Check-Raising The Devil.

Check-Raising The Devil

Mike Matusow

Cardoza Publishing

5473 South Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89119

www.cardozapub.com

9781580422611, $24.95, www.amazon.com

Nicknamed 'The Mouth' because of his seemingly constant chatter at the table, Mike Matusow is one of professional poker's most flamboyant characters. An accomplished and skilled player, Matusow is also famous (or perhaps infamous) for 'The Matusow Blow-Up'. This is the phenomena of Matusow's becoming emotionally out of control when doing badly in a Texas No-Limit Hold'em poker tournament. A very popular player among his professional colleagues, Mike has also had problems in his personal life that he has worked hard to overcome. That's why his autobiography, "Check-Raising The Devil" (written with the assistance of Amy Calistri and Tim Lavalli) is such a fascinating and informative read. Highly recommended for the legions of poker enthusiasts in general, and Matusow fans in particular, "Check-Raising The Devil" is a superbly written memoir.