Jesse May

'Few poker players can write and even fewer can play poker. Jesse May is a rare master of both infernal arts'

Jesse May grew up in suburban New Jersey. After two brief stints in the philosophy department of the University of Chicago, he began six or so years of wandering, working, living and playing poker through New Orleans, Las Vegas, Berkeley, Connecticut, Atlantic City, Israel, Copenhagenn, Vienna, Amsterdam and New York City. He can usually be found wherever the best game is. Shut Up and Deal is his first novel.

Shut Up and Deal

PRAISE FOR Jesse May

'A marvellous read, easily the best novel I have ever read on poker' - Mickey Finn, European No Limit Hold'em champion

'This book is quick and tough and stinks of the poker room, the casino, the hotel room, the lights that buzz all the time when you're trying to recover the two grand you lost last night. It's a gambler's book. Reading it is being there' - Frederick Barthelme, author of Bob the Gambler

'Few poker players can write and even fewer can play poker. Jesse May is a rare master of both infernal arts' - Anthony Holden, author of Big Deal

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