players, 'Life's a Gamble' aims to give the reader and inside view of what it's like to be a poker player, both through hard times and good.
Addicted to gambling, like the majority of his family, Roy spent his teens and twenties in the bookies and, week in, week out, frittered away his entire pay packet attempting to chase his losses. By the time he was twenty-eight, he was on the run from the police and living out of a cardboard box in Southsee.
In 1998 he finally ended up in court and decided to turn his life around. A few years later, after a chance viewing of the poker film Rounders, he a least found a use for his phenomenal mathematical talent - and began playing poker.
'Life's a Gamble' tells Roy's story, from his dysfunctional early years, through a career as a greyhound trainer and journalist, before playing cards for cash became his vocation. It is both an inspirational rags-to-riches story and a fascinating insight into the glamorous, celebrity-filled and increasingly popular world of poker.
If you would like to get you hands on a copy of this book, then make sure you have £11.99 in your pocket come 28th February 2008. 'Life is a Gamble' will be available in all good book stores, and some crap ones.