Straight Flush: The True Story of Six College Friends Who Dealt Their Way to a B

<p><strong>From the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Accidental Billionaires </em>and <em>Bringing Down the House</em>--the sources for the film <em>The Social Network </em>and <em>21</em>--comes the larger-than-life rags-to-riches tale of a group of University of Montana frat brothers who turned a weekly poker game in the basement of a local dive bar into AbsolutePoker.com, one of the largest online companies in the world. </strong></p><p>Based on extensive insider interviews and participation, Straight Flush tells of the company's initial operations in the exotic jungle paradise of Costa Rica--where its founders embraced an outrageous lifestyle of girls, parties, and money--and of the gray area of U.S. and international law in which they created an industry. Soon, the U.S. Department of Justice was gunning for them... Should they fold--or double down and ride their hot hand? Impossible to put down, <em>Straight Flush</em> is an exclusive, never-before-seen look behind the headlines of one of the wildest business stories of the past decade.<br/></p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Ben Mezrich<br><b>Publisher:</b> William Morrow & Company<br><b>Published:</b> 05/20/2014<br><b>Pages:</b> 304<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.50lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780062240101